Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-24
IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE.
Gloucester Observes
Her 25Oth Birthday.
FOUR DAYS CELEBRATION.
Firemen Parade and a Big Banquet
Comes OF This Afternoon.

GLOUCESTER Auu "a 4--Gioucester "a
~ wears Old. aud so tor trom Wishing "
conceal tue fact, she k delighted Fo,
days she has been arranging her no iday
attire ard preparing her choicest in th
way of meat aud drink. tuning up he'
musical Instruments, marshalling all he.
device for entertaining, that sho might
at "A given signal, demonstrsste her 10Y
thu, she is e5D years old Last night she
gave the nod. Like the yiddicst young
thiog 10 Massachusetts, she started away
promptly foF good tiulo-four days o,
unhoard OF dissipation.
Her streets were crowded with people
havin1 frantic good time; the horribles
were out IN force; the sky WIS ablase
With rockets and red fire; bands Of mu-
sic, careless Of tAc long strcaks of discord.
were marching up and down her thor
oughfhres, snd nayoty IN her most pro-
nouncod and infectious temper was elbow
Ink her staid old citizens ana laughing
ani dancing with her younger once
The city IL done up IN oolors. not to che
queens. but - the peculiar taste u
Uncle samuel The streets ne simply
s~sth.si m bunting,
the red, white and blue and the starry
banner are woven into every conceivable
device, aud public AMI private buildings
are now hidden behind them. The tri.
color, with immense paintings represent
ativc Of scenes md periods In Gloucester's =
stern and triumphant history, are spread
nl1n, Main aud Duncan and other streets
for mile. on both sides
IT, front oS the Mason house II an Inn
mcnse arch spanning the street, counter.
fcitiug Glouccster's famous granite, upon
each side ~ which are painted appropriate
legends to the effect that the foundation
of the government IL IA solid as her rock
and that the road TO riches may 10 paved
with che snme And 80 Gloucester " clad
foT the festival
Her hardy sons have boen sailing home
from the 1shin1 grounds for days past.
regardless Of bow light the cnrgo is they
cIrrv They were determined - b. In
plI.c FOR the grand march. Others pre-
par.d 20 sail Ia toe grounds have lin
pered The prrat industry "a Gloucester
isat stgl dstill and the loss, n h said,
will run into siK fiuure- But IL the man
~ Boston. who may call fo~ his byoiled
balibut IN vain for a day ~ 10 N required
hy the dealers 10 puy little more per
pound, cares no more foT that than 90
che h,hermen for this biz sum. thon all
will bo we'll
Eight O'Clock last night was the official
hour AZ which
Tn, Festivities Began,
which are to continue fov four days AZ
that time Mayor Andrews stood facing an
sldieuce that tilled the ~ ball and
formally v.lcomed a reuHp-n ~ Glouces-
t.r's sons aul daushters who may have
strHyrd from the ola town and now return
TO ioin IN her cclebration This part q u
was characterized by music, n few short
spcechos aud then slipping Of restraint,
hand Shaking aud "A renewal u old 10
quaintauce-
Company q came together at It's armory
with IA number OF invited guests. formed
and marched about town. visiting hotels
and clubs aud Eerenadinq all the way
The horrihles, well equipped with are.
works. were ou the street at the time.
led by band. and the flshermen's band,
with big following. wore on the street
M the same time, Hnf the effect was some
thing thHt mny De remembered NJ the
celebration 20 years hence
The feature ~ today WIS the arsmen's
parade which started away from Pros
pee, street ~ 10 a IN After parading
over the town the apparatus was dis
NH ,s-d lul tte line reformed and marched
o. the Atlantic Halibut Oompnny's wharf.
where banquet was served.
THIS aftor.Oon there will be hand
engine contest, literary exercises and his
toric addresses aud All athletic tourna-
mcnt
Thursday will be the great day OF the
celebration, made so by u grand military,
civic and trade parade A notable feature
of the parade will te tha historical tab
ieaux There will be twenty floats lad en-
with schOoicLildren and representing 40
many qllegories.
On Friday there will be the yaces- the
flshermen's boats aud the open regatta.
free TO all yachts
smoke Parker House Bouquet Oagar.