Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-22
WAVING FLAGS
By the Thousands We're in the
Parades, Friday.
The Good Old State Did Herself
Proud by Columbus Celebrations.
School Children, military and csUc booies
uai.ea 10 % Honor to the Day.


Gardner. Uct Special The
.ts,l old city Of Gardiner has seen no such
demonstration for many day as was the
eclYhration Of Columbus Day. At early
,noraing the business men were astir and ai
Ia o'clock Water street and adjoining thor
,,,gf,fare. vas a sea of bunting and flags.
whole blocks were obseured from sight by
g..toau- of red, white and blue bunting and
,ovriads Of flag. Of all sizes. Noticeable
dacoru,jons were those of the Evans House,
the Rogers block, Tyifrs, w r. studieys,
Browns. F. ). smiths and the Daily News
bnidine. The follow ing Is a complete list
( af th,. business houses which were deco
rated
pr.ble ( Keene. VIII Booker, j. c. Lam
der, Z. IT, Winslow, ;. {. hchenney &
son Boston : and 10 cent store, Emporium
4 Davenport. Brown, W. +. Studley, f.
;. Smith & Co, Mrs. Goodwin, Cole
/ Preble, j. D. Haghes, \. l.. Berry, L. A.
unnIehan. Daily News, ii. w. Jewett
Co. J. y Lombard b. W. Partridge, Geo
TYLER F. l. Friend, Reporter Publishing
. 60. -. b. ClasoD. Woodward x baren-
bort. Gardner Home Journal, j. A. Pea
cock John Carol, \. l.. Stephenson, r.
NJ Noyes & Co, Evans Hotel, II. Il. Bar
ktr. Tasker Bros, Young Hotel, Arthur
peaslee, Fred Iittlefeld Co, 5. \.
Hathaway. the Bazaar, Mrs. +. NJ. Baker,
\. NJ. Spear, Geo. y. Johnson.
Flags were displayed from ali the mills,
and decorations were arranged at several
,,riy,ta residences
n .,i,, v,,,.,s..s of the dav were an
ne i' man eAgi9's' Ihs s.baai m T c,;Iiren of ,be
,5ty were in charge of the daV and their
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( singing, "Americs by the schools
ttadt"g OF f''Sln'hy unr nr". Sns.,r .asa'rN'''''
SINGING. star >panged Banner"
NalutIng the Flag.
,na'!om ..r,. Pad WIN VIM and ,.'N Him., a.b,as
prramation. ; Oseood Andres
7 singing. "hh' Columbia
The singing under the direction of Mr..
{ r,n,hs was exraIlep, the immense chorus
of voices rendering onr national airs with
sill bnrn of true natriotism. Mr. REYNOLDS
oration was uastcrfv resume of Americas
nrogress for the mast four centuries and a
] ,ributn ,o th,, most wopderf,,l of all her
inst,tutions-thc Dublir schools.
Tbr .,o,ta,le Of the 700 school children
lr,uk,d IN front of the Grand stand was
ba.u,iful and the venerable discoyerer of
our lard wo,,Id have bcar ,,ratitied in
,rnselv conld he have looked into the Youth
fuI faces assembled to do him honor.
A featurp of the nccasion was the han
,crs ,srr,e,l bv the several s.hooIs The
hgb school bore hammer of white and red
III e, fneIv exccuted scal of the State en-
bl,zoped on it, front Tho banner of the .
rcntr,I Street t;r,mmar school was vel
I,,y with g, reJ border and unon it was
nai,tel , t,rge no-traito Of Col,,mbus On
the reverse wa, the motto ..perseverance
.rd. in success This hammer was ear
Rod bv Master Row Small who was dressed
in , handsome costume as Columbus He
WINS .unnortad on eithcr s;de Inv his two
c,ntaips impersonated bv Master Frank
Wardsworth and Master Fben Ualev each
in costume most appropriatc and attractive
The Hiyhland Ayenne Grammar School
bor, a banner of rod and white in diagonal
Design across which was u foithfpl repro-
Jur,inp of the ci,v seal in cojors ON tho
rcvcrsc was the ,aotto ..Rv kpowledyr We
Climb ' The Highland Ayenue Intermedi-
ATE school banner bore the motto "Knowl.
edye is Power" in rilt letters across A field
OF red ana niue. ne Lincoln street inter-
hiV"laee Hoh"o' poie "anhef win Mni.t
front, red back ana the motto, - ne W ora
Moves
Tba Central Strsct Intermediates bar,ar