The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-07-12
REGULAR GALA DAY!
THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPEND-
ENCE DAY CELEBRATED IN
GRAND STYLE
Visitors from far and near Came TO Town
for Good Time.

few other occasions have been moro
elaborate. When the delightful music
Of the Keystone band was waited on
the evening breeze Monday as the band
marched TO the II. & +. G. R'y to meet
the Curwensvllc band and fire compa-
ny, the people Of our town began gath
ering along the street, and when the
visitors were marching up Main street
the street was lined with mon, women,
small boys and girls After marching
up Main TO Fifth and then back TO
Fourth street the line was broken and
the visitors were escorted To the Hotels
where they were to abide free during
their stay in town, the Rcynoldsvillc
fire company aud Keystone band, who
had charge of the celebration, paid
hotel bills.
The ll7th anniversary Of Independ-
encc Day dawned beautiful and remained
40 all day. in fact more perfect day
for n celebration could hardly be con-
ceived. AS the gray dawn Of morning
appeared over the eastern horizon the
cannonading begun. Little and big
fire crackers began active work early
Monday evening and there was little
"let up" until n late hour Tuesday
night. The crowd In town was very
large, considering the fact that all
neighboring towns made an attempt to
keep their people at home and induce
others to come. Strangers came from
towns, hamlets and the rural districts
to have n good time, and IL was their
own fault II they were disappointed,
for it was certainly here, II parades,
races, ball games, fire works, pretty
girls, lemonade, peanuts. and an inn
mense crowd have the requirements for
a good time. There was only one fight
and two arrests during the day.
The Curwensville band and fire com
pany added greatly to the appearance
of the parade, in the pretty uniforms,
and their part in the celebration was
appreciated by the band and fire com
pany Of Reynoldsville. Curwensville
Is like all other towns, II has some real
gentlemanly men and it has some
hoOdlums. A few Of the latter class,
who are II cancer on any towns reputa-
tion, wandered into town and they had
uniforms on too. The good citizens OF
Curwensville are not sized up by few
black sheep who Craze in their midst.
The visitors were given an excellent
dinner and supper in the G.. A. II.
hail. which was furnished by the fire
company and band boys, but was dished
up in fine style by some Of the good la
dies OF our town.
The program of the day was as fol-
lows
A game of base ball between the en-
ployees Of the Bell e. Lewis store at
Dubois and Reynoldsville, which result
ed in victory for the home team, was
played in the morning.
The parade formed in West Reynolds
vile at $50 A. NJ and the procession
moved up Main street to Tenth, down
Tenth to Jackson, down jackson to
Fourth and broke ranks at corner OF
Fourth and Main streets. The parade
was headed by the Curwensville brass
band, next in line was the Curwensville
fire company, Hopkins darktOwn fire
company, Reynoldsville band, Hose Co.
No. /, Hook and Ladder Co., Hose Co.
No. 2, Industrial fantastic, &c. The
most conspicuous representations in the
industrial part of the parade were,
VIM. M. Burge, groceryman, Elijah
Trudgen, groceryman, Henry A. Reed,
shoe dealer, Sam'l Sutter, moving ma
chine, Solomon Shaffer, lumber dealer,
Grant Rice, bark, E. w. McMillen,
lumber dealer Swab Bros, grocerymen,
H. S. Belnap, wholesale.
The next on the program was
the bicycle race which was en-
tered by Glenn Milliren, Frank SUIT
ter and Jim Mitchell. Milliren car
ried OFF the first prize and Mitchell
the second. Mitchell made bad start
and Sutter turned too quick at the
/, upper end of the street and took a tum-
BILE and broke his bicycle.
, The foot race was entered by Tom Will
liams, Sam'l Williams and Frank Sut-
ter. Tom Williams won first prize and
Sutter won second.
Scott Horn was the winner in the
| wheelbarrow race.
: At 800 p. NJ. the fireman gave ar
exhibition on the vacant lot next to l.
, M. Simmons residence.
At $3.50 p. NJ. the daylight fireworks
, were put off.
, At 4.30 the ball game between Cur
D wensville and Reynoldsville was played
| which was a victory for Curwensville by
I a score of IL to o.
t The days doings ended with ball il
. | the Onera hOusa