The Butler weekly times., 1894-07-12
The Fourth IN Butler.

parent tuaL a!i appreciated the eUOrts
of the managers and committees for
the splendid programe arranged and
carried out for the entertainment
and pleasure OF those present. The
picnic grounds were located in q
nice grove just east Of the city lin
its, on which was erected seats.
speakers and baudstands.
Long before the hour for the
trades display the streets around the
public square were packed and jam
ed with people old aud young
Promptly at 1890, to the music of
four brass bands, the trades display
formed at the west school building,
and the line of march was taken up
passing around the public square
and through the principal streets
The procession was headed by the
speakers carriage, Co B. and fire de
partment in uniform, and G. A. r.
post and the bicycle club.
Then came the trades display, and
prettier floats were never witnessed
in Butler, many of the firms, taking
part in the parade duplicating their
,, floats several times The firms tax
ing part were:
Bennett Wheeler Mere. Co; Hen
ton & Son; Deacon Bros. & Co; ;
Vantrees Bros G. A Van Hall;
Henry Speer & Son; D. W. Drum
mond; G. B. Lewis; J. NJ. Campbell;
L. W, Legg; A. F. Hickman, Nc
Farlaud Bros; Section men; n O..
Wyard; S. W. S Childs; A. L Fox
Il Co.
After the parade the crowd was
invited to the grounds. Hon. NJ f..
Benton, the chosen orator of the day,
being absent on account of sickness,
Col. S. p. Francisco ertertai led the
assemblage with an eloquent ad
dress. Then master Harry Potts,
son of Ed Potts, was introduced to
the audience and the little fellow
fairly captured the crowd with his
oratory aud witty speech.
The following prizes We're awarded:
Oldest lady on the grounds, Ma
linda Holloway, Virginia, age s4
years, rocking chair by G. b Hick
man. Next oldest lady, Mrs. D. B
Smith, of Adrian, age IS years, Bates
County Elevator Co, so pounds OF
flour.
Jesse Rhinehart. of Lone Oal
township, age sc years, pair of solo
gold spectacles by n. B. Jeter.
Deacon Bros. & Co, so pounds
sugar to heaviest lady, awarded
Mrs. Bertha Phelps. weight 2S(
pounds.
A. 0. Welton, so pounds tiour,t,
next heaviest lady Mrs. Sarah Med
ford, of Passaic, 26O pounds
Heaviest man. W. S. Vantrees, O
Deer field, Vernon county, weight 30
pounds. was awarded hat and anti
sweat handkerchief offered by 10
Meyer.
O. D. Austin, one copy of tn
Record one year to the oldest maj
J on the grounds, awarded to Jess
: Rhinehart of Lone Oak township.
W. J Allen, Of Lone Oak, toate,
off the bow legged boots offered b
4, Peter Lane
} One copy Of the booming TINE
one year to the mother of the hand
soonest baby under one year of az
e Was awarded to Mrs Albert Silvers
One copy of the booming TINES fo
: six months to the mother of tn
next prettiest haby was awarded t
= --. Mrs D n Thompson
Mrs. d. V. Brown and Mrs William
Yates acted as judges. There wer
: about dozen babies contestiug an
= had the awarding been left to us W
are satisfied we could not have mad
a decision.
The Sham battle between Co. [
+. aud G A. R. boys was one of th
attractive features of the days enter
taiument. The festivities of tb
: day were wound up with a bicycl
i parade on the streets and gran
8 display Of fireworks on the publ
d square.
4 The committees did their pal
well and the 4th in Butler was
l. bowling success.