Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-07-12
THE NATIONS HOLIDAY.
HOW TT WAS CELEBRATED IN
THE CITY OF ELLSWORTH.
a DAY OF UNALLoYED PLEASURE
FEATURES OF THE DAY-THE RACES
-DIRIGos BEAT THE RECORD
THE BASE BALL GAME.

Anot her milestone in the onward march
of the greatest nation on earth has been
passed It's coming was duly heralded,
and its advent greeted with the usual
demonstrations. Fire, powder smoke,
bells and noises of every sort were preva
lent the small boy was in his glory, un
restrained as to time, and with unbridled
license to make all the noise he possibly
could. regardless of nybody or anything.
And most of the older ones looked on
approvingIy, nor did they hesitate to
JOIN THE RACKET
when opportunity offered. 1t is not easy
to forget the joys of youth, and on this
day o. al days the recollect ions Of boy
hood and its joys, to say nothing of its
dangers, can scarcely restrain t he most Sc
date from relaxing and entering into the
spirit of the occasion.
And so it was in Ellsworth. The day
was propitious. Ample preparations were
made for entertainment, thanks 70 the
general committee on celebration, and
there wasn't a moment when time hung
heavy on anybody's hands. tn enrIy
morning was filled with the changing of
bells and the exploding OF firearms, fire
crackers and torpedoes.
Owing to the fact that many Of the
town, IN the county celebrated on their
own aook this year=an eminentiy proper
thing for hem to do-the influx from out
of town was not as large as usual. Still
there vas q fair representation from some
of the nearby towns and they all seemed
Thoroughly to enjoy themselves.
AN ORDERLY CROWD.
1t vas not the largest crowd that ever
witnessed Fourth of July celebration in
EllsW sort h, but it was one of the most or
derby and well behaved; the customary
roisterer was conspicuous by his absence; ;
the number who violate decency by get
ting drunk was remarkably small, and
these were promptly hustled out of sight
by the efficient police force.
One smart Aleck started in ~ heel Of
fortune gambling racket, but he was
promptly suppressed.
FANTAsTICs A FIZzLE.
The lily feature of the day that was
not a roaring success was the fantasies.
Whether the more serious work of the
day or the fear of rain prevented, this
deponent sayeth not, but the fact re-
mains that this part of the performance
did not materialize to any great extent.
The Irish Lion" paraded the streets,
and attracted the attention of all who
were about shortly after O'Clock. 1t
cons isted of pig pen on a wagon, with a
son Of Erin keeping in subjection It
porker.
The parade of the fantasies over, the
eager holiday crowd impatiently awaited
the navt diversion. The small boy and
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lhuN.-7'l' ana e\'''iii'h''
THE MINSTREL SHOW.
lI=tle=5luagc was Il hastiIy-bu.H lat
form, ~, which The minstrel show and
-,,i..-...,, ,,,., .ontast ,,ara ad1.ar. sod to
appear The stage was not a thing of
hran-y 6nt served IL, Ulrpose ad .,.frahIy.
whi.- large flag formed .sriotic
canopy
Abo4t=> o',.fack a iigeer drav#up. a
piano YEA. unloaded and placed IN front
of tAc .5age. immediately the a;teutio ion
of ,as people was caught. ana when
Plan Is, .Iud" Kelley seated himself at
the piano a few moments later an eXpec-
tant crowd filled the square. and all Win
dow, ON STATE and Main streets COM