The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-09-03
LABOR DAY.
The Sound Of the Saw and
Hammer flushed in
the City.
Business Suspended for the
Time Being in All Branch
eS and Professions,
THE LARGEST AND BEST AP-
POINTED PROCESSION THAT
EVER MOVED THROUGH
THE STREETS OF
TEXARKANA.
The LabOring Men Score a Signal
Victory in This, Their Initial Pa
rade Thousands Enjoyed
the Days Festivities.

VI lWO VI JulCC WCCho Jul pCO-
pie have been told through the
press of the city, aud by other
means of advertising, that the la
boring men, through the instru-
mentality of the car and repair
railroad men and carpenters union,
of this city, would celebrate Labor
Day by parade and amusements
at the fair grounds.
Everyone in the city have been
on the tip-toe of expectancy for a
week, and many have been prepar-
ing for it in the way Of fixing up
something novel for the parade.
1t was understood by all that all
manner Of labor would be suspend
ed on this day, unless it was case
of an OK in the ditch, and this was
the cause of the streets being lined
with thousands Of people to witness
the parade.
Many guns were fired in the early
morning to summon those who were
to take part in the parade report
at the rendezvous where the process
sion was to torn.
by $3.50 o'clock Capt, Rosborough,
Grand Marshal Of the Day, and his
aids, J. M. Carter and r. L. Grant,
we're galloping hither and thither
giving orders to different organiza-
tions to report at designated
places. The mounted police were
also riding about, keeping the
streets frem being blocked with
wagons and other distractions.
Many floats could be seen on all
streets, moving for one common
point--the place whore the process
sion was to form.
By0 o'clock the sidewalks were
one solid mass of moving, serging
humanity, who seemed anxious to
get to some place where their view
would not be obstructed when the
parade came along,
1t was whispered on the streets
that the procession would move on
Maple street to Broad, thence east
down Broad to Walnut street, north
on Walnut to Fifth street, west on
Fifth street to State Line avenue,
and down State Line to Clinton,
or Third, street, where 1t would be
abandoned This report was the
official route over which the pro-
cession moved, and It was lined with
thousands and thousands of specta'
tors,
The signal gun for the process
sion to move was sounded at $3.50,
and It was not long before the head
OF the column was on Broad Street
marching east,
The reporter was on the grand
stand and as the procession passed
| penciled II down as best he could
General regret was expressed At
the non.appearance Of Cows Clarke
and CuIberson, kept away by sick
ness; kilograms had been received
from each to this effect
The following orders, societies
and business firms, had floats In the
procession aud they came IN the
order given below
THE PARADE,
First came the mounted officers
thirteen abreast, and wldened out q
place by driving the people back
for the coming procession
Following the police, came the
TeSarkana Brass Band, In their
nice new uniforms, and right be-
hind them, seated in buggy, was
the beautiful Miss Jacks, OF St
LOUIS, who was chosen sponsor loI
the band, and who was attended by
handsome, clever, Sam Solinsky'
Then came the rexarkana Rifles
some thirty strong, and behlnt
them was a carriage drawn by foul
fine horses, In which was seated the
sponsor, the maids Of honor ant
| chaperone, Following this was