Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-22
MONSTER PARADE
Was Tuesdays Feature of
Grand Carnival at Gardiner.
Three Divisions, Forming a Solid
Procession, Mile Ions.
Thousands Of Visitors Crowd city's Streets
Day and Evening.

| DAe"h "a uay peopie DeRdn TO llnlSn the
decorations commenced Monday, and at q
very early hour tho streets were full of
people. Strangers were arriving, all day
by trains, boats, teams and other convey
ances, and at once began to show their as
constituent at the city's fine appearance
And their surprise goes on, becoming
moro intense as they behold the festive
decorations, ever increasing in number
and gayety, that meet them on all sides
Never has Gardiner shown more en-
| terprising spirit, and this carnival has
| brought out expressions of cret' I; and
| honor to our progressive and lively city
| from the immense throngs that have
| crowded our streets all day. The Guy ard
| the carnival will long be remembered
| with pleasure both by The visitors and L.
| habitants, and in years to come its rem -
brance will be delight to all
There is something in the colors Of
decorations which represents the So
| our little city is striving for, the noise
| the street. the holiday attire of We
dressed men and prettily belecked We
men, in their eager looks, ever searching
| for something to excite pieasurable scnsa-
| tions, that is conducive to feelings OF re-
joicing. Verify, we are head over heels
| in the carnival and bound to stay with it
| until the end.
| AS far as the eye can see from either
end of Water street is restless and bril-
| liant flood of color, devices of every kind
| known to the ingenuity of man Cor wo-
| man either, for much of the decoration
| has been superintended by the gentler
sex has been used and miles of bunting,
| reaching out in graceful lines and curves,
| vertical and horizontal bands of bunting
spread the full width or gathered in
generous and ample folds, range over the
| face of the buildings. Hundreds of flags
| of various colors are introduced wherever
| the effect will be heightened and the re
| suit be made more brilliant.
As last necessary touch and to give
dignity to the whole, axe freely used tht
| national colors, Old & Dry, the flag of
| freedom, the colors that mean So much to
| US as u nation and without the protection
| of which no feto would be quite complete.
| Even the somber exterior of the 1U-cent
teams and other public and private car
riages are touched up with bits of ribbon,
small flags or or something to show that
| the spirit of the carnival is surging be
| meath the otherwise calm exterior of the
| owner
The Coliseum is bedccked with hun
drcds Of flags of every color, fastened to
| every conceivable place where opportunity
offers, on the roof, any where and every
| where on the sides and front, from win
dow castings, wherever nail can be
driven or rope tied.
The Maine Central depot has two large
American flags gracefully folded at the
| center of tho building, and hundreds Of
yards of red, white and blue bunting
hang in festoons the entire length of the
platform awnings, with scores of different
colored flags flying from rope attached
TO pole at either end of the depot
The business places, public and private
buildings and manufactures are all deco
rated, more or less deliberately. Among
them are noticed:
John Carroll, restaurant; p. H. ellison,
carriage factory; H. ID. Tasker. stable
Hotel Douglass, 6. W. Cross, &. Il. White,
J. II. Peacock, American Express Office,
NJ. +. Remission. A. Fl. Potter, Maine
Trust and Banking Co, +. J. Peterson,
g. ID. Libby South End hotel, G. +.
Trask, VIM. Jewell, II. Pope & Co,
William Wiley, Cityi Laundry, Gardiner
National Bank, Gardiner Savings Bank
building, Evans house, being exceedingly
handsome by night with hundreds of
Chinese lanterns and its red. white and
blue buntings. flags. otc, II. M. Davis,
Jackson's Pharmacy. Swanton block,
very handsome, Rogers block, +. NJ.
Moves, DIR. Il. NJ. Turner. Clason 81 At
kins, Herald office. Spear & Whitney,
Cusick 81 Lincoln, J. S. jock. ii. g.
Barker, Russell Bros, J. G. Morrison,
Davis block. f. l. Friend 81 Co, DIR.
Lamb, Ring block o. Tyler & Son, j. G.
Blair, City hotel, Peter Houlehan, Bick
neil g. Neal Remission block, Milliken
block, Hayes Bros. +. H. Woodbury.,
Tasker Bros Wards Cafe, G. II. Har-
den & Co Gooden & Co., H. X. New
bert, c.. H. Beane, johnson house, John
son hall, +. S. Smith ~ Co, Goodwin,
Cole & Preble, Boston st ire. W. +. ST. T.
ley 81 Co., G. ". Brown & Co, A.
Wheeler, Davenport block, Empori,
Maxcy's insurance Office post Of
Chase & Tower, Mrs +. NJ. Baker. Fl;
Webber. Vim. Milliken. Amesbury
Wakefield, NJ f. Chadwick, Mrs. +
Fuller. Miss L. NJ Ward, John McVars ],
+ w. Mcintosh lin the window Is t. he
seen miniature deutschland fire engine,
the box of which is 319xl foot, made by
VIM. Woodward of West Gardiner, very
prettily painted and with all the para
phcrnalia pertaining to regular tub; it
hasa two-inch cylinder and has record
of 90 feet and IL inchcs), j. Cunning
ham. 4. A. johnson. The Bazaar. For
esters' hall, w. A. Morse, A. l.. Perry,
Mrs. A. J. Smith. J. G. Lander, Amasa
Ring.J. A. Roberts, N. johnson. Fl. a.
Fuller & Co c. w. Averill, Wadsworth
Bros, A. W. Peaslee & Co, Reporter
Journal office Gardiner Marble and
Granite Works, Grand Army hall. Mrs.
Charles Ward Michael Mcdonald, Preble
s. Keene, g. A. Fuller, ID. Sutherland.
q W. Colhurn, Moore, Brown & Co., B.
s Smith s. Co.. H, W. Jewett & Co., D. |
n HUTCHINSON. Bradstrect g. Weeks, A.
c4..hanson City hall police headuuar. |