Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-07-06
TENSIONS CENTENNIAL.
Over 10000 People Assist in Making The
Event Great Occasion.

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Lewiston's centennial has cclipsed AM
public event in the history of the city
Special trains over every railroad that en-
tiers the city were crowded. visitors com
ing from the most distant parts of tn,
state. At an carly hour the city wa.
fairly swamped, and oven into the suburb.
the dense throngs extended.
The program started with some athletic
sports in the morning. The Dirigo Hos,
company of Brewer won the hose race
The teams ran 800 feet, laid 100 feet oi
hose and got water. Dirigos time wa.
50 LIS.
The parade was what thoroughly pleased
the greatest number of people. 1t wa,
headed with provisional regiment, con
sisting OF T. companies, and was accom-
panied by the Second regiment ambulance
corps and the Signal corps Gndependcut)
of Portland. The civic division included
cantons from many places. The fire com
panies followed, and then came the nn
tional floats. representing the early days
when Paul Hildreth and Others fought
Indians here; the old and new ways OF
making cloth, Father Time and Youth
Grand Army float and others of interest
The educational division consisted Of
vehicles of various kinds handsomely
decorated and having aboard pupils of the
Lewiston schools. There was grand dis
play of fireworks in the evening.
The park exercises were as follows
Prayer. Rev. George NJ Howe; address OF
welcome, Mayor Noble; historical address
ex-Governor Garcelon; grafton, Senate,
Frye; prophecy, Congressman Dlngley.
The centennial procession was two and
half miles long, with over 5000 men in
line Among the larger organizations
participating was the provisional regi-
ment of the National Guard of Maine,
composed of 10 companies, Col George A.
Philbrook, commanding. The companies
present were the Neatly Rifles, Frye Light
Guards, Dana Battery of Lewiston, Capt
Riker's Ambulance Corps, Auburn Light
Infantry. Portland Signal Crops, COM
panies from Bangor, Skowhegan. Water
vile, Bath, Brunswick, Norway, Rookland
and Augusta. The officers and men in full
dress uniform made fine appearance. In
the parade were IS fire companies, eight
Cantons of Patriarchs Militant from Bid
deford, Saco, Bath, Brunswick, Augusta,
Gardiner, Skowhegan and Lewiston. The
Union st. Joseph and Jacques Cartier
Society, the great Canadian organizations
of Lewiston, turned out in full force.
Oher features of the day were the New
England League base ball game of Lewis
ton VS.. Portland, a dress parade of the
Maine militiamen under the command of
Col Philbrook on Bates College campus
at 4 80 p NJ
The celebration closed with a magnif-
cent display of fireworks at p. M
In the firemen's muster contests the
Auburn steamer won first prize, 500
Bath, second.
Hand tubs-First class hand engines,
Natick Engine Co, No 3, of Brunswick
1870 feet, 714 inches; G. S. Burgess of
Rockkport, 16S feet, 618 inches, Hig-
deant Engine Co. of Belfast, no record
(she broke her brake); Gen. Bates of Lis
bon Falls, 1870 feet, IA inches. Second
class, Torrent Engine Co, No. / of Lis
bon, 1914 feet. 6 inches; Hecla Engine Of
Randolph, 163 feet, 219 inches; Tiger of
Hallowell, 165 feet, a inches Massasoit
Of Damariscotta, 172 feet. 7 inches.
The hose reel contest was won by the
Dirigo hose team of Brewer, so 1-5
seconds; Volunteer hose team of Augusta,
53 3.5 seconds. The rest were lrown out
for loafing connections.
The quickest time waSmade by the H.
q c. OF Bath, in 40 seconds, but before
they could attach their muzzle, the water
blew it off and they lost. Richmond made
so seconds but also lost their connection.
Niagara made no connection.
Road race-First, Wellman; second,
Nason third, Pike
100yards dash-W W. Bolster, Jr.
Sack race-Dana Lanertu.