Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Woodstock on Wheels.
The Third Annual Bicycle Parade a
Brilliant Success, the Illumlnatlons
and Fireworks Making q Rarely
Beautiful Spectacle.

and Fireworks Making q Rarel,
Beautiful Spectacle.
Woodstock: thy scenes among
We never aged grow;
You always find US young,
And always keep us SOL
The few drops of rain which feel
early yesterday afternoon failed t.
develop INTO a shower and nothing
occurred to mar the success of thu
bicycle parade and illumination, the
event far surprising in brilliancy al
similar affairs ever held here. The
day promised to be fair, but cloud.
gathered toward noon which threat
ened to spoil the sport and make the
weeks of preparation go for nothing
Fortunately, however, the rain held
off and not until the fun was owe,
and the last light out did the sky lie,
loose, and then it poured.
Invitations were extended to ever,
one in the vicinity and in neighbor.
ing towns who rode wheel, and
though threatening weather kept
many away, the parade both after
noon and evening was fine affair,
and contained sprinkling of riders,
both ladies and gentlemen, from
Windsor, White River Junction,
Hartford, Lebanon and other places.
A large number of wheelers had
made preparations to come from the
Junction, but 4 smart shower just as
the train was leaving deferred them.
AFTERNOON PARADE.
A little before 5 O'Clock the local
wheels formed in line and went to
receive the visitors at the depot,
where the parade was formed for a
partial circuit of the village. Led
by the decorated wheels the follow
ing route was covered: Up Pleas
ant street to Central, to North Park,
to upper bridge, to Mountain ave-
nue., to Union, to town hall by west
end of Park.
There were many handsomely
and Enthusiastically decorated bic, Giles
among the $50 or more spinning
through the streets golden rod and
other field flowers, ribbons and
being used to make the steel
steeds more attractive, and together
with the pretty costumes of the
young ladies it all made sight we'll
worth seeing. Among the notable
features was the "Kennedy Corps"
from the Inn, a company OF sixteen
adde's and gentlemen who had been
drilling for. days for the occasion,
heir evolutions showing the effect
Of their training. The members of
the battalion were:
F. L. Kennedy, captain, Miss
Baldwin, Mr.. w. H. Owen, lieu
enants, MIR. IL. c. Fiske, bugler.
Company A-Miss Kennedy, co.or
sergeant, Misses Castle, Davis, Alice
Kennedy.
Company B-Miss Forbes, color
sergeant, Misses Bo,nton, Fenno,
Kellogg.
Company c. Messrs w. J.
Winch, w. p. Winch, Castle,
Oowd.
Another division was composed
If IS or 20 youthful riders, the
,oung ladies in pretty white cos
umes and with gorgeously trimmed
wheels, the party occasionally dur
ng the progress of the parade say
ng something about the rs. ID. c."
Miss Verona Smith, maiden of
about five years, was one of the
brightest stars of the assembly of
and no one attracted more
than did she with her IS.
nch bicycle.
AT the conclusion of the tour the
,isltors were invited INTO the town
lall, where about two hundred were
entertained, an ample supply OF re-
ireshmcnts having been provided.
EVENING PARADE.
Lights began to gleam about 7
o'clock and soon afterward the long
estoons of lanterns on the Inn, the
stores and residences were all ablaze.
The streets began to fill up and sew
,ral thousand people enjoyed rare
y brilliant spectacle. In the park
md square were about thousand
anterns, swung across the street,
rom tree to tree and arranged in
many colored groups here and there
up and down the binding fronts.
Nearly every residence showed
'ew lights and on the principal
streets along the route of the parade
he illumination was especially bril-
liant, the decorations of the Billings,
Mackenzie and Standish residences
being particularly elaborate. The
rees lining Mountain avenue as well
Is other streets were loaded with
iUhts