The Portland daily press., 1896-06-24

nloycle division; William Seyford, fan
.astles, George FL. Upton, hose uompa-
Iaes George Brooks, drum corps; George
=. henley, school children; George w.
Ooie, trades procession. The following
a t.,e, the orders issued by the marshal:
Inc band on reaching the postoffioe at
south Portland will halt until it receives
. uLu uers as to where their place in line
VIII be. The bicycle division will form
On Fine street at the right of the line
ress,G,lng on Pine street. The drum corps
VII form on Pleasant street at the right
" ohe line resting on Pine street, The
school children will fern in front of the
t Grammar school on Pleasant street. The
oIaues procession will form ON Pine street
rmnght OF line resting on East High street.
Inc aids will report to the marshal on
the morning Of the Fourth at $50
=. oiock, and receive their final instruo-
Stons Aids will have the appointments
VI not moro than two persons to assist
ouem In getting their commands in line.
As the parade ia advertised TO start at
I.oo O'Clock, the aids must have their
commands in readiness to move at 7.15,
ahd when their commands are in order
must report the fact to the marshal.
ne marshal will be found at the post
of1oe from 6. 80 to 6. so, after that he will
pc found at the corner of Pine and East
High streets where the aids will make
their final reports. Tbs route of the
parade will be as follows: Pine street or
broadway, to Sawyer street to Front
Etrest, to Dyer street, to High street. to
Preble street, to Willard village, counter
marching in the square back toWoodbury
street, to Stanford street, to Front street
and there dismissed. The marshal will
review the parade at the corner of High
and Stanford Streets The South Port
land hose house was well filed Monday
evening with citizens interested In the
grand celebration to be held here the
Fourth of July. The finance committee
made the very gratifying report that 1907
had been already received, and that the
prospects were bright for considerable
more. Fred A. Dyer, George W. Cole and
Fred A. Brooks were appointed COM
mittee on fireworks. The committee on
music reported that the Knightvlle band
had been engaged for day and. evening.
Mr.. Herbert Col. was appointed COM
m1ttee on decorations and Herbert Smith
committee on badges. 1t was voted to
have a balloon ascension, and Herbert
Cole and J. E. Haokett were appointed a
committee on this attraction. The trades
com mittee reported that all local mer-
chants and manufacturers would be rep
resented and also many of tho large bust
ness houses of Portland. Aoordial invi-
tation is extended to all to join in and
make the trades procession Il success
There will ba a meeting of the committee
on fantastics at the hose house Wednes-
day evening, and public meeting next
Friday evening. A general invitation has
been extended to all of the Portland
tradesmen TO take part in the trades pro-
cession on July 4th. Among other at
fractions which have been made for the
celebration are twenty-eight races and
many valuableaprizes are to be offered to
the winners. The committee on fire.
works has definitely decided that the dis
play will not take place at Willard, but
will occur in South Portland. The rail-
road company offered $2S towards the cell
o bration to have the fireworks at Will
lard, but the committee would not accept
this offer. A special meeting of the
committee on the celebration has been
called for tomorrow night.
All day yesterday the cars running to
Willard were crowded with people and
nearly all of them were ladies and chill
dren.
Woodbury. ana Lamb have on exhibit
tion in the window of their barber shop
Cuban machete, which has seen service
in the revolution. 1t attracts lots of at
tention.