Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-02
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Route Of Regular Parade With Order
of the Procession.
Programme oi City HALL Dedication Commit
tee on Fireman's Bail.

The procession at 10 o'clock on the fore
noon of the Fourth will be on of the
largest ever seen in Kcnnebec valley. A
fun and complete official programme
giving details of the procession and the
other events of the day. will be placed in
every house in the city. this afternoon
The following is the order of the pro
cession, which will move in five divisions:
Police.
Col r. ". Soule Chief Marshal.
Col. \; S; Bangs, Chief of Staff.
Captain X j. Martin Captain NJ. S
Carnphoi.. Captain J. F. Bean, Captain
F. c, Dudley. Captain George Doughty
Lieutenant Thomas a. Cooper. Lieu-
tenant. Frank w. Roberts. lieutenant
Ferd Storer. Lieutenant +. w. Hanks
Winthrop Band.
Patriarchs Militant
The second division will be composed
entirely of firemen and fire apparatus.
There will be some So machines in line
four bands and several drum corps
THIRD DIVISION.
Capitol Guards
Trades Display.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Augusta Drum Corps.
Society of St. John the Baptist
Carriages with invited guests and cti-
ZenS in carriages and on foot.
The formation will be under the order
of the chief marshal. who will form the
line ongWater street, the right resting on
the bridge.
Following is the route of the process
sion:
Over Bridge to Willow. to Bangor to
Patterson. to Gannett, to Cony to Water
to Northern avenue, to Jefferson, to
Washington. to Northern avenue. to
Bond. to State, to Capitol. to SewalI to
Winthrop, to Pleasant to Bridge, to
Spring, to Winthrop, to Chestnut, to
Green, to Water, and dimiss.
1t is to be understood that the process
sion will cover that part of each street
named as indicated in the above.
The contest of the hand-tubs will COM
mence at o'clock. the tubs resting on
Winthrop square and playing up Winthrop
street. The hose reel races will take place
at the same time on Water street resting
on Bridge and running south on Water
The exercises at the City hall dedica-
ton commence at the same hour under
the following programmes:
Music Winthrop Band
Prayer, Rev. c. A. Hayden
Introduction of Chairman,
Hon. p. o. vickery.
Response, Hon. w. S. Choatc
Reading Declaration Of Independence, F."
f. J. c. Little. ESQ.
Grafton. Hon. H. NJ Heath
Singing America, Chorus and Audience
The singing will be under the direction
of J. w. Beck, and will be led by large
chorus.
During the process of the horse trot at
the Driving park, the balloon will be sent
, up right after 4 o'clock. Prof. La Strange
will ascend to the height of 500 feet and
drop to the surface of the earth in a
parachute,
The display of firc@orks, commencing
as soon as dark, will be at the United
States Arsenal grounds. the use of which
have been kindly rendered to the COM
mittee by Major McCuiness.
The following are the committee of ar
rangements for the Firemen's ball at
City hail. July a.
Managers--C. w. Kicker, Elbridge Ped
der, e. II. Gay. Ed Dinsmore. e. A. Shaw.
Charles Bickford, James Jackson, John
Buckley and f. w. Chadwick.
Committee on prin-ing-Gcorse Merrill,
+. l.. varney and II. E.id.
Committee on mnsic--W. g. Haskell,
Il. (. Shaw and II. 6 Thyng.
Hall committee-E. A. Shaw and F. W.
Chadwick.
Financier-J. A. Folsom.
The following judges have been APP
pointed:
On best appearing company in parade
Col. Q. n. Blackington, Hon. c. +. Nash
and Captain II. F. Blanchard.
On hose reel race-W. W. Wing, starter;
II. p. Lowell, timer; e. A. Shaw and c.
w. Kicker, on coupling.
On steamers and hand engines-F. l.
Clark. judge of classes; Warren Bruce
starter; f. r. Bean, plumber of pipe
George Pillsbury and j. H. Chandler
judges of stream.
All members of Cushnoc Hose Com
pany, No. l, are requested to assemble
at their house. this evening. There is