Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
AjpF,eLO CELEBRATES.
For the First lime ia Years She Observes the
Glorious Fourth Of July.

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celebrated the glorious Fourth, Monday,
for the first time in many years, and
there was nothing that the town didn t
do that might be done in honor of Uncle
Sans birthday anniversary.
In the forenoon there were tub races
and boat races on Lake Maranacook. In
the tub race, "A smiling-faced lad, young
Edgar Sturtevant, won the first honors
and money. Arthur Foster was second,
and there were others. In the four
cared boat race, Raymond's crew won
out, and Beanes crew was second.
In the afternoon all gathered at the
county fair grounds. The bicycle race
came first; prizes 81 and 81. With those
sums in view, the boys rode manfully,
and Jonah" otherwise known as Frank
Gould, came in ahead. Dollon was sec
ond. The judges didn't catch the time in
this event. They weren't quick enough.
In the sack race, Leon Tibbctts got
tangled up less and fell down less often
than any of the others, so he won out.
Edgar Sturtevant WAS just four jumps
and Il tumble behind the winner
John Newhail of Winthrop, won the
half-miie foot race. Sherburn of Read
field. was second. They We're Il warm
looking lot of boys when they came I'M
der the wire. That was about the time
the mercury stood at 80 IN the shade.
Then there was a consolation sack race.
anu SluEtcNdnt cdmc III dHPdu tiltt time.
Little Garfield Tibbetts was awarded sec
und money and the boy who kicked his
leg through the sack and came in at the
home stretch on the run, was set back TO
last place for "breaking.'
Then the pig was creased, and soused
with cold water, and then creased again
and soused again. Those who had
known this pig best said that he was u
terror and would bite but this did not
deter the eager pig chlsers who lined up
on the track ready for the word.
"Georgie' Dunton CREASED the pig once
more. and Jimmie Harvey doused him
again. The spectators stood on tiptoe.
and then the pig was liberated and the
word given. Young Sturtevant led the
chase, and he must have played foot ball
somewhere, for he fell on the piEskin
just rs we have seen it done on the grid
iron. The two rolled over and over in the
grass together, and then-the pig re-
sumed his travels, and the next thing he
knew, Wilton Black had him in his en-
brace and on top of Black piled all the
other iggrabbers. each madly endeavor-
ing to get hold of a foot, an ear or tail
When the judges pulled the boys off one
by one the pig and Wilton were found
there at the bottom of the pile all right.
but they were so badly mixed together
and the grease so equally distributed be-
tween the two. that it was difficult to
tell-but never mind the Judges awarded
the pig to Wilton so it was all right.
Next came the horse trot. 1t was a
half-mile heat affair. best two i'm three;
purse, 20 bushels of prime oats. to be de-
lyorcd at "Bilf' Records grst inill and
divided among the winners. as follows:
Ten, five, three and two. BY this arrange
mont the glaring mistake WAS made of
rot giving the oats to the tailenderS, who
would of course need them the most.
The summaries.