Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
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lingsworth & Whitney Company has
gone and done it. The employees Of that
concern celebrated the Glorious Fourth
to-day in royal manner They gave us
more fun per than this town ever
experienced before. They sh.amed Water
Vile out and out. They got at 1t early
and kept at It hate The day was just The
Kind OF q Fourth OF July that We all like.
The whole country side turned cut to
witness the sport for sport it WAS from
beginning to the end We began the
csiebration BY getting up early, earlier
than common Tor US, and we ended the
ceremonies by staying up as long as there
was u sign Of anything TO do to make
the occasion one OF the grandest and best
in Maine today. The farmers left their
haying and The weaver left his loom. The
small boy was in his proper element, in
the swim with everything that goes with
T. They came In wagon loads ard hay
brought a little spare change with them
10 help the cause along and they brought
their dinner along as well. 1t was to see
the 'horribles'' that came early and it
was quite a respectable. parade that they
saw to. You see thiS was purely a
Hollingsworth 4 Whitney celebration,
no one but the employees OF the mill were
to take part in the festivities and of
course that made 1t all the more Interest
ing.
The day started in with a whoop ard
ended with bang but no lives We're lost.
a. M, we waited for the band. 1t came
at O'Clock, Iii the shape Of the Pets
field Silver Cornet band. IL pieces. IA. c.
Hunter leader There Is. music in THAI
bard and il Is as good a one rs we have
seen for long time considering the time
and advantages. or rather perhaps. the
disadvantages under which the organiza-
ton Is maintained. Marching tsoswn the
main streets of Waterviile to the plateau
near the Hollinssworth a. Whitney Office
the musicians acquitted themselves in "A
very creditabie manner.
The mill Office was very prettily dccora-
ted with bunting and flags. and the arch
ON the iron bridge at the entrance TO the
mill plant was embowerea in evergreen
and bunting. with the national shield us
a center piece and the dates 1916 on one
and 1881 on the other side of II. The
VISITORS to the scene stood AROUND in
groups, dotted the hillside. sat en- the
huge piles of pulp wood. and one young
fellow climbed 10 the top of Il log SIT
upon end and from that vantage point
watched the events as they were run OF
The celebration was under the charge of
the following gentlemen who constituted
the executive committee: w. III. St5bie,
j. w. Mari, John Shannon ard j. j,
Foley, and these gentlemen kept things
going in a remarkably smooth and rapid
manner. The first event to be pulled off
WAS that of the bicycle race. In this
cverd there were four entries, each man
They We're: Harry Hayes. VIII Hanlon.
Fred Pollard and Robert Shepherd The
course was along the road from a point
near the residence of John Pollard to the
mill office. The race finished Hayes first,
Hanlon, Shepherd and Pollard
Then came the boat race There had
been reason to believe that this would be
Il pretty good thing but just as the races
was about to be called IL WIS learned
that several of the beat crews were
unable 10 attend and 80 the race was
between a double skull in which were
Frank Conner and Gilbert Foster and a
single skull with James ksilloch at the
oars and David Greenough at the paddle.
kalloch was Handicapped ut the start
with thc advantage of the oars of the
other boat and besides that when the
start was made he WAS too near the
heavier boat and swung ir9to the other s
wake, catching the swells ard ut once
beinf, thrown off his stroke and oars for
some moments. The double skull won
with case. The first prize WIS a sold
watch. given by $. $. Lishboody THE
druggist of Waterville. second prize. box
of % X. F. cigars given by L. j. Herbst
of Waterville.
Muvh interest was centered on the trap
shooting contest which occurred next and
which occupied the rest of the forenoon.
The eGtries were DR.. NJ. $. Goodrich Of
Waterville. W. IL. Stobie, w. ii. Smith.
Hollis Simpson Perry Simpson, Harold
Simpson. and j. l.. Dean. The prizes were
first. silver cup given by +. A. ilarri-
man. second, revolver given by w. Ii.
Arnold & Co. 1t was noticed that the
trap was set at about 10 yards from the
point of rest and The birds for the most
part Were sent straight away. Each man
was 10 try at p birds and the score re-
suited = as follows; w. T. st1hie g. u "a
II. Smith, Is; Hollis Simpson, Il. M. S.
Goodrich, IS: J. l.. Dean. 10 First prize,
W. III. Stobie, second, Harold Simpson.
The next event was the standing broad
jump, participated in by J. NJ. Mari Fred
Pollard. Harry Meader. Perry Simpson
ard VIII Gocdenough: First prize. gents
shoes. won by John Mari; second won by
Raw .lny, .lissyu act . oh,
Then came the boys race fer ono half
dozen souvenir spoons for first and bat
and bah as second prize. -Four little fell
lows average age about 10 years. Waiter
Green Russell Simpson,. John IIurd and
Sammic Hurd took part Samme was
the smallest of the lot and he had the out
side but he demonstrated his ability 70
run and will make bad one for the
farmers to catch in the orchard if he
sees them coming. Tho race was pretty
close and for 100 yards. The Hurd brothers
out TO the finish. Sammie spurtcd near
The chalk line and finished his bigness
theard of his big brother, Johnnie taking
second.
The Pittsfield band had been doing itself
proud all this time in concert on the
green.
Throwing the hammer-Won by Pat
Cunningham; J. Currie, second
Tug of war-Won by the team captained
by Harry Kinds.
Hundred yards dash-Won by Harry
James: Fred Pollard. second
Haif-mile run--Won by Pat Cunning
ham; Harry James. second
Potato race--Won by Harry James;
Harold Simpson, second.
The base ball game was won by the
single men, by a score of to 3.
Pig race--Won by VIII Goodenough, the
prize the pig.
In the evening there was a fine display
of fireworks from the bank near the head
gates. which was watched by a large
crowd of people. The new and large
storehouse of the company. which had
never been used. was dedicated 10 the
service of the corporation. The orchestra
of the Pittsfield band furnished music for
$50 couples.
The celebration was clean and without
the least Objectionable feature II was a
credit to the young men who took part
and to those who managed the whole
affair