The state herald., 1897-07-09
Facts and Fiction.

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Saturday was line day for celebra
ton II being cloudy aud cool. The
threatening clouds in the morning no
doubt had the effect. however, oi pre-
venting some OF the farmers from at
tending the celebration at Holyoko.
Every thing considered, there was good
attendance nj the celebration. The
most pleasing features about the street
parade were the excellent music furnish
ed by the Holyoke cornot band, the wag.
ON load OF little girls representing the
different states nnd McCollister's "col-
orod troupe performing on n wagon
platform. The colored troupe did nobly
aud furnished considerable amusement
for the crowd Miss Esiella Pennington
represented the goddess OF liberty mud
rode Oh the wagon with the little girls
who represented the states. Tho wagon
was very neatly decorated and with iif
load OF girls presented very pleasing
picture. Tho speaking exrciscs were
hold Mt the Baptist Church. s. W
Beegs acted M chairman. Rev j. A.
Long and iev. W. q. kerry delivered
very appropriate, instructive md pntn'
otto Fddrcsscss that were listened 70
with much interest by tho audience
Music was furnished 10y the corpet band
and a chorus Of voicea consisting OF Miss
Crownor. Miss Whitman. Mrs. Kelsey
Mrs. Castctter, ,Airs. Garland, g. ". Garland
Rev Long and Prof. Alcock. The iiol.
yoke ball nino took thc purse In the
match game with Haxtun. In the horse
race Irwin, Shole'. sprnguc and Moore
entered Lorsss and Irwin took iirst mon.
cy and Sbolcs second. In the pony race
ponies were entered by Moore, Sholcp,
SprnRuo md Hnigfcavcs and Moore
took iirst aud Sholc. second. r. L.Vnf
ney took first money In bicycle race mud
Charley Mowry second. In the ladcs
bicycle rnco Miss Lucille Timbcflnkr
took first and Miaa Jennie tlcginboibam
sccopd. Grace Mowry took first aud
Villa Visschci second IN the girls bi-
cycle race. ~ the loot race. Albcr,
johnson took inst and Frank Sprpruo
second. In u year old boy rncc ucofgc
Jobns3n took iirpt aud Gilbert patmon
second. 1homas Iiafgrcnycs took irn,
aud Guy Fleming second In tho II year
old race. In the ycar old race Alyu
Abnptodt took ilrsl aud Geo. lIarefenyrr
second. In the shooting match y. H.
varuey took iifs, aud q. Il. Weir second
A dance was indulged IN by some oI
tho young people in the evening. An
evening open mir concert was gwen b,
the Holyoke cotnet band mud waa nucl
enjoyed by nil who heard u. Tho do,
passed very PLEASANTLY and. m wc trust
! , roitably 10 aft,