Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01

represented the landing of the Pilgrims.
This year it showed THE Pilgrims Land
edh in the forest and preparing their first
meal in an iron kettle hung over a genuine
fire. John Alden and Priscilla were there
and dozen other pilgrims were anxioisly
waiting to sample the contents of the boil
ing pot. In the group were K. d. Hobart,
4. L. Parker, John II. Allen, Mr.. ana
Mrs. P. 6. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cur
rier the latter as John Alden, John Du-
gan, Clarence Hobart, Mrs. w. d. Pratt,
Fred Cain, Mrs. W. D. Norris, Miss Bertha
Graves, and A. L. Brown, driver, in Indian
costume. The costumes were of Colonial
style, that worn by Mr.. Dugan being over
100 years old Several also carried ancient
fire arms. The float was decorated in the
colors of the time of King George, and a
flag waved from each corner. The float
was drawn by six horses, wearing red
blankets with yellow borders, upon which
were the words Fort Dummer Colony,
No. 105."
The float of the Protective grange was
in shape, something like boat with a high
stern covered by canopy. 1t was covered
on the outside with rye and decorated in
side and out with vegetables. 1t was drawn
by four horses wearing white blankets with
the letters "P. of H." inscribed upon them.
| Those who rode in the float were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Goodenough, Mr.. and Mrs.
| W. H. Haywood, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Harris, Mrs. w. G. Willard, Mrs. Noyes
White, Mrs. S. w. Edwards, Miss Minnie
Yeaw, Miss Esther McVeigh, Miss Lizzie
Sargent, Mrs. Fl. w. Sargent, Miss Cora
Eames, Leon White, Walter Robbins, Ar
thur Sargent and A. C. Trendall They
were dressed in peasant costumes.
prosperity as exemplified admirably
by the float of the Vermont Wheel club.
White bunting draped with yellow were
the decorations. A platform three feet
high supported large of-plenty over
flowing with the products of the soil be-
side which rode Miss Matte Parker hold
ing aloft banner bearing the letters V.
w. c. In the recesses at the corners of
the platform sat Misses Alice Colt, Edith
and Florence Farr, and Ethel Farr of
Northampton in white Grecian costumes.
| There was a sheaf of wheat at one corner,
a shock of corn at another, sheaf of rye at
the third and at the fourth vine laden
with grapes. The float was drawn by four
horses.
In l760 after the British had dispersed
the French in the Northwest, Pontiac, the
noted Indian chief, organized a conspiracy
among the Indian tribes between the Of
tawa and the lower Mississippi with the
purpose of numbering all the British garri-
sons. He was successful to a great extent,
but was afterward deserted, and was finally
murdered, in 1869, by one of his own ma
tionality. The hero of that conspiracy was
kept in mind when the Red Men designed
their boat, "The Mission of Pontiac" The
feature of this float was birch bark canoe
% feet long ahoat in a representation of
the waters of the Ottawa. In the canoe
were seated Pontiac and his attendant
braves in Indian costume and war paint
The float was surrounded with hemlock
branches extending to the ground and was
drawn by six horses Col G. A. Miles
was capital Pontiac, and the braves at
the paddles were Charles G. Hodgman, w.
A. Morse, Alonzo Hines and H. F. Burn
ham. The horses were guided by braves,
Charles Aldrich, Frank Streeter and My
ron Taylor.
The sunfower float carried the teachers
of the village schools. 1t was trimmed
in yellow and black cheesecloth and arti-
fetal sunhowers. The dais " N which
the teachers sat was covered by canopy
of vel and the float was drawn by four