Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Brilliant Spectacle Admired by
ThOusRnds---Some of the striking
Features.

A Brilliant Spectacle Admired by
Thousands---some of the striking
Features.
The Greenfield coaching parade, post
poned from Friday to Saturday, was bril-
liant spectacle, and was admired by thous-
ands of people, all of the towns in a radius
of many miles being represented among
the spectators. The streets of the town
were decorated beautifully. There were
many drags, floats. coaches and private
carriages.in the parade, a bicycle brigade,
Representatives of the fire department, boys
battalion on Continentas, Sheburne Falls
and Turner'S Falls bands, etc. The float
representing the capture of Hannah Dus-
tin by the Indians was taking feature
the old Deadwood coach was drawn by
four mules, with an attachment of cow
boys. float upon bicycle represented
the barge of Ptolemy, king of Egypt. A
striking bicycle float represented battle
! ship of the white squadron, 10 feet long
and II feet high. Miss Marie Day drove
in Roman chariot drawn by four bicycles
ridden abreast by four young men in white
and scarlet costumes
One of the most attractive features of
the bicycle parade was the "Butterhy
Bower" in which was Miss Rebecca New
/ comb, dressed in yellow and white, with
| butterfly decorations and hat to match.
The bower was drawn by Masters Robert
Newcomb and Earl Slate, on wheels dec
Grated TO match the bower.
The float Queen Mab's Flight" repre-
sented a rockery, over which Queen Nab.
in her shell chariot, lined with pink, and
drawn by her six butterfly steeds, hastened
away. Queen Nab was personated by Miss
| - f,;r
The representatives of the press appear
ed in an English drag drawn by four horses.
On the rich red of the body of the drag APP
peared the implements of the craft in
whte-crossed pens in the centre with
huge pair of shears and bottle of paste in
the front and rear respectively.
The float which was generally agreed to
be one of the most artistic in the line was
that representing Cleopatra embarked on
the Nile in her barge Cydnus." Cleopatra
was impersonated by Miss Williams, Mas
ter Nahum Cutler was cupid and Nellie
Sears, Annie Renth and Louise Moore
were the maids. The harpists were Misses
Noe. SaXton and Hattie Blanchard.
The Mortified bridge controversy fur
nished the suggestion for the float of the
Green River club. 1t presented bridge
26 feet long, in white and purple, bearing
the inscription. The proposed Mortified
bridge" on one side, and on the other the
words, What Brattleboro doesn't want"
The float "Greenfield's Push" represent
ed Greenfeld's conception of the relative
size of her show compared with those of
the neghbOring towns of Brattleboro and
Athol. This was done by the use of three
pumpkins, the one representing Greenfield
being of such mammoth proportions as
barely to pass through the arch under the
railroad tracks, while those representing
the other towns were so small as to be dis
cernable only by the aid of field glasses.
The races at Greenfield were finished
Saturday. f. C. Swans Prince Lavelard
of Athol won the 2:14 class in straight
heats. in 2:l6, 2:16i and 2:174, the track
record being broken by one second. A.
Simard's Adonis was second, John Swans
Checo third and DR.. Carmichel's Clifford
fourth. A. K. Battey's Miturn took the
2:29 class race in straight heats, fastest
2:24t. A. 7. Batchelder's Hugh Mack
took the 2:40 class race in straight heats
and got mark of 2:244.