The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-14
OUR BIG CELEBRATION T!
THE BALLOON ASCENSION ONE
OF THE GREAT ATTRACTIONS.
The Ball Game, Street Parade, Bicycle,
Mule, Foot Races, &c, Witnessed
by an Immense Crowd.

The multitude Of people from far and
near who came 10 Rcynoldsvlle on
Saturday, July 3rd. to participate In
and witness the celebration here under
the auspices Of Fire Co. No. |. was proof
positive that the fire company had
provided n good program for the day.
| Notwithstanding the Dubois Couricr's
dirty attempt To keep the people away
the early trains brought in large crowds
and all the by-ways and highways were
| filled with people bound for Reynolds
/ Vile Ia have n good time, and Judging
from the pleasant expressions on all
faces, they found what they came for
pleasure. The town was bcdcckcd in
holiday attire. Four large arches
covered with evergreen and laurel
flowers, spanncd Main street. between
Third and Fifth streets, while four or
! five large flags iluttered over the street.
and bunting, small flags, &c, were used
in abundance to give the town II fine
appearance. From the rising of the
sun until the going down Of the same
no clouds prevented "Old Sol" from
| giving the people warm reception.
The first ''dOings" Of the day was II
game of ball between the homo club
and n club from Dubois. Tho game
was called at 0:30. Our boys were the
best players and won the game by II
score of ! TO >. At 1880 the street
parade, which was composed Of nremen
on foot, two brass bands, drum corps,
industrial and fantastic make ups, was
formed on Fourth street and paraded
the prominent streets Of West Reynolds
vile and Iteynoldsvillc proper. by the
time the parade was over the noon hour
had arrived. The frcmcn served
dinner in the Reynolds block and many
Of the visitors went there for dinner.
but the crowd in town was too large to
be feed at one place and the hotels and
boarding houses assisted in feeding tho
visitors.
IL was at first intended that the
balloon ascension would take place
between three and four o'clock in the
afternoon, but for some reason this was
changed and it was announced that the
ascension would be made at I.3O p. NJ,
and by that time great crowd had
assembled on the ball ground to see the
balloon go up, but it did not go up on
time. After two or three hours delay
the big balloon was filed with hot air,
but for some reason it would not soar
into the clouds and remained on terra
firma. The crowd returned to town
with the understanding that the balloon
would be ready TO ascend in the evening.
Miss Leroy, the aerOnaut, worked In
the hot sun all afternoon and ordered
her assistants around like a major
general. Her business manager was
overcome by the heat and had TO have
a doctors attention. When the balloon
was almost filed the second time side
post fell down and tore two holes in it.
Although fatigued, discouraged and
possessing feeling that she might lose
her life II she made this ascent, yet
Miss Leroy had the holes sewed up and
at eight o'clock the monster balloon
shot towards the clouds bearing the
little woman with it sitting on a trapeze
bar. When about fifty feet up the
parachute broke loose and dropped to
earth. leaving the woman with no other
hope OF escape than to cling to the
balloon. 1t assembled up so high that
the aeronaut looked like small speck
hanging to the balloon. The balloon
landed near the West Reynoldsville
school building.
Four races occurred between four and
six o'clock. Two bicycle races, mule
race and foot race. The six mile bicycle
road race was entered by four riders,
Frank Sutter, Walter Williams, Will
Rhoden, OF this place, and Will Male, Of
Dubois. Male won first prize, Sutter
second and Rhoden third prize.
Williams fell off his wheel near DR..
Kings residence on Main street and
was injured. In the boys one mile
bicycle race Walter Reynolds won first
prize, Chester Belnap second and keitz
Mullen third. In the mule race Earl
Fink's mule came in first and Bert
Burns mule came in second. In the
100 yards foot race Fred Bohren took
first prize Atmore Shaffer second and
Will Male third
While there was no special py-otech-
nical display provided by the committee,
yet there was quite a display OF fire
works in various parts of the town
during the evening, and the crack of
the small fire crackers and the boom of
the big ones was heard constantly all
day.
The crowd was good natured and left
the town in the evening apparently
well satisfied with the celebration in
Reynoldsville.