Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-12
GRAND CELEBRATION.
At PittsieId In Honor Of the
Glorious Fourth Of July.
The Affair Once Postponed But Even
Better for the Delay.
The Parade, Foot Races, Base Bali and Tsot-
Ting at the Park.

field celebrated, Saturday in earnest
and one of the best celebrations our
people have ever participated in was
the result. No better day could be
asked for and the entire programme
was carried out. Early Saturday morn
ing people began pouring into the VII
lage until by ~ o'clock the streets were
almost impossible. fruit vendors, dis
tillers of lemonade and fakirs Of every
description We're on hand and dis
pensed their wares and worked. their
games to their hearts content. when
| not disturbed by the officers.
Early in the forenoon one lady re-
ported that pickpockets had relieved
her of $50. carried in her purse. but the
| crowd was too good natured and too
much bent on having a good time to
stop for these trifies and buxom women
from the country and fashionable
ladies from the villages, We'd with each
| other in their hasts to reach the park,
| and what mattered 1t though clouds of
dust were inhaled, or a drunken man
| now and then pushed them aside A
trot or a ball game cannon be seen
every day in the week, and crying
| babies with mothers nearly exhausted
with the heat and dust, hurried about
| all day to view the varied scenes, for 1t
was the day we celebrate, and IL some
| thing exceptional did not happen you
know it would not be 1.-The glorious
Fourth"
Major l.. c. Morse had charge of the
programme in the forenoon and carried
out his part to perfection. Carrying a
| backet of potatoes i'm his carriage be-
| hind high spirited horse. the potatoes
| at nearly noon, after cooking few
hours in the hot sun were used in the
potatoe race.
Three bands. the Pittsf1eld. Troy and
Palmyra, dispensed soothing strains Of
music. which was occasionally heard
! amid the other noise. and in their daz-
] zling uniforms added to the CAVITY of
the occasion.
The FIRST. and perhaps the most en-
PERTAINING part of the programme, was
the gorgeous bicycle parade, partici-
pated in by local bicyclists for prize
| of SO. When the procession went down
| Main street from the institute campus,
headed by Marshal Morse. amid great
applause and demonstration. it was a
handsome sight, and has only been ex-
celled by the grand pageant when
Speaker Reed was present last fall. at
the great Republican rally. Then came
the mems bicycle race participated in
by four contestants and prizes were
awarded as follows: First, Peasley:
second. Keene; third, Harding.
A foot race followed with seven con-
testants 100-yards dash. Call and
Willis, Bates college students, won re-
spectively first and second money;
time 10 minutes.
Following this came the sack race
with six contestants. Finlayson win
ming first, with Foster a close second.
This was followed. by the boys
bicycle race. there being six contest
ants. Lancey Milliken won first prize;
Melrose, second; Reed, third; Thurston,
fourth.
The potatoes being by this time we'll
cooked. this race followed, and Willis
the Bates college man again proved a
winner, taking first prize. with Finlay-
son. second; and Foster, third. There
were seven contestants.
This concluded the exercises of the
loIciOOIl WHICH, TIC programme Hdu
been carried out on Main street, but in
the afternoon, an adjournment was
had to Union park. where Col. Morrell
had a programme that could satisfy
the most ardent lover of the race track.
The 2.32 class required seven heats and
was won by Pilot Morrell. The follow
ing is the summarizes:
2.s2 CLASS-TROT AND PACE-PURSE
s125.OO
Pilot Morrill,, b 6. H. L.
Meader. Waterville.. I 3 3 III
Joe Gray. blk &, p. e. Lewis.
Morrison's Corner. 2 6
Erling. b e. c. r. Yelling
ton Albion. 2 81
Lily Wilkes br m. w. G.
Reynolds. Waterville..... 6 5 DR.
Jake,b &. f. l.. Fisher
M pit5seid / ': ]. M Il, ,,,r
rill Pittsfield. ........... 4 2 4
Maud w. b m. A. X. Libby,
': Time. s.ssA. ss5 ssix. a.sis sss'
2.25 CLASs-rROT AND PACE-PURSE
$4,000
Maud H, ID M. c. E. Simpson,
Waterville ...... 1 IL
orono Boy. blk g. C. r. Page.
. orono III. ...;:.;....;,:..:
Uik OHdTIeS DuSllus i
Pittsheld ......................... 2 Il
Gipsey Boy, b &. A. X. Libby,
Hartland .......................... 3 81
Vichmont. b h, r. w. French.
Time 229A. 2.2iA. 2.24H.
go CLASS-TROT AND PACE-PURsEI
$4,000.
Victor c. b 6, E. l.. Fisher, Pitts
'IleIu Observation-Disclosures. 1
Bud Wilkes. b G. F. A. Palmer,
Pittsfieid Observation-Disclosures. 81
Martin. or g. p. f. Lewis, Nor
riSOn'S Corner NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Meader Boy, b &. H. E. Meader,
Waterville ....................... 5 4 Fl
Emma Wilkes, b m, S. Witham,
'Watervilie ......................... 8 |
Honest Jack. b &, E. C. Hunter.
PittSfield ........,.6 81
Charley Reeves, b 6. C. T. Page.
OTonu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 45 1
Sent to barn for running
Time, 2.31A, 234E, 233A
A good sized crowd was in attend |
ance and the number of horses partici- !
pating made these races one OF the |
principal features Of the day.
At the same time a ball game was in
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