The Portland daily press., 1899-07-05
Ball Game and Interesting Series
of Sports in Afternoon.
Whole Affair Winds Up With Fireworks
Display and Band Concerts.

Fourth of July at Westbrook was ush.
cred in Tuesday morning at sunrise by
the ringing Of bells and the firing of ma
tional salutes. The day aside from the
high temperature was an ideal one and
large number of citizens and residents OF
ths adjoining towns and Portland were
on hand early in the morning to assist In
the celebration Of the day. shortly after
six o'clock the first event of interest, the
parade of the "Horribles andsFantastics'
took place. Ths procession though a
small one lacked nothing In the way of
original and catchy caricaturss, many of
which had local Significance. The pro-
cesslon started shortly a5after six O'Clock
and moved over the following route:
Bridge to Main street. to Warren block,
to Cumberland, to Brown, to Bridge,
to corner of Main street. where the parade
was dismissed. The committee ON FAM
TASTES composed of Messrs. l.. A. Frank,
q rthur leighton, q. &c. Wright, p.
rothro, ]. p. Graham ana n. H b.
.'Hawes. after considerable debate awarded
the three prizes as follows: The first
award was a purse of $40 given to "Uncle
Sans Band" led by MIR. Samuel Gui-
mond and a band of about forty must
clans dressed in patriotic and fantastic
uniforms. The second pr I've, a purse Of
50, was awarded to the West End police
force unprecedented by number of young
men in uniform, marching in platoon
under the leadership of Mir. William
Pugh as city marshal The third award
of IS was for the impersonation of
dewey and the Olympia" Dewey was
represented by MIR. John Thoutte. who
rode in boat and was accompanied by
officers and native Filipinos. The fourth
prize of ~ was for the "Horseless Car
riage," driven by MIR. William Stackford,
accompanied by a party OF enthusiasts
GRAND CIVIC AND TRADES PRO-
CESSION.
The grand civic and trades procession
was started shortly after ten o'clock and
in every sense of the word was credit
to the committee of arrangements and
the city of Westbrook. The lines were
formed promptly as planned by the COM
miitee composed of Messrs H. 6. Starr,
Chsston Il. Davies, A. NJ. Meserve, u.
d. Robinson, r. @. Boothby and l. ID.
Leishton. and few minutes past the
hoF the procession started over the fol-
lowing routes: Starting at Main and Saco
STREETS, down Main TO Warren Block. over
Gun herla nd to Brown, to Bridge. to cor
ner Iof Main where the parade was dis
mised. The procession was preceded by
a number of young Indies and gentlemen
ridiig ON bicycles. Master Henry
Blalb mounted on wheel, representing
the battleship Maine; MIR. Harry Pride
and leroy Kicker. the former represent
ing England and the latter the United
Stata; Miss Eva Cummings, dressed in
whit her wheel representing white
boat. and Miss Minnie Raymond. dressed
In wHte, were the most attractive in this
div don.
30 lowing the advance guard came the
platoln of police, composed of Parrolmen
ConlA, Stewart, Cousens and Thompson
of tip Portland police department. and
Offices Pomerleau and Gilman of the
Westfook force.
Tho next in line was the chief mar
shall ". II. Holston, chief of staff, 10.
Fred Much, and the following aids:
Erne4 l.. Dresser, William Girard, Lieut..
l.. p Holston, William Raymond,
Geore Conaut. William wyer, Leroy
WyerAnd Lieut.. Charles Walker. on
horseback. Next came the Presumpsoot
band in their handsome uniforms of
black coats ana white duck trousers,
undeIthe leadership of Mr.. +. I. Moore
of Portland and thirty men. Following
the bind came Portland company, No. 8,
U. !. X. of p, of Portland, under the
captanoy of p. II. Hif gins, Lieutenants
W. ! MoCausland d Sidney Smith.
There were rs men In dine, each hand
omef uniformed. TIE men marched
finelyRnd were the recipients of gener-
Gus applause. Following the Portland
men Pas a delegation of this members of
PTesuhpscot Valley lodge, X. of p,
riding on handsomely decorated float
Representing triangle in the symbolic
oolorslof the order. orange, red and blue.
Psqusvket trihe Of HE'D Men was mar
shaled BY Sachem b. L. Hatch, Senior
sagaiiore =. e. Fairbanks and thirty
men. Following these came large float
made 20 represent the wigwam OF tbs
red man. On the noat were number of
male aces and Indians, representing the