The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
Rutland Won First
Prize for a Fine
Turnout.
FROM KlONDIKE TO PHILIPPINES.
Everything In the Way Of
Novelties Provided and
Hugely Enjoyed.

oakham, Aug 23.-once year Oak
ham demands the attention Of the out
side world, and this was its gala day.
Every town within radius Of ten
miles and many outside that limit sent
their quota.
Everything from the beautiful to the
grotesque had its place and did It's
place credit. The good people Of the
quaint little town were all out in holi-
day attire, and the whole town wore a
gay and festive appearance. It was the
occasion of the annual coaching parade
and field day of the Oakham Village
Improvement Society, and in the Ian
guage Of the circus, was better than
ever.
The usual number of summer board
ers were on hand to help make the af-
fair q. success, and their attempts met
with admirable success. Walter NJ. Dean
was chief marshal of the day, and he
went about his BUSINESS as though he
knew it, and before the days enjoy
ment was at an end every one agreed
that he did
He was assisted by DR.. Eugene A.
Lincoln, H. d. Billiard and S. f..
Woods. The committee on parade
IL.
and S. F. Woods, and their artistic
tastes leqt much to the variety and
consequently to the spice of the parade.
A. ]. Holden, president of the Oakham
society, was in his element, and his
1ovial face was continually wreathed in
smiles as he saw the exercises going
through without a hitch in the pro-
gram.
Paekards brass band, a much better
aXRr6RQt W. hos
four times as large as Oakham can
boast OF, furnished music for the day
The band consisted of II pieces, with
N. w. Packard leader.
The parade, as usual, was the most
interesting event of the day, and held
the interest of the spectators. Its chief
new feature was the introduction of a
Filipinos.
The rough riders, with Otis Sawyer
gorgeously arrayed as Uncle Sam, had
the right OF line. Their CAPTAIN was I
w Mullett; first lieutenant, Bert Reed
and color bearer, w. H. Boyd The pri-
Yates We're: Benjamin Reed, Walter
Greene, Henry Cummings, Fred Par
menter, Walter Woods, Edward Ravine,
attired In The uniform which he wore
during the late war; Edward Crawford.
George Briggs, Kimball Packard, Al
bert Howe, John Day, James Allen and
Eugene Saunders.
After them came a delegation of Fill
pinos, Ashod Dernanwoeeln acting as
Aguinaldo, and having II followers.
Some Of the gaudily bedecked vehi-
cles were really things of beauty. Rut-
land had the best representations, send
ing three coaches covered with yellow
ana white. The first was drawn by
three prancing horses and carried 10
people, while the others made UP in
noise what they lacked in numbers.
Boston gig, occupied by H. B.
Deane and his coachman from Rutland.
attracted much attention, and a car
rage containing Misses Sarah Packard
and Catherine Billiard of Oakham came
IN for large amount of applause
through the popularity of the occu-
pants, ana the neat decorations Of green
and waite
one OF the Drettiest turnouts in the
line and one tina. commanded a great
deal of attention was the three-seated
beach wagon from North Brookfield, in
which were seated Leon Adams.
Brooks Maxwell Arthur Fullam and
Misses Edith Adams, Ora Newman and
Stella Newman. With their decorations
Of red and white, these young people
made pretty picture
W. 5. Crawford and wife of Oakham
and r. j. Crawford of Worcester made
pretty appearance in a carriage dec
GRATED with the stars and stripes.
A unique representation Of the fire
department was driven by Alfred C.
Moore, the force consisting of w. III.
Robinson, who industriously banged
away at couple of tin pans and Gre
ated a general hubbub.
A team heralded as coming all the
way from Klondike was driven by II.
Bartlett, whose companion was Miss
n. p. Cole Of Worcester
Fred Parkman drove a three-seated
wagon which made a shining picture
In the summer sun with its decorations
of req and yellow.
The Sunbonnet Club, consisting of a
bevy OF pretty Oakham damsels, whose
beauty was enhanced by their red and
white costumes occupied barge drfy-
en- by Mott Lincoln.
The one prominent Coldbrook turnout
IN line contained II people from the
village OF springs, and was decorated
with American flags interspersed with
evergreen.
After the parade the first prize was
awarded to the three-horse coach from
the Muschopauge house, and the second
to Fred Parkman's clever looking rig.
The sports which took place In the
afternoon made the day fly rapidly and
created no end of amusement There
were two potato races and Lester r.
Hunter Of Boston captured one with
sank Finnican of North Brookfeld
best man in the other. James Clarke
won the sack race and the elephant
race, peculiar TO Oal5ham. was captured
by Fred Parmenter and Leon Lackey.
william Brooke and James Clarke de-