Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-07-07
Immigrant train.

lIlUlgE ant tram. y
Tribe Of mounted Red Men in com
mand Of r. Wof, chief, charge at full
speed down King stree. to Public Square,
where they scent the trail Of the process.
sion, bringing up the rear Of the great
parade.
After the parade the visiting organiza-
ton were bapqueted at the Opera House
and Kings Daughters Hospital
After the banquet the great crowd
moved out to the boom land, where the
sham battle took plaae.
This consisted Of an attack upon an I'm
migrant train by Red Men. Immigrants
captured. Y S. Troops to the rescue. In
dams defeated. The Red Men and sold
iels made an excellent exhibition. making
the feature one Of the most ENJOYABLE
events of the celebration. Ii was witness
ed by thousands of people, who swarmed
the surrounding hills on the boom.
Following this was the band contest
in stand erected on the boom.
This was participated in by the
Shippensburg. Waynesboro and Orrstown
bands. Each played two selections. The
judges were Prof, Fred Luscomb, L. De
Witt Gerhaidt and F. NJ. Yerick. The
percentages each band made Shippens-
burg, y 2 8; Waynesboro, 81 2-3; Orrs,
town, "a I3. The Wayne band captur-
ing he prize.
The brilliant pyrotechnjc display and
balloon ascenslons concluded the big DAYS
proceedings in blaze of glory.
The Judges for the Floral Pageant
were X. +. Byrd, Winchester; Miss
Camille Bensinger, Washington, and Miss
Anna M. Goddard, WlIlamsport, Md.
Trades Display Capt Eugene Baker,
Jefferson county S. Bensnger, Wash
ngton
Best drilled Fire Company Judges:
Geo. F. Evans, Rev. S. G.. Ferguson and
J. +. Roberts, this city.
Largest uniformed Fire Department
| L. Bender and P. c. Curtis.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Winner OF Hose Reel Race, SIS, Union
Steam Fire Co. Frederick.
Winner of Hook and Ladder Contest,
$50 Always There Hook and Ladder Co.
Best Band in contest, $50, Wayne
Band, Waynesboro
Largest Uniformed Fire Department
$40, A. T. H. & l. Co. and Band, Way
nesDoro, 81 men
Best Drilled Fire Company, SIS, Com
pany No. 5, Frederick
Best Decorated Double Team IN Floral
Pageant, $40, cam No. /. in white, Miss
oalIye Faulkner
Bes- Decorated Single Team $40, Team
No 7, pony and cart trimmed up as big
basket, whitney Faulkner)
Team decorated in most unique man
her, S, Team No. 6, in green with white
DELL on top Miss Margaret Rousch.)
The judges had difficulty in selecting
he prize winners. They had several OF
he best teams pass in review before them
before they were able to select the win
hers. The difficulty with which the win
ler in the Trades Display is shown by
he following conclusion:
We the judges appointed to decide as
o the merits OF the various exhibits in the |
Trades Display, beg leave to state that
he float representing the Stone Quarry, |
The Handle Factory and The Pants Fac
org are all 50 striking and original,in fact |
he best we have ever seen in any display |
and all or either being equal IN merit
hat we cannot conscienliousiy arrive at
any decision in the matter, we must there
ore submit this conclusion as the best |
possible under the circumstances.
We consider the ]. W. Bishop display |
he most elaborate In line.
Respectfully,
EUGENE BAKER,
JAMES BENsINGER,