The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-08
THE FIREWORKS
CONTRACTED FOR.
Over Three Thousand Dollars
Worth Secured
FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Display by Day and by Nlgbt-Com-
mittees Meet and Arrange to
Collect Finances All
Enthusiastic,


committees having in charge the Fourth
of July celebration Was held Tuesday
night in the city hall. The various
committees reported progress in all
matters pertaining to the celebration,
and some flattering reports were re-
ceived by the general executive COM
mittee.
The finance committee, having in
charge of raising of funds for the cell
ebration also met and considered means
whereby to go ahead with their work.
The following well known citizens are
members of the committees:
II. s. Kaufman, chairman; Will G.
Saxton, treasurer; Jos. A. Bour, secre-
tary; Phil j. Bernower, w. w. Pum-
phrey, Elmer Beard, Frank Marburger,
j, A. Mahaffey, J. H. Kenny, and Chas.
r. Frazer.
The above committee will appoint
subcommittee in certain portions of
Canton, and all subcommittee will
carry credentials. Citizens of Canton,
on being solicited for funds for the 4th
Of July are requested to take notice of
the above.
The committee on fireworks also rem
dered their report Of the pyrotechnic
display which has been contracted for.
There will be day display consisting
of imported Japanese shells which
shoot from 800 to 1000 feet into the air
and discharge all fantastic forms and
showers of colored stars. The entire
day display will be discharged from the
city lot in North Cleveland avenue
The night display will also be discharged
somewhere in that vicinity. the exact
place not being determined bv the conn
mittee. The fire works which have been
contracted for Is listed at 5000. and IL
will be the largest and grandest display
ever witnessed in this city. The follow
ing is a list of the various pieces chosen
for the nights displays:
. "a extra heavy salutes. 3 FOUNDERS.
72 variegated colored rockets, 1 poun-
ders.
"a Diebel's special rockets, 1 FOUNDERS.
,12 Balloon rockets, 2 Founders.
"a colored star rockets. 8 FOUNDERS.
12 special display rockets. 3 FOUNDERS.
12 twinkling star rockets. 3 pounders
12 search-light rockets. new. pound-
ers.
12 prismatic dragon rockets. 3 pound
ers.
IL golden cascade rockets. 8 pounders.
corucopia rockets. 4 Founders.
jeweled streamer rockets. A pounders.
willow tree rockets. pounders
shooting star rockets. 4 pounders.
6 electric shower rockets. 4 pounders
triple asteroid rockets. 4 pounders.
6 telescope repeating rockets. 6
Founders.
6 special display rockets. 6 pounders.
6 seven star pleiades rockets. 6 pound
ers,
golden cloud rockets. s FOUNDERS.
peacock plumes rockets, 8 Founders.
floating festoon rockets. s pounders.
8 prize cometic rockets. 8 Founders.
SO sacks illuminating fire. red and
green.
6 mines of colored stars, large.
6 Feu de Joie mines, extra heavy.
8 mines of electric showers-new.
Japanese jugglers. extra large.
12 dragons nests. extra large.
12 Jacks-in-a-box. extra large.
6 devil among the tailors, extra large.
12 floral fountains Of golden spray,
extra,
70 prismatic fountains. extra large.
bombshell batteries, extra large.
palmetto fountains. extra large.
Niagara batteries. 100 shots each.
12 exhibition prismatic whirlwinds.
12 variegated colored star batteries.
exrta.
70 Diehrs bombshells. 70 inch.
Diehis Dompsheils' 10 ihch.
l. Neapoiitah repeat ponipsheis' IL
men. 90
Neapohtah repeat oomosheiis' 40
men.
Japanese pomDsnelis, ~ inch'
Japanese uonishens, 40 ihch'
All pompshels hreo from ihortars' OF
upright guns.
motto piece' Weicome' 10 ihch let
ters'
set piece, July g. IN prliiiant iahce'
pieces, bomDette fountaihs' :,
! exhipltion piece american Flas'
mechanlcal piece Jumping JACK
piece' Chinese briiiiaht.
piece' McAiniey,