The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04
LABOR DAY.

Inc puOllC buildings and business places
were gaily bedecked with bunting and flags
OF all sizes, and at an early hour the streets
were thronged with people. Most OF the
business places were closed in the after
noon.
Langdon meadow, which had been Sc
cured for the events was connected with
State street by foot bridge and tent 60
by 30 feet had been secured from X. q.
Bowers and fitted up as lunch room
where sandwiches and small drinks were
dispensed by William Rivers and corps Of
assistants. platform had been con-
structed for the use OF the band and speak
ers of The day.
just before ten O'Clock in the morning it
ceesed raining and the parade, which was
about half mile in length and comprised
about 500 men, formed ON Barre street. The
parade was most imposing spectacle es II
furnished the most graphic illustration Of
the industrial strength OF Montpelier ever
given in this city. Ten police officers were
on duty during the day and the veteran Of
| ticer, Louis Wood, and squad of six pa
trolmen led the advance and cleared the
| way. Following was the Montpelier Mill
tary band, L. R. Merrill, leader, with stir
ring music. The marshal OF the day was l.
| Paul Rivers who with j. j. Chimney ana
John McIver, his aides, was mounted.
The best of order prevailed both on the
streets and on the grounds throughout the
day although 4,C30 to 5000 people distinct
| lively cosmopolitan, were assembled. But
| Uu0 huu dll bbbIlbu 10 VIC WlUu 6bCu Obu6I
| to make the event a success.
Then came about 300 members OF the
| Montpelier branch Of the National Granite
| Cutters Union arrayed in neat white frock
| coats, gray felt hats and aprons of striped
| drilling. This company was led by the
| comu ittee OF fifteen composed OF j. j.
Eagsn, chairman, N. j. Glass, secretary,
2. j. Glynn, John Mcdonald, James Nc
Lean, Michael Sullivan, James Doyle, John
Sexton, 8. Casalani, e. NJ. Menard Fred
| Connors, Daniel Hays, Leon Rowe, Fred
Kerr and West Burr with William Henne-
berry, Jack Canary aud Stephen Burgen es
| foot marshals.
While the lull strength of the granite
cutters was not in line, es there are all told
about 500 cutters in the city, yet they made
an inspiring picture OF sturdy manhood es
they marched through the streets, and with
the other organizations we're greeted with
| loud and prolonged huzzas all along the
way. The cutters who had been expected
to participate in the parade from Northheld
and West Berlin, were delayed by the rail-
road collision near the Langdon farm.
Following the cutters came the st. Mi
| chael's battalion Of forty men, Capt. Charles
Terrio commanding; forty members of the
local carpenters and joiners' union, srrsyed
| in blue caps and aprons OF striped drilling,
with L. n. Jerue and N Y. oley as mar
shals; twenty-five members of the local
painters union in blue caps with white
duck coats and trousers. with A. f. Good
| ale az marshal.
The mayor and city council and G-t
Father W. j. OSullivan, Rev. o. o. J1d-
kins and @. A. G. jackson, the speakers o.
the day, were in carriagesi two floats gally
decorated came next, one that OF the Flan-
deTs and Pierce Company with its hand
some display horse in fancy driving har-
ness and workman stitching on harness,
the float being drawn by four horses. The
second was display of carved monumental
work from the sheds OF Ryle q Mccormick,
with two cutters at work with bush ham
mers. This float was drawn by six gray
horses.
The parade moved up Main to School,
Loomis Jay, to Main, down State to the
Pavilion where the parade was received by
the mayor, members Of the city council and
speakers OF the day.
1t was planned to begin the sports on
Langdon meadow directly after the parade
and the crowd already gathered there Yves
swelled by those who took part in the par
ade. As a light rain set in and it was near
ly noon 1t wes decided to postpone the
sports until afternoon, and altogether
snould II continue to rain, the addresses in
that event to take place in Armory hall al
two o'clock.
By one o'clock the rain had ceased and
the afternoon was sll that could by de
sired. The sports came off before the adj
dresses and were as follows:
I Throwing the hammer: Prizes, 50, D.
and 81, b. b. Scott, Barre, frst, 95 #. II
in; John Barry, Barre, second, 81 IT, in.
Daniel Sullivan, Barre, third, s5 feet.
Putting the shot: Prizes, So, 81 and 81
Daniel Sullivan, first, 2S #. IL in; George
,, Connors, this city, second. 28 II. IL in; Will
liam Peterson, this city, third, 2S II.
Standing jump: Prizes. So. S1'5O and 81
: William Peterson, first, #. IL in.; j. j.
Goodwin, this city, second, IT, in; Geo
Connors, third, It. in.
Three legged race: Prizes, so. S1,50 and
81, ID. Sullivan and p. Thayer. first, Barre
p Charland and j. j. Goodwin, second
w. B. Scott and p. j. Conley, third.
100-yard dssh; Prizes, 50, 81 90 and 81
d. Sullivan, tirst Perley Thayer, second
Peter Chsrland, Barre, third.
22O-yard dash: same contestants, prizei
and winners as in the 100-ysrd dash.
l Apprentice race Prizes, 81, Sl.50 and VI
z D. Sullivan, first; P. Tnayer, second: W
: B. Scott, third.
Boys, under 10 years, race: Prizes, 81
a 75c and SOC, Lyman Hill, first; Robert Me
, nard. second; Robert Emery, third.
i, Girls urder 10 years, race: Prizes, 81
s 75c and SOC, Blanche CArbo, first; Hildl
r Washburn, second; Bertha Lindsay, third
d Quarter mile race: Prizes, So, 81 and 81
+ d. Sullivan, frsti P. Thayer, second, Z
5 Charland, third.
Running jump: Prizes, So, 81 and 81
T Eugene Craven, this city, first, II II. 4 in.
= William Peterson, second, II #. ! in; T
Thayer, third, 16 IT. p in.
: Doughnut and sack race; prizes, 81, S1.5
2, and 81, p. Charland, hrsti ID. Sullivan, sec
: ond; p. ThaYer, third.
IL 1t will be observed that the cream OF tn
% prizes in the various sports was taken b
,. the Barre men, Sullivan and Thayer, VIII
= also last year broke the records made at tn
y several athletic events held at Barre.
most novel feature OF the sports was tn
p running races between tie English whiI
1t pets OF DR.. Ashley. These dogs hold rec
L. ord of running 200 yards in eight second
P. aud DR.. Ashley is engaged to appear at tn
y st. Johhsbury and Barton fairs with thes
10 dogs. He says he has refused an offer fo
: them, from one of the young Vanderbilts, {
81 200
? THE SPEECHES.
U, Shortly after two O'Clock the speakers
B. the day were taken to the grounds in car
riages and given seats on the platform
IN Mayor j. g. Brown presided at the formi
D. exercises. Before introducing the speaker
he said he was glad to say that little raj
or anything else little damp does not di
turb the people of Montpelier. Labor da
p- hes been observed in other States for seve
eral years The Vermont legislature
In 1898 made the day q legal holiday, and sine