Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-15

The parade. which formed in Rail
road square ard moved through the
principal streets, was made up of 10
cal. military and civic organizations
business floats ana wagons. bicyclists
school children and prominent guests
and citizens IN carriages. ana was more
than half a mile in length. The route
followed was down Church street to
Main. down Main 10 liberty. from Lib
erty to Spring and thence up Spring to
the starting point.
In the afternoon, the exercises We're
held on School lIoaSe common, begin
ming at O'Clock with band concert.
The exercises consisted of singing by
an antiquarian choir: historical ad-
dress by Hon. Stanley Plummer: 2
poem by Holman +. Day: brief ad-
dresses by prominent former residents
of the letters from former residents
who were unable to attend the ceie-
brarion. and the singing OF The Star
Spangled Banner by Mrs. Helen Il.
Winslow.
At o'clock, an exhibition was given
by steam fire engine from Bangor
In the evening at Town nan q
comedy drama was presented. ana the
celebration was brought to an end by
a gorgeous display of fireworks
The order of the parade was as follows
Eighteen Indians on horseback: WIZ
wan on a float: man with an axe. walk
ing. ,,nigrant wagon on which appeared
/ Dlacard ITO Elkinstown or Bust; hoa'
with 4 log cabin: Old wagon hinlt III
Bradford. Eng. IN l'92 'nropeItH ol a9an'
Fifield. Rangorl: float with persons work
mo GAY. weaving (uld fashioned style
loom from Abbotts mill run by an en-
CINE. showing the modern method OF
float of Alfred Austin. threshinS gram
tnId stylel: stage coach drawn by fou.
horses. on which was placard bangor
Dexter and Skowhegan5 Jerry oh MGnola.'"
and children Isaac Russ, teacher; anu
olarian choir. 10 voices, an dressed IN
old ia shioned costumes ana SINGING pen
nvdoval hymns; An apple-pearlnS pee
a6at Of Jackson & Mcintyre, barber shop
,nId style and new: Voyage of Life, req
resented by boat in when were seatei
old people and young, the AGO persons
being David A. Farrar and wife; iioat on
which were a lot of children. labelled
..Products of Dexter; the Bangor band
selactmen: orator of the day. Hon stan
Josiah Crosby V. \. Sprasue: Est: min
isters Of Dexter, Rev. J. W. Houlhan.
Rev. II. J. Piper. Rev. p; \; Mason iteE.
Fl. b. Haskell; float with MARTHA " ASH
mar with 1910 children dressed in white
ia vr hv six horses: stage coach driven
~. IL ID Nrt;regor, East torintn. drawn
TX fn;~ horses; three CARRIAGES uiSplaEec
~ ~ ~. Fish: teams Of II. l.. Pearson;
ItiIridse Bros float. wood wornlilS ma
ci.incry: 6. y. Dustin. sporEGnS s"ouS
town fire department WIN 'hieL urn
~, Daxtrr and EimOall of Bangor, as MS
quest. D!riso hose carriage; torrent ha't
tuh 81 I>;3: Spooner Mills fire depai tmen'
- mn in Uniform; Eagle Engine -, No.
ltnE
pony team with big eagle, emolem OF Inc
i,,,iuonv. Union Hook and Ladder Com
many. /, men: Tiger Engine 60. no. :, =
men; Bangor steam iire ths'h, i'i''' ~ - >
IN. t,nriutl banu; Mutual iLfe Co o.
New York; silver Lake Creamery with
engine auI icnaraiorS; ice wagon ai'
,nuis Of Geo A. Drawn: stoves ana I'm
49,. lana Crockett; o. .. Aliens barber
nutfit. I.owell Clothing Co: Manufactur-
crs' Erarvh Clothing Co: Douglass .'hu"
Co.. team driven by NJ. DassWvi,ii n;ra ~
rumns. Fnrrar Milk Farm team u
Wvm1n furniture; e. Il. Wymah; ). W -.
I!avnc+. crockery l.. L. Damon, brintihS
\. Aver. dry goods; Misses Shaw ana ~
VIZ millinery; meat wagon, 1850: Joshua
ie;phtmn: meat wagon, 1891. p: II. J"n':,
olj-fashioned chaise. Manson o,e. em' "a
Frant Johnson; Charles -. Roberts,
shoes ,S5l-iy1I: ". j.; lsiether. }eweirS
Fay 4 scott lathes; r. A. , chand Fer lsr7 {
ortt.r,. .,ore lS,o snuff. dried apples ana
New England rum; Edes Bros, DR. dry
goods: q, f. Blackjack. span OF soaiS
two teams from the Dexter Gpange steer Hler
80, ~ Hanson Ripley; locomotives, ,.
s. ' Ireland. 4. II. Fay, DR.. T, J. springall
Maiden, Mass.
1t took nearly an hour for this process
sion "a mass a given point. About 1859
etrarcers were in town, The largest crowd
Dexter has ever seen
The idea Of the town observing the
centennial was perhaps first suggested
a year ago at meeting of the cid
uom,. Week Association and by Charics