Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-11
July 9TH at Bethel.

Between two and three thousand people
| took part in the celebration either as par
| Elephants or spectators. The special trains
| from Rochester were all loaded. The first
train Of three cars brought 236 passengers
and the other two swelled the total to 464.
! MANY came from Randolph, Royalton,
Barnard, Pittsheld and other surrounding
| towns. OF course there was some of the
| ssardento imbibed and the weather was
somewhat ardent also, making people 5
| tempers short and testy, but no serious
outbreaks were had and no arrests neees-
| sary.
Will smith and VIII T. Rogers were APP
pointed special police by the selectmen
and assisted Constable B. c. Rogers in pre-
| serving order.
The parade formed on North Main
street very promptly soon after a. m.
and marched through the principal streets
in the following ORDER
Mounted marshal, A. Lee Cady.
Mounted aids, Rev. Wilmond Warner,
William Stiekney, George Arnold, Charles
Wilson, Robert Kimball and John Hart
we'll.
Green Mountain band of Randolph, 10
pieces.
Float OF C. d. Cushing, representing the
Crescent club. Miss Leila Cushing was
seated on a crescent embowered in spruce
boughs.
Float of Upper & Graham's hardware
store. the principal feature of which was
bath tub with two live naked eherubs
sporting in water.
Miss Ruby Fish, riding a lastly
trimmed wheel.
Marsh and Whittier representing a camp
scene.
Float Of the American Express Co.,
driven by III. T.. Grant.
Float of Wilson'S Insurance agency, rep
resenting toy house on fire with firemen
at work.
Float Of c. D. Cushing, representing
Bethel Mills in 1881, with overshot wheel,
and drawn by four horses.
The old John Woodbury. chaise. driven
by Il. b. Ryan in female costume.
Horrible, George H. Davis riding a We
hicle, composed of a barrel and placarded
1--WE live on Tannery ST.
Caricature, B. q. Walker, Carrie Ma
ton.
Seven boys bearing banners of Brooks q
LaDue's were interspersed.
The judges, T. B. Martin and Henry
Chaffee Of Rochester and NJ. L. Wyman,
Jr., of stoekbridge, awarded the first
prize for best float to G. D. Cushing's old
Bethel Mill, to b. G.. Walker for the best
take-od aud g. H. Davis Tor the best hor-
rible.
Following the parade came the sports
which were held in front of the Bascem
House. The contestants and winners Mere
as tolloWs.-53t ~ Ia q as
Bicycle race, open to all-Chas. Town
send, ist; Albert Degognieux, I'd; Eugene
Morrill,. Sd c. Harrison Wheel, 9TH; Fred
Pecor, 9Th,
Foot race for boys Robert KimbaIl, LIST
Robert Bird, I'd; Nelson Parrott, Sd
James Wilson, 4th Edmund Burrelle, 9Th.
Free-t o-all foot race-Fred Rauch, 1st
Alex. Comrie, 3D. Chas. Townsend, Sd
Chas. Reed, 4th
Three-legged race-Chas. Reed and
Pearl Faneuf, 1st; George Howe and
Arthur Roberts, 3D. George Burrelle and
Henry Parrott, 3D.; Alex. Comrie and Chas.
Townsend, 4th Nelson PARROT and Ed
mund Burrelle, 9Th.
Wheelbarrow race-Fred Rauch, lst
Alex. Comrie, I'd; Chas. Townsend, Sd
Dan Sulle, 4th.
Tug Of War Best two out OF three in
twenty second heats. One team, cap
tanned by Thos. Maddren, consisted of
himself, George Wheelock, Frank Rice, G.
G. Campbell, John Morrill,, Allie Brink,
Christian Lombard and G. w. Davis. The
other consisted OF samuel Bowen, captain,
J. Russ, Willis Sharp, Chas. Townsend,
w. H. Masterson, F. r. Hackett, Frank
Mccullough and Don Cole The first heat
was won BY the Maddren team and the
second and third by the Bowen team.
The boys bicycle race went by default
to Robert kimball and Robert Bird.