The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-07-10
A GREAT CELEBRATION
Oakland Had Big and Enthusiastic
Crowd and Hot Time
On Friday.
THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS IN Town
of the Nations Independence
Gala Day A Continuous Roar of
Explosives From Morning Until Late
at Night.

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The celebration of the independence
of the United States in Oakland on
Friday is only a memory now but it
is very pleasant one for the great
majority of people who honored the
town with their presence on that oc-
casion, the number of strangers with
in the gates of the city being various
ly estimated from three thousand to
five thousand
The day opened, as all Fourths of
July do, with the sound of fire crack
ers and other explosives set off at the
breaking of day by Young America.
The supply of these noise producing
instruments seemed inexhaustible for
a continuous boom kept up all day
and far into the night.
The day was nearly devoid of I'M
pleasant incidents Some things
could have been better regulated, but
it would have detracted somewhat
from the pleasure of some of the visi-
tors and added in like proportion to
the pleasures of others. Taken alto
gether it was great celebration and
one long to be remembered. Oakland
had the crowd and that without much
effort or expense on the part of her
citizens as a whole, the committee. of
which DIR. Henry W. McComas was
chairman, having the whole matter
in charge and to the members of this
committee alone is the credit due for
the successful celebration.
Trains from the east and west
brought tremendous crowds of people.
Then the sturdy farmer and his fam
lily relaxed their labors for the day
and came to town, the quota thus adj
ded swelling the crowd to such num-
bers that by ten o'clock the streets
were literally damned, at which hour
the parade was formed and passed
down Second street and after travers-
ing the principal streets disbanded at
the picnic grounds in the east end of
town.
The parade was headed by the
chief marshal, Dr. McComas, followed
by Vincent's Grafton Band, a most
worthy musical organization whose
efforts to entertain the people here
were gratefully appreciated.
The Goddess of Liberty and Column
bia were impersonated respectively by
Miss Osa Fisher, of Mountain Lake
Park, and Miss Rose Wilson, of near
Deer Park, seated in an open carriage
over which floated a magnificent silk
flag and presenting beautiful spec
tacle
In two large buses there were seat
ed number of children representing
the several states of the Union. I'm
mediately following were assistant
marshals S. T. Jones, w. r. Stull DR..
J. E. Legge, DR.. NJ. G. Hinebaugh, E.
A. Browning, NJ. R. Hamill and H. A.
Loraditch.
The Odd Fellows lodge of Loeb
Lynn Heights and the Knights of the
Golden Eagle in uniform and mount
ed upon fine looking horses, followed
by an impersonated Uncle Sam and
Young Americans.
The Oakland Concert Band, as fine
a body of young musicians seen any
where, headed the second division.
They looked and played as well as
any veteran organization.
Bolden & Brown, furniture dealers,
had very handsome and well ar
ranged float advertising their wares.
Henry Lauer, the Model Bakery
man, was in his glory mounted upon
a float which represented miniature
bakery and from which, with the as
sistance of his three bakers, he dis
pensed freely samples of the product
turned out daily at his establishment.
Mason Bros, with load of their
milling product, made striking dis
play as did also Baumgartner with
his donkey.
Prof. Smith, the music man, with
his Angelus Orchestral and piano, as
sisted by Prof. U. d. Miller, discours-
ed sweet music from a wagon upon
which the instruments and musicians
were mounted.
Louis Gortner, the Second street
merchant, and the Cumberland Brew
ing Company were also represented.
MAYORS carriage repository had a
fine display in line and some of the
novelties advertising it were of a
mirth producing nature.
The South Cumberland Band, fol-
lowed by the local lodge Jr o. U. A.
NJ, brought up the rear.
In the afternoon game of base
ball was to have been played but of