The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-02
LABOR DAY.
IA Big Crowd and a Fine
Procession.

| There were many floats, represent.
ing many industries, and some of them
were striking and beautiful. The Big
Four shops we're most largely repre-
sented, and made line display. There
were several fine bands In the process
sion, aud everything passed OF pleas
antly and satisfactorily. The Rev. Mr..
Deming and DIR. T. Il. Campbell made
speeches iu front OF the court house,
that were sensible and instructive, and
were highly appreciated. Judge Dow,
in introducing the speakers, paid .
handsome compliment 10 them and to
the city.
The parade was headed by the Grand
Marshal and then followed platoon
OF police and from that on to the end
it was grand success. The parade
was made mp as follows:
Gender band OF Kenton, 20 men.
Three speakers in carriage.
City Council in carriage.
Big Four railway officials.
Big Four machinists' fioat with So
machinists on foot. They wore blue
Foveralls suits, with black caps and car
ried hammers.
Big Four painters with elegant float
and IA men afoot.
Big Four blacksmiths, IL men afoot.
Kenton Clerks Union, II men.
Big Four tin shop employees, 10 men.
Boiler shop float with six men
aboard.
Brotherhood OF Boilermakers and
Iron Ship builders lodge number 243
with Al men in line wearing black
shirts and caps and blue overalls.
Big Four blacksmith float with five
men on board.
Big Four carpenters float with Is
men. This was one OF the best features,
sn engine cab being placed on the
float.
Horseshoers with float and twelve
men.
Plumbers organization IL men.
Reymer band Of IL pieces.
Representatives OF Kenton Lady
Clerks Union, 4 ladies, in carriage.
Bellefontaine Clerks Union with 35
men in line. Each carried q red, white
and blue umbrella and looked fine.
l.. l.. Barker carriage factory was
represented by a beautiful trap in
which rode Miss Gertrude Barker, Miss
Lee Miller, Mrs. Harry Morrow and
Mrs. Charles Scholler.
Northern railway construction COM
pany float with Is men on board.
G. w. Wise, house painter.
Kid Miller, carriage painter, unique.
Georgople, the candy man, rode in q
trap distributing candy to crowd OF
boys and girls that followed close.
Sugrue & Csntwell, contractors, with
two floats and IL men.
b. G. Body Works with float and
three men.
kandall's Cadet band Of IL pieces.
Bellefontaine Hame and Tool Com.
pany with float and Is men.
Poole & Purllant, florists, with 9
over laden float in the midst Of which
Roger grocer delivery wagon.
Cobain grocery.
Rea grocery.
Huffer laundry.
Starret's moving van with martial
music inside.
i Patterson monumental works with
large float.
McAfillen's grocery.
Six cavaliers.
Stsmm, the baker, with four wagons
Frank z. Miller. veterinary surgeon
gaily capsrisoned horse and gaud!
trap.
Annat dry goods house. decoratet
Idelivery wagon.
Parker clothing store and little girl
in float.
Bradfute furniture store with float.
Easton hardware store.
James Denny, cement contractor.
Kennedy Bros furniture store will
float, 6 young ladies aboard.
+. W. Kalb grocery.
RANKIN BIOS. grocery.
Fire Department with three wagons
J. E. McCracken vegetable and fior
ist display.
AT the Fair Grounds.
The gate receipts were $500, at /
> cents per head. The races were lots G
I fun. the balloon ascension and pars
chute drop fine, but the baby show
for those who love babies, and VIII
g doesn't-was the very best of all. Nor
than 100 babes were entered for con
petition, and there were q great man
: pretty ones among them. Four ladie
from Kenton were chosen as judges
Their decision was as follows: Th
It prettiest girl baby under two years {
s age belonged to Mrs. Ed Foote; th
second, child OF Mrs. Joe Henderson
The prettiest baby boy was the son
I, Mrs. Frank Day, and the second b.
= longed to Mrs. John Akin. Ther
were babies from all parts of the coul