Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-05
GLORIOUS FOURTH
observed In Barre In Dives And Sum-
drv WavS
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
Rugg & Campbell Give God Entertainment On
Park

The Fourth was very generally Oh
served in Barre although aside frou
the at ractOnS at the Granite City
Trotting Park there was 40 public ob
servauce OF the day here. All tht
stone sheds were shut down and al
the torres closed 1T noon. The weather
was perfect 50 the day passed off YER!
well indeed.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
The celebration really began the
night before and was kept up practi
caIly all night. Fish horns and fire
crackers, both large and small, made
the night hideous to all except thosC
who were celebrating. Quiet gener
ally reigued in the vicinity Of thos:
places where there was sickness.
About l.30 q. NJ. the large cannon "a
the high school grounds was dis
charged. All the glass in the vidni.y
was Jared and the lawn looked ike a
picnic ground. About midnight steam
whistle aided its noise to the din
Many private houses a. well Is the
clubs kept "open house and inter
tained literally. Very little mai ,ous
mischief was reported as being ,.u-
FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION.
Chief Engineer Campbell had de-
tail of three men from each 0 the
four companies patrol the stree all
night in case OF fire. Two men rom
each company we're on duty likewise
all day yesterday and last right
three men from each company did
patrol duty.
Chief Of Police Brown had tn, as
sistance of II special officers il ad'
dition to the reg gular force SO thai ex-
cellent order was maintained. No
bontires we're allowed in the stress in
the thickly seJtled part Of the city.
There were no arrests the nigh, be-
fore the Fourth.
AT THE TROTTING PARK.
All roads led to Barre yesterday and
all terminated at the Granite City
Trotting Park. In the morning the
ball game between the B rre nde-
pendentS and the Bloomer Girls base
ball nine was witnessed bv many
spectators and was a good contest.
That the girls could play ball was
shown by the fact that they defelted
the boys 8 to 4. There was much dis
when it was Learned in
the afternoon that there would lie no
mole games.
In the afternoon there were $500
people present. The track was ii ex
cellent condition 50 that the raaing
was good. 1t required six heats to
decide the 2.22 class. The last was
the most exciting OF them all, and
Bunker Hill," who won, did 50 only
bJ nose. The 50 class was net so
we'll contested and each Of the three
heats resulted in the same manner
There was but little scoring, thanks
to the excellent work OF starter, V. l..
Clark Of Essex Junction, who did the
best work ia that line seen in Barre
for long while.
Every heat in the 2 % class was Il
race with tie exception of the drst
one. In the second heat it was battle
royal between VIM. Lane Miss Dlllard
for first place with the result that
Bunker hill won. Miss billiard took the
next heat thus compelling more heats
to be run. The last heat was the most
exciting OF them all. AS Nettle had
been distanced In the fifth heat and
Wilbrino had been compelled to with
draw, it left only three starters. The
race was fight from start to finish.
Bunker Hill took the lead and held it
most of the way closely pressed by
Miss Dillard. AS the three hor. es
swung into the home stretch it was
seen that all were about on even terms.
But just as they passed under the wire
Bunker Hill drew ahead enough to
win by a nose and Miss billiard finish
ed about head over VIM. l.. 1t was
the closest and M oSt exciting race that
has been seen in Barre for long time
The exhibition provided by the man
agem ent proved all righ: and was not
only strong but pleasing card as
we'll. 1t was given by as Intelligent