Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-10
THE FOURTH
Big Crowds al Midd ebury.


Perfect weather, good attractions and
good music 10y first class band com
bined to draw big crowd to the county
seat Saturday. July 4th. for the grand
celebration and Field Day. The com
mittees having this celebration in charge
worked with a will and the result was
one of the most successful events of the
kind ever held in the county. The
crowds began to arrive early and every
train brought more people. Everything
passed off well, and the crowds were
quiet and orderly.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, Col. T. NJ.
Chapman, the grand marshal, with lis
assistants Edward James, Don Hamil-
ton and Dewey Smith, started the pro-
cession from the Volunteer Hose COM
pany's building in the following manner
Marshal and aids, Order of Forresters
encircled with band of bunting.
making fine display; Piper and Goyett's
float, an elegant creation in the shape of
a car. white body. trimmed and decorat-
with bunting, flags and flowers, and
containing four young ladies, Misses Eva
Pinney, Estella Beaudreau, Cecile Sar-
gent and Ita Curtis, robed in white and
holding the American colors. A iuve
nile company followed, encircled in
imitation of the Foresters. calling them
selves the Juniors then a neatly deco
rated wagon bearing the name of Gee
Sisters, milliners, and containing little
Alice Daniels; L. S. Knight & Co.'S,
float which made an unusually fine
appearance, the decorations being plain
and elegant. 1t was driven by Peter
LacroiX, and carried Jessie LacroiX,
Cecil Knight, Thomas Burns. Arthur
LacroiX, Bernard and Harry Burns
Beckwith & Cos. delivery wagon was
handsomely trimmed and decorated and
driven by the veteran delivery man,
Joseph Z. Nash. y. j. Blackmer's float
appearance the arched canopy producing
beautiful effect, while the lettering and
notices contrasted well with the yellow
and white of the body The driver was II. S.
Robbins. 1t carried six young ladies.
Misses Grace Buttolph, Theodosia Crane.
Belle Moore. Carrie Buttolph. Margaret
Sheldon and Beatrice Miner. w. II.
MGicombe contributed miniature lunch
wagon and attracted particular attention
being an imitation of his popular lunch
cart on the square. T. Kidder & Sons
bottling works wagon, neatly trimmed
completed the floats. Then came the
fire department with Chief Engineer
George Kidder at the head with his
assistant, John Beaudreau, as his aid.
The Battell Hose company had the right
of line. Foreman Mark Bissette in
command, with their handsome hose
carriage elaborately trimmed, followed
by the Volunteers Hose company with
the veteran hand engine, known as
Washington, No. /, which has been in
service for over 80 years, and is retired
on its laurels, with the solid hose carriage.
both decorated in style in keeping with
the occasion, Foreman c. F. Rich was in
charge. Last but not least was the new
hook and ladder truck. which arrived
on Friday, and was Just in time to be
exhibited in the parade for the first
time.
\ detail from the other companies had
charge of the truck.
The firemen were all in their dress
uniforms and looked tidy and neat.
Chief of Police Dickinson had his men
placed ''where they would do the most
good and each appeared every inch
soldier.
The parade was made according to the
published programme. many stores and
residences ON the route being hand
somely trimmed and decorated with
flags and bunting.
In the afternoon a large crowd assem-
bled at the fair ground to witness the
races and hear the concert by the Bristol
Military band. The musicians acquitted
themselves very satisfactorily and the
races seemed TO be heartily enjoyed,
The events terminated as follows:
Three minute class, trot or pace, one
half mile heats, Dan Gillig, first; Lottie
Gillig, second; Harkaway, third; purse
S15 divided; $3.50 to first; $3.50 to
second; $3.50 to third, Time, 1:I5,
1:1S, 1:l1.
The 2:l, class failed to fill and a
special purse was made up for which
these horses cOntended: Doctor, White
River and Lady Franklin. Mile heats,
best two in three. Lady Franklin took
first money, White River, second and
Doctor, third.
The running race had three entries,
Rube, ridden by Robert Leavitt, of Bran
don, Bell, ridden by George Train, of
NIiddebury, and Nellie Gray, handled
by +. Wilmarth. Rube was am easy
winner, and took So of the $40 offered,
the 81 being divided between the other
two horses.
The 100-yard dash was won by George
HOlcOmb William Eappan second and