The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-10
LabOr's Holiday.

Long before the trick elephant made his
appearance to signalize the opening of
the days program, the sight-3eers began
to gather, and before the parade was
well under way, sidewalk audience
that would make a circus company en-
vious was lining the curbstones of Water
street and Madison avenue. The sur
rounding towns contributed their quota,
both by electric roads and by team,
Madison In particular sending a large
delegation.
Nothing occurred to mar the enjoy
meut of the days program, and every
thing passed off to the entire satisfaction
of all concerned. There was but slight
indication of intoxication during the
entire day, and the best of order pre-
vailed.
The parade, the feature of the morn
ing, was representative of the strength
of organized labor In its numerous
branches. The paper makers and the
sulphite and wood workers from Madi-
son contributed generous delegations.
In all some AGO men were In line, making
a parade about three fourths of mile In
length. The line of march rs from the
Eddy Hill up Water street and Madison
avenue to Elm street, thence along Elm,
Pleasant, High, North, Maple, Madison,
Russell and Water streets to the place
of starting, where the procession dis
banded. The business houses were not
we'll represented, only two floats being
in line, those of j. II. Williams, the
"union shop" and j. H. Murray, oil and
heaters.
The parade WAS made up as follows:
George Gould, marshal.
Sheriff and Chief Of Police.
Maccabee Band, blue uniforms with
white duck trousers, c. A. Rogers, d.
rector; B. Irving Rice, drum major. u
men.
Conveyance with selectmen and Town
Agent.
Carpenters Union No. SIS, "a men in
working suit OF gray.
Masons' and cklayers' Union No.
II, Is men In working clothes; also two
floats with stone and bricklayers at
work.
Painters and Paper Hangers Union,
20 men, In white working clothes.
Laborers' Protective Union, So men,
In blue frock and overalls.
st. Antoine de Padoue, Catholic Order
OF Foresters, "a men.
Rand from Nnrridno~OoI1 and Md;
son, 20 men.
men, In white paper caps, white figured
shirts, and duck trousers.
Sulphlte and Woodworkers' Union of
Madison, 30 men, black shirts and white
duck trousers.
Carpenters Union of Madison, % men,
gray working clothes.
Drum corps, II men.
Madison Fire Dept. In full uniform, 81
men.
Somerset baseball team, 16 men.
Skowhegan Fire Dept, headed by EE-
glneers Weston and GilfillaD, Steamer
Co., 10 men, Hose Company, ten men,
Hook and Ladder Company, II men.
Float of J. H. Williams, tonsorial
rooms, exhibition of hair clipping.
Float Of j. H. Murray, specimens q
heaters and oils.
Marshal Gould was assisted In his
work by aids G. w. Grover, N. S. Var
ney and James Thompson.
The parade disbanded shortly before
noon, and at 12.l5 false alarm of fire
was rung in from box 81, for the pur-
pose of testing the efficiency of the fire
department. With their usual prompt
ness, the fire laddies responded, and in
the quickest possible time stream was
playing on the broad expanse of Water
street. This was the concluding feature
of the forenoon program.
The main portion of the days pro-
gram, and that which furnished the most
genuine sport for the crowd, was the
afternoons sport at the park. All the
mills and business places were closed
for the half day, and everyone took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to exchange
a quarter for its value In fun. No one
yet has been heard to complain that they
did not get their moneys worth. The
orator Of the day was not forthcoming,
but his absence was compensated for by
two spirited track events, a matched
race between Miss Stirling and Nettie
W., the fast mares owned by Chas. W.
Day and +. E. Southland, and another of
those exciting colt races. The Maccabee
Band and the drum corps were on hand
to enliven the waits between heats.
Some trouble was experienced In keep
ing the track clear, and there was some
confusion In starting the different
events, but this did not detract mate
rally from the enjoyment of the crowd,
which was an unusually large one for an
event of this kind. Probably $500 to
5000 people we're on the grounds during
the afternoon.
The marshal OF the afternoon was
George Gould. Stanley Nay ofliciated
as starter, and Hiram Berce and Charles
Chute as judges OF track events.
The colt races brought out three Of
the youngsters, Don Pedro, owned by
Charles White, Diamond j., owned by
James Nutting, and Tommy, owned by
Ben Steward. The heats were half mile,
best three In five. In the first heat,
Diamond j. took the pole, on the first
turn, and was never headed for the half,
coming in an easy winner by several
lengths. In the second heat. Diamond