The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-07-07
UNTY'S CENTENNIAL.
1T WAS OBSERVED JULY 4th BY AN
IMPOSING CELEBR ALTON.

L uc bOWu VI Y ulIy OUScTNeU tu0 Ullo
hundredth anniversary of its incorporation
July 4th by celebration that did full JUS
tice to the occasion, and which drew to the
village the largest assemblage ever congre-
gated there The weather was fine, a cool
westerly wind tempering the heat of the
sun from an almost cloudless sky. Early
in the morning teams loaded with men,
women and children began coming from all
directions. The morning train from Belfast
and way stations brought $50 besides the
Belfast Band, the down train an hour later
brought nearly as many more, and the
number was again swelled by reinforce
ments on the 1880 train down and the .. 2.23
train up. Conservative estimates place
the number of people on the streets when
the procession started at upwards of 5000
The village was in gala attire. Flags,
bunting, wreaths and other decorations
were arranged on the house and store
fronts, on fences, trees and all other avail
able places, in most effective and pretty
combinations. The following residences
and places of business were decorated:
Houses-Dr. J. f. Cook, George Mosher,
L. II. Mosher, Iiss Eta Conner, Chas. f.
| Stevens, j. r. Taber, DR.. c. n. Whitney,
DR.. E. NJ. Soule, J. A. Vandeets, j. A: Ad-
ANS, G: E; Mitchell, G; E. Grant, F; A..
bury, bur y,'t, Geo. " Written, Joseph Libby, Chas.
| Taylor, VIM. Hamilton, Gurney Stevens,
| Ira Libby, B. A. Fogg, Mel. Wentworth,
Wm. Lowell, Archie Tozier.
Business places-Adams & Knight, L. H..
Mosher, II. II. Grant, J. R. Taber, Taylor
4 Mitchell, A. Tozer, Miss Leila Smith.
Public buildings-The village school
house, Central House, Union church.
| The procession was formed on Park
street, the right resting in front of the new
schoolhouse, in the following order:
Marshal, G. A. Stevens.
| Aids, G. E. Grant, VIM. Libby.
Mounted police, Joseph Farwell, chief,
Lewis Thompson, L. E. Webb.
Belfast Band, 25 pieces, +. j. Rigby, lead
| er.
Town officers and school board in carriage
! Orator, chaplain and ladies.
Town officers and press representatives.
Old citizens in carriages.
Float with Goddess of Liberty, repre-
sented by Miss Edna Whitten and 80 young
ladies dressed in white and drawn by 4
white horses.
Carriage of 1916, resting on the axles, F.
A. Bartlett.
Carriage of 1904, on thoroughbraces, ]. s.
Rollins.
Carriage of 1888, Hon. Crosby Fowler and
}. n. Thompson.
Colonial gentleman and dame, on horse
| back, L. 7. Stevens and lSadore Stevens
Pony carriage and youth from Burnham.
Trade wagon, "Fly Killer"
Portland Packing Co.
Adams Il Knight.
L. H. Mosher.
| Unity Creamery.
Mouiton's Mill.
Invictus Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., 4s men in
regalla.
Freedom Lodge, X. of P, 26 men, J. B.
Wiggin, Marshal
Grand Army veterans and drum corps,
A. W. Fletcher, commander.
Unity Band, 15 pieces.
Teams illustrating the advance in agri-
culture, the mechanic arts, ETC., lnclud-
ing a wooden plow of 1899 and modern
sulky plow; men with cradle and sickles
ard a modern harvester a fax breaker,
spinning wheel, loom, etc.; a Scythe
with straight snath and moving
machine; a 2-tine fork and modern
horSe-fOrk and carrier; men with hand
rakes and a modern horse rake; a hay
teGder; a boy dropping seed from a
basket and SUlky seed planter; disc
harrow, and d Sprayer.
Machinery from the farms OF j. III. Ames
and W. Z. Reynolds.
Floats with old-time clock, baking uten-
sis, cradle, forge, barber shop, etc.
Cavalcade of young men, representing
COW-bUS IS iouSu lluOlS, StC.
Antiques and horribles on oX-cart.
Primary school in barge.
Grammar and High schools in barge.
Floral decorated carriages-daisies, Miss
Leila Smith; foliage, Miss Grace Pen
dleton.
Horseless carriage, home made.
Unity Fire Department, juvenile.
Citizens in carriages.
The rear of the procession was guarded
by His Satanic Majesty, with clover
foot, horns, and of hideous mein
The route of the procession was ovel
, Park street to Main, to F. A. Bartlett!
farm, across to Station street, to depot
countermarch up Station street to Main
down Main to Chas. Taylor's residence
countermarch, up Main to the Fogg farm
, around the Fogg buildings and down Mail
street to Park street, to schoolhouSe, ant
diSband.
John n. Thompson, who rode in the frs
spring carriage owned in town, is IS year
old, lives in the house in which he wa
. born, owns the first barn raised in tn
town without the aid of liquor, and the frs
orchard planted in the town.
All the horses in the procession were dec
, Grated with flags and plumes.
The citizens of Unity all responded nobl.
: to the call for work and money III makln'
the celebration a success The work was il
charge of an association with j. Il. Taber
president; F. A. Whitehouse, treasurer
! i. D. Chase, chairman of the committee OF
1 sports; DR.. Cook on parade: l.. ii. Moshe
on reception. They were ably assisted b.
Mrs. j. E. Cook, Mrs. c. n. Whitney, Mrs
!, W. G. Fuller, Mrs. George Mosher, Mrs: lr
Libby and numerous young ladies and tn
school children.
A tug of war between men from Unit,
and Thorndike was announced. 1t wa
begun but declared off on account of mis-
:, understanding.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
L The afternoon exercises were held on tn
v lawn OF the Central House, where ampl
{ seats were provided under the shade OF tn
r great trees. The Belfast Band was statione
e at the rear of the lawn and the speaker
o addressed the people from the veranda G
i the hotel.
The exercises opened with patriotic sele(
V tions by the Belfast Band, and prayer b
u Rev. T. W. Ross of Unity. Hon. James +
h Taber then read the following address:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We hav
l. gathered today to commemorate the on
IS hundredth anniversary of the founding o
e our town. One hundred years of continu
d Gus growth and continuous prosperity Ii
behind us. In 1904, the primeval foreS
stood here undisturbed save where, her
and there, some hardy settler had made
clearing for his home. In 1904, prosper
', GUS town has taken its place.
} AS we recalled the past, as we recalle
e that from which we have developed,
e seemed fitting that we should celebrate Ou
progress and that we should invite to n