Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-15

night, when the changing OF bells, the
booming Of a Cannon, AID the rapturous
shouts Of the small boys, announced that
the long-looked for day had arrived. Al
an early hour the streets were filled with /
an eager crowd Of pleasure seekers. On |
both Main aud State streets booths had
been erected, where lemonade, bottled
soda, fruit, ice-cream and popcorn were
provided for the hungry multitude.
Throughout the day the orderliness and
absence of all drunkenness or rowdyism
were very marked.
1t was about nine o'clock when strains
of martial music announced that the
parade-led by the Odell Military Band
aud marshaled by F. II. Cole, William
Hayes, w. C. Hamilton and +. IL. Me-
Donald, mounted on horses-was in
motion.
Most of the teams showed that a great
deal of taste, labor aud ingenuity had
been expended in their decoration. Per-
haps the most striking was huge ba-
teau decorated in white and yellow in
which were seated about forty little girls,
dressed in white, with wreaths of daisies
in their flowing hair, and bouquets of
daisies in their hands. In the PROV the
Goddess of Liberty bore the national
colors. To Mrs. j. W. Carr belongs the
credit of this beautiful float, and she was
assisted by Mrs. II. B. Smith, Mrs. Ella
Hersey and Mrs. Maude c. Soule.
Another lovely float was entered by
A. II. Curtis & Son. 1t was in the
shape of a huge shell, decorated wholly
in white, and drawn by two white horses,
driven tandem; in it were seated six
tiny girls of four or five years, all
daintily gowned in white.
j. b. Netherlands "Old woman VINO
lived in shoe" was very clever, and
mirth provoking.
The Odell was represented by float
beautifully decorated in red, white and
blue, and filled with girls from the
finishing room, gowned two in red; two
in white, two in blue, and another III a
gown composed of fiounces of red, white
| Each 81 haaa n.,I IL
the carriage decorations, were formed of
paper.
Mrs. f. b. Wilde drove a surrey ex.
qustely decorated in white and lavender
and with her were three pretty girls
this quartette was also dressed in white.
r. P. Bickford had an appropriately
decorated float.
: Soule Bros. were represented by
pretty float in yellow and white, il
which were seated eight girls in whit
, with yellow trimmings.
Hillside Farm sent out the milk team
r beautifully decorated in green and white
. and driven by the Misses Hayes, dresse
in white. The Bearce & Wilson farl
II also sent a surrey beautifully decorated
OF the private carriages, F. III. Coles
in all white, and Frank Moore's in We
low and white, were exquisitely dect
= rated. Mrs. F. G. McKellips, gowned i
red, drove her team, which was wreathe
q in huge red poppies.
The teams entered by w. A. Heat
" and DR.. c. c. O'Brion, were comparativ
ly undecorated, but were very pretty.
c. G.. Howe's meat cart was decorate
= with the national colors, and bore til
~ inscription gloves Lambs" 1t WI
driven by Master Harry Howe in IL
back were eight little tots.
The Kiltie band composed of abo,
twenty boys dressed in Highland Scotc
costumes attracted much attention.
81 The grotesque and local hits were e
Il tremely funny, and provoked mu'
CO laughter.
on The races we're excellent, and caus
lis great mirth.
he A vast number assembled to wat
the ball game between Groveton al
rE Berlin, in which our boys won, score
to 4.
~. In the evening fine minstrel show
rs local talent, and dance wound up
very pleasant day.