Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-06
PRICE THREE ENTS

The canopy surrey of Mrs Lissa f.aune,
was pronounced a certain prize winner bS
several, and il was really a beautiful
thing. over go pink and white ehrys-
snthemums, with a little ground pine
decked both the harness and carriage
coming down at the back Of the latter In
a Dig circle. Mrs. Ranney was dressed in
white and her little daughter in pink.
Mrs. w. +. Edison had the daintiest OF
turn-outs, her open buggy being covered
with white and then tastefulIy adorned
with asparagus and ia white chrysanthe-
NUNS. She wore white with green and
white hat and was accompanied BY Miss
Lena Kilburn, also arrayed IN white.
Mrs. B. F. Ricker's scheme was in per
feet harmony with the spirit Of the day,
her covered carriage and harness being
wound with red, white and blue. with
just the right number of little flags dis
| posed about il. She wore white.
An exceedingly pretty carriage was that
| of Mrs. Clarence Cole, whose colors we're
purple and white, giving a striped effect
TO the entire vehicle, the harness and
whip. The dasher and box were outlined
with white flowers having purple eenters.
She wore white gown and drove white
horse
The uncovered rig Of Miss Edith How
ard elected many admiring comments and
was very lovely indeed. IL was shirred
with white, over which gilt stars were
were concealed from view, were wreathed
with daisies, spangled with little stars and
had large stars at the hubs. Maidenhair
ferns and daisies filled in at the back and
edged the top of the seat and the horse
was harnessed in white. Miss Howard
rode alone, wearing white dress and hat
trimmed with daisies.
In marked contrast to the delicate
charm OF these decorated vehicles came
the Rough Riders-a picturesque company
OF horsemen, who were Fred and George
Jerd, Harry Morton and John Lamson,
Gerald Stevens, Foster Terry, Ray Howard
and Fred Grant.
Behind the Rough Riders rode a squad
Of Gilead Bandits dangerous looking fell
lows-under the leadership OF Carl Ed
minister They were seldom and Roy
Tewksbury, Burt Averill. Burton Spooner,
Dana Washburn, Roy Holman, Messrs.
Pope and Brewster
Susie's Military band was a musical
aggregation, whose classic rendering of
popular airs was conducted with many a
flourish by George +. Dumas, resplendent
N bearskin cap and red coat. Charles
iriswold, vision OF loveliness IN a print
wrapper and poke bonnet, played the
,ymbals
The horribles were good and had the
merit OF being funny without being vul-
,a-. Among the features was the float OF
'harles Dunham of Braintree, with his wife
md child, representing "Molly and / and
he Baby" Peter Rockwell driving the
amous trotter, j. l. O., record n, hitched
o sulky with pneumatic tires OF bran
acking; Victor Williams on a snow
oller, giving the sweltering spectators
cooling thoughts Minor Adshed, little
Olored jockey riding {. l.. Holman,s
hetland ponyi Charles Oracle. self
lected member OF the police force look
ng for trouble with baseball bat for a
ffHhs (ftafpantt n Ha Iud
list OF great grace and beauty; Charles
lanyou's float full OF youngsters more or
sss disguised with masks; Victor Galer-
eau in the guise OF a clown; a wooden
arreled cannon from the Russo-Japa-
sse war, with George Clark gunner and
tInuI Dukette driver and carriage de-
orated with sacking and drawn by
orse whose legs were eneased in overalls
the same costly material.
1.-THE Bum Town Stage was n striking
,nveyance fashioned out OF spruce trees
ID sacking by Welby McCollom, Harry
I'd Albert Marcott, who had Carl
'heeler With them. II was the object of
ferocious Attack and hotd~up- by the
lead Bandits in the square at the close
The prize OF ss was WON ~ Carleton -
ibbee of Brookfield, whose steed was a
arling bull, broken to harness. The
lored passenger with Mr.. Kibbee was
Irloined from some convenient roost,
ID made the subject OF a cheerful ditty
at was rehearsed to the amusement OF
e crowd along the line Of march
SPORTING CONTESTS.
AT the windup Of the parade, which was
eeted with enthusiasm all along its line
march, came the forenoonis athletic
ntests, carried out on Main street and
pot square.
In the hose race, the stunt was 10 start
I'm stop, run with cart 66 PAGES, make
ing connection with hydrant, lay 100
{ OF hose and get a stream on. No
mpany did the trick in 80 seconds, but
!. 2 lowered that six seconds and bore
the prize.
four sprinters started in the iO0-yards
sh. Carl Bass won by yard, Fred Du-
IS second, Harry Brown third and Mar
Connolly fourth; time, Il seconds,
ich for the heat and uphill course,
s good.
n the 20O-yards run, Carl Bass had a
ID lead until just as he reached the
e, when he fell, winded, but supposing
had finished. Roy Smith was given
I, Eugene Morrill,, who staggered across
fell, second, and Bass third. Con-
~ quit on the way. Time, 25 seconds.
he ioO-yards bicycle race was won
ily by Charles Townsend OF East Beth
n 81 seconds, Eugene Morrill, second,
ing Cadv OF Northtield third.
arold Fish OF South RoyRlton had lit
trouble in winning the 4O0-yards foot
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