Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-06
RANDOLPH'S
BIG FOURTH.
NATIONS NATAL DAY cELE-
6RATED SUCCESSFULLY.

Notable Morning Parade, in Which
} Bands, Business Floats, Decorated
! Teams, Rough Riders and Hor-
, ribles Took Part--Athietic Compe-
titions--Randolph Beat South Roy
alton at acknowledgements and
Dance in Evenins--Bis Crowd in
Attendance.
1t was the night before the Fourth Mon
day evening and not to be mistaken really
for anything else though for one brief in
stant, when sleep sprang atirighted from
the eyelids, it seemed probable that Oyama
and linevitch had met Unexpectedly in
Randolph. and the theatre of war had been
transported from the other side of the
world to tins. Cannon doomed from the
hillside, pistols barked, bang, bang went
I torpedoes and crackers and the air was
heavy with the smoke of gunpowder. But
when sweet church bells began to jangle
out Of tune, horns and other instruments
OF torture to add their notes to the general
hubbub, and doorsteps to slip from their
moorings to dance plain quadrille end
ing in an all l-hands- half-round, the nature
of the occasion was recognized with
groan.
Randolph had planned to celebrate and |
even the weather was agreeable to the de-
sign, the day that dawned being all that
heart could wish in the way OF fairness.
The fame Of the proposed doings had gone
out into the surrounding towns, and the
! ;22 a. m. train brought fully two hundred
from the south, while from an early hour
teams, well freighted with passengers,
poured into the village from all the couf-
try round about, until between two and
three thousand people made Main street
and the square look as congested as Broad
way.
THE PARADE.
First on the program was a parade that
merited the usual descriptive adjective of
grand for nothing better of its kind
has been seen in town for long time, If |
ever. John IL. DUBOIS, mounted on a
gaily caparisoned steed, was fine figure
Of marshal, while along either side OF !
the line rode Clarence ). Booth and Guy /
A. Osha, also handsomely mounted. !
The Green Mountain band, comfortably Z
uniformed IN long tailed linen busters I
md with Burdette Stark OF the Center :
the baton, came first and was /
ollowed by the Randolph Hose company, :
/ trim looking body Of firemen in their :
blue caps and coats and white duck /
n
The hook and ladder truck and the foun- \
ain engine were next in line, preceding /
he large float OF Guy A. Osha, which car n
led thirteen young ladies representing A
he original states with Uncle Sam in their q
midst. The girls, who were dressed In b
White with the national colors and wore o
elmets having the name OF the state each
epresented across the front, were Hazel q,
lack, Versa Cassidy, Ida Rand, Edith Al
blanchard, Beatrice Mann, Ona Stevens, al
arlotta and Lena Norman, Lula Flint, "
eda Jones, Julia Campbell and Eloween n
nd Elida Sanspra OF Braintree. - lG
A blacksmith shop on wheels was the OF
oat of Martin Mcdonald OF Bethel, whose
usiness principles were expressed in the X
lyme;- ",
My viii is good, eC
Ny ways are lust n
I'll treat you well %,
But cannot trust. a.
The anvil, the forge and all the appli- Nd
1ces OF first-class blacksmith were IN m
'idence with a white horse waiting to be
lod, to whose need OF new shoes Mr. Nc
onald skilfully attended as the process
on moved through the streets. George gr
7. Drew Of Randolph filled the role OF OF
slper in the shop. This float took the GO
'ize OF -, the judges being A. A. ME- ~
lum and John Connolly.
The float Of Osgood & Roundy was pref fr'
y decorated with flags and bunting and ny
splayed the plows, iron troughs and zee
her farm implements manufactured at co
cir foundry. The daughters OF the pro- NJ
ietors, Cora and Elsie Osgood, Ruth and on
sRn Roundy, arrayed in red, white and
ue, were seated in front with Miss Cora da
ting the part of charioteer. ms
Another farm implement sold by Osgood TN
Roundy, a manure spreader, with ITS vi
golving beater friDged with the national wa
lors, followed the hoat and preceded
e butcher cart Of +. ". Jerd, flying go
lall flags and driven by Henry Woehler. tar
Then came the most charming part OF ne
e parade-the decorated carriages nine mrs
number and each one of them the pref ant
ct thing imaginable. To the ladies be- mol
lg the credit Of this, the best feature of i
! procession, the results OF their laoors cas-
ing seen in triumphs of artistic taste 81
Z skill. No two spectators seemed able lrv
agree on the surprising loveliness OF T.
: one carriage, the same person being tle
own TO change his or her verdict every
le fresh vehicle came INTO view: con-
uently 10 the judges, Mrs. +. o. Blanch- -
!, Miss Jennie Stewart and Mrs. y. c.
ck, was assigned no easy task. After m
ture deliberation they awarded the first ~
ze Of g TO Miss Bessie Bliss, the second
z to Mrs. Jennie Crown and the third
u to Mrs. w. r. Edison, with honorable
ntion Of Mrs. B. r. Kicker. m,
iiss Bliss had the running part Of her ri
riage wound in green crepe paper, |
,htly slashed, which also covered the
ip from handle TO tip. The covered c
ly was a mass of white chrysanthe-
ms with yellow centers, which we're ner
ened likewise 10 the white harness, Per
r a thousand Of these hand made flow
being used. With Miss Bliss rode Miss her
ian Huichins OF Charlestown. ". r.,
b young ladies being gowned in white. ~
Ire. Jennie Crowns scheme Of decora- Ppl
was simple but very effective, her W
'gy with.umbrella top being pure white,
D now and then knots Of white chrys-
hemums, aud she drove a black bob
I'd horse with a white harness. Her
ume was black and white.
rs. W. C. Emerson's carriage pleased
~ with its color scheme of yellow and
te and ifs pretty trimmings Of daisy ca
ms. The sides of the white cover were ovl
q with yellow, large yellow Z relieved
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