The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
INDEPENDENCE DAY
CARNIVAL

ALL PLANS LAID ON A SCALE NEVER
BEFORE ATTEMPTED IN SOMERSET
COUNTY AND EASILY ouTClASs-
ING ANY FOURTH OF JULY PRO-
GRAM TO BE GIVEN IN MAINE THIS
YEAR.
Skowhegan has not celebrated for
seven years. AS the Fourth approached
each year there has been some mention
OF celebration, but the kind that meets
the requirements In Skowhegan taxes
lots Of time, unlimited energy and
stack OF dollars and no one could be
found who had the courage TO set the
ball rolling until the present season.
Knowing that the Fourth this year must
present program that would excel the
great celebrations of 1898 and 1898 or Il
would be considered failure, the com
mittee have made their preparations ac-
cordingly and the result, so far as it is
possible to portray 1t in print, is IT feet
ed In the following list Of the days
events:
FORENOON PROGRAM.
8:oo.a. M, Salute to Old Glory. Flags
thrown to the breeze from school al d other
public buildings amid a grand salvo OF bells
and whistles.
$50 a. m, Singing of National airs by
Festival Chorus band concert by Company L
Military band; patriotic address by the Hon.
| Samuel w. Gould from the veranda Of Hotel
Coburn.
ga. M, Carnival of athletic sports An
hours diversion of fun and excitement. The
Contests: No. /, Hundred Yard Dash; No.
2, Sack Race, 100 yards. Each contestant
enclosed in sack, tied around his neck. No.
z, Three-Legged Race, 100 yards Contested
! in pairs. Each runner has one leg fastened
to leg of mate No. 4, Potato Race, 80 yards
Each contestant must gather up 80 potatoes
placed in a row yard apart, carrying one at
time and placing in a basket. Prizes for
each event: So to list, 81 to I'd, 81 to Sd.
To occur on Water street, between K. K.
crossing and Heselton house.
No. {, funniest of all, A Pig Driving Con-
test. Contested in pairs. Each pair OF con-
testants required to drive pig over specified
| course and back to starting point. Light
driving sticks will be furnished. Handling,
kicking or abusing pigs will disquafy team
in which it occurs, but contestants may help
drive adversares' pig if he chooses-in either
direction. Prizes for Pig Driving Contest
S. to list, So to I'D, 81 to sd.
1000 a. M, Start of the Grand Parade
Civic, Military, Industrial and Fantastic Pa
geant to move through the principal streets
of the town. all enlivened by the music of
three bands. Parade will form at junction of
High and Water streets and will execute
the following line of march: Up Water st.
to Madison Ave-; across the Island and up
Main ST., turning at Bloomfield Common and
returning across the Island to Madison Ave.
and Elm St. Up Elm st. to Coburn Ave;
from Coburn Ave to Court ST., through
Pleasant and High SITS, down High St. to
Water St., down Water St. to North St, up
North ST., to Leavitt ST.. through Leavtt St.
to Madison Ave- and down Madison St. to
Water St. where the parade will disband.
IL 100 a. M, Letner's Famous and Thrilling
Slide for Life across the gorge of the Ken
nebec river on wire cable from roof of Hotel
Oxford to Power House on South Side. |
Hanging by his teeth alone he makes this
perious Journey, at places 100 feet above the |
rocks and the water below.
II:3o a. M, Fire Alarm and Demonstra-
ton by Skowhegan's Entire Fire Department. |
Steamer, Hook & Ladder Trucks and other
fire fighting apparatus drawn through the
streets of the town by galloping horses as if
responding to genuine alarm.
IL m, Balloon Ascension and Para |
chute Leap by the Black Prince, the only
colored aeronaut in" the world. From a
height of two thousand feet he drops to the
earth with his parachute, feat of daring and |
skill possible only to few who are possessed |
of courageous recklessness, and marvel the |
memory of which lives for weeks in the mind |
of every beholder. Ascension will be made |
from vicinity of Maine Central depot. As
the aeronaut sails off among the clouds he |
will be saluted with the bells and whistles
with which will mingle shouts from thous
ands Of spectators.
All of the above to be in the streets Of the
town and absolutely without charge
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
I:3o p. M. Great Race and Amusement |
Program at Fairview Park. Trottng for
purses aggregating $3.50. Two games OF
Base Ball. Dress Parade by the National
Guard of Maine. Irapeze Performances. |
Acrobatic Features. The Maginleys Sensa
tional Aerial Artists.
Admission to lairview Park 2sc children
between six and twelve years, I5c; no
charge for children under six years Of age, |
and no charge for carriages.
The management have made arrangements |
for the following very low rates Of fare on
the Somerset Railroad to Madison and re-
turn; from Bingham, soc; Scion. 4oe; Emb- |
den, 3oc; and No. Arson, 25c.
The fare from Madison to Skowhegan and |
return on the cars of the Somerset fraction
Co. is 35c. Special train will leave Madison
for Bingham at 7.45 p. m.
There will be special train leaving Water
vile at about SIS a. IN. returning at 100 P. |
m. with fare Of soc for the round trip.
An Important Feature.