The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-28
Number 20
Next Wednesday's Celebration


bkow hogan - To have Holiday fitting to
be elAssed with the many great carnivAIs
which that town has Witnessed In recent
Year,. Preparations practically eon-
pleted.
The committee who are al work on
the celebration Tor the coming Fourth
held long session, last Monday even
ing, and perfected lis program for the
day as far az possible.
There will be the customary salute By
all the bells and whistles Of the town
at O'Clock a. N. and everybody who
enjoys noise and has way 10 make any
Is invited to swell the volume of sound
that will roll out Of skowhegan valley
at this time At eight thirty there will
will be band concert by Company z
band Of SkoWhegan and by Athens band,
the former at Hotel Coburn and the
latter at Railroad Square. At nine
O'Clock the program of Athletic sports
will be carried out, these contests to oc-
cur at or near the junction Of " alter and
Court streets These include 100 yard
dash and other foot races, tug of war
and similar contests, for cash prizes,
and Somerset county athletes who have
not entered should do 30 at once. In
the mean time the various divisions OF
the parade will be formed on Water.
High and Bush streets and at 10 a. m
| ii will start on It's line Of march through
the business aud nearby residence Sec
tons Of the town. The route as at pre-
sent outlined will be as follows: Up
Water street to Madison avenue, up
Madison avenue to Winter street,
| through Winter street to North avenue.
down North avenue to Water street, to
Island avenue. through Island avenue
10 Main street, up Nam street to Hatha-
way street, through Hathaway street to
Mechanic street, through Mechanic
street to East Front street, down East
Front and Main streets and disband on
Island avenue.
AT the close of the general parade the
automobile section will take on board
the bands of music and the drum corps
and make the circuit of the town at a
good lively gait with the best concert
program that can be rendered under
such circumstances.
Directly at the close of the parade,
probably at II O'Clock, Captain George
Taylor will give the thrilling slide-for
70
act the Captain slides rapidly down a
wire, stretched from some high build.
ing on Water street 10 the ground, gu
spended only by his teeth. This will
be GeIrges first public exhibit.
ton but he has been prscticng in
dustriously for weeks, having wire
stretched from the top of his residences
on North avenue to the ground, and has
demonstrated to the committee his
ability to perform the feat in a manner
quite the equal of that displayed By
more famous acIobats.
The morning balloon ascension will
be made from Depot Square at a quarter
past eleven. This is always one of the
striking events of the day and is of in
terest not only at the moment the
aeronaut sails away into the air but dur
ing all the time he is making hia
preparations and Initiating the balloon.
The various motor vehicle competitions
will take place at Neil hill or at some
other nearby emInence at II 80 and
will close the morning program. At
l 80 p. M, the first race of three trot-
ting events will be called and the first
of the two ball games will begin at Pair
view Park.
The above outline o. the days events
may be subject to slight modification;
and in any case is but a condensed
synopsis of the celebration. The prin-
ciple events are touched upon, but there
are minor events and details too numer-
Gus to mention. suffice it to say that
anyone who puts in the hours in Skow-
hogan from eight a. m until the com
/ pletion of the last race at the park in
| the afternoon will have witnessed az
/ much as any one can possibly enjoy with
IN the limits Of one day.