Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
-FOUR COUNTY
CONVENTION

Inc 1Our-county nremen celeDfa-
tion at Bloomsbury yesterday was an
unqualified success. Every train en-
tering the town yesterday morning
was taxed to its fullest capacity with
sojourners to the celebration, single
fire companies and entire fire depart
ments came in every train, and when
the large special train over the d. L.
& w. reached town about 8 80 and dis
gorged it's multitude of firemen and
their friends from all the upriver
country between there and Scranton,
the town took on an aspect the like of
which had never been witnessed since
the days of the Centennial. The null
titude fiocking all the main thorough
fares, and the gaily coloied decora
tions, with the dozens of bands and
richly uniformed companies marching
and countermarching through the
streets all morning made picture
truly imposing.
While the parade was supposed to
start at ~ 80 O'Clock, it was some con
siderable time after that when the line
actually got moving.
But the elegant appearance of the
companies in general must be noted, as
it is doubtful if a firemen's s parade of
similar proportions ever presented a
more handsome appearance; hardly a
fault could be found ON the enti re ag-
gregation.
And among the hundreds in line, a
word is justly due our local boys, as
they put in an appearance equal to the
best of all the visiting companies.
The feature of the parade was the
Hazleton Fire Department, $50 strong,
composed of several companies all of
which wore the same uniform, dark
blue with long coats and belts. appear
ing altogether like regiment of
policemen. The five companies COM
posing the Nanticoke Department, all
wearing blue uniforms of somewhat
military cut, accompanied by their
apparatus also presented striking ap-
The Berwick and West Berwick COM
panies, with $50 men in line. were al
so an imposing section of the parade
and the citizens of the sister town
may we'll feel proud of their fire lad
dies.
Danville was represented by three
companies of about $50 men, and al
though not yet members of the A.
County Association they presaged
much for the part this city will take
in the conventions hereafter when
they will be part of the organization.
The parade as whole was grand
success and reflects great credit to the
gallant fire fighters of the four county
district, and also on the commit
tee whose arrangements enabled every
thing connected with the two days of
the convention to move off with clock
like precision and complete absence
of friction.
PRIZES AWARDED.
The judges-Hon. Grant Herring, j.
q. Brown, q. T.. Elwell, John q. Rut-
ter, Jr. Ed. H. Ent, @. B. Lutz, Paul
Eyerly, Frank X. Delahunty and @.
Il. Vanderslice, awarded the following
prizes:
For best uniformed company, $25,
Independent of Dunmore.
For best Darktown, S25, Centralia.
For best apparatus, $25. to Elm:Hill
Plymouth.
For largest number of men in one |
$25, Hazleton No. 3, SO in
line.
For the best drilled squad. n silver
loving cup was presented to Independ
ent, of Dunmore.
A prize of 81. 80 was given to the
Boys Defender Fire Co. No. of |
The judges viewed the parade from
the balcony in front of Hon. Grant
Herring's offices.