Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
WILMINGTON CELEBRATES
AND ENJOYS A GOOD. oLDrAsHIosEp
FOURTH OF JULY.
A Parade. the BEST Ever" Led by Reads,
boro handsome Zine Features In Line
The Prisss-Pa,riote Speeches. Con.
tssis, Fireworks and Dance.

The PriHes-fatfioue speeehes, Con
tssts, Fireworks and Dance.
/ In spite Of the threatening weather on
the morning % the Fourth large crowd
of Wilmington people, a. well as those 81
adjoining towns who came by team and by
the special trains, were gathered 10 eele'
brate the Fourth IN che good, eld.fashioned
way.
The first thing In order was the parade
which all coneede 20 have been the best
ever" which headed by Trenilna band Of
Readsboro, proceeded from the school
grounds 10 creamery, and return, 10 II, r.
station and return, then down West Maine
street, where ranks We're broken, The mar
shals Of the day were o. Il. Buell., Carl Bond
and Don Buiterhed
The Mountain Mills were represented by
large float trimmed with bunting made 20
represent twO.room house. The occupants
were mostly In one room, busy with music
and dancing. The float bore this placard:
''One Of the Pleasant evenings In Mountain
Mills barroom with the Bart family" Next
came the large chair shop wagon with sam.
pies Of desks and pews, and several Of the
employees riding representing The Choate
I Manufacturing company. Next " Il.
Adams's grain store float had large re-
yolying mill wheel trimmed with bunting,
while on the floor we're the products Of the
mill. -four and grain, streeter a Marshal's
meat wagon was nrcttily trimmed with
bunting while a rooster perched on top
seemed TO enjoy his ride very much
W. s. Brown had an express wagon whose
sole decoration was posters. Mr. Brown and
son were seated in Morris chairs TO adyer'
Use the furniture department. The corner
drug store" express wss trimmed with green
and occupied by four young ladies, Kathleen
Parmalee Hazel Wheelock Christine Boyd
and Gladys Bassett. Misses Elsie and Iona
Barlow drove in a covered buggy represent
ing Chlds's store and II. +. Barber Son
were represented by Byron Barlow and Ray
Hicks In a concord buggy trimmed with red
and yellow.
Herbert Fox's surrey was very prettily
trimmed with white bunting. maiden hair
ferns and daisies. Floyd Crafts came next
in line with four horses on the hotel drag,
with j. Albert Buell. as bugler Mrs. Crafts,
Mrs Roberts, Mrs. Russell, Mrs, Roberts Of
Piusheld, Mary Bellows and Alta Haynes
rode gowned in white with red picture hats.
Next came Mrs. L. s. Page and daughter,
Agnes, and Miss Alice Plimpton in a con.
cord very handsomely trimmed with green
and white. Misses Ellen Ware and Mildred
Norton had q very pretty all.white turnout.
Mrs VI. A. Brown and daughter. Ina,
and Mrs Fred Newton had a very striking
rig in all red, the ladies wearing red ties
and carrying q red parasol, Mrs. Vogel and
mother and daughter had very novel and
attractive turnout with white decorations.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Buell. had their car.
rage and harness decorated with red ro-
settles, making one Of the most attractive
teams in line. Misses Lettie Kingsley and
Lottie Needham made very pleasing pic
ture with concord with white bunting. Wa
tiers Gillette as a colored coachman, accom-
panied by Floyd Davis, driving Mr.. Browns
pony with the cart trimmed with bunting,
made decided hit Mr.. Boyd also had his
ponies in line with prettily trimmed cart.
Little Miss sueeter driving her big dog |
Nero. in prettily decorated cart, won the
hearts OF young and old The Wilmington 7
primary school was represented by q large |
float trimmed with white and green, and oe'
cupied by the children and their teacher,
Miss Mabel Medbury
Crafts livery stable was well represented |
BY lean lank horse seemingly enjoying his
ride around the town in a team like other
folks" while being carded and curried by |
two grooms.
A yefy antique carriage occupied by NJ
A. Brown and Glen Bassett in ancient attire /
made pleasing feature. stone boat affair
on three wheels was occupied by Mr.. Bick' !
ford and his sister who were dressed in
fashion all their own. This easily won the !
prize for the antique department. Mr. |
Crafts's drag carried of the prize for indi' |
vdual team, primary school for educational,
V. L. Adams for industrial; Mountain Mills
was awarded a special prize for their hoat'
as was also Miss Streeter
. ~ In shower
had threatened all the morning came in full
force and drove the people to cover, but this
only gave them the opportunity they would
all have taken anyway, to hear Rev, A. ~
Blackford, Rev King OF Putney and Hon.
O. E. Butterield, who gave short patriotic |
speeches in Memorial hall.
After dinner there were log birling and
log polling matches on the Choate company
pond The log birling contest was won by
l.. Boleaux and the log polling contest by
George Gonyer. The crowd then adjourned
TO the races which were held in front Of the
tavern. The tug'of.war was won by VIII
mngton. The 10o.yard dash prize was won |
by Wallace Barlow, ]. Dexter second. The
50.yard dash for boys was won by Master
Ward. The sack race was won by Master
Ward as was also the barefoot race. Wal
lace Barlow came in first in the wheelbarrow
race and j. Dexter second.
The races were followed by sball game
between Wilmington and Nottingham. IL
was one of the most closely contested games
ever played on the home grounds. The game
was tied at the end of the ninth inning. At
the close Of the 10th, the game was to
A. in favor of the home team.
There was beautiful display Of fireworks
in the evening, followed by dance in Me-
mortal hail. with music by the orchestra of
Northampton, closing a very enjoyable day,
one free from accident and undisturbed by
brawls of any kind