Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-03

If July celebration. it will be the big
| gCst ard best celebration ever given
| in the State of Maine in any town the
size of pittSficId. The official program
| frr the day will be as follows:
Salute Of guns, church bells and
| factory whistles at sunrise.
Grand civic and industrial parade at
o'clock A. III. This parade will be
one of the leading features of the day.
! The line will be taS follows: "a
Marshals of the day, George II. Morse
ana Fred Il. Smith on horseback; pla-.
t"on of police under command Of
Chief \. c. Corey: PittsfeId Band: ~.
automobiles: 10 decorated automobiles
for the following prizes: $50 to first. $40
to second and s. to third: trade floatS,
and specialties; Athens Band; fir6
hose companies of the Pittsfield fire de-
partmcrt for the following prizes: FdI
the best hose reel or ladder truck. Sf0
- first: S. to second and S. to third;l
Palmyra Band; 600 school children In,
dc corated floats; Newport Band: FAM
TASTES for the following prizes: SIS Ia
first. SO to second. S. to third for best
team not less than 10 persons and 81
to first. 81 to second and So to third for
hcst team of two persons.
The procession will assemble at
Maine Central Institute at o'clock A.
NJ. March down Main street to Park
down Park and up Hartland avenue to
Emery barnes house. through George
street f. Canaan road, down Canaan
road to Park. through Park to Main
street. back to institute again.
In lit III,
Will assemble on the Pittsfeld Gram
mar school grounds and sing patriotic
songs and an address will be given by
Prof. +. L. Landman, principal of NJ.
G. T.. after which the children will
sing "America.''
At 10 o'clock the following athletic
sports will take place in Main street:
Sack race, prizes $3.50. s1.5O. 81.
Potato race. proZcs $3.50 $1.5O. 81.
Elephant ace. prizes $3.50, $3.50, ST.
Running race, 100 yards. first prize
watch fob with gold lockct: second
prize. silver match safe; third prize,
horse sloe scarf pin.
Turning broad jump, prizes, $3.50,
$50, 81.
Eroad jump. prizes $3.50. s15O, 81.
Fircmen'S race. running coupling
and securing first water, prize 80, ST.
s., s4
Fat mems race. prizes $3.50. s1.5O 81.
ihrce-'csgcd race, prizes $3.50,
15O. 81.
At 1920 a. NJ. there will be game
of baseball on the Hunnewell grounds
between the Pittsneld and Hartland
teams
In The Afternoon at Union Trotting
park thore will he fine attractions. in
Guiding the following races for trotters
and PAGERS:
2.21 class. purse $500.
20 class, purse 5000.
2.22 class. purse 5000
Thee will he numeous attractions at
the Park, including the balloon as
ccnsion. vaudeville show on the stage
in front of the Crandstand. basebah
game between Dexter and Pittsfieid'
and other features.
In the evening there will be a mag
nifcent display of fireworks. which VIII
be i'll charge of an expert from Boston.
In the evening there will be dancing
at Union hall and Perkins hall. Re-
duced rates on all railroads. Speciai
trains on s. & NJ. r. r. All firing OF
fire crackers or other explosives are y
be dispensed with from o'clock to IL Z
O'Clock A. NJ. and it is the desire OF
those in charge that all noise attend
ing the celebration be deferred unth
sunrise Thursday morning in oraer
that people will not be deprived o.
their entire nights rest.