The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-20
GREAT CROWD At
TENDED THE HOME
COMING THURSDAY
at Is Estimated That Ten
Thousand People Thronged
The Streets of Cambridge
City on That Day.
PERHAPS THE LARGEST
IN HISTORY OF PLACE.
Plans Are Already on Foot for
Repetition of the Event Next |
Year. Industrial Parade
Was a Nice Feature.

Cambridge City. Ind, Sept. 20
Yesterday Cambridge City acted host
to the largest crowd that has been in
the town in recent years at least. All
trains poured hundreds of people in
to town while regular caravan of
vehicles of every description brought
people in from the rural districts. So
far the street fair and carnival has
under the management of Cambridge
City business men been a much great
er success than the street fair and
carnival last year, which was conduct
ed by a carnival company. SO pleased
are the local business men over the
success of the street fair and carnival
this year that plans are already being
made for one to be held next Septem-
Der.
The crowds that have visited Cam
bridge City this week have been most
orderly and there has been but little
disorder. Tuesday night some trac-
tion employees engaged in -brawl but
ii was promptly suppressed by the
authorities In the past Cambridge /
City has had reputation Of being I
a wide open town whenever there was 4
a gala occasion but ii is not so this 4
week. There are absolutely no games
of chance being operated. This fact
can be attested to by Sheriff Meredith
and Prosecutor Jessup, both officials I
having made Investigations.
The Industrial Parade.
Hundreds of people enjoyed the in
dustrial parade yesterday afternoon.
Floats Of various kinds which were in
this parade showed the prosperity of
western Wayne county Various bus
mess concerns We're represented in
this parade while exhibits of products
from the field and orchards of the
county were an attractive feature.
At night the merry makers are out
en- masse. The shows do a land office
business while at the X. of P. hall
there are dances for the young people.
The hall is turned over to them free
Of charge. Tuesday night there was a
big dance, last night there was an
other. which was attended by a num- .
ber of Richmond young people. To
day the Cambridge City people expect
ed another large crowd. Saturday it {
is thought the largest crowd of the
week will be here. On this date farm
ers from all over the western part of
the county will be in attendance.
Estimate at 10000.
There has never been such an i'm
mense crowd on the streets in the his
tory of the town as on Thursday and
It is estimated that more than 10000 |
people were here to take in the sights S
and see the magnificent exhibits of T
all kinds of products. The industrial
parade consisted of over fifty floats,
decorated, representative
Of the business interests. All the I
floats were unique and prepared in il
good style. The procession was head T
ed by r. c. Mosbaugh and Elihu Mills,
marshals of the day Following them
was the fire engine. Gen. Meridith,"
manned by the fire laddies in uniform. 2
In the rear of the procession, J. S. n
Lackey. W. r. Littell and Bira Boyd h
had display of draft. driving and
race horses. Mrs. v. G. Meredith also
had quite a number of her prize herd
IF shorthorn cattle in line. Directly E
after the parade came the water t,
throwing contest between the fire en- :
yine and the city water works pumps.
Neither had the best of it as the L
streams thrown were about equal.
This contest is very good evidence a
hat this city is well protected in case
# fire. The music was furnished by =
he New Lisbon and local bands. !,
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