Smyrna times., 1907-07-10

EOllOWluS TWO uellBnJIul evenings =
in which the Country Fair" on the
schoolhouse green prospered with un-
wonted enthusiasm, the Fourth,
ideal. in its weather conditions, opened
Thursday and gave to the people of
Smyrna patriotic occasion, the like
of which has never been surpassed in
the history, of the town. The ladies
of the Twentieth Century Club under
whose auspices the Country Fair
was given, were responsible for the
splendid enthusiasm that had been
worked up when it seemed that every
body in Smyrna, women, merchants
and business men were of one accord
in making the day a memorable one.
Early in the morning John G. Blizzard
chief marshal of the parade with his
aids, Edward G.. Walls, DIR. Frank |
Gardner and Cummins E. Speakmau,
mounted on horseback, were moving |
hither and thither getting the various
entries and exhibits in readiness for
the parade which rendezvoused at the |
corner of Main and North Streets. |
In the meantime the town sprinkler |
had been getting in Its work of laying |
the dust, especially over the route of !
the parade, and residents everywhere |
entered into the spirit of the day by
decorating their homes. By 1920
o'clock the time the parade began to
move, the town was we'll filed with
visitors who came in all kinds of vehic-
les from all parts of the surrounding
country, Middletown, Townsend, Do
yer, Cheswold, Clayton. Millington.
Centreville, ChestertOwu and other
towns within radius of twenty five or
thirty miles, were represented. The
crowd numbered several thousand peo-
pie, as enthusiastic and orderly crowd
as ever assembled in Smyrna. The
order of the day has been most favor
ably commented upon. Hardly an in
toxicated man was seen, and none as
far as is known, on the '|Fair Grounds.
Parade Over Mile in Length Moves Off on Time
At the word of Chief Marshal Biz.
zard, the parade moved off headed by
Mayor Eugene Crow and the Town
Council of Smyrna and the Board of
Directors of theSmyrna Public Schools
Following them was the splendid or
der of Stars & Stripes Council No. 26
Jr. Order United American Mechanics
with a handsome float representing
''the home" and patriotically decorated
The order dressed in their khaki uni
forms followed unAer the command of
Former State Auditor Dick, their COM
manding officer. Next in line was our
new Citizens Cornet Band under the
leadership of Andrew Collision, looking
sphinx and span in their new uniforms.
Union Castle No. II Knights of the
Golden Eagles had the next exhibit
and won applause all alone the line fol
their fine exhibit. Their large fOa
which contained the officers of the Or
der, artistically decorated with Ameri-
can flags forming beautiful canopy. Al
each of the four ends of the float wa'
Knights comprising nearly the complete
organization, marched behind the foa
each knight wearing the stars anc
stripes. Charles r. Massey, our well
known agricultural implement dealer,
was next in line with an interesting
float showing how one of his [. Il. @.
gasoline engines was used in operating
farm machinery. 1t gave a praetica
illustration in neat and tasty manner
Citizens Hose Company Greeted With AppIaus
The Citizens Hose Company, o
Smyrna, our worthy volunteer mr.
company, won unstinted praise al
along the line not only for their march
ing but the pretty effect in which thei
hose carriage and ladder truck, wa
decorated. The wheels from hub t.
tire were wound with stars and stripe
and gay streamers were festooned in al
attractive manner. Our genial post
master. Thomas Jefferson, was not t
be counted out on an occasion like thi
for he conceived the idea that after al
it was ''UncIe Sans Fourth Of July
and with pIacard displayed to thl
effect, he and his assistants to say nc
thing of ''the dummy" were IN ey
dence bOwing graciously to the publ
,gbom thew 40 efficiently serve year
and year out. Our good women G
the W. G. T. q. had aprominent plat
y the parade and comprised four
ko nnnarata and distinct exhibit