Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-01
THE FOURTH AT PAULsBORO.

Every man, woman and child, young
middle aged and old, is waiting an
xiously for next Monday when Inde-
pendence Day will be celebrated in a
way to put every other celebration in
South Jersey in the shade. Nothing
can stop Paulsboro people when they
get started, whether it is building gas
plants or planning a festival, and this
years festival is to surpass in attrac-
tive excellence even the big success
of last year. Already the bank and
Squire Cowgill's residence are decor
ated the latter being the first this
year. However, the people of the town
want everyone within radius of a
hundred miles to "Come to Paulsboro"
on Monday, July 9Th.
The day will be started by flag
presentation and raising at the school
house at O'clock A special pro-
gram has been made and the presen-
tation speech will be made by Jos. R.
Moreland The flag will be received
on behalf of the Board of Education
by President Ezekiel English, and as
/ it is hoisted to the breeze, national
salute of 21 guns will be fired by the
guards of the Jr o. U. A. NJ.
The parade will surpass the mag
nifcent spectacle of last year. Peo-
pie from distance claimed that the
pageant then was wonderful crea-
tion, but this year it will be an aston
ishing one. Every business in the
town, every society, every organization
of every kind, the veterans, Mayor and
Council, secretary Folly, of the Publi-
cation Committee, Postmaster Gill and
Bucky Salisbury on the water wagon
will be among the features.
Immediately after the parade the
literary exercises will be held at Cow
gill's corner. The Rev ]. E. Shaw,
of Hammonton, will be the orator. Mr..
Shaw is one of the best takers in the
New Jersey Conference. and the people
of this vicinity will have a good oppor
tunity to hear one of the silver ton
gued orators of the State. The Dec
laration of independence will be read
and patriotic hymns and music will
form part of the program
After dinner the sham battle be-
tween the Red Men from the forests
of Gloucester County and the soldiers
from Paulsboro, Bridgeport and Clarks
boro will be held in the field in front
of Uncle Dan Davis. An effort was
made to get three of Uncle Sam S war
ships to help make the noise off Linz
coin Park, but they were all needed
at Hampton Roads, and the committee
is much disappointed. However, let
everybody see the battle fought in all
/ its horrible realism. The big Chic
and other celebrities will be on hand
After the battle will be the base ball
game. Manager Adamson will have
his bunch of bucks lined up against
the Powder Makers of Gibbstown,
land a good game is expected. Then
the athletic contests will be held on
Broad street, after the base ball game
The committee reports large field of
contestants. The principal event, 5
mile running race, will be hotly
contested event. 1t was said Mayor
Adamson was asked to enter that
race because of his staying qualities
and good wind. Everybody is in the
finest spirit and all look for a good
time.
The fire works will be something
elaborate. The display alone cost
nearly what was spent on the whole
of last years celebration, and SO with
band concerts and extra trains both
ways at night the day will wind up in
a blaze of glory.
Tell your friends, your neighbors,
your brothers and sisters, your uncles
and aunts, and the whole family
about this affair at Paulsboro and
bring them with you. Come to Pauls-
boro in a wagon, cart, auto, boat
train or walk, or any other old way
Bring your airship with you and
/ it in the automobile race and have a
good, jolly time in the liviliest, health
lest and most patriotic town in South
Jersey-Paulsboro.
Chairman Smedley, of the Parade
committee, says that recent Phila
parades will not outdo this one The
floats are to be the most magnificent
ever seen in this vicinity, and the
prizes on exhibition are better by far
than last years.