The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-07

private displays, first the Joyce-Pruit
Company with seven splendidly dec
GRATED wagons, displaying their diff
ferent lines of goods. Then Swift
and company. the James Forstad gro
Gerry, the Monarch grocery, Bullard
Brothers transfer with lady driver.
The Enterprfsh Hadware Coz, the
Star Livery with one buggy and two
little girls riding, the Roswell Hard
ware Company with electric auto, the
Texas Independent Market with huge
Newfoundland dog decorated. Shep-
herd & Co, with four wagons and last
of all came Mr.. Brint, the grinder
driving his horse with his teeth. runn-
ing his grindstone with his feet and
grinding a saw with his hands.
The committee of judges who made
the awards of prizes was composed
of Charles de Bremond and DR. J. w
Kinsinger of this city and Sheriff NJ
C. Stewart. of Carlsbad. They decided
that the silver cup to the best display
of any union should go to the BARRIERS
and that the Monarch Grocery had
won the cup for the best display by
any firm. corporation or person. They
gave Mr.. Brint the distinction of hon
orable mention. The awards of prizes
were made after dinner at the court
house square speakers stand by May
or q. a. Richardson.
Barbecue the Big Event.
Probably the biggest attraction of
The day. bigger even than the parade
was the barbecue dinner served at
noon in the court house square. Eek
tensive preparations had been made
at a cost of nearly a thousand dol
lars. The supplies were as follows:
% Ia beef and seven mutton. which
We're ,barbecued to a turn under the
direction of Lib Rainbolt: 1,500 loaves
OF bread. a barrel of pickles. four
bushels of tomatoes. POO gallons OF
coffee and sugar by the barrel. The
arrangement was To have the people
who wanted plates of barbecue to
pass through a chute and there re-
ceive them at the hands of the com
Inittee. This chute was about forty
feet long and the crowd was two
hours in passing through it. The
crowd that fed at the table of tae lab
cring men is estimated all the way
from three to five thousand. And
there was plenty for all. If any per
son did not get all he wanted, it was
because he did not have the patience
TO wait his turn, or did not let his
wants be known. The food was well
prepared and was served well. consid
ering the immense throng that was
there to take part in the big public
meal
The Mayor Welcomed Them All.
After dinner the speech-making was
pulled off at the water wagon" or
speakers stand in the court house
square. Mayor Richardson extended
"A whole-souled welcome to all and
told everybody to go in for a good
time. but 70 do nothing they would
be sorry for. He said the police had
been instructed to arrest no one and
We're only to see that nobody got
hurt. He then delivered the two low
ing cups that were awarded as told
above. For the BARRIERS Andy Dies
made a hearty response. speaking a
long the lines of fraternalism and the
brotherhood of labor.
Base Ball Game Draws Crowd.
Nearly a thousand people attended
the base ball game at Amusement
Park. Lake Arthur and Roswell con-
tested for honors and the locals won
out in an exciting game, five to four.
The game went into the eleventh inn
ing. and everybody got his moneys
worth. A detailed write-up will be Civ
en- elsewhere of the game. as it was
the best seen in Roswell this year.
Boy Climbs Creased Pole.
10 MOTIFS captured Tie nNe QOllaI
prize for climbing. creased pole at
Amusement Park after the base ball
game. He accomplished the feat thru
the aid of a wire, which he used to
inch his way up the slick surface.
Two Grand Balls at Night.
The Armory was well filled at night
| with a party of dancers. The Norvell
| orchestra furnished the music and ii
! was of the best. The dancing was con
tinued until midnight. Another ball
! was held at the Auditorium Rink, and
although everybody had a good time
| here. the crowd was not as large as
| the one at The Armory. Good music
was furnished here also.
No Accidents or Fights.
/ The day was very peaceable one
| inspite of the big crowd of merry
makers that thronged the streets from
| morning until late at night. The pol
| ice had been instructed to arrest no
| one unless il was an aggravated case
| and no arrests were made necessary.
| So far as could be learned no accid
| ents of consequence occurred.
Unions Deserve Compliments.
| The whole celebration was at the
/ expense of the labor unions. Assess
ments were made to defray the heavy
expense and every union man bore
! part of Ii. The money taken in at the
| ball game and dances betrayed only
small part of the expense. The union
men carried on everything in good
! shape and had the court house square
! cleaned up and put back in its usua
good condition before noon today.
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