Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-09
July 4th.

ieo't uHht hisht Whtu tuty ftt t1SrS
with fire crackers and kept 1t up until
after midnight. During the day there
was little OF no drunkenness and bu /
few arrests were made.
The days program was opened With
the joy ride for the ehiIdrea which was
carefully planned and very successfully
carried out. There were probably
more than a thousand children taken
ride aud though the machines were
all crowded there was not one hurt.
One little girl fell out but was not huri.
After they returned 20 the Y NJ. G. A..
building they were each treated to
lemonade ana cake and the youngsters
had n jolly good time. The automo-
biles were trimmed up in a most bcau-
tiful manner.
Prizes were offered for the hest dec
GRATED ~hich prize was awarded to Mr..
5. b. Dorm. second to Mr.. w. l.. Jones.
For the most original decorated, frat
prize to Mr. w. w. WestphslI aud
second TO Mr.. I. w. Martin. The
first prizes were $40 and the second
were So.
The chief feature OF the day the par
AIDE, took place at III o'clock. Mr..
John Il. Boyd was chief marshal.
FIRST DIVISION.
Platoon of police.
T.. a a ftI
following aides: j. w. Dedd, Fred
CerIing, q. Il. Allen, X. + shepherd,
VIM. Lewis, VIM. o. e. Payne, Harry
BriarIy, Mercer Myers, Guy Miller,
Clarence Przer, Willis Cushwa, Chss.
Woods aud VIM. Pearrell. Comrey's
Band and Company "F" w. Va. n. @.
SECOND DfvIuos.
Marshal Carson q. Grove and aides:
Frank IrimbIe, O. NJ. Ramsey, Joseph
Fundeberg aud 'halmers kiimer, In
dependent Order Of Red Men, includ-
irg some uniformed Red Men form
Shepherdstown and Charlestown
The parade Of the Indians was novel
/ feature.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshall j. Z. Tslhelm, chief or the
fire department, and aides: a. b..
Stew art ahd Charles Thomas, Drum
corps, Hose companies 2, q, 4, 5, aud
| kyaeal Company No. l with President
George Ryneal, Jr., in carriage. Hose
Company No2 was headed by its drum
corps aud twelve of its members drew
the hose reel prettiiy decorated with
flags. Ryneal Company had its chem
zeal wagon in line.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Capt. w 3. Colston, Marshal, and
aides: Chas. V. rownall, DIR. Clay,
Roy G. Grove, Robert Clohau, Edgar
aenshaw and Roy Nadenbousch.
Berkeley Syringe Band. Ten Ladies
on horseback: Miss Evelyn Payne,
Miss Bessie Brown. Miss Mary Hud-
gel, Mrs. Chas. V. Pownail, Mrs. How
ard Couchman, Mrs. ii. K. owen, Mrs.
s. ). elker, Mrs. j. w. Dodd, Mrs.
James McDonal, and Mrs. Ernest
Mcdonald. Three.boys on muleback.
len pony carts handsomely decorated,
preceded by boys on ponies.
There were various prizes awarded
for the pony carts and for the fire COM
panies by judges q. +. Light, w. f..
Mullis and e. W. vanmetre.
During the afternoon there were
various sporting events on the arhlet-
ic park and many prizes were awarded.
The reel race came off last exeepet.
ing the band concert and was witness :
ed by great throng of people. The
distance was $50 feet from the vicinity
of the Lutheran church TO that Of the
court house.
The judges were W. Il. Kline Mar
lnsburg; Huber Pugh, Charnbersburg,
and I. E. Cross, of Washington.
The following is the time:
Hose Company No. Alb 2-s see
ond; No. PAP seconds; No. 3-4s 20
seconds.
No. was ruled out Of the race as
they had .l6 men on the team instead
of is as prescribed.
| No. 5 was also ruled out because the
team didn't make the hose coupling.
both teams made quicker run than
Nos. A, 2 and 8, their time being Al IL
and Al seconds, respectively.