The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-08
BOYS' CELEBRATION
FEATURE OF FOURTH
A Safe and Sane Observance
Brought About.
BUSINESS MEN WON BALL GAME
Morning Parade and Display OF Fire
works in Evening Features Of Enjoy
able Days Program-something
More Elaborate Next Year.

From o'clock in the morning until
late in the evening not only the boys oil
Brattleboro but their sisters. mothers ana
fathers enjoyed themselves Monday
While no attempt was made at holding
an elaborate old-fashioned Fourth OF July
celebration as was done in some towns
the program arranged furnished sufficient
entertainment to interest every boy ana
Girl that attended and but few youngsters
| failed to witness some part OF the sports
of the day ~,
Shortly after Q o'clock Rev. Roy. NJ
Houghton, mounted on a SPIRITED ahinlai
accompanied by his aids, Phlllp f9thaii
narade from the rear of the high school
building up Grove to Oak street and
down Chapin street to the common, down
Main street. out Elliott to School, through
Whipple to High street and down again
70 Main street and thence to the Valley
fair grounds by way of Canal street
The Old high school drum corps furnished
music for the first section Of the parade
and "Rube" band contributed a con
| t;nnous performance in the music line 1oI
the second section, If the parade lacked N
/ in numbers Il made up in enthusiasm and
grotesoue characters. From boys OF IL
and II years the paraders ranged to those
designated as "kids" and the latter con
| tributed fully as much to the splrit o.
the occasion as did their elder ,brothers
There were about l25 boys IN line.
Some of the local hits in the parade
were original and decidedly pertinent
One Of the paraders wearing a placard
labeled "John's Burdens" carried large
number of paper bags inflated with air
| On the bags were printed brief references
to the many problems that confront the
selectmen and it was evident to all that
Chairman Calvin was impersonated.
Rryan Gale. CARRIED as policeman and
armed with club, was a diminutive, specl
men of city patrolman. Boys dressed
as girls were in evidence and two small
bows drew cart arranged IN the shape
of watering cart. Candidates Tor Town
representative were hit OIL with appro
pirate placards and a boy with eur
was kept busy chasing three OF four boys
renresentine the -talked-about adul
terated LIQUORS. Black and red paint was
used literally on the faces Of the paradse.rs
and in many cases it was impossible to DIS
:; M the parade. x six-foot firecracker Of
bright red, propelled by pair of small
legs proved to be the winner winner Of o. the o1 Iss
po,yer was discovered it was found that
the tHse prize went to John, B. Dunton, il,
Bryan Gale, the cop, s was awarded ward !
farmer makeup, was given. the third
prize. The judges were Judge J. M
Tyler, John Calvin and Col. hlttredge
| Haskins. ;,
Arriving at the fair grounds the boys
cast about for chance to enjoy them.
selves and they didn't have to cast but
once. There were a sufficient number
Of track events to fill in the forenoon
with the baseball game between wee the .; B1ap,
team from the Magnet club. The Sun
day school team carried off the honors
winning in a way that made the picked
team boys wonder what they were doing.
The summaries of the track events follow:
22O-vards dash, for large boys-Won by
B. Dunleavy; c. Horton, I'd; X. Newell,
Sd.
22O-yards dash, for small boysaWon by
W. Cudworth; R. Pierce, I'd; {. Dyke, Sd.