Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-06

all the lettering being wrought III
evergreen. On the float, which was
driven by Horatio p. Jones, proprietor
of the spring water, were symbolized
several different countries of Europe
as we'll as the United States. The lat
ter country was represented by Mr..
Henson as "Uncle Sam" Other coun-
tries were represented as follows: Nor
way, Mrs. Henson; Denmark, Emma
Peterson; Germany, Miss Mazeall /;
Ireland, Miss Switzer. On a banner
borne aloft was the greeting Happy
New Year =" On one side the greeting
was in English and on the other in
Esperanto, "Felichan Novjaron. " At
one end of the float was the American
flag and at the other the Esperanto
flag.
Andrew Schatz, the shoe dealer, had
fine float in line and was much COM
mended for his enterprise. y fouriu
hand hack representing leading citi-
zens of Rush and Upper Augusta
townships, Northumberland county,
was a conspicuous feature much ad-
mired because of the four handsome
black horses by which it was drawn.
The two horses in the lead belong to
S. \. Eckman of Rushtown; the two
at the pole are owned by w. G. For
rester of Klinesgrove, nephew of our
townsman, Captain c. w. Forester.
The front seat was occupied by Mr..
Eckman and Mr. Forester.
"Dr Cooks Market Van" was the
source of a good deal of amusement.
This was thrust at our borough
council for contiscating butter found
under weight i'll the curbstone market.
The personnel of the masqueraders
could not be detected under the dis
guiseS, and they refused to give their
names. 1t is said, however, that this
feature came from Rush township. In
the front of the float was stand pre-
sided over by MRS Cook" as mar
ket woman. On the float were lot
of lordly. y.looking "councilmen" and
an officer representing our chief of
police. During the progress-of the
parade the process of weighing and con-
fiscating butter was demonstrated.
Along side of the float were displayed
the following phrases: Confiscation
of butter - Thou shalt not steal "
Another float represented "Husk-
ing Bee. " This was gotten up by the
Danville and Mahoning township poor
farm and contained inmates of the
aims house giving a demonstration of
corn husking
Bringing up the rear of the parade
was unique outfit bearing the legend
I'VE are from Bloomsbury.
The Catawissa band, Calhoun band
of Northumberland, the Milton and
the Exchange bands were in the rar.
enlivening feature. The Exchange
band of % pieces appeared i'll fantastic
costume and added not little to the
pleasure and merriment of the day
Before as well as after the parade the
different bands serenaded prominent
families and business places of town
The reception committee, which met
the several trains, was composed of
the following: James Freeze, Seth
Lormer, w. H. Wyant, George Freeze,
John McCloud, James Grimes, Ed
ward Aten, Robert Vincent, Harry
Mapstone and Macolm Boyer
Prizes were awarded as follows;
First prize-$15-Maus farm spring
water second prize-$10-Market Van
(Dr. Cook's) third prize-ton of coal
-husking bee.
First prize-S35-The King; sec
ond e-$25-Roosevelt returning
from Africa; third prize-sl5-lady in
black; fourth prize-$10-lady in grey
fifth prize-s10-Bull; sixth prize-s5
-Stork; seventh prices - Santa
Claus; eighth prize So Cowboys
(mounted) ninth ze-s5-Golddus |
twins; tenth prize-$2. 50-bootblack /;
eleventh prize-s2. 50-triplet; twelfth |
50-colored drum major" |
thirteenth prize-S2. 50-Blanket In
dian fourteenth prize-S2. 50-William |
Penn, James d. Lenhart; fifteenth !
Cocoon hunter with liant /
ern; sixteenth prize-ton of coal-Geo |
Crossley seventeenth prize-ton coal |
boy on kicking horse eighteenth prize |
so pounds of flour We're from
Bloomsburg" nineteenth prize-50 |
pounds of flour-two boys on horse |
back; twentieth prize-50 pounds of |
tiour-straw lady ON horseback; TWEEN
ty-first prize-50 pounds of flour-man |
with large flag, William Baker
Special prizes were awarded as fol
lows:
BY Landlord L. G. Peters, best cigar
in house, to w. O. Dewitt as fattest
band man; by the judges, two dollars
i'll cash, to lady ON side saddle. |
The judges were as follows Hon. L.
W. Welliver, George II. Sonnebrone,
I. J. Price, w. a. Sechler, DR.. Z. L.