The Republican journal., 1910-06-16
THE PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH.
Sports of All Kinds. The u. S. S. Mont
gomery to Arrive July 1st and Remain
Over the 4th

SoHSAy " |AANS JuAy LOT oAAN ANSaAAotA
Over the 4th.
The following program has been arranged 70,
fast:
A parade will form on Phoenix Row at $50
in the following order: Band Uniformed Rank.
X. of P of Belfast; Tribes of Red Men from
Belfast. Searsport and Castine Captain A. E.
Clark Camp, S. of "; city government in car
riages; band; fire department, Hose No. l, En-
gine No. l; Seaside Hose Co., Hook and Ladder
Co.; business floats; horribles. The line forming
on Phoenix Row will proceed down High to the
foot of the square, up Church to Market street
and down Market to Phoenix row. where it will
disband.
At II o'clock an alarm of fire will be given
and the department will give an exhibition of
how quickly it can put stream on a burning
building. An exhibition of the gasoline fire
engine will be given, throwing one, two, three
and four streams.
At 1.30 near the Congress street ball grounds
the following races will take place: Three-leg-
ged race prizes, first, 81; second, so cents sack
race, prizes, 81 and so cents for second; potato
race prizes, 81, so cents; 1O0y yard dash, prizes,
50 and 81; 22o-yard dash, prizes, So and 81; pig
race, prize the pig.
The races will end with a Marathon race,
starting at the ball grounds, out Congress
street to Main, down Main to Waldo avenue,
up Waldo to Vine. down Vine to High, down
High to Salmond, thence to the starting point.
Prizes, S. and 81. An auto will go ahead mark
ing the course. Entries for all contests now
open.
At 8 p. M a ball game will be played on the
Congress street grounds between the Belfast
teams and the best and fastest team it is pos
sible to procure. Manager Johnson is now in
communication with several teams.
At 7.30 band concert will be given in the
handstand on the SchoOhouSe common
The committees are as follows: Orrin J.
Dickey, chairman, assisted by members of the
association; parade, Orrin ]. Dickey; fire de-
partment Chief Engineer Clough, Assistants
Shute and Cook; races. Lee Robinson, chair
man. George Darby and William Brown; sub
scriptions, Fred Robbins and Lee Robinson;
music, Orrin j. Dickey.
As a result of the efforts of Congressman
Burleigh Of this district the navy department
has consented to send the U. S. S. Montgomery
to Belfast for July Fourth as an attraction for
the celebration that it is planned to hold in
that city, as is shown in the following letter
to MIR. Burleigh from Secretary of the Navy
Meyer:
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Washington, D. c., June Z. 1910
My Dear Congressman: have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of June
4, 1910, and to inform you that in accordance
with the request contained therein. the U. S. S.
Montgomery will arrive at Belfast, Me-, July
to remain over the 4th.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. V. L. MEYER.
Hon. E. C. Burleigh,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
Last Thursday Orrin J. Dickey received a
letter from the Secretary of the Navy stating
that the Montgomery will arrive here July 1st
to remain over the 4th
The members of the ships company will be
invited to take part in the parade, and some of
the bluejackets may take part in the races and
contests of the day. If possible a ball game
between team from the ship and the Belfast
team will be arranged.
The Montgomery is one of the oldest ships
of the new navy and one of the type of unpro-
tected cruisers, of which only three were built.
Her sister ships are the Marblehead and De-
troit. The Montgomery was built at the Co.
lumbia Iron Works, Baltimore, Nd, and was
launched in 1894. She cost, ready for service,
$1267, 100. She has displacement of 2,O72
tons, is 257 feet long, draws IA feet inches,
and her best speed is trifie over 10 knots.
She has II commissioned officers and 176 men.
Her armament consists of six 6-inch, four six
Founders and four one-pounders.