Putnam patriot., 1911-10-20

welcome. The music was exceptional ly we'll selected. The kilties band with their pipes being a novelty that added a bit of color that was most pleasing. After reaching the Square upon the return from Grove street the parade was dismissed.
 The Danielson division carried off the honors of the parade, first prize, SIS, for the be st appearing company in line, going 10 the combined Mime texit and Pioneer hose companies of that town, as did also the first prize, s25, going to the same combination for having the best decorated piece of ap- paratus. Second prize, sl0, for best appearing organizations, went 10 the Southbridge No. hose company. Webster hose company got second prize, Sl5, for best decorated apparatus, and third prize, sl0, In this class, was given to Webster for automobile com bination chemical and hose truck.
 Putnam companies, not competing
 
 from the judges, who were George Pitt, Middletown; John Hefierman, Rockville, and Charles Leonard, Will limantic.
 The tiremen and their guests were served an excellent dinner by the la- dies of the N. k. (. in Hammond hall. Other places of refreshment were open about the city. The spectators ioeked to the restaurants and improvised lunch counters and they were crowded to the doors. Everyone was able to get enough to satisfy and before the hour for the contests to begin were back on the streets promenading. The afternoon was given over to the various contests for which 5000 in prizes were offered. The Square and all the business section of the city was damned with people when the first of these contests, between hook and lad | der companies, was put on at o'clock. There were two entries, Putnam and Southbridge, Putnam not competing for prize. The conditions of the con test, which was spectacular, called for a run with the truck from the Congre- | gational church to the Union block, | POO yards, raising ladder and putting | a man on the roof of the building. Put nam tried first and put man on the roof in 57 1-5 seconds, Southbridge do' ing 1t few minutes later in 58 4.5 sec onds. The Southbridge company used three horses and gained the few sec onds difference in the run, Putnam making a cleaner and quicker ascent | to the roof. It seemed for awhile as if it would be impossible to pull off the contest the crowd, with carriages and automobiles, so congested the course and refused to stand back. Ropes and | a patrol of firemen finally kept the | course clear.
 All other contests of the afternoon were held on School street, near Brad ways store, about 2,500 people witness sing the events, the summary of which is as follows:
 Hand hose contest, run 100 yards, lay 200 feet of hose and get stream on target, Putnam companies not com- peting for prizes: First prize, $50, to Hose No. l, Southbridge, time 36 1-6 seconds; Mansfield hose No. 3, Put nam, second, 36 3-5 seconds.
 | Horse hose contest, run 200 yards, lay 200 feet hose and ge. stream on tar get: No prizes awarded in this class as the only out-of-town contestant, Min netexit, DanieIson, did not qualify be- cause of failure to make nozzle connec- ton after having made the fastest drive of any of the three teams entered. | Mansfield No. 3, Putnam, made best | time in this class, 45 4-5 seconds. Eagle hose No. 2, Putnam (one horse hitch1 53 4-5 seconds.
 Steamer contests, 200 yard run 10 hydrant, boilers showing two gauges of water at 75 degrees First test, steam gauges to indicate 10 pounds of steam, 1 points. Second test, getting water | through POO feet hose and nozzle, 3 points. Hitting target 100 feet from nozzle, points. Throwing horizontal stream, lay out distance of pipe, 1 point. Steamers were given l5 min utes each for contest.
 There were two entries, Danielson and Southbridge. Each won points and an equal division of the prize mon- ey, S65, was agreed upon.
 The same judges who viewed the pa rade acted at the contests, with M. k. Joy and c. Allen Hawkins, both of Putnam, as timers. G. Harold Gilpat- ric, Putnam, was clerk.
 | All the contests were exceedingly in teresting and kept the big crowd on tiptoe until they were completed, shortly after o'clock.
 In the evening there was dance in Union hall at which visiting firemen and ladies were guests, others being charged admission. This closing fea ture was largely attended, Cargill or chestra furnishing music.
 | The Muster of 1911 will be talked
 over for long time to come in the va
 rious headquarters whose representa-
 tives were present. Many compli
 mentary things were said of the Pnt
 nam firemen by their guests and thu onlookers. TNeir entertainment wen
 off without and nothing mar rcd the heauf interest 1f The day