Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-05
PITTSFKLD.
A July Fourth Celebration
Worth Attending,
Elaborate Program Of Sports
With Parade and HOTTib|eS.
Ooity S., Maggie B. and Roderick
the Race Winners.

Pittsfield " right on the map Tues-
day and its celebration which l1ad
been worked up by the leading bust
ness men to large proportions, was
very successfully carried out. A big
crowd WAS present 1000 coming in by
| trains. The record breaking weather
seemed to have no effect in the turn
out, although the extreme heat was
| the cause OF several collapses among
those who took part in the celebra-
ton. A feature Of tile day was the
order and quiet. which was maintain
| ed from orders given out by the select
| men that no explosives should be used
| ON Main or Park streets.
The parade formed at . O'Clock and
| marched through the principal streets
with the following order:
Fifteen decorated automobiles headed.by
DIR. T.. A. Porter and his daughter, Miss
Minnie Porter
Chief of Police n. G. Corey.
Aides s r. Haines riding Westesx
| shroncho. and r r. Getchell VILE
Dobson. Will Thurston, @ +. ParaSs, "
| A. Anderson and a. y. kierstead n
lcaptain VIM L. Ross, marshal 49,
THE Pittsfield Band. -
tcafflage conveying the sslectmeii oI.sisf
CO q. s. NJ. carrying flag wfitcs
was presented them by $. az iialiie -
| Newport Band.
tHantisbIneiy- decorated foats a IolingsM5f
Maiife Gentral Institute, Methodist, Ere
Bapftst. and Universalist cnurches, ans.
~ rnfSfainifn Veteraus of Oh boss go,
10. s. Haskell Camp, Sons Of ksksfanss !
rhe t enr,iblss % Where were gaaSnAp ii
frst-cIass sta pe.and were in4fs1S aAsas 81 r 4,
sufficient for flggnishing a goat J 81 ss'a q
Palmyra Band.
| The draft horses-x Il
tThe Bow Scouts. =. a. ~
Ponies and pony rigs
| a. prize of a silver loving cup was
given IS. r. Iiaines for the pest aeeoi-
| atod automobile, the decoration nehs
lYistepia over white cloth me WoIss
Twas .daae by Mss Maud Bracket, az
sisted BY Mrs flames. Five yosnlis4
ladies occupied tho seats and the car
was driven by Mr.. Written all Being
dressed in colors Of the decorations.
| Three prizes We're given to the nor
| ribles, the first going to the rig con-
tanning a. building purporting to be the
IFapeey House being destroyed by lire
lrbe second vent to take off ON the
EPitts6eld Band furnishing music al
| Kaneo at the annual outing OF the
! Maine Sportsmen's Fish aud Game AS
| ,ociation. The third was given to an
il team being driven by man and
i t@oiaan.
For pony teams Ada auckland wor
lfirst prize and Daniel Getchell for best
i sfngle hitch. first prize for best saddle
riding was given to a little Bartlett
girl and Bessie Bracket won seconc
prize in saddle ridng. The prizes foi
draft horses we're; LIST span OF bays
PHtsneld Poultry Farm; I'd. span o
hays, Lorenzo Willis; Sd, span of greys
Robert Dobson & 90.
The judges on draft horses were
George Ball OF Exeter, II. II. Lee o
Augusta and Mr.. Mekeehnie of Dex
tsT
Following the parade athletics wer'
leiHen ON Main street with prizes a
} follows LIST, l0o-yard dash. T.. w
Bowen of Bangor; I'd, 100-yard dash
: John c. Croker; sack race, list. Il. w
| bown; I'd, j. c. Croeker; broad jump
LIST, ]. c. Croekcr; I'd, -E. w. Bown.
In the forenoon a game of baseball
Twas played on Hunnewell field between
the teams of Dover and Foxcroft ant
) Taconnetts of Waterville, resulting il
: La score of 10 ntoE s in favor d. and +
! In the afternoon at Union Trottini
lpark a game between the Nyals ant