Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-06
WATERBURY,.

Warm weather but q slight breeze that
tempered the heat of Monday ushered in
the Fourth of July. Most of the houses
and business places on the line of march
were decorated with flags and bunting.
1t was eleven O'CLOCK before the parade
started. In the front of the procession
were the decorated automobiles Of DR..
+. j. Foster, NJ. O. Evans, James Som
erville, V. l.. Perkins. George Rowland,
DR.. G.. S. Bidwell, L. +. Campbell. f. G.
Luce and Hunt and Backus. The marshal
was followed by the Waterbury Citizens
band. The following floats were nicely
decorated and represented The Wood
men, Camels Hump club, The Dcmeritt
and Palmer Packing COMPANY knights
Dry Goods establishment. NJ. Mallory,
blacksmith, Boyce and Perkins. furniture.
Miller's LA lndry, Mrs K. c. ShcpleS,
coal, Womans Rights, Perry Granite
company, Moody and Amon, James
Green, milk route. and q float Of young
ladies with the Goddess of Liberty, all
singing patriotic airs Also i'm the parade
was AN interesting team OF people Just
Married." part OF the Montpelier high
school Fife and Drum Corps, gentlemen
in costume riding horseback, the Wood
men, girls with flags, boys marching,
Mir. ana Mrs Lo Barron in an old chaise
representing Josiah and Samantha with
parrot cage hitched to hack Of tine wagon
and O. f. Scott created sensation as
the man who brought the rain. The par
ade dsband ID at the school-house grounds
where a number picnicked on the knoll
At l:3o p. m. came the athletic sports.
This was followed by "a bail game and
in the evening a band concert was rend-
cred, followed by the fireworks.-Mrs
Sumner Lawrence and Miss Eliza Patter-
son of Fitchburg. Mass, are mt the Wa
torbury Inn Edwin Cooley. Jr, the
young son of Mt and Mrs Edwin Cooley
had his feet badly burned by walking
into a bonfire which had been partly ex-
tnguis hel.-Mrs. Theodore Lamson Of
Elizahethtown, y Y, is a guest of Mrs
Mary L. Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c.
Moody We're guests OF Mr.. and Mrs J
F. Somerville for the Fourth.--C. G. War
rem. Jr.. who was graduated from Dart
mouth College last month, Is with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. G Warren.
Erwin Cooley, Jr., the four year-o old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Cooley who
was burned by walking into a bonfire
Monday. died yesterday morning at 10
o'clock as result of his injuries. The
little fellow was the baby OF the fam
lily and besides his parents is sur
vived by a brother and sster.-The
crowd that viewed the fireworks the
night of the Fourth has been esti-
mated from 1000 to 1900 people.-Dr
l.. A. Stanley will leave to-day for
ST. Adams. Maine, where ne Joins his
family, who are at Mrs. SANKEY'S old
Eome.-Miss Kathleen Lebanon has
returnoc from visit In Barre
Franklin Carpenter Cooley has the
Eeaslas.-Mrs Elisha Moody remains
very pcorlv.--Mrs. +. T.. Atkins Will
entertain the Utas club Friday after
nocn.-lIarold Stranahan and family
of Montpelier We're guests of his par
ents over the Fourth.-Miss Greta
Perkins is doing very nicely at the
Navy FietCher hospital.-Mrs. Herbert
Miner. who has been visiting her SIS
ter. Mrs, Richard Demeritt. returned
to her home in Sarnnac Lake yester-
daY.-Mlss Julia Shipman Is at the
home of her father.-O &. Turner is
Ill with acute indirest!on.-- Rev
j. a. Lynch, formerly rector Of st
Andrews parish. Is In town for n va
cation Miss Eta Graves loft Tues
day Tor Atlantic city, whore she will
attend the international Christian En-
ccaVor conVcntiOn.-The Young child
of Mr. ana Mrs. Luther Morse Is very