Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-10
THE FOURTH AT BARTON
Immense Parade Declared by All the
Best Ever Seen in This Part of the
State. Other Attractions Good.
Barton had a safe and sane Fourth

Barton had a safe and sane Fourth
of July.
Never in the history of the town
was there quite so enjoyable cele-
bration in Barton as that of Thurs
day. The trustees prohibited the
firing of frecrackers. torpedoes and
firearms and the streets were remark
ably free from nuisances Of this kind
and there were no resulting accidents.
More than 5000 people visited Bar
ton and the fair grounds and despite
the heat the day was enjoyed by all.
The parade brought people out early
and by 9 o'clock the streets were
lined. Nearly every building on the
main streets was decorated. Miles
of bunti G and hundreds of flags were
tastefully used. Probably the best
decorated block was the Bank block
but several others were close second.
The program at the fair grounds
was carried out as advertised. The
ball game was won with ease by Der
by Line, the final score being 9 to 4.
Considering the strength of the team
Barton was up against and the fact
that the Barton team had not played
tog- -ther the result is not so bad.
The races which began at l o'clock
were considered good and some fast
time was made, the day being ideal
summary:
2:sU NAMED TROT, PURSE 800
Sam ce g Harding agt. Barton, |
5, Morris y b 4; B. stab "a. Barn 2
damtonPd Oakland Ii 5, Harding, z
stacy ch g, R. 5. Farm Newport. 8
Colorado Bel br In, Drant Barton, 5
Time 2:261l; 2s1a; 2:261s
2.2 PACE 2.30 TROT, PURSE $3.50
Louise Patch m. B. Stables, B't'n, l l
Sidney $, NJ Mahon, oherorooke,
Orphan Boy G, r. S. Farm, Newport, 8 2
Time 2:2214; 2:2214; 2:2lA
NAMED RACE. PURSE $3.50
Frank Bogash Jr. g, n. S. F. Newport 1 1
EsqniT: Or 3, Smith Saerbrook Que, z 2 2
MISS Latham br m. 4. 5 Fam, Newp't. 4
Time 2:2114 ;2:23&4; 2:2.14
Ma LED RACE, FURSE, 800, 4 Mile Heats
| Betsey Han. S b m, skinner, W. Glover, l l
l. 10y b M E. NJ. Cleasby Orleans, 2 3
Childs ch S, r. Stables. Barton, 3
Time :0914: l.O84a; 1.O91a
The small sports resulted as fol.
lows; the winners being given IN the
order in which they came in. 1st
prize $3.50, I'd 81, 3rd so cents.
Sack race: Edward Magee, Charles
Day, Curtis Flanders.
Potato race: Albert Scott, Lynn
Anderson, Curtis Flanders.
Three legged race: Sheltra and
Gross. Day and Hazen. Magee and
Longley.
Wheelbarrow race: Buswell and
Cross, Suitor and Day, Magee and
Longley.
In the bicycle race first money of
So was awarded to Merrick Winslow,
I'd of 81 to Ralph Church. Sd of 81 te
Robert Valliere. A protest as to this
decision has been entered.
The parade which formed near the
freight house and started a few min.
utes after o'clock was adjudged by
all who saw it as the finest thing evel
seen in this part of Vermont and {
number of people who have witne esseC
big parades and many of them declared
it to be one of the best ever seer
anywhere. There were IS numbers
in the parade and it was about three
quarters of mile in length. Ter
suberbly decorated automobiles were
the most pleasing to the eye. Tht
decorated autos in the parade were
those of
John Mcclellan, driven by Hiram
Mcclellan. The car was decorated
with pink and white roses over hack
ground of evergreen, no part of tn,
car itself being exposed to view
, The idea was that of Miss Hazel Nc
Lellan and was awarded first prize
among the automobiles, SIS.
Mrs. H.: r. Cutler, driven by her
self. The decorations consisted o
red poppies over back ground o
green and in the car were four ladie
with red poppy hats. This car tool
second prize of So.
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