Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-21
GLORIOUS FOURTH
AT RAYMONDvILLE
Something Doin' All Day, from
Early Morning Anvil Chorus to
Grand Ball at Night.

Raymondville extends an urgent
invitation to all the towns of the
Valley to attend the biggest Fourth
OF July celebration ever held in the
Rio Grande Valley. There will be
something doing all the time from
the firing off Of the anvils in the
morning at sunrise till the close Of
the grand ball at midnight or later.
The citizens of Raymondville and
vicinity are exerting every effort to
make this celebration a grand sue
cess. Hundreds of dollars will be
offered as prize money, and more
spent for entertainment, and you
may rest assured that the program
which has been prepared will be 4
good one. Come and be entertained.
At $3.50 a.. m, the parade, headed
by the brass band, and followed in
succession by automobiles, buggies.
and persons on horseback, will form
and march Immediately to the
grounds where short addresses Will
be made by prominent speakers.
At 9 a. m. the Raymondville
sluggers will 90 up against the
Brownsville nine. The Brownsville
team has a fast aggregation of play
ers and will undoubtedly put up a
fine game. The Raymondville nine
lin their morning game with San Be
nito last Sunday showed that it is
about the fastest team in the Val
ley, when they cleaned up the San
Benito bunch to the tune of 8 TO A..
This game vii probably determine
the championship of the Valley
At 1890 a. M. the horse races
will begin. Well known Mexican
riders from the famous King ranch.
FL Saus, San Francisco. Tacoma, and
other ranches for twenty miles
around will be on hand to compete
for the prize money, which will be
more than liberal.
At II noon will come off a free
barbecue. For this occasion Col.
E. B. Raymond has donated one of
his choicest beeves, which will be
prepared by an expert and served to
all with its accomplishments.
At 2 p. m. will be held the potato
race, the wheel barrow race, the fat
mans race, the lean mans race, the
tug Of war, the pie race, The egg
race, the sack race and climbing the
creased pole.
For the pie race the ladies have
donated a large number Of home
m~ade-pies,- and this-Faee promises
to be both interesting and filling.
At 8 p. m. there Will be more
horse racing and other exhibitions
of horsemanship.
At 1870 p. m the local gun club
will defend its title as the champion
team of the Valley, against the Har-
lingen team. This promises to be
an exciting contest.
Then will come fancy shooting by
the expert shots of the Winchester
and Remington companies. At this
time will be seen an exhibition Of
shooting by some Of the worlds
crack shots, seldom anyone is priv
LEGGED to see.
AT 6 D.. m. the finals in the tennis
tournament will be held, and here
you will see some of the best players
Of the Valley battle for supremacy.
At $3.50 p. m. the grand ball will
begin. Music furnished by the
%Brownsyille brass band. and will
mark the closing event of a day of
real celebration.
Arbors will be constructed on the
grounds providing ample shade for
all. Free ice water will be provided
at different places. Mrs. g.. b.
Leonard will have an ice cream and
cold drink stand on the grounds;
Dave Flood will have "hit the niger
babies-three slugs for a nickle-
And there will be varius other at
fractions.
The St. L. B. & NJ. Ry. is offering
cheap excursion rates from all points
TO Raymondville.