Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-05
GREATEST FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION EVER HELD HERE.
Crowds Begin to Come Early=Parade Made
Up OF Many Handsome Floats Starts
Promptly-AthIetic Eyents=-Hand
Tub Squirts-=The Fireworks.

The greatest Fourth of July celebra-
ton in Waterville's history went off
smoothly, and was fully up to the ex-
peetations of those who predicted Won
derful success for il. Soon after s A.
NJ. people began pouring into the city
from all quarters on the early morn
ing trains and they continued to do
so until after the parade started at
$50 a. NJ. The crowd seemed to be
fully as large as the one that was
here, on Circus day, and that one was
certainly Il record for this city in re-
cent years.
TIE parade delighted them all, as a
matter of fact it was great deal bet
ter than the circus parade that was
So widely heralded. Scores of automo-
hiles, beautifully decorated. led the
procession. and created the impression
that Waterville is an automobile city.
one man voicing the common opinion
that he didn't realize there We're So
many ears in Waterville. Then fol-
lowed the various civic and military
bodies of the city, the Watervile Mil
itary Band. W. ID. Haines, leader; Co.
II, I'd Reg n. G. S. NJ, out in full
strength and showing the excellent re-
suits Of the constant drills. led by
Captain w. II. Murray; the Hospital
Corps detachment, upon which the
same praise may be bestowed. in COM
mand of Lieut.. e. +. Goodrich; Can
ton Halifax, No. "a, Patriarehs Mill
tant, |. O. o. r, out in fun array, and
captained by Capt. c. NJ. Turner; Bay
ard Co. No. Q, Uniformed Rank, Is. of
p, Capt. Joseph A. Montefore; and
then n float representing a scene from
the life OF Damon and Pythias.
This float deserves more than passing
mention 1t showed stril<ingly the scene
when one of the friends is about to be
executed by the cruel king in place of
the other. who has been away for sew
eral days to bid last farewell to his
family. There was a figure kneeling
over the head block, waiting for the
exeeutoner, who posed over him with
an axe in his hand ready to strike the
blow that viii render the victim life
less corpse. On the other side of the
float was the friend who had just re-
turned from his visit and his horse is
held by several attendants while he
puts up his hand as a gesture to stay
the executioner's axe. The float was
drawn by six horses, and was the larg-
est and most striking of the parade
although all We're excellent.
A float contributed by Waterville
Camp. Modern Woodmen of America
called for much admiring comment.
It was log cabin, containing a group
of men with a large symbolistic of
the orders emblem Court America,
Foresters of America had an attrac-
| tive float. representing a scene in the
woods, with redmen and settlers. Very
charming was the float of Elm City
Camp. Royal Neighbors of America,
of this city. which was a barge con-
| tanning many members of the order,
attired in white. the barge itself being
literally adorned -in white.
A delegation of police headed the
c!fSe parade section. Garfield Camp
Se~s of Veterans also made a splendid
appearance in this section.
| Then followed the Norridgewoch
Band with trade floats and business
teams. The Grand Union Tea Co.
| had three teams; Noel Bros. in pom.