The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-05
Parade and Sports Gotten Up
by Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodges
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
BY REV. r. M. HOUGHTON
Delightful Weather Brought Out Large
Crowd-Dinner and Supper Served
Concert, Play and Dance.
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NEWFANE, July 5-The ceiebra-
tion of the Fourth here was thorough
ly sane, but nevertheless very enioya-
BILE, and the large number present
greatly enjoyed the occasion. The
'tnight before was somewhat less
noisy than usual, the boys omitting
some of their pranks out of considera-
tion for those who had illness in their
families, and the usual bonfire was
dispensed with on account of the ex-
treme dry weather, but bells were rung
at midnight and at intervals thereaf-
ter and nobody failed to have a good
time.
The celebration was gotten up by
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. who
We're successful with a similar cele-
bration last year. For the comfort and
pleasure of all, under their direction
the streets were well sprinkled
1t was delightful day and shortly
after o clock the parade started from
South Main street. Burton Halladay
was marshal, assisted by Ray Jefts and
A. L. Lockwood The Newfane band
came first. their wagon being decorated
III the national colors, and they played
various patriotic selections Mem
/ bers OF the Odd Fellows lodge were
in a float decorated with red. white
and blue, driven by II. H. Howe, and
another driven by Dan McCarty of
Townshend. The Rebekahs used pink
and green decorations. The one drawn
4 by the handsome white horses of Earl
Davis, in which Miss Mabel Phillips
sat as the goddess of liberty, sur
rounded by four small children, was
much admired
The. f.rapDa had ,,orx-
cart decorated with wheat and green
and white, drawn by the large red
oxen owned by Earl Davis. The Chris
tian Endeavor float was red and
white, driven by George Jefts The
primary class of the Sunday school
had a float that was driven by Super
intendent Charles L. Hescock. 1t was
purple, white and yellow. decorated bv
IL. II. Covey. The Brookline Sunday
school team was trimmed with green
and the national colors. There was one
large team from Wardsboro attached
to a band wagon. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wilson had very pretty turnout rep
resentlng Sunny Hill farm. Bringing
up the rear came Walter Rowe in fe-
male attire, mounted on a black horse
which had on a divided skirt, Frank
Rowe as attendant following on foot
The parade was even better than
last year. The first prize was given by
the judges to the Newfane Sunday
school and the second to the Goddess
| of Liberty
Following this Glenn Crapo took
first prize in the bicycle race Potato
race, crosby 1st, Sherman I'd Pole
vault, Walter Wright 1st, Harry Howe
2d Broad jump, Howe 1st, Sticknev
2d. Running broad Jump Sherman list.
Crosby 2d. Running high jump, Robert
son 1st, Crosby I'd. 1O0-yard dash.
Sherman lst. Crosby 2d, time 10 Is
seconds. 220-yards, Crosby 1st, Sher-
man 2d. Three-legged race, Winchester
and Hewitt 1st, Hickey and Phillips
I'd. Tug of war, Wardsboro team by
default of Williamsville.
The lodges served hot dinner in the
church vestry to $50, also a supper at
6 O'Clock at the same place large
number took dinner at the hotels and
many had picnic dinners on the com
mon.
The booths which had been erected
temporarily We're kept busy all day
selling ice-cream, etc. Ice water was
furnished all day free in two places
by the W. C. T. q.
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton of Brattle-
boro, who addressed the large audience
from the steps of the courthouse, held
their attention as he spoke interesting
ly ON patriotism and true neighbor-
liness.
The game of baseball played in the
meadow of Robert Deane by the ia
maiea and Tosvnshend mines wac veov
largely attended, the score being 3 to
2 IN favor of Townshend.
The band concert from to was
excellent and much Appreciated The
boys had on their ned uniforms and
are deserving of much credit. as is also
their leader, III. j. Heath. for the
marked Improvement made since their
organization little over year ago
The four-act comedy-drama. A White
Lie, under the direction of Miss Nellie
Pratt and c. A. Nichols, was well
Iplayed and drew large house. owe,
800 tickets being sold, and after the
entertainment there was a dance and
refreshments were served
wing to so many other celebrations
nearby the attendance was not as
large as last year, although it was a
very successful affair.