Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
BERWICK'S 2Ooth.
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long time and many consultations were
held before the affair took definite
shape. Then came the selection of an
executive committee and this was
made up of the following prominent
men: Hon. Wilber d. Spencer, Hon.
Edward f Gowell. ESD. Vim. NJ. Bot
tomly, Herbert Coffin and Chas. Fer
guson.
Chairman Spencer Is the present rep
resentative to the Legislature and is
widely known as IL man of great abili-
ty and force. Mr.. Gowell represented
York county in the Senate four years
lage and is an able and eloquent law
| yer of the village.
Just across the bridge that spans the
Salmon Falls river is Somersworth, a
| city of 10000 or more people The fact
that they were New Hampshire people
made no difference with them They
were close neighbors and on in spirit.
and they crossed the bridge in a steady
stream.
The sports opened, at O'Clock, with
a game of bail between the married
men and the unmarried. 1t was an eX-
letting contest as there were profess
SIGNALS and professionals on the
teams, but justice compels us to say
THAT the latter seemed to be the better
The parade was Il huge affair, This
Feature came. at II o'clock, and was
under the direction of Fred A. Spen-
GER. who was marshal of the day. He
was finely mounted and for his AIDS
had the two town constabes. Henry
H. Folsom and Clarence j. HuSsey, VINO
were also well mounted. The pageant
was very long and about everything IN
town was In the line of march All the
secret societies were represented by
iioats and these included the Echo
Lodge of Odd Fellows with its auXili-
AIRY Rebekahs, Golden Gate Encamp-
ment Knights of Pythias, Veteran
Firemens Association, Womens Re-
lief Corps and veterans Then the fire
companies from North and South Ber-
wick were there in full companies and
|all of these marched to the music OF
the Berwick drum corps and the bahu.
The merchants and manufacturers of
THE town were nearly all represented
by floats, and some of theme were fine
lly decorated. All the other towns, and
even Somersworth came to aid of the
committed. and when the column
wheeled into line it extended over nan
a mile in length.
The picnic dinner was another uni
que feature. To accommodate so many
people in the hotel and restaurants
would have been impossible, and fol
| this reason the executive committee
lhad warned everyone to bring theiI
dinners
| All the events of the day except the
pa ra de were held in Lords field, winch
, is close bv the village and most excel
llentlv adapted for the purpose. 1t was
ipast O'Clock, when the band struck
lup America and summoned the peo-
ole to the stand that had been erected
flor the literary exercises. The meeting
was called to order by Hon Nilpei
I'D Spencer, chairman oil the executive
| committee. who called upon the loca
pastor for prayer. This was given
and then Mr.. Spencer delivered a orie'
lspeech of Generalization and welcome
The next number was music by
chorus made up from the Berwick
schools. There was a large number %
the scholars and the girls were al
dressed in white. They sang finel,
and the effort was loudly applaudet
Il y the great audience before them
Chairman Spencer then introduced
John Chick Murray of Berwick as TN
poet of the day. This gentleman Il
widely known for his gifts or poes.
and he was kindly received as he step
| ped forward and read.
Chairman Spencer then introduces
/ Rev. Everett S. Stackpole, ID. d.,
Haverhill, Mass. as the regular his
torical speaker of the day. The gen
tleman is widely known both as al
orator and writer on historic matters
He is the author of "Old Kittery am
Her Families" the History of Dur
ham," and other works of STANDARD
value He is especially well known II
| Androseoggin county as he was IN
settled pastor of the High Street M +
church in Auburn for several years
AS d scholar and thinker he rank
among the best in the country, an
on this occasion he was at his bes'
I: Thoroughly familiar with his subject