The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-06
PARADE, SPORTS AND
COMEDY IN PUTNEY
Large Crowd Enjoyed Celebration,
Which Was Delayed by Storm -
Receipts viii Exceed Expenses.
Especial to The Reformer.)

PUTNEY, July 6.
Although hard rainstorm interfered
with the Independence day schedule.
the skies cleared early enough in the
afternoon so that the program was car
ried out, and it was enjoyed by large
crowd. The East Dover band was on
hand throughout the celebration and
furnished excellent music, winning
praise on all sides for the character of
its work
At 1.30 o'cloek the parade started
from the high school and passed through
Main street. 1t was thing of beau
ty and was applauded all along the line.
Cecil Douglas was marshal. The band
marched at the head, and behind the
band came the school children carving
nags. Then came the teams in the fol
lowing order:
place in East Putney. Old soldiers in
Vernon Williams S automobile decorated
with flags. The town road machine
drawn by George Braley's team. Ed
ward h. Andrews of Elm-Leigh farm in
q carriage decorated in the national
colors. G. r. Wideman of Elm-Leigh
farm in a decorated rig The Elm
Leigh farm BAN team in national col
ors, carrying four men in white suits
and handsome Guernsey calf Ar
thur a. Hartford S milk team. Three
pairs of fine work horses and trucks
owned by +. L. Blood. Kelsey L. Bal
ley 5 driving team in red and white.
Mrs. Henry Wood s team in pink and
green. Mrs. Sumner Phillips's s team in
blue and white. Mrs. Gary Martin
driving white horse, pink and white
decorations Two teams of eolored
gentlemen Merchant Davis S moxie
float. Clifford Harrington and Miss
Minnie Bowie on horseback.
Some interesting track events were
run off, as follows:
l00-yard dash for boys over l5-Won
by Stanley Fits of Brattleboro. prize
a medal; 2d, Lawrence Sherman of
Brattleboro
100-yard dash for boys under l5-Won
by Chester Scott of Springfield, Mass,
prize bat and ball; I'd, Harlow, prize
mitt
lOO-yard dash for girls under i -
won by Dorothy Wood; 3D. Nina Wood.
Prizes, boxes of chocolates
100-yard dash for men over 25
won by Ketehum, medal; ID, Lands and
Page tied
Quarter-mile run-Won bv sherman
of Brattleboro, medal; 2d, Fits of Brat
tleboro.
Quarter-mile bicycle race-Won bv
raymond Fifield, medal; 2d, Herbert
Bareback ride, quarter mile-Won by
Coleman Of Saxtons River, prize a rid
ing whip; 2d, Pond, prize tie rope.
Broad inmP-Won by sherman, med
al; ID Fits.
High jump-Won by Ingalls,, medal;
I'd, Hugh Houghton, badge
Three-legged race = Won bv Edith
Page and Gladys Schley, prize a knife:
I'd, Barbara Lawrence and Mildred
johnson.
50-yard dash for girls over 12-Won
by Edith Page, box of chocolates; I'd,
Gladys Sehley.
50-yard dash for boys from seven to
1l-Won by George Johnson, soap bub-
BILE set; I'd, Walter Lewis.
50-yard dash for children under sew
en-Won by Mildred johnson. garden
set; I'd, Arthur Pierce of Springfield,
Mass
Egg race-Won by Dorothy Wood.
box of chocolates; ID, Nina Wood.
A baseball game was played on
Harding's field, the town team with
Everleth and Young as battery winning
oii PiNhSu team WITH I)dfFoW ana
hetchum as battery by a score of Is to
s.
In the evening the play, Captain
Racket, three-aet comedy, was pre-
sented in the town hall. 1t was well
adapted for the occasion and the parts
were all taken in creditable way, and
the presentation was before a packed
house.
The receipts of the occasion will moro
than pay the expenses.