The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-07
TOWNSHEND.
PARADE HELD IN RAIN.
Nearly 500 Received at Ball Game
Congressman Dale Speaker.

In spite of the threatening weather
conditions a crowd gathered Monday
morning for the independence day eel
ebration, and after a violent storm
the street parade was held in a driz-
cling rain. Forming in Harmonyville
the parade, headed by the South Lon.
| donderry Cornet band, circled the
| park several times, while the crowd
it could find. There were 10 or -
floats, six decorated automobiles, sew
eral rigs and a unique company of
horribles, and while the rain marred
! the effect the showing was very cred
table under the circumstances.
The following were awarded prizes.
the judges being E. w. Sawyer of
Hyde Park, Mass, II. A. Orvis of
Springfield, Mass, and Frank Wellman
Of Guilford
Decorated omobiles-First, Miss
| Ella Ware, decorations of yellow, lit
! tie children dressed in white, each
with teddy bear (prize a Stewart
| horn given by Manley Bros); I'd,
| (inner tube from Mosher Tucker)
/ DIR. f. l.. Osgood. Decorated float
| First prize ($2 worth of work at IL.
f. Howard s blacksmith shop, won
by the t. G. Rs, pyramid shaped
| float decorated in yellow and white,
women riding, all wearing white; I'd,
congregational Sunday school. 50
worth of work in f. H. Lawrence 3
blacksmith shop. Prize of So worth of
gain from c. S Mills for the most
horrible float, won by the Farmers,
union of Little Red Schoolhouse dis
trict, miniature of the red schoolhouse
riders on the float in farming cos
tunes, masked and engaged in pas
toral pursuits, Gfe-size Holstein COW
occupying the rear of the float, repre-
senting /. K. Dutton s herds. First
prize electric lantern from Allbee, &
tltch) for the most horrible woman,
given to c. w. Hawkins; I'd prize
(three loaves of bread Joe Palmer.
First and second prizes of ST worth
of meat from A. r. Marsh and two
dozen doughnuts, given to Doolittle
band, led by Eugene Weatherby. 9th
er floats worthy of special note were
the West River Grange, trimmed with
grain, corn and bunting; two float.
from the north end of the village
trimmed with bunting, also one ar
ranged by Frank Gale.
The following is a summary of the
sporting events: 100-yards dash-1st
suit case, II. Thayer; I'd, shaving
brush, NJ. Sparks. 10O-yards dash. bows
LIST, suit clothes, Merle Bruce; cal
camera, F. Woodland. 50-yard dash for.
girls-lst, casserole, Julia Sparks; 3D.,
candy, M. Grout. Sack race-lst
safety razor, Joe Palmer; I'd, hat, Ed
win Parker. Three-legged race-1st /
meal ticket, Hakey and Phillips; 2d.i
toilet water, Sparks and Morey. Pota-,
to race (boys)-1st, clock, Frank
Woodland; I'd, knife, R. Columbus !
Potato race (girls)-1st, umbrella, Ma
bel Columbus; I'd, dozen pictures, Jul
lia ks:--~Putting shot-fst watch,
Joe Snow; I'd, pair shoes, H. J. Ben
son. Standing broad jump-1st, boxl
cigars, II. j. Benson; I'd, stationery, /
II. Howe standing broad jump (boys) .
list, thermos bottle, Merrill Bruce;
I'd, reading glass, F. Woodland. Run
ming broad jump-1st, box cigars, /
Howard Thayer; ID, bali bat, Harry
ii. Howe. Standing broad jump (boys) |
list, watch, NJ. Bruce; ID flag, Giea- !
son.
The judges of the field sports were
Earl Davis (starter) of Newfane Al
w. Butler of Jamaica, Frank Wellmani
of Guilford. Thanks for prizes are
due the following business men of
Brattleboro: Miller, Wellman, Graf
fam, Clapp & Jones, Lowell & Brown. L
Emerson, Jordan & Son, !. Howe. A j.
Wyatt, DR.. Barber, DR.. Edwards. LII
Barber, Hoadley, Roess, Brattleborol
Drug Co, c. II. Eddy & Co., ManlevEr
Bros, Mosher & Tucker, Houghton &
Dewitt, Moran & Co.
The speech of Congressman Porter
H. Dale was deferred until / D. H.,
when the crowd had reached large prof.
portions 1t was brilliant and appro-
pirate address, and the speaker men
toned the peculiar significance of a
town like this celebrating Independ-
ence day, town which sent many SOL
1iers to the Revolutionary war. Mr..
Dale gave many interesting facts of
the early history of this country, com
pairing its condition and achievements
with those of other countries at the
same period
National songs were sung before and
after the address by chorus of about
30 voices, led by C. O. Kimbau of
West Townshend.
The ball game between Londonderry
and Townshend was the first league
game to be played here and the gate
receipts reached nearly 800. The
game was extremely snappy. both
sides doing good fielding work. The
work of Barry in the box for the To-
Gals was feature. The score:
Fownshend, alb. r. bh po a. e.
Phillips, 3b, 4 0 / 4 o q
Bruce, IS, 5 2 2 % oil
Il. Sparks, Id, 3 0 l