Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
BELFAST
Belfast Will Have Big Patri-
otto Parade on July Fourth
Racing and Sports at Fair
Grounds-Hon. p. H. Gillin
TO Speak.

The biggest kind of patriot celebra-
ton is planned in Belfast for July
Fourth in accordance with the wishe3
of President Wilson. who has urged
that on this year of all others such a
demonstrat ton will be made. The fun
will start at $50 when a big parade Of
patriotic nature will form on the scho d
common and march over the principal
streets 1t will include the Belfast
band board OF trade. city government,
Company f, Sd Maine, Boy Scouts, Rel
Cross, Camp Fire Girls, Junior Red
Cross. public schools, fire department,
decorated automobiles. Immediately
following the parade there will be
play-oUt demonstration by the entire
fire department in Custom House
square and at 1890 at the fair grounds
there will be a speech by Hon Patrick
H. Gillin of Bangor. one of the most
able orators Of the State a band con-
GER. and community sing Of patriots
songs. led by f. $. Pitcher. During
the afternoon there will be sports and
races as follows: ,t-
, iV' YARD uaSfl. !lLc ~ W
Sack race ................,.-....Pri Prize s3.hl
Half-mile running ............. Prize s. 90
Potato race observation-disclosures Prize 500
Horse Races-EIalf-Mile Heats
2 q trot and pace ........... Purse so ~
. 80 trot and pace Purse 80 81
Green race Observation-Disclosures. 20 o.
The net gate receipts will be divdel
equally between the Red Cross and the
Y. NJ. G. A. This is an opportunity for
all to help both societies. boost the
town and make the Glorious Fourth
real patriotic holiday.
Thomas Rice left today for Ber-
lin. Mass. where he viii JOIN his
: daughter. Mrs lda Hartshorn. and
with her will go to Detroit. Mich,
where he will pass the summer with
his son George Rice and family.
/ Mr.. Rice on Saturday finished his
, work at lie Lombard & Barrows
shoe factory, where for over 3
I years he has been a cobbler. having
worked at his trade OF shoe making
/ for ~ years, beginning at the age
OF 10. He passed three years in the
I service OF his country during the
Civil war, was a prisoner at Libby
| for OF days after being wounded al
/ Gainses mills, receiving bad sabre
cut in his left land. which has both
cred him ever since. When he left
/ the factory on Saturday he was pre-
scented with handsome pipe by his
Co-Workers as a testimonial OF then
esteem and he will long treasure il
/ and their kindness. Mr.. Rice will
I probably make his home III the mid
die west Were his son has a plant
for enameling and plating and where
he viii work when he pleases for he
believes that his longlivety and gooC
health is due to hard and continued
work.
The Belfast Farmers Union elect.
cd the following officers: President
M. 0. Wilson; vice president, FREQ
l.. IoOthaker: treasurer l.. A. Paw
sson; clerk. O. l. Wentworth; di.
rectors. Messrs. Wilson, Toothaker
Payson. Wentworth, Ralph Hay.
ford, w. J. Fenwick, Charles S. Ad-
ANS
Harry Thorne, sub-master for the
Belfast High school has resigned
to go to the Richmond Me High i'll
the fall
1t is rumored, although not con
hrmed, that the Third Maine, OF
which Co. r. is a part. will be sent
to the Mexican borden about the
middle OF September. Although
this may not be the regiments des-
tination. it will go somewhere at
that time for training. This will
take about 100 more young men out
of Belfast.
! Herbert T. Field will leave on
Saturday for New York. where he
will take an examination before the
National committee Y. NJ. c. A.. in
which service he has offered him
self without compensation.