Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-09-09
ISLAND POND CELEBRATES
LABOR DAY

land Pond, plans having been
made for this celebration for
some time, and were carried
out by the various committees
in charge with great agility.
The days excitement started
with the parade which was
formed opposite F E Boyce's
residence, covering the princi-
pal streets of the town in the
following line-up-being in
charge of Chief Marshall Geo.
Reynolds assisted by Henry
Cole and Don Albee. Matt
Curran, the oldest man in point
of service on the Grand Trunk
at this terminal, acted as color
bearer, the rest of the parade
being made up as follows: Or
leans Band, two young ladies
carrying American flags, two
automobiles carrying official
staff of G 7 R R, S J Maroney's
store truck, decorated, J. s
Mail float with D P Mckenzie
and clerks, y S Customs, auto,
Brotherhood Locomotive En-
gineers, auto, Brotherhood Lo
comotive Fireman and Engine
men, marching, Brotherhood
Railway Trainmen, marching,
Brotherhood Boilermakers and
Blacksmiths, international AS
sociation Machinsts, Brother
hood Railway Carmen, Brother
hood Railroad clerks, float,
Maintenance of Way and Shop
Laborers, Citizens in decorated
automobiles.
The following prizes were
awarded for the parade: Best
Float, International Associa-
ton of Boilermakers-Best or
ganization, Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen-Best deco
rated Pleasure Car, Miss Irene
Davis,
The foot races, ETC., followed
and were enjoyed by the large
crowd who witnessed them.
Below are the names of the
winners and prizes-300 I'd.
Dash, 1st. Otto Cushing, $40,
End, Gus Rooney, $5; 100 yd.
Dash for Ladies-1st., Leona
Wood, End. Pauline Parlin !;
200 yd. Dash for boys under
16,-1st. Harold Tenny $5, End
Richard Boyce $3.50; Wheel
barrow Race-1st. Martin Ger
ioux. SIS. End. Charlie Corliss,
$3.50; Biscuit Race, 1st. Ger
ard Castonguay, So, End. Mar
tin Gerioux, $2Sack; Race
1st. Carl Schoff, SO, End. Harold
Tenney, So; Nail Drivers Con
test for Ladies-1st. Elizabeth
Parent, SIS, End. Stella Schof,
So.
The afternoon was taken up
with two ball games, witnesse
by the largest crowd ever in
this town. The home team
took both Holiday games by
trimming Lyndonville in the
first encounter by the score of
4 to 2 and giving Newport a
good drubbing in the second
engagement, winning easily 9
to 4.
/ The first game was a pitchers
battle between Lefty" Mahan
and "Goodie" Goodman, the
latter having a shade the best
of the argument, holding the
heavy hitting Lyndonville team
to five hits and striking out ten,
The features of the game were
the marvellous pitching of Good
man and the wonderful work
of Danforth in center field.
The second game started off
like a runaway for the home
team. After Stevens and Ro-
oney got on by errors the next
eight batters to face Kenison
hit safely and scored as many
runs. Baker worked splendid.
ly for six innings but withdrew
owing to a strained tendor ir
his throwing arm. Goodman
finished the game in good style
but did not have to exert him
self owing to the big lead his
teammates secured in the ear
ly innings. The Band furnish
ed music thruout the games.
Owing to lack of space we are
unable to give the lineup oI
the two games.
A tug-ot-War between the
town and shop teams furnished
no little excitement at the close
Of the Lyndonville game.
Meals were served in the