Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-07-07
NE"PoRTs BIG CELEBRATION
thousands Throng Streets fror,
Morning Till Night.

f f6en on the streets of Newport thar
6T,iiongeo them Monday nor,;- ,.n
neople and cars lined the straa+s aii
ene way from the top of Fast Mo-
~ the mead of West Main street IT,
parade which they Witnessed bas
Seen judged the finest ever seen -
newport and the equal of MANY 70
nous parades of California cities r.
ssIrteo from Sias avenue about 10
clock and proceeded through East
NAN street up Main street and made
Inc circle of the square passino
cnrough Third, Prospect and Second
sIreets returning through Main to
I4e Judges. stand at the Newport
louise ana breaking up near the rail-
car furnished by the Barton Anto Ex
change and carrying citv officials led
the parade and both the Newport and
Barton bands marched in tbe nro-
cesslon furnishing music.
There was a large number of adj
vertising floats, among these IA
Modern American Home.n decorated
with flags and bunting and CARRYING
everything in the electric line. The
f1oat was attended by four tiny maids
IN black and white and bearing the
words, Wire to Beaulieu to wire"
SkoH q Shindel Co., dealers in hides
and junk, had decorated car. The
Frost Veneer Seating Company's
float bore large top of panels made
of veneer. The M. Y. c.. entered the
parade with float representing a
camping party of several girls,
carried two canoes pulled up beneath
tree. The largest float of all rep
resented St. Mary's parish. The
truck was completely covered with
singing girls, big and little, all dress
ed in bright colors and carrying flags
and roses. The New Economy Mar
ket car was driven ornamented with
bunting and flags. A farm tractor,
a funny old Ford of 1905 model and
shiny new 1920 Ford was entered
by p w. Lawson. The True & Blan-
chard float was covered with goods,
for summer sports, and two girls
rode in a couch hammock. F. R.
| Sherman & Co.'s float was ornament
ed with evergreen and blue ribbons
and carried bags of -four. On the
/ American Checker Club float stood
the silver cup won by them and four
members sat playing checkers.
Champlain Council, Union of st.
Jean Baptiste, was represented by a
large truck covered with evergreen
and yellow roses on which rode lit
tie St. Jean with his lamb. A car
Labeled Express and Standard" and
l''The Newport News" carried num-
Der of printers who distributed min
iature papers. A handsome float
built I'D with white lattice work and
ltwined with evergreen and deep pink
Ichrvsanthemums carried four small
bovs wearing overalls, advertised the
b. F. Moore & Co. and The. Newport
The Ball Flower Shop entered q
handsome newly painted delivery
auto trimmed with festoons OF smllaH
with deep pink carnations.
The decorated autos were many
and unusually handsome. The Ma
tional Bank car was of deep pink an6
gray fringe and carried passengers
dressed in white. DIR. Peabody's cai
was adorned with flags, bunting ane
stars. DR.. Gaines car was OF yeIio"
and white with yellow nutter1ies
and daisies with six tiny girls riolng
was very artistic being covered with
wide white fringe and maple leaves
Ms Aaron Grout drove large cal
with Japanese decorations. 1t was
filed with small girls IN japanese
nos+urnas Mrs. P. G. BLANCHARD
dove a handsome car in yellow ane
white crepe paper, basket work e1ec'
erd studded with ferns, with a put
tar1v in front and streamers. Ins
Iad;as who rode wore yellow ant
1 r0Iih hats. and Master Bobby Searle'
rode on the back carrying yellow
r rIJe teddy bear. Miss Christine
PI1ancbard's car was of lavender anS
D,h;+e festoons. Miss Ruth Bucl
Srnve a N. II. s., Class 1919 car u
orange and black, which was very o.
Erad F. Sargent's car was OF iaven
dor Green and white with Danks =
colored cryasthemums ana sIfear ri
ers4 Four small rose dressed sn 90
rode in it. J. A. AuDlns car .n m~
decorated in wide fringe on ota nses
Green and white with yelow hea1,
The Wilcox car was a mas Iad i Nth
J tiful red roses ana was euse
deep fringe OF red. , q car pret
.;,+- decorated with ferns ana Ials
IhS and carrying six smaii Doy'
G1ln orleans Motor Company nao
Inc new closed car trlmHle
na nan. T;bhon. Mrs. F. K. Sherman
win Of colonial effect carIyLi
car ~~ w;oqed ladies and small Do =
Wnlee The butterfly at the front
e drlvh r;hbons. Ralph Trips car we
i9onss-a+ed with red, white ano pau'
oeCo EII<s car was driven py : az
G. - IT was trimmed viii u. ~
r y. DL, and white fringe ana Oh -
u pu,p4i hove an Elk's head ano en Dh;i
c large float entered ior Inc wi; vi.
gesRIn s %Srss sgs was with row Of Dol
bins MS aT R9igbla nd Stock farm Of p eaa
81 3 white hit sas 5a ss' and
e blossoms 9ine1e Sam and John Bull .a drove N
n on c1b;te and blue pony car car 70 -
t and t nasto aHdhs color 1e
was uCI Daod and MISS ELHcA .