Ellsworth American., 1922-06-28
THE FOURTH
ELLSWORTH OFFERS A FULL
DAY PROGRAM.
Parades and Music, Boxing and
Baseball, Land and Water Sports,
and Grand Ball.

The Glorious Fourth" is Just six
days off, and even now the small boy
and his tiny cap pistol and firecrack-
ers may be heard on the streets
just a preliminary to the noise and
fun that are coming next Tuesday.
Even the stores are getting ready
for the day in spirit of friendly
rivalry as they touch up their show
windows, adding displays of pa
triotic nature and colors that make
| the business section look up with
decorative art.
This years celebration in Ellis
worth, weather permitting, will be
| the largest ever seen in this city
| Plans are perfected to accommodate
the hosts of people who are expected.
| The Baptist, Unitarian and Metho-
| dist churches will serve fifty-cent
dinner at noon-no one need go
away hungry. Auto-loads of out-Of-
town people are expected in for the
day, and with the B. U. summer
/ school boys, who number enough to
make any gathering quite man-sized,
there will be plenty of pep and snap
to the days program. Added to this
crowd there will be the members of
the Veterans of Foreign War post of
Bangor with ladies, who are coming
down Tuesday to hold their field day.
| Ellsworth will be the liveliest place
in eastern Maine to spend the
| Fourth
A live-wire program is assured,
and enthusiasm will run high
throughout the day-there will be
no dull moments. The races and
contests are sure to please, for added
to the old standbys-dashes and
jumping contests-there will be nov
city races to keep the crowd in good
humor, and something doing every
minute from sun-up to sun-down,
and the evening with it's grand ball
and confetti carnival dance in Han
cock nall.
Two bands, one from Bar Harbor,
the other from Southwest Harbor,
| both having a reputation for their
talent, will furnish music throughout
the day. Concerts have been ar
| ranged for the morning and after
noon, the grand band concert to be
held in the postoffice square at in
the evening. Music for the dance
will be furnished by the Pine Tree
Seven, a new local orchestra which
has established reputation for the
high quality music it has been play
ing at dances and graduation balls
this season.
Many tickets have been sold on
the prize Holstein bull which was do
mated by P. S. Thorsen of the Thor
sen Farms, at the food fair. The
drawing will take place at 10 in the
morning. Tickets may still be OBJ
tanned from members of the Boost
ers club.
All races are free and open to all.
The minor sports are for boys and
girls under fifteen years, while the
sports after 10 o'clock are for those
older Substantial prizes have been
offered, and there is little doubt but
that every race will have enough en-
trants
The feature of the sport program
will be the high-class boxing exhibit
tion in Hancock hall at l o'clock.
Extensive preparations have been
made to accommodate the crowd.
An attractive admission fee has been
fixed, and seating arrangements
made so that the bout may be seen
the hall. After the preliminaries, a
few rounds between Boston Uni
versity specialists, Fallon and Dona-
hue, there will be a semi-f1nal bout
between high-class boxers, after
which the main bout between Ernest
Mcintyre of Bangor and Eddie Trem
bly, of Boston, will take place.
The main bout will be a high-class
boxing exhibition in every respect,
and is for six rounds. Both men are
we'll known in pugilistic circles, and
are now in training for this exhibi-
tion. Trembly claims the middle
cessfully met all opponents. He is
also holder of the light heavy
| weight championship of New Eng
land Mcintyre has a wide circle of
| friends and a reputation that guar
| antees lively bout. This colored
boxer has fought many ring battles,
and he is expected to show up we'll
next Tuesday.
The baseball game at Wyman park
in the afternoon will be between the
B. U. summer school nine and a team
from the ". F. w. post in Bangor.
The summer school team has been
getting in trim for the summer
schedule, and this game will find it
in fine condition.
Lastly, the grand ball in the eve
ming will be pleasing spectacle,
with it's carnival caps, confetti and
pretty costumes. Hancock hall will
accommodate large crowd, and
with music by the Pine Tree Seven,
good time is assured
The program for the sports fol-
lows:
Scotland concert.
S30-LOe race. first priZe S12.