Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-04
Augusta Celebration
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Augusta Celebration
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Marathon race starts at Gardiner. ard
the, finish viii. be at Capital Park dur
Ing the progress of the baseball gar e.
Lewiston VS.. Augusta, which begins
at o'clock.
Governor Baxter will be one OF the
speakers at the exercises in connec-
ton with the dedication Of Fort West
EN- at IL A. NJ. Mayor Sanford L.
Fogg will give the address in accept
| ing the gift in behalf of the city.
Afternoon Events
The pageant entitled Makers OF
America" Will be staged at l O'Clock
in the afternoon on the State House
grounds. Eve"s one is cordially invit-
ed. There viii be no admission charge.
The Firemen's Muster
The Firemens Muster which is tc
be part of the Fourth of July cele-
bration today is sure to be one of the
best ever staged in the State of Maine
first class playout which is for tubs
with six inch cylinders or over, and
there are four entered in the second
class event which is for machines OF
smaller size.
This means that there will be nine
handful companies in this city today
and the majority of them will be here
IN, 70 {a1y ST IN do
The Muster will take place on Sew
all street at $50 this afternoon and
should be most interesting.
The following companies are enter
ed in the contests
First class-Gardincr Firemen's AS
ISOLATION, "Baw Beese;" Bath Veteran
Firemen's Association, Senator Bax-
ter" Sagadahoc Veteran Firemen's
Association of Bath, "Sagadahoc;" G,
F. Burgess Veteran Firemen's Asso-
citation of Rockport, &C. F. Burgess,
No. s." Rockland Veteran Firemen's
Association. albert r. Havener."
Second class-Androscoggin Veter-
an Firemen's Association of Topsham,
"Androscoggin; Hecla Engine Com
puiiS VI INe,liiolpIl, iieIiet Nv. 1,
Hallowell Firemen's Association, Tigs
err No. A." Massasoit Engine Com
pany of Damariscotta, "Massasoit."
The Sports
The field sports will be run off at
Capital Park beginning at $50 +. NJ,
and the baseball game, Augusta vs..
Sardiner, viii commence at the park
at $50.
Fireworks in Evening
The citizens of this city and the Wis
itors here as well as those living on
the outskirts of the city will enjoy
an excellent display of fireworks this
evening about s O'Clock. Mr.. Osgood
of Portland, an expert with fireworks,
arrived here Monday and after looking
the city over, he decided that it would
be dangerous to set them off by Fort
Weston as first planned.
He will set them going at the north
end of the Arsenal grounds instead
but he promises that the whole dis
play will be visible to people along the
river and at the top of Rines hill. All
of the effects are aerial going from
$50 to 400 feet in the air and the eff
feet will be better from some distance
than from the immediate vicinity of
tho Arsenal grounds.
If the weather is suitable several
artillery shells will be set off just be-
fore dark to notify all that the cxhi-
bition has begun, and Mr. Osgood
promises that the notice will be very
plain as they will be heard about S
miles.
Because of the height to which the
different pieces go. Mr.. Oseood said
that with good weather they would
be visible in Gardiner.
The display will take about an
hour and with the services of Mr.. Os-
good, who is well known in this re-
spcct even as far south as Florida
where he took charge of an exhibition
last winter, everything should go off
in the best possible style.
The monster celebration will be
brought to close with the military
darce which Will be held at 9 o'clock
at city hall 10 aid the company funds
of Co. F, 103rd Infantry, n. G. S. NJ,
am The State Quartermaster Corps.
Program Announcements
In case of rain today so that the
pageant cannot be given on the lawn
of The State Hotsc, it viii be present.
ed at City hail.
Announcement is made of special
cars on the Togus limo this morning,
extra cars leaving the National Sol
diers' Home at $40. $50 and $40. Tic
regular two-hr.r service will begin at
10.5G in the forenoon.