The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-21
SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR THE 4TH
Variety of Priz yes for
Ford Carnival
American Legion with Two "SOup
Guns will Serve First Class
Dinner to Hundreds

When Skowhegan's big town clock
strikes the hour of five week from
next Wednesday morning, the most
genuine of all the real old fashioned
fourths ever celebrated In the coun-
ty will be officially introduced by
whole e-hearted salutes that know how
to sing bass and are not the least bit
bashful. They'll just roar the day
In. Alarm clocks will be as out of
place as fur mittens. And It's all
less than two short weeks away.
Probably the next big noise in the
course of this eventful day will be
manifested when the "Horribles"
claim your attention. To say that
they'll be just plain laughable is put
ting 1t altogether too mildly. You
won't forget this portion OF the NAM
moth parade If you live to see hun
dred Independence Days.
The street sports viii furnish a
whole lot of merriment too. 1t isn't
the easiest thing to climb the creased
pole with hundreds of spectators wat
ching every move you make and Of
fering endless suggestions. No, nor
can we all take away prize in the
three legged race, the potato race,
sack race, wheesbarrow race, run
ming backwards or the hundred yard
dash. Somebody will earn the mon
ey.
Comparatively few people have ever
seen a soup gun. The term Is
quite familiar to the service man but
sounds rather dangerous to the or
linz Inu 10
than complete cooking equipment
(including the stove) on wheels. Hav-
ing been fortunate in securing two OF
these, Simon Peters Post, American
Legion, will serve an excellent out
door dinner at Fairview Park. The
meal should not be confused with the
usual buffet lunch, the legion boys
are sparing nothing to make this a
real dinner. They don't charge very
much for it either, in fact so very lit
tie that it is not advisable to be bur
dened with lunch boxes. Come emp
ty handed and let the Legion boys
serve you a-la-army style. A very
important reason why Won should pa
tronize them lies in the fact that any
profit derived from this source will
go into their treasury. Let's give
them lift.
Lieutenant Walter E.. Cleveland of
Coventry, VT, a prominent aviator in
his state, will perform aerial stunts
in his latest air plane. He will
also have passenger service. Mr..
Cleveland will be remembered as the
gentleman that coached the Junior
Exhibition, THE Ruuaways," this
spring.
5000 in purses have been offered
for the horse trot; there being
three classes entered and sum of
5000 each In the 217. 22I and 227.
The officials are now negotiating with
two fast baseball teams and the fans
are assured of snaISy game that
will be well worth watching.
Henry Ford should see the parade of
Ford cars to be held that day as a
feature of the long line of activities.
The occupants of the Maine Ford
coming the greatest distance will be
awarded $40 similar sum goes
to the mother coming with the largest
family. to the oldest man coming in
a Ford, and the oldest woman, to the
and to the oldest married couple. to
the heaviest man and heaviest woman
coming in a Ford, and to the tallest
man and tallest woman, to the worst
looking Ford of any year, to the old
est Ford coming under it's own power
and bringing at least two persons
and a $40 and $15 prize for the two
best decorated Fords.
Stay for the fireworks in the even
ing or see those at Lakewood. Both
displays will be to your satisfaction.
If you take In everything offered you
will know that when we predicted
what you are seeing on the backs of
so many automobiles, Barrels of
Fun at Skowhegan on the Glorious
Fourth of July" we foresaw what &C
tually came to pass.