The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-07
FIRE COMPANY CARNIVAL
Rain Delays Opening-Parade
Draws Big Crowd

1890 @A6 AOs0
The all-day rain of Friday caused
postponement of the opening of the
fifth annual carnival of the Com
munity Fire Company of Rising Sun
until Saturday, when it got under
way with the Parkesburg, Pa, band
furnishing music.
With gaily decorated booths and
string upon string of electric bulbs
the brilliantly lighted grounds pre-
sent beautiful appearance at night.
All the usual carnival attractions,
refreshment stands, etc., ETC., are to
be found and thriving business is
done each night, everybody being
imbued with the community spirit
of helping the Fire Company.
The attendance Saturday night
was large, but nothing to compare to
the crowd on Tuesday night, when
there was a perfect jam on the
grounds, but a light sprinkle of
rain shortly after ten o'clock sent
the crowd scurrying.
On Monday evening the Com
munity Fire Company Band, under
dictatorship of w. Paul. Keen, a
Rising Sun boy, was the musical
attraction, and received many COM
pliments for the manner in which
they acquitted themselves.
On Tuesday evening the visiting
bands contributed to this popular
feature of the carnival. Oxford
band will be here Friday evening
and Coatesville band Saturday
evening.
Threatening weather on Wednes-
day evening spoiled the attendance
but "a fair amount of busines was
done.
Tuesday was Firemen's night, and
the parade of visiting fire companies
brought to town what the "old tim
ers" declare to have been the largest
crowd ever assembled in Rising Sun,
and it was a sight also to see the
hundreds of autos parked at the
carnival grounds and all about the
town.
The parade, like every one OF it's
kind. was a half hour late in start
ing. It. formed on the eastern out
skirts of town, and headed by chief
marshal S. E. Clayton, resplendent in
cowboy, attire, and mounted on
prancing steed, followed by two
State motor officers and the Com
munity Fire Company Band, moved
over the principal streets OF the
town before proceeding to the car
nival grounds. The organizations in
line were:
Havre de Grace Fire Company,
with two pieces of apparatus and
band; Oxford Fire Co., with ap-
paratus, marching club and band;
Aberdeen Fire Co., with apparatus;
Delta Fire Co., with apparatus;
West Grove Fire Co., with ap-
paratus; Kennett Square Fire Co.,
with fife and drum crops; North
East Fire Co., with apparatus and
band; Elkton Fire Co.. with ap-
paratus and band; Chesapeake City
Fire Co., with apparatus; Port De-
posit Fire Co., with apparatus; Bel
Air Fire Co., with apparatus. Prin-
cipio Furnace Fire Co.; two pieces
of Community Fire Compny ap-
paratus bringing up the rear.
Prizes were awarded as follows;
Best equipped apparatus, Havre de
Grace, nozzle; best appearing COM
pany, Oxford, electric hand lamp;
most men in line, Kennett Square,
electric hand lamp; company COM
ing greatest distance, Delta, duty
trumpet best uniformed company,
Chesapeake City, duty trumpet;
comic, Principle Furnace, $500.
The Judges were: Department
Chief McNew, of Baltimore; Chief
Soule, of Chester county, and the
chief of Lancaster City Fire
Department.
Owing to unfavorable weather in1
terfering with the carnival 1t has
been decided to continue it on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings OF next
week.