The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-06
COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANY
CARNIVAL

CARNIVAL
The Good Attendance Portend
Success-Big Crowd Parade
Night
The sixth annual carnival of tn,
Community Fire Company, which
opened in this town on Friday nigh
of last week and will close Saturda,
night, August 7, gives every promise
of being the success that former car
nival held by this company have
been.
Friday night saw good attend
ance on the grounds, and despite
the fact that all the booths were not
ready for business the gross receipts
for the evening were S620.74.
A heavy rain about five o'clock
Saturday evening put damper on
things, and although it remained
damp and misty all evening, people
hocked to the grounds and a thriving
| business was done, the receipts
totally S1OS7.27, in the face of dis
agreeable weather conditions.
Monday night brought out good
crowd as the amount of business
shows, the gross receipts for evening
being SS63.67.
The big attraction Tuesday eve
ming was the parade, fire companies
from Kennett Square, Oxford, Delta,
Bel Air, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen,
Perryville, Port Deposit, and Chesa-
peake City being in line, and COM
peting for the various prizes offered.
Forming at the S. M. Ward ware
house, just east of town, and headed
by Chief Marshall Taylor R. Biles,
two State motor policemen and the
Community Fire Company Band, the
line of march was west on Main
street to wilson avenue, to Cherry
street, to Queen street; south on
Queen street to the railroad station;
countermarching from that point
north on Queen street to Main
street, then west to the carnival
grounds.
The streets were lined with in
terested spectators and the COM
panies, all in uniform and with
modern fire-fighting apparatus that
represented in the aggregate thous-
ands of dollars, presented a fine
appearance. And maybe it wasn't
hot on parade
At the grounds, where the parade
disbanded, there was perfect jam,
such a crowd, in fact, that it was
difficult to do business at the various
booths. Lemonade, soft drinks and
ice cream were in such demand it
was difficult to keep the supply
ahead, and sales at all the other
stands were just as heavy. The gross
receipts for the evening were
$2,161.5O.
Wednesday evenings gross re-
ceipts amounted to S1,011.1O.
Prizes of silver loving cups and
pitchers were awarded by the judges
as follows: Best appearing fire
company, Kennett Square. Most
men in line, Oxford Marching
Club. Second largest number in
line, Kennett Square. Company
coming greatest distance, Delta.
Best piece of apparatus, Bel Air.
The judges were c. C. Reynolds,
of Wilmington, chief of Motor
Police Dept. of Delaware; Capt.
Pfiefer, of the Baltimore County
Fire Dept; ]. Frank Diggs and
H. M. Duyckinck.
The carnival grounds on West Main
street are brilliantly lighted, booths
well arranged and attractive, with
band stand in center, which is oc-
cupied nightly by the Community
Fire Company Band of 27 pieces,
under direction of Prof. G. F.
Schlosser, the organization furnish
ing excellent music for the occasion
On Wednesday evening the Asso-
ciated Bands of Cecil County, en-
bracing Rising Sun, North East
and Chesapeake City Bands, and
numbering nearly sixty pieces, rem
dered a concert. Saturday evening
Oxford Concert Band will furnish the
music.
The field adjourning the carnival
grounds is used for the parking of
autos, lights, with large refiectors
shedding rays that aid very mater
tally, and those directing the park
ing deserve much praise for the
manner in which it is being handled.