Evening star., 1933-02-05

about 1916 by William C1dsby, later
stopping place for Indian d~,egntos.
lion battle trained veterans. "the m-E..t.et
host" it Is said, "in every way that the world
had ever seen subject to one mans will"
I OCAILY, the most notable event on the
l. Avenue was the carnival held en- Fcb ucry
20 and 81, 1871, in celebration Of the compla-
ton Of the paving Of that thorcugh.are. its
entire width, from the Capitol to the Treasury.
with wooden blocks. Several efforts to stcgc
similar celebration In Warrington have since
been made, but when one read the account
Of this event In The Star, and Ia Ks to these
who were present and took part at the time. he
will conclude that this was by fer the bit Of
its kind.
In part, The star at the time said
"The Avenue was as clear as parlor floor.
and apart from the thousand of Chinese
lanterns, reaching on both sddes from the Capt.
toI to the Treasury Building, and the numerous
flags burgess and pennants stretched across at
brief intervals, every Aouse along the line was
decorated with flags and evergreen and flowers,
so that our noble thoroughfare never pre-
sented q grander appearance. About noon,
while the wooden carriageway was crowded with
gay equipages and the sidewalks were lined
with spectators. all IN their holiday best and
the houses decked with gay colors, all lit up
BY the warm sunshine, the scene wa brilliant
Ia the extreme.
I'm the parade were all kinds Of vehicles
George Waters and wife Of Georgetown being
prese1t with q carriage and gray horse; VIII
Liam A. Young, with sorrei to Sulky: Sebastian
Aman, with clipped black to open buggy; John
Price with four-seat basket phaeton and clip
ped sorrels; J. W. Riley, with four seated car
riage and gray horse; John Jay Knox, who had
tust returned from bridal tour with bay horse
and buggy; Prof Pratt the horse tanner, with
horse to buggy; Clement HILL esq, and daugh
ter, in open buggy, with the two old grays
that know the road to Marlboro so well that
they could ind it were the night dark
Erebus; James Wormley, with clipped bay to
open buggy; Secretary Robson, ON the drivers
seat CT a closed carriage which was filed with
ladies; william Kennedy, in q fancy four-seat
wagon with yellow running gear, two ladies
therein, and drawn by . black and a bay; six
seat double team with eight people, G. A. Mercer
driving and F. H. Gassway occupying the foot
mans step in the rear; Allison Nailor. with
clipped bays to open wagon, containing three
ladies; Earle & Sons fancy wagon, with four
horses decorated with flags and plumes; DR..
Bodisco williams, IN rockaway with a lady:
A. r. Shepherd, esq, IN open buggy, with clip
ped sorrelS, having in company with him ]. H.
McBlair; Juan Boyle and sister, in open car
riages and two horses; Col. Samuel Owen, in
carriage with family; then came a wag4u with
sign the side Of -four and feed, the
only contents visible being about dozen young
ladies'; Eli Parker, Commissioner CT Indian
Affairs, with lady friend, bays to buggy: Wilmer
s. Shepherd, with clipped sorrels to an open
buggy, and going like flinders; William H.
Barbour, in rockaway in company with Miss
Marks; George H. Fox drew an unsuccessful
rein over clipped bay to an open buggy; c. A.
Bearans, alone, with bay to business wagon;
HalIet Kibourn. with clipped bays to an open
phaeton, containing his family; John w.
Thompson, with blocded bays to top buggy;
DR.. Verdi and wife, with two bays to a park
phaeton; Mrs. George Parker and daughter, in
open carriage with bays; John Angus with
sorrel to top buggy; John and Pete Welker,
with bay to open buggy with red running gear,
and William H. Cooley, with the family gray
and rockaway.
Then there were two parties in open car
riages. four each, and all masked, causing con-
siderable merriment as they passed up and
down the Avenue. There was also jolly
'crowd in furniture wagon with a mammoth
supplejack, which alternated its courtesies to
each sidewalk and the crowds On the various
stands and verandas. Tom Kings circus wagon
came along with q fun band, followed by a
horse, beautifully caparisoned, and two edu-
eate1 nales who Travelled together like yoke
q oxen, much to the amusement Of the by
senders. Altogether, II was come and go until
1 O'Clock, when the civic parade took place"
1NxIa8 was . goat race, which was won by
0fSn Colgate with his goat Shoe Fly, OF
Saxch The Star says:
~cR,aEIey Saunders with his Brown Dick
nd Albert Barnes with Silver Grey Tom.'
eueh from the sixth ward, were early on hand.
xlzese two goats were logged up in fancy harness
- two wheeled gigs, and each of the boys fef
confident of winning the race. Others came in