FARMINGTON--A unique Fourth,
of July community celebration,
featured by an "Uncle Sam .and
Liberty” parade, was held on the
Meaderboro Road, Farmington,
Saturday afternoon. This safe, sane
holiday celebration was sponsored
by residents of the Meaderboro
Rd. and was an excellent display
of community spirit.
The costumed parade formed at
the home or Mr. and Mrs, Leslie
Barden with Uncle Sam and Drum
Majorettes at the head of the
parade followed by Miss Liberty
on a float with three attendants,
barrel rollers, girls in costumes
of many lands, clowns, fire--
cracker girls, pirates and square
dancers. The parade proceeded to
the Meaderboro Road Schoolhouse.
which was appropriately decorated
for the occasion, for a series of
circus acts on the school grounds,
Billy Haskins acted as Uncle Sam
and master of ceremonies. Bonnie
Bach was Miss Liberty and her at-
tendants were Cathy Harden, Cathy
Smith and Janice LePage. The drum
majorettes were Sayre Borden,
Patty Tarmey and Ruth Scruton.
Each group presented their own
specialty acts to the enjoyment of
the onlookers.
The circus was followed by
family picnicing.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Barden
tere directors of this community effort
to keep the Fourth of July safe
and sane for families of the
neighborhood. Over 100 people were
present at this outing.
FHS-Kyle Leach]]>
of which the president, secretary and
treasurer should be members, should be,
appointed The following names were
added S. Leavitt, Fred Hanson F
H Roberts, John S Hayes and Her
man J Pike This committee is to
appoint sub-committee where neces-
sary The members got together at
once and the following appointments
were made: On advertising, Messrs
Leavitt and Hanson, sports, Messrs.
Haynes and Pike, on speaker for horri-
bles, A J Nute. trade teams and horri-
bles, Haynes, music F H Roberts.
The committee is busy at work upon
a program which shall include a parade,
athletic sports, such as bicycle, foot,
potato and other races, a greased
pig, etc. Prizes will be offered for best
team and single foot passenger in parade
of horribles There will doubtless be
an expert tight-rope walker who will
give exhibitions at intervals during the
day The Cadet .Band has beea en-
gaged for a series of concerts, and there
will be two games of ball between the
Rochesters and Farmingtons.
A sum of money has been set aside
as a gratuitous gift for the athletic club
of the high school to give an exhibition
during the day. Of course this pro-
gram will be altered and amended and
doubtless interesting features added to
it, and that there will be a display of
fireworks in the evening is a matter of
course There will half fare on the
Boston and Maine R R if matters can
be so arranged. Take it all in all the
outlook is rosy for a splendid celebra-
tion and general good time.