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Show INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED AT HYDEPARK 'Hydo Park, July G.-r-Indepcndcnco Day was an Enjoyable one tor tho good peoplo of Hydo Park. A good program was arranged and carried out without n hitch or accident. Tho day began with cannonading nt daybreak, day-break, and Old Glory was Hung to tho brcozo at sunrise, A dnnco was hold for tho children at 9 a. m.; music mu-sic by the band at 10 a. m. Meeting at U a. m. Albert Klrby was master of ceremonies nnd the program was as follows: Music" By tho baiul. Prayer Chaplain Lars" Chrlston-sen. Chrlston-sen. "Star Spangled llnnnor Choir. Music, fife nnd drum Samuel Sea-mons Sea-mons and James S. Hancey two bt tho old Cache cgunty Marshal bAnd', who used to play for the military parades par-ades In tho '70s. Song Vllato Hancey. Oration Martin C."Rceder. Song Delbert nnd Wtlma Pctorson. Th's was a very beautiful and pleasing pleas-ing feature. Dolbort Is six and a Inlf yonrs old and his sister Wilmn is threo nnd a half years old. It w4 marvelous to hear thcso Uttlo tots sing so sweetly and to romrmbur threo or four versus of their nong. Thoy were encored nnd sang nnother. Comic Recitation Lcona Hansen. Marshal music. Clivo Hancoy gave a row sood negro ne-gro Jokes and James S. Hancoy ns Undo Sam, told somo of the lc'ilovo-ments lc'ilovo-ments of our great nation slnco Its b'rth of Uncle Snm In 177C. Tho meeting closed by inusln from tho choir and benediction by tho chap Iain. In thp afternoon thero wore races for old and young. Small prbes wtro given to tho winners ot t(h. There was a relay-race between the Ms and lonns, woniy the leans. Whoelbar-row Whoelbar-row raco and several othors Tho ball game between Hydo Pnik and Mendon's Junior team was ono of much i noise,. somo wrangling, mnny errors and runs galore. As usual Hydo Park won, tho scoro bolng 1G to 12. Tho champion ball team ot last year whllo very much out or practice wont to Smlthfleld and defeated tho Smlthflold Smlth-flold team by tho score of 14 to 4. Somo wrestling matches on the square late In tho afternoon provod very interesting. Tho principal event was between Earl Karren of Lowls-ton, Lowls-ton, and Clarence Hurrcn of Hydo Park. Tho boy a showed considerable considera-ble skill and mado an interesting bout. After each had secured a fall they agreed to quit as tho day was very warm and both were badly winded. wind-ed. A dance for tho adults with music mu-sic by tho brass band closed tho dny. Many strnngers from othpr settlements settle-ments spent tho day with us. Our progressive up to date Prlmnry association gave n free cntortninment Thursday evening, July 1, with a program as follows: D.inco by six Uttlo Ut-tlo girls; second, dlaloguo, "Doctor'ng Baby," by Little Earl Dalnes nnd Erma Hydo; Swing Song, six boys nnd six girls; recitation, Lynn Erlck-son; Erlck-son; dnnooJi-sixtEirlB; -Recitation by Thoron Ashcroft; motion danco, olght girls; Japanese song and danco, Lillian Lil-lian Hancey, Phyllss Ashcroft, Doll's Lamb. Some very fine handiwork ot the children was exhibited which showed much skill. A hall storm passed over and on each sldo of Hydo Park last Saturday and did a great 'amount of damage to tho crops. Tho beets Buffering the most. Wo havo loss water In our canals than wo havo had this tlmo ot the year for twenty-flvo years. |