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Show Great Peach Day At Brigham City Thousands Gather at Boxelder Metropolis to Enjoy Feast of Luscious Fruit. Band Music and Fair Women. Drlgliam City. Sept. 9; Brigham'a I annunl Peach day celebration was I held today In- full blast, ana fully I measured up to tho every antlclpa- tlon of the promoters. The city was I attired In carnival dress, the dycoia-I dycoia-I tlons being the best ever shown here. I and composed chiefly of strings ot I carnival pennants, besides which I each telephone pole Is decorated with I streamers extending downward, on I the top of which Is a fanllko design H of the peach day colors, pink and green. The business houses aro f 1-I 1-I so decorated and in the evening the I city whs Illuminated. I The Oregon Short Line ran two I special trains from Salt Lake, .nd I one from Logan and Cache roller I points. On the specials running from I Salt Lake, the first leaving at 7:50 I a. m., and the' second at 10, theie I were 487 passeng'srn; and on fro Lo- I gau special from Cache, valley points I only, there were 100 passengera. A I large crowd camo, from Ogden and I other points airing the lino. I As the visitors detrained they were I saluted by lively mtulc furnished by I the Drlgham City Military bnd and I the Bear niver City band. I A featuro ot tho day Is tho fruit H display In tho city park, Including I peaches, apples, plums, fi"Aies. una I every variety of Irult In season. A I division of tho exhibit Is aovotcd to manufactured artlelsa made In this county, consisting ct beet sugar, Port-I Port-I land cement, concrete pipe, vinegar, I ' elder, soda water, mill stuff j, ra'ined H fruits, etc. H A now departure.ln thu dlhtrlbutlon I of free peaches was Inaugurated this H year; 5000 cartons were provided. H each containing 4 or 5 of the largest H peaches obtained and distribute 1 H soon alter dinner hv ? bovy ot hand- H some women, j, H Heglnnlng nt 12 o'clock n program JL was rendered at ihe ctty pur. Mayor F VI. T. Davis welcomed the guests to the city. Guvornor -William Spry responded with fitting remarks. Tho govornor congratulated Brigham City on her hospitality and declared llm4. In his opinion Boc Kldor county offered of-fered tho best opyvtimlticj for fruit rnlBlng of any ao.iUou of the state Ho nlBO congratu'iu-d nox Elder county on her activities In the line pt road construction. President William J. Lowe, of the Brigham City Commercial club, pro-sided pro-sided and mado a brief address. Addresses Ad-dresses also wero mado by Justice D. N. Straup of tho supremo court and, William Glasmann, formerly mayor ot Ogden. t Among the attractions at tho court house and city park are band concerts, con-certs, Hawaiian Troubadors In native na-tive song and music, Mexican songs and music, balloon ascensions, otc. Tho big feature of tho afternoon will bo tho baseball gamo between Box ci dor county and Ogden Eaglet,. Tho distribution of prizes for tho best exhibits of fruit began soon after af-ter tho display whs placed In position this morning and Is still In progress. Later a big auction ot display fruits Is scheduled to take place. |
