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oftoles-ungM.j inchest r a gave a very fine program of attend the sestions(4FOURTHSUCCESS;ace re reVa.;Jap;s S.irst,ofughGAY THRONG* ATTENDSscore of 94, 93, 71 Middlethis cont one cup: individuiThe 1915 celebration of the Fourthof July last Monday in Middlesborowas attended by 10,000 people fromthe adjoining towns and communities of the three States of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee, who were furnished with more and a greater variety of entertainments than have bean given here within the last ten years. The day opened with cloudy skies, which hinted at a continuation of the rains which were so general for the previous week, but about eight o'clock the sun appeared (^e and remained in evidence throughout the remainder of the day.The Middlesboro Fire Department am* opened the events of the day byWard Ctitimley. with nobody second, on account of the others who started dropping out before finishing the race.ElectLast Sory of thIKy.,The baseball game between the Clarence Straight Creek and Middlesborough e*ectelt;^teams was won by the former by a pfny score of j to 4. The game was wit- Lieutenanessed by a large crowd who were I known fwearied tmd disgusted by the wrang-1 dleaboroways bee which ailing and, scrapping indulged in by players qn the Middlesboro team.s of theI.is a\* *£.» * #• V * v « « nWv%V** »l»vmaking a record run to a small building just across from the Cumberland Hotel, in which fire wasThe trap-shooting contest between I dlesboro;the Middlesboro and Corbin gun l**e clubs resulted in a victory for Mid- Second 1dies boro by a score of 457 to 423. *PP'nes* Dupont was high man for Middles- *n Noveiboro, with a score of 94, while Ha- ^ect‘on c gan, for Corbin, was high man, with | .e nien 90 to his credit. | 'HHHthe vaci**The sham battle at 5 p. in. be-Va.. I discovered about 10:20 a. m. The\tween a Attachment of Co. H, Third fire spread so quickly and the heat j Raiment K. N. G , under the com-was so intense that the prepared imafld Lieutenant AshbyFor tldummy could not be rescued, but perished in the flames, which was the only casualty of the day.The mine mule race, with eight i contestants, was won by Mat Turn-DeBusk, which captured the North 1st, 191Twentieth street bridge, guarded by (another detail of men from the same company, under the command of Second Lieutenant Clarence S.er, of Mountain Lake, first; and I ^88ary* drew a dense crowd to theMart Smith, of Mountain Lake, second.The auto parade was at eleven o’clock, with the following as winners of the prizes for the best decorated cars: J. D. Templin, first; J. H.Keeney, second; W. E. Mitchell, 3rd.The W. J. Callison Furniture Co. was awarded the first prize for the best decorated business house and the Citizens Bank as the second best.The athletic races started promptly at 1:15 p. m., with the 100 yardsdash for boys under 16 years of age, with Lee Campbell as first, and Harry Ball as second. The 100 yards dash, open to all over 16 years of age, was won by Greeley Evans, of the Claiborne Co. High School,Lone Mountain,Senn., first; and Ed-yHambright, of Middlesboro, second. a°d used 80 overwhelmingly that In the 220 yards dash, open to all, Coyne, realizing he was overmatch-scene of the conflict. The affair was a very realistic and earnest one and was arranged and carried out with fine dramatic settings and effect.The boxing match at the Manring Theatre in the afternoon between “Plucky” Marion Parker, of Mountain Lake, weighing 169 pounds, and “Cyclone” Tommy Coyne, of Hignite, weight 154 pounds, was won in the third round by Parker, who had the advantage of Coyne in height, reach and weight. The first round was very tame, each one feeling out the other. In the second round the honors were evenly divided, with Coyne showing his quickness and sparring ability, butvaded lt;Noble G the one In thlt;our lodg His abi and his work m By hiswhile s gained (of the e annoum severe s Your qualifiei will full has su! stateme Resol Bro. Fn Grand, tsevere 1 iug otfkEd Hambright was first, and Dan V. Richmond, of Ewing, Va., second. The one mile race, open to all, startled with four contestants, but only two of them finished the race, C. W. Ash mead, first, in 4 minutes, 19^ t seconds; and Walker Williams, second, in 4 minutes, 36 sec onds. The bicycle raw for boys was won byin the third round the superiorall (jweight and reach of Parker was felt aQd ocfor theciples c Resol the onl; of Bro.ed, permitted himself to be counted out.The festivities of the day wereLease Garagebrought to a close by a subscription |ias a*slt; dance at the Middlesborough Hotel, *n^uen' which was enjoyed by a Iarjie num- r*£hteoiber of the youn** and old of Mid-|c^urc^dlesboio and the visitors from far aiK*and near. i devoteethis loc in herCard of Thanks
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Middlesboro Pinnacle News
Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Thu, Jul 08, 1915
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