. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. rs. The committee on Carnival parades has decided to invite themayors of Boston, Providence, Brockton, Taunton, New Bedfordand Newport to act as judges in awarding prizes for the parade. It is expected that the observance of the Centennial will entailan expenditure of $10,000, at least, which will be met by themerchants and by private subscription. The proposed celebration will be in observance of the loothanniversary of the building of the first cotton mill here, the littlestone mill still stand
. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. rs. The committee on Carnival parades has decided to invite themayors of Boston, Providence, Brockton, Taunton, New Bedfordand Newport to act as judges in awarding prizes for the parade. It is expected that the observance of the Centennial will entailan expenditure of $10,000, at least, which will be met by themerchants and by private subscription. The proposed celebration will be in observance of the loothanniversary of the building of the first cotton mill here, the littlestone mill still standing at the corner of South Main and Globestreets, and in connection with it, it is. planned to have a notableexhibition of the citys products. Displays will be made of Fall Rivers products in the Armory,which has been secured for that purpose, as well as at otherplaces. The board of directors of the Bradford Durfee Textile schoolmet and considered favorably the request made by ChairmainO. S. Hawes of the exposition committee for the use of the Tex-tile school building during carnival week. 128. 1811—FALL RIVERS OLDEST COTTON MILL—1911 From all that can be learned, everyone connected with theBradford Durfee Textile school is heartily earnest and enthusias-tic in a desire to make the exhibit in the Textile school the mostinteresting and instructive part of the celebration. Besides mak-ing an elaborate display of their machinery they will have an art•exhibit of the finest. This same spirit of enthusiasm and emulation is growingthroughout Fall River, and when Fall River makes up her mindto do things, things are always done well. The Water Carnival committee, of which Frederick Webb is the?chairman, reports that the officers of the Hicks Bridge Boat Rac-ing Association have promised to bring their fast boats to MountHope Bay on regatta day. Another interesting feature for regatta day will be an exhibi-tion of whale harpooning by regular whalers crews in real whale 129 boats, t
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