. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. F. Nelson Bluiint, o« nei-uijciaUji ICdaville officially received as gift last locomotive of Boston and Maine R. R. from George R. Hill, assistant to President Patrick J. McGinnis. (CRANBERRIES Photo) Roads Jammed With Traffic As Cranberry Festival Holds Forth Edaville Accepts Steam Locomotive Biggest feature of 9th annual Cranberry Harvest Festival, Eda- ville, Sept. 30 was the crowd from all over New England which jam- packed into South Carver. It was a record, tying up traffic in all directions, as police from Ware- ham, Carver,
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. F. Nelson Bluiint, o« nei-uijciaUji ICdaville officially received as gift last locomotive of Boston and Maine R. R. from George R. Hill, assistant to President Patrick J. McGinnis. (CRANBERRIES Photo) Roads Jammed With Traffic As Cranberry Festival Holds Forth Edaville Accepts Steam Locomotive Biggest feature of 9th annual Cranberry Harvest Festival, Eda- ville, Sept. 30 was the crowd from all over New England which jam- packed into South Carver. It was a record, tying up traffic in all directions, as police from Ware- ham, Carver, Middleboro, Hanson and state police kept the long lines of cars moving. Affair was set for day before but rain intervened, and it was post- poned until the following day. However more than .3,000 appear- ed in sjiite of the weather and an impromptu program was put on. A total of 10,368 persons rode the two 13-car double - header engine trains which operated at 15-niinute intervals all day Sunday and 7868 were served at the chicken - and - cranberry barbecue, with about 1600 served Saturday. There were others who did not ride the train or eat at the bar- becue. Representing Governor Christ- ian A. Herter was James F. Mahan, his administrative assist- ant, who expressed the State's good wishes for the successful dis- posal of the cranberry crop. James E. Glover, president of National Cranberry Association, presided at the stage events opening at 2 in the afternoon. Last steam locomotive and train of the Boston and Maine railroad was presented to Edaville by CJeorge H. Hill, assistant to Patrick J. McGinnis, presideut of the railroad. It was accented by F. Nelson Blount, president of Edaville (who said this train rep- resents the first in a long line of his "Cavalcade of Steam" which will preserve the iron horse for future generations. The 90-ton locomotive will be activated by air pressure in its permanent location shortly. This engine said Edaville Historian John W.
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