Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . epresented the different styles of dress ofperiods fifty years apart in New Milford history. Mr. Fred-erick N. Fowler and Mrs. William Percy wore the costume of1707; Wilhs Barton and Miss Hattie Bassett, that of 1757;Merrit Merwin and Miss Grace Merwin, that of 1807; Mrs. Frederick E. Starr, that of 1857, and Arthur Brownand Miss Bessie Brown, that of 1907. This float was canopiedw
Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . epresented the different styles of dress ofperiods fifty years apart in New Milford history. Mr. Fred-erick N. Fowler and Mrs. William Percy wore the costume of1707; Wilhs Barton and Miss Hattie Bassett, that of 1757;Merrit Merwin and Miss Grace Merwin, that of 1807; Mrs. Frederick E. Starr, that of 1857, and Arthur Brownand Miss Bessie Brown, that of 1907. This float was canopiedwith yellow and bore the inscription, Times and CostumesChange. Wm. W. Stilson impersonated the Town Crier and, ring-ing a huge bell, was typical in every way of that old-timecharacter. The yellow and dark green draperies which concealed thebase of all these Colonial floats gave them a highly finishedappearance. The industrial features of the Parade were: Float of the Bridgeport Wood Finishing Company, deco-rated with the national colors and displaying the signs,Wheelers Patent Wood Filler, Paint That Lasts, carried boxes and cans of the companys products and piecesof silex in its natural Governors Day Float of G. B. Shiappacassec, the Bank Street fruit dealer,—a brand new wagon decorated with the national colors andcarrying oranges, bananas and pineapples, arranged with a fineconsideration for color and form. Float of the New Milford Hat Company, decorated withthe national colors and carrying a group of hat-makers, whogave a practical illustration, along the line of march, of thedifferent processes of hat-making. A tobacco float displaying the firm names—S. Rossin & Son,J. Lichtenstein, C. F. Schoverling & Co., Staubb & Mallett,J. Marquesee—and the legend, New Milford Supplies theWorld with Tobacco, and carrying a lai-ge number of to-bacco boxes. Float of W. H. Coleman, a new milk wagon decorated withthe national colors and bearing the inscription, Conetia
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