When going through the various events of the 3 day Centennial in 1895, I, out of necessity for some sort of brevity, omitted most of the parade descriptions. There were parades every day, and they were all quite large.
But on the last day, when the Industrial Parade was held, there are included so many great descriptions of the floats, and since I have no doubt that photos MUST exist out there, somewhere, of this parade, I am including these descriptions. With the hope that over time I will locate photos of the various floats to add.
"The divisions having been formed soon after 10 o'clock, the parade moved over the route laid down in the program, with Chief of Police Russell, mounted patrolmen, Col. F. E. Embick, chief marshal, and chief of Staff, Maj. W. P. Clarke, with their aids, leading the van. The divisions were marshaled and composed as follows:
First Division — Fisk military band; Marshal H. L. Beck, Frederick D. Snyder, chief of staff, and the following aids: Carroll D. Smith, Charles Cochran, "Robert E. Rowley, Frank Parsons, George P. Crocker, John B. Beck, John A. Crocker, W. H. Tinsman, W. C. Lawson, W. C. Perkins, H. D. Brown, H. Lee Allen, Frank Foresman, E. P. Young, Samuel McMullen, Edward Y. Koch, C. E. Else, Charles Bartles, Jr., W. E. C. Merriman, N. A. Canfield, Harry P. Canfield, James E. Gibson, John I. Stopper, Daniel B. Stiltz, Fred Duffy, Frank O. Emery, Eben B. Campbell.
Carriages containing Centennial Association officials, county officials, city officials, members of Select and Common Councils, Board of Education and Board of Health.
Chief of Fire Department Miles; Williamsport Fire Department. Independent Hose Company, South Williamsport.
Second Division — Col. D. R. Foresman, marshal; aids: O. L. Nichols, H. M. Foresman, N. M. Edwards, Hall Reighard, Hiram H. Winner, Daniel S. Updegraff. Repasz band, Rowley & Hermance Machine Company, headed by A. D. Hermance, an official of the firm, in a carriage, and followed by a large dray loaded with machinery, and 150 of the employees of the establishment in carriages and on foot.
Dayton Shoe Factory, one wagon prettily decorated.
The Wire Buckle Suspender Company, one large float on which a young lady, dressed to represent the Goddess of Liberty, stood on a handsome globe covered with tin foil, and surrounded by a number of others engaged in making suspenders.
Tivy Cycle Manufacturing Company, one wagon.
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An old-time conveyance drawn by a yoke of oxen, the vehicle containing a couple dressed in ancient weddingregalia and labeled, "How we Married a Hundred Years Ago." This was followed by a bride and groom of the nineteenth century on bicycles, the bride wearing bloomers.
Two hundred and fifty employes of the Demorest shops, forty of whom rode bicycles manufactured at the Demorest works.
F. H. Keller & Co., hardware, one wagon.
D. S. Andrus & Co., one wagon containing musical instruments.
Williamsport Wagon Company, one float, loaded with several new buggies in which young ladies were seated.
Muir & Scott, one float, with carpets, rugs and trimmings.
Gohl & King, flour wagons, flour and groceries.
Williamsport Bakery, a branch of the United States
Baking Company, was represented by their large drays, displaying a fine assortment of crackers, cakes, biscuits, etc.
National Paint Works, one large decorated float, loaded with barrels of paint.
The White Sewing Machine Company, one wagon with operators showing the merits of the machine.
Shadle's five wagons and two floats, loaded with the fruits of the bakery, Rudy Evert commanding. One of the wagons has been in use by the firm ever since they started in business.
ErtePs Bakery, one wagon.
E. H. Young & Brothers' Cigar Manufactory, Farrandsville, Pa., of which Julius Weddigen, of this city, is agent, one wagon.
Central Commission Company, two wagons, containing grain, shingles, etc.
Beck Brothers, hardware dealers, one wagon.
George Bubb & Sons, two drays containing teas, coffee and tobacco.
George W. Croll, plumber, with employes seated in a light conveyance, on which was inscribed, "Pioneer Plumber."
New York millinery store, one wagon.
Simon Shloss, one float, huge demijohn and liquors.
Fisk, Krimm & Co., one wagon, musical instruments.
Williamsport Advertising Agency, displaying the Keystone Rubber Stamp Works and Flock's brewery.
John F. Rhem, candy and confectioneries.
Wenner & Son, three wagons, groceries.
J. H. McMinn, two coal wagons, loaded with "dusky diamonds" and several boys seated thereon, clothed in miners' costumes.
E. M. Baldwin, one wagon of flour and feed, followed by five brand new coal wagons.
Duncan & Waidley's novelty and 5 and 10 cent stores, one wagon.
Reading coal docks, seven coal wagons loaded with coal.
City Steam Laundry, one wagon.
Lloyd's Laundry, three wagons.
Meeker's Medicine Company, one wagon.
People's Medicine Company, one large covered wagon, containing cases of medicine.
H. C. & J. A. Olinstead, one wagon with Dr. Meeker's medicines.
L. L. Stearns & Sons, wagons representing the grocery and dry goods departments of their immense stores.
Waltz & Sheets, groceries, two wagons.
D. R. Foresman, city dray line, one large dray wagon drawn by six horses and filled with men.
Timothy Curtin, grocer, one wagon.
Dittmar's Furniture Company, one float, on which were samples of work done at the factory.
A. H. Heilman & Co., furniture, two wagons.
Christian Gohl, two vehicles, one being a turnout made in 1795 and labeled, "The Wonderful One Hoss Shay," and the other a float containing a handsome new buggy just from the shop.
Schell & Gray, groceries, one wagon.
The Standard Sewing Machine Company, one wagon.
The Williamsport Pretzel Bakery, B. P. McClain, proprietor, three wagons, the first representing a large brick oven on wheels.
Hotel Updegraff, three 'buses.
Atlantic Tea Company, one wagon.
People's Express Company, four wagons containing baggage.
Thompson's South Side Ice Company, five wagons and fifteen men.
Williamsport Lounge Company, one wagon containing samples of its work.
Grand Union Tea Company, one wagon.
Third Division — W. C. King, marshal; aids: H. H.
Russell, Ed. L. Taylor, W. H. Faber, Dr. W. W. Hull, Joseph H. Coder, I. M. Boyce and J. S. Kilbourn.
Distin band.
Darktown Fire Brigade band.
Burgess and Council of South Williamsport in carriages.
Thirty-five mounted men, marshaled by M. IT. Low, from Gamble Township.
Bastress Township cornet band.
Twelve men seated in an old-fashioned road wagon.
A large grain separator in full operation.
Large float showing work done at the Huller Bro tilers' Horse Collar Manufactory, Collomsville, a firm that was awarded a prize at the World's Fair.
A wagon filled with the Bovee grain cradles, manufactured by Samuel Bovee, Cogan Station.
An immense covered float, drawn by six large draught horses and containing the business cards of all business places in Montgomery.
Pioneer wagon from Antes Fort, made in the year 1794 and drawn by four horses; it was occupied by the Antes Fort cornet band.
Col. George Washington Crane, of the historic township of Nippenose, appeared in the parade, on horseback, dressed in a uniform of "Ye Olden Tyme Militia.'' As the colonel is noted for his soldierly bearing, he naturally attracted much attention clad in this unique military costume.
Fourth Division — N. B. Bubb, marshal; aids: H. S. Meyer, A. G. Miller, William Silverman, Charles Rich, Abe Hart, A. L. Sarvey, Abram Gibson, L. M. Otto, John Hays, George C. Burrows and W. F. Laedlein. P. O. S. of A. band, Newberry.
A large float of the Montoursville Manufacturing Company, pantaloon makers, containing a corps of girls busily engaged at sewing machines.
S. Mendenhall & Son, Montoursville, one float with display of hardware, stoves, etc.
L. I. Meyer & Co., Montoursville, one wagon, dry goods, overalls, etc.
A. H. Heilman, furniture manufacturers, one float.
Woolever Brothers, Montoursville, one wagon.
Hayes, Pidcoe & Co., Montoursville, millers, three wagons, flour, feed, etc.
Loyalsock Township float, with delegation of residents.
Seitzers & Schmahl's Rising Sun Dairy, one float with cow and calf, after which followed the dairy wagons of Messrs. Renninger, Kimble, Glosser, G., Haviland, William E. Heyde, P. Follmer; also those of the Eagle, Springdale, Enterprise and Pleasant Hollow dairy farms.
Trump & Miller, of Montoursville, millers, one wagon loaded with flour and grain.
The next float depicted a country scene of long ago, when farmers threshed their grain with flails, and after this came a float fashioned after the typical country blacksmith shop in full blast.
Welker & Goodbrod's Star Brewery float carried an exhibit of this firm's celebrated brand of lager beer. The two remaining floats, both of which attracted considerable attention, portrayed the ancient mode of carding wool and shingle making.
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