Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-19
TIE TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION AND THE ILLU-
MISATIOy

NIsATIoS.
little before ten o'clock, the North Ward
Republican Club, with the St. Adams Grant and
Wilson Club and the Cclches ter Club, formed in
line on Church street in rear Of the Court House,
| lighted their torches, and formed grand pro-
cession, which With music srd fireworks pro-
ceede3 to march up Church street to Pearl.
through Pearl to futile, through Tu.tle to Col
iege, down College to Church, through Church
to Main, through Main to St Paul, through St.
Paul to College. and thence to the Central depot
and wharf, where goodbyes snd hurrahs we're
exchanged with the departing St. Adams aud
over the Lake Republicans The North Ward
club with the other republicans Of the city made
fine show Of about 500 torches and lsnterns,
which with ,hosc of the St. Albsns club sSeled
the number to about 200. The North Ward boys
hsi variety Of admirable mcttoes AID devices,
Of which the following were tAe aost striking;
. For Preslent-U S Grant, the slcces,fal
l5sier of the great American Ref,rnation, AID
the friend OF the Reformer.'
Grant and he policy deserve the very high
cat cTeiit''-so ssys Horace Greeley.
g Gran; sud Wilson sud progressive reform. -
Greeley Proyerbs-" purely seidsh interest
attaches the lesl, rufisnly, criminal and dan
eerous classcs to the democrats party 50 says
their cardilatc, Horace Greeley.
Gran; snI progress. CT Greeley and back
as,icn''
Grant sr! Patriotism recognized. or with
Gee =, bsek seats and seccnl fillcs for cur
ust;. e defenders
we hin G.; eros, but don't banker srter H.
81 ssg ihe democrats
We 90 fr Greeley and Tsmn.ny, IS Grsnt
r-at FER Ise''
d" GenCsl Grant never hes been DEBATED anl
be re,sr Sn be.''-so s.ys Horace Greeley.
" We are for the msn who irhrle4 JEFF.
Davis. not for tie msp Who 5ailel him
&C. ! shsn "a I'll SUBJECTS haze 4 policy 90
recommend, ncne to enforce ssains, The will Of
tls people u ) Grant.
'.Eithin tho Fss, forty month, the Republican
Party, under Grant, las rel-csl tie national
lettoyee $3.50, G)o. 900. while taking of $40
600 900 ;,1e,"
Gen. Geo. p. Foster, rs chief rl,-.hal, exsel-
lsnt'g raa7aEel the procession. He had As aids,
CAPTAIN Wat. n ami Messgs Z. \. Jeye,t, Pem-
er5y LooL.s, 49, J. L,pgcir, Oliver L,mors aad
Ell Gerll.i1
Tle il'gililsiila al1nE the line Of march WAS
unusu.liy tr;.lsat, considering tie sh5rines, Of
preparation. Church sal College street, may
be said to bsye baen IN b'aza cf light GA the
square, he Van Mes, House male 5,.utifll
3. pesra4.a. IS did Geo. LNluAe's rst,=lrso:
B.nk block wheelock * Johouaot's block aad the
Republican iesiluaTicis we're well Illuminated,
espoei.ny the rtofes Of A. B.rrow;, C. L.
Hart, j. Turk Bro, and Murrsy
g Rect. S;ctrBs C,'s drug store
v~s vel Ill Up. tai they coat ibltcl couple Of
hlszrc ear barrels to re general illumination.
lrs u. Saat,lck's hardware storc ,b,re from top /
10 bottom Ga Church street, slln-st every Re /
pulicsu ls;e q bushes, b.sael brightly Tor the
patriotic ccc,E.u. Union tlocl seemed fo1n- .
Tain Of light s.i beautiful fireworks re7c dis
charged from the block. GA College street,
many s:oroa illuminated. SD tie FREE Pass
AND TINES oai5e had candle IN every rsre /
anl va' clos'el heartily by tie procession 10 .
passing
Ga Peal Street the .,zttly rc,'lae-e OF Henry
?. Hiekok. paid honaee &c the psocessica With
flln2ss Of light Ca College Street the re,i-
ieacea 90. A Bi7.al. Bennett; Turk, L. NJ. /
iIsssr, C. I H,c.r, c. L. 3 Plat, and c. VI .
"o'ia5uso. Werc tss.efl.ly lit up. tul in the .
grounds Of Elvari W Peck, WAS. tent, al /
mirtbiy ;l--iaatei Bat our sp.,e is 60
cur;s.leI that We eal hardly mention hall of .
ta 1e Sa5 SO pluio.is<..y ooatr.5l.si TO this
brilliant feature C. the evening.
The rat.asltea W.s broush; to close Ab1ai .
lLs2 p. m., By the marching .l1ng'' home of .
he North wari Cub sri the joyous singing Of .
as'.37., ,,ncs D. auuterr q enthusiastic Re
f-a.i-las n TIE st-eelE The campaign in Yer
mont could Io: have c.erei more giorously then
il i.i IN Burlington ,as, sight, sal IL but a fore
taste q tie s-.al R,7ubli..n ,i,.1-y ss shall
s--eve =; .le 75''sia September.