Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-13

Gus firemen.
GA the arrival OF the train, at O'Clock
the procession was formed in the following
order
Platoon OF Police
Sherman Military Band.
Green Mountain Boys, N. CIV.
Hihernian Benevolent SOcirty.
Engineers OF the Fire Department.
Boxer Engine Company.
Hook and Ladder Company.
Ethan Allen Engine Company.
Volunteer Hose Company.
Star Ii SO Company.
Howard Hose Company.
Drum Corps.
Clipper Hose Company.
Walter N. Greene Hose Company.
Sutton Hose Company.
+. j. McCarty Hose Company.
Queen City Band.
NinoOski Steamer Company.
The Returning Flrsmen.
The Beard OF Aldermen and Civic DisnitaIies.
Citizens In Carriages.
Tho Green Mountain Boys, Capt. Eben
Tapiin commanding. turned out with full
ranks, uniformed and bearing their mus
ksts; and they presented a fine appear
ance The II bernian Benevolent Society
numbered soma two score members.
bearing their handsome banner and
and wearing their regslis. The fire com
panies with one or two exceptions wore
their uniforms, and. as is always the case.
looked we'll, and marched we'll: and the
two bands discoursed enlivening music. The
team bearing the victorious runners (Lsne's
four-horse "Adirondsck') was elaborately
decorated, and in it we're two brooms and
mammoth rake trimmed with beautiful flow
ers. The procession numbered between five
and six hundred torches and was as hand
some one as mas ever been seen in this
city. Besides the usual higs and banners
8 number of Illuminated mott0es were
borne, as follows Welcome, Barnes
Hose, the Champions :" "yermontsrs to the
Front :" The Belt you won you mu st
keep - Ethan Allen. No. 4 Welcome to
the Victors.' Welcome Home. Barnes
Hose " GO West, young man. 20 West.
Btop at Chicago Barnes Hose. No. :;
e2s, Chicago, Sept, A. Fireworks were
sent up from handsomely decorated cart,
IS the procession moved along.
THE LINZ OF MARCH
was up College street to St. Paul, down St.
Paul to Main, up :Msn to Church up
Church to Pearl. up Pearl to Winooski
avenue, up Winooski avenue to North.
down North to Champlain, down Cham
plain to Monroe, down Monroe to Bat
terry, up Battery to North, down North u
Front, down Front to Pearl, up Pearl to
St. Paul. down s.. Paul to City Park. All
along the line of march was blazs of light
and a wilderness of fl.gs; and of the six
hundred illuminatioaS it is, of coarse,
possible to mention only very few Of the
more elaborate. Around the Square, on
College street all the establishments save
the Merchants ard Nuyes's banks were
handsomely illuminated, especially notice
aba being b. W. Carpenters stors
and Dr.. Burns's Office. The express
off e made most beautiful ap-
pesranct and n K Browns store. the
q. A R. Hall and Wheeler's Block were
brilliantly lighted up. The hotels were
lighted and decorated with flags, as was.
also. Peck'- Block, the Times Building.
City Hotel Block, Exchange Block, N. Al
len and the Lyman Building, while the
City Hall and Postofhce. Custom House
and Fletcher Free Library were not behind
their neizhbOr5.in tokens OF welcome At |
the Boxers rooms was a transparency bear
ins the word: Welcome Home, for you
have won Honors the Boxers eI tend you
their right hand" Their cart, handsomely
decorated, was also before he-dOor. The
Hooks room was finely decorated. Large
flags were stretched across the street by the
Greenes, and one by the Ethans The three
hose carts belonging to the Ethans were
drawn CUT. decorated and illuminated, as
was their room, in which was the trans
pareucy Barnes Hose NJ. 7, Welcome.
Ethan Allen. NJ. l." Their engine house
wss covered with flags. and rs the pro-
ces,ion passed, rockets and wheeis.were fir
ed. and three cOlored lights set on fire, and
the hose cart bells rung. Hills K Bowers
had large headlight out, aud a row of
Chinese lanterns stretched across the street
The block occupied by Wells, Richardson &
Co Henry, johnson & Lord & Miner,
Pope Il Co, and the Burlington Shirt
Co, was beautifully Illuminated and
decorated and stretching across the
stre.t Was transoar.,oy .tv;,,o,s >, ,ud
a row If Chinese Ia,tarns be,rinn tho nj
WELCOME. la front of the Volunteers
roam Wa an ;mrnanss ,ransna,a,,,, ,h;,,u
feet by sir. hearinp the ;nec-;n,,o, ..r,,
Volunteers Welcome the R,,nes " u,;o,
Nelson =, Payn'.. Bacon and tho otbsr
blocks on Church street were all ahlsz,.
and in fact the yhols street wsq hrill;snt,y
lighted nm In front n,
was .buIl fidle - with tho ;nsc,;n,io,,
"Barpes Doss no little fldle U,,r.b -,
Not behind those we have mentioneJ w,re
the othrr str.a,s tbropgb uh;,b tho nrooo.
sion PASSED among the nart;cplarIv no,;o.-
able displsys being the f. .Ilouino. .iaorman
Wing house and e,ounds mad a nrof,ss
Gisplay of the tri-coIor a,g.and Ia,,a,os
Mr. Fred Smith. bouse aod gronnt. war.
lisbted nm a 40 was f,s.oored ~, Tho t.,,
of the bouse and a tran.ns,ancv ma sbowo
with the inscrIotion .WaII Dono,, Tho
"
mouse ana grounds oil Mr.. h II. W ormsll were |
~ Wv" ian'oins Gnu coiorel hteS ttht
the fire ladies at first thOnght thera emo
chance To try their hose and 10 the garden
u.s ,o-o,,- ,o,r IA ~, ci, -,
was se'en- year 'lu Manic r. tlarE, dressed
AZ the q ,ddass of iharty Qbo ,ro,,o..l, ,