Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Old GuiIford Rejoicing.

l The Grand Republican Parade Last | Evening-Hundreds of Boys in Blue in | Line-SpIendid Decorations and Bril- liant IIIumina tiOns.
 The grand Republican parade in Guilford | ill honor of the election of Garfield and Ar
 thur, and which postponed from last
 Friday evening on account of the storm until
 last evening, took place according to an- | nouncement, and was in every way a | grand success special train left this city at SEQ with portion of the Third regiment
 Bows in Blue, under command of Colonel P.
 B. Buckingham The colored companies of the regiment only were represented, and they presented good appearance. There were also on the train a number of citizens from this
 city and the brigade was represented by Gen.
 Lincoln On reaching Fair Haven Company
 B, Bigelow Guard, Captain Wells, joined the
 party, and at Branford stop was made to take on board company of Boys in Blue from that town. On reaching Gullford the visiting companies were met by the Gullford companies, which included the ''Old Guard, Judge Harrison Escort Guilford Caval- ry and companies mounted and on foot from the neighboring towns of North Guii- ford. Madison and North Branford Prece- ded by the New England band, of Guilford, with Charles Griswold as chief marshal and an efficient corps of aids, the line of march was taken up as follows From depot up Harbor street to Broad, to Public Square, to Boston street, to Pearl, to Union, to State, to Hamilton Scranton's house, countermarch to North street, to Church, to Broad, to Fair, to York, to River, to Broad, to Harbor, to Water. to South Fair, to High, to Harbor, to Music Hall,
 In passing up Harbor street the following decorations and Examinations were noted |: Judge Lynde Harrisons residence was a blaze of brilliant lights, while around his snacious grounds were festoons of Chinese lanterns. Red fire burned at different points and rockets and Roman andles were let off in rapid succession.
 The old stone. house on the same street, known as WashingtQns headquarters and at present occupied by Captain Crittenden, pre- sented very fine appearance.
 Other residences decorated and illuminated on this street were those of Mrs. pr. Rossi- fer. William Kelsey, Henry E. Norton, D.
 Benton. William Walker, Meigs Hand, Chas. Griswold, (the latter being very handsomely decorated with the national eoiors and every window in the house being brilliantly illu- minated. The residence and office of Judge Landers were also very finely decorated and il- luminated. Also the residences of Dr. Alvin Tal- colt. Owen Leach and Mrs. P. Cone, Grlswold's store the post office and other buildings on Harbor street fronting the Green were also handsomely decorated.
 Other decorations particularly noticeable on the line of march were those of Amos Leonard, Miss Nettie Fowler, the old Brad ley corner, Mrs. Futile, Edward Griswold,
 H. c. Fowler, Rev. MT. Iayior' E; Chaps
 man Bisbon. Dr. Fisk, Charles Willard,
 Mrs. Evarts, Ebenezer Cook, Mrs. Hull,
 John C. Norton, Nelson Field, Mr Ander-
 son, Mr Butler, John Seward, DaV1d Ben
 Chatfield, Mrs Peck, Capt. Fred Wells,
 Deacon Alfred Hull, Henry Blatehley, Cap (which was very fine), Mrs. Davis, MT. .Augur Joseph Leete, Mrs Ralph Smith, MT. Chatfeld, Frederick Hall, William Dowd, Samuel Leete,
 Mrs. Partridge, Joel Benton, Marvin Davis'