Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY.

THE ToRoHLIGHT PROCESSION, DECORATIONS
AND 1LLUMNATIoNs ON MONDAY EVENING.
The illumination and torchlght procession
by the Republicans of Brattleboro in honor
of the election of Garfield and Arthur, origi
nAlly appointed for Friday evening of last
week, but postponed on account of the wealth
err to Saturday evening, was again postponed
to Monday evening for the same reason. On
Monday the weather proved fine, and the
evening was all that could be wished for such
an occasion. The procession, although not
80 large in numbers as Oh the occasion of the
celebration of the Indiana and Ohio victories,
presented handsome appearance, and the
illuminations throughout the town by far sur
passed anything of the kind ever before seen
in Brattleboro
The special train from Bellows Falls arrived
at $3.50, bringing about $50 visitors, compa-
ny of % of whom, with the Westminster
band. Joined in the procession. The process
sion as finally made up for the march, con-
sisted of the marshal (Mr. N. /. Hawley) and
aids, mounted; the Brattleboro band; the
citizens club, led by Hon. b. d. Harris the
young mems club, G. II. Bond, captain the
Westminster band; the Bellows Falls drum
corps the Bellows Falls club, and a company
of seventy horsemen. The rear was brought
up by mule team, John Kelly driver, draw
ing load of ''steel rails" which caused no
end of amusement along the whole route of
the procession.
The transparences carried in the process
sion were numerous, apt, and handsomely
gotten up. The list of notices was as fol-
lows:
Free Trade cooked the Democratic Goose.
Climb Tree, Barnum, and Yell Fraud.
Goodbye to the Solid South.
English has resumed his former occupation
of foreelosing mortgages.
Who killed (Han) Cock Robin2 l, says
Morey, with my Chinese story.
Keep your seat, Gen. Hancock; you need
not rise.
We will bury the Ratchet for the next four
years.
Can the South afford to remain solid ?
Englsh's home county gave Garfield 329
majority.
o that had straddled the fence !-Reto,m-
er.
Four years more of General Prosperity.
Union forever. No transfer to the South.
Democratic Bankruptcy. Assets, the Solid
South Liabilities the United North.
Gen. Arthur proved to be popular in New
York.
Democratic Consolation: 1t might have
been.
An effectively drawn cartoon represented
the effect on certain Democratic worthless OF
the explosion of the 1929" bomb.
The Republican bird" Ga large hen hawk
referred to in our columns not long since, was
carried in the procession mounted on a trans
parency bearing the legend: This is the
bird that killed Hiram's rooster" The Bel
lows Falls company carried an etfigy OF mon
strous rooster, which was certainly lfe-like
enough to have orowed for victory. Mr. Jas.
Fisk and Mr.. w. F. Richardson kept their
place in the front rank of the thoroughbred
Republicans throughout the march, the for
mer carrying transparency with the motto
"A Fearful Stroke of Lightning tearing up
1923 miles of Barnum's steel rails, killing PHILIP
and wounding thousands. ~"
Several of our Democratic friends "came
up smiling" in the procession in fulfllment OF
before-election agreements made with Re
publicans. Prominent among these was Mr.
j. H. Capen, who carried transparency
with the Democracy in 1880 represented by q
very demoralized looking rooster, while 9
proud and handsome bird crowed for the De
mocracy of 1884.
A double wagon, bearing locomotive head
light and on which colored lights were con
stantly burned, led the way for the process
sion.
THE LAMENTATIONS.
In the business portion of Main street thu
Examinations were fairly bewildering in thei
brilliancy. Mr.. Edward Crosby, with char
acteristio spirit and enthusiasm lighted thu
whole front of his building, each of the for
ty-six windows in the second and third storie
shining with eighteen candles, and the SAM
method of illumination was carried out in tn
Vermont National bank building adjoining
The Peoples bank building was exceedingl.
handsome with its illuminated windows ant
festoons of Chinese lanterns. A. j. Simonds'
premises shone conspicuously with candle
and other decorations. Tho upper story o
Union block was gayly lighted by its occu
pants, Emery q Haywood, photographers
Granite block was beautifully lighted through
out. The PHOENIX Office was lighted wit
candles and lanterns, the balcony in from
bearing transparencies with the legends
"The Sums of Vermont were heard from
Vermont 81 600, New York $1,000"
"Our Victory means Peace and Prospect
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