Smyrna times., 1882-11-15
The illumination.

AAC hnuAMAMtAhAOMs
Smyrna was in blaze of light last
night in most of the Democratic houses J
and places of business. The evening t
was calm, bright and beautiful, but cool.
The new moon that formed but a slim
crescent in the western sky paled its
Intellectual light when met by the
brighter glow from blazing windows,
crimson transparancies and illuminated
fronts. Many of the displays were
very beautiful and admired by gaping
crowds who wandered from street to
street eager to see all that was to be
seen. The most eager spectators were
of course the Democrats who seemed
glad that they were alive, but all
classes and conditions were intent on
seeing the show, because it was show.
There was free commingling of all
classes of persons who moved about
promiscuOusly to see what was to be
seen, and as fas as we heard there were
no unpleasant remarks. The people
from the country were in for miles
around to help swell the thrOng.
The first to light up was Capt.
Mustard, a half hour perhaps in
advance of the others, in obedience to
the prevalent lesson of his youthful !
days, Early to bed" &c, so as to have
it out of the way in proper time BY
seven o'clock the lighting was general,
though some were finished and on the |
street before others began.
The Smyrna House was but partially /
lighted with candles, but made up for |
the difference by four turpentine balls |,
projected from the front that made IL
brilliant glare. The Delaware House
made the most handsome candle
display of any house in town. The
stores came in for large share of the
illumination. That of John Fl. Bew-
ley's (the only corner Onc) shOne out
handsomely, while from one end Of the
awning to the other were a number
| of Chinese lanterns. The store of J.
w. Jones was artistically arranged
with arches of candles, and considera-
BILE display of bunting. j. w. Denney's
| large glass front and tastily arranged
flags with suspended lanterns as was
also Mrs. Lizzie Collins, were offset by
the we'll arranged displays on the
other side of the street of J. T.. Collins,
J. B. FAIRIES, VIM b. Collins, Oscar
Fisher and ThOs Mccoy. The places
of Prof. Groves, VIM. A. WiniOrd and
Joseph Cole on opposite corners, were
connected by stretches Of ropes hung
with Chinese lanterns, while at either
extreme on the same street were the
stores of III. Ii. huntington, Robert
Denney and the Office of +. J. Colt set
off with candles.
On Main street were the places of
; business of w. T.. Hall, DR.. T.. NJ.
Cloak, Mrs. Riley, Ezekiel Reed, i.
Harrison, Jefferson & jefferson, John
Winter, G. w. & 5. Taylor and
Beckett & Mackey.
The private houses were numerous
and more than we can name or describe.
; That of Mrs. NJ. A. Cummins was the
most elaborate in decoration, sixty
: Chinese lanterns being used in the yard
: arrangement. From each of the upper
: windows lighted with candelabra,
/ were emblematic representations in
: evergreen of an anchor, heart, and
cross and crown. One of the lower
: windows had in illuminated letters the
e names Bayard, Stockley and Lore, the
t other in simple black letters, "The
r Old Reliable"
4 The display at the National Bank
1 residence of VIM. NJ. Bell was decided
ly the most aesthetic in construction o
any other house. A large arch sur
K mounted the porch studded with bril-
It liant lanterns, while in the segment o
It the circle was suspended large sizeC
e transparent bell bearing the figure
s So "a. Below this smaller arch o
6 lanters spanned the two entrances, tn
d whole producing very attractiv
l. effect.
le The residence of Mr.. Bewley wa
ii illuminated from behind tri-colOre
le drapery and through out the garde
)r were hung some 40 or 80 handsOm
ID lanterns that produced an effect some
So what suggestive of Fairyland had tn
y air been balmy and the occasion invi
is ing to Fairies.
There were a number of residence
r, in different parts of the town that wei
. worthy of special mention for the tast
Z displayed in decorating them, but tim
y and space forbids us going into detail
III Art and Ingenuity were displayed ever,
le where, the most of them attracting Il
9. a. critical attention of the passer by.
U: DIR. Cloak added particularly to Il
VI attractions of his part of the street
te burning q red light from an elevate
ne mortar the most of the evening.
w Joseph III. Primrose's window WI
VI. the joke of the evening, and eXtractt
w smile from many sight seer. II
20. inscription on PEDESTAL behind fOl
'es candles read, "Our Sheriff, Jimn
rs Martin, 81
The Dover Band about s o'clo,
marched from the Smyrna House
VI, the Delaware House and back to t
nc store of John II. Bewley, followed by
nu large crowd. Here they halted
WI some speechifying, Hon. B. T. Biggs
N IN ing introduced as the first speaker, W
-; proclaimed the Republican party "bl
NJ ~ led beyond posibilityOfa resurrection
~ quoted scripture and entertained t
al on large crowd with his peculiar elOquen
ler for a half hour. Jas. l.. Walcott, Es
lor was the next speaker. If Mr.. Big
III was the Nestor of the evening he "
%, oI the Ajax, but he did not drive his V
.ke tOrious chariot over his vanquished a
ION PROSTATE foe with the same reckl'
III. ms abandon. Mr.. Wilson T. Cavenner v
i'i- called for and came forward in an +;
dress of some minutes on the "GloriC
49, old Democratic Party"
eo, The band then serenaded seve
~ i private citizens at their residenC
: nav ~ leaving for home shortly before m
;tho night. In elaboratness of preparatiC
~ and RIGHTEOUSNESS of circumstances
'n1 execution, as house illumination
No. % perhaps has never been excelled in
"s, town.
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