The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-03
How the Democrats in Cabot Painted
the Town Red"

Mr.. Editor The democrats of Cabot, fol-
lowing in the general wake, attempted to
" paint the town red " on Tuesday evening,
November 25th, and in some respects they
were successful. The torchlight procession
formed at seven o'clock at the headquarters
of the democracy Myers blacksmith shop,
with seventy torches, headed by Marshals
Bert Gerry and K. w. Haines and the Marsh
field cornet band In the center of the pro-
cession was the wagon containing the fire
works, which played very conspicuous
part in the evenings performance. This
was entirely under the control and manage
ment of II. b. Whittier, who, by the way,
showed himself an adept in the manage
ment of fireworks. All things being ready,
the grand cavalcade proceeded on its line
of march up Main street and around the
common-the band playing and men and
boys cheering. On the park huge bonfire
sent its flames heavenward, and cracked
and roared, as though it was bound to be
heard above the din of battle. And still
the scene grew more grand rocket was
fired from the wagon, which was signal
for the old mare propelling the vehicle to
commence her part of the performance.
She did herself credit. She eclipsed the
speed of Maud S. The driver and manager
distrusting her discretion, brought her up
against the school-house shed. She meas
ured her length upon the ground. The
managers fireworks were suddenly in full
pin-wheels and red lights were exploding
right and left in honor of the election of
Cleveland, launching their projectiles into
the PROSTATE and helpless beast, lombard
ing the school-house and showing the
lookers-on how to "paint the town red. !"
ing vehicle. The lookers-on greatly adj
mired this please way OF discharg-
ing fireworks and cheered loudly. During
this part of the performance interest in the
torches was lost but the procession pushed
on through the streets, the people wonder
ing what had become of the display of fire.
works that was down on the bills and which
the manager and old mare had punched
into one blaze of concentrated glare. The
street parade ended, the unterrified as
sembled in village hall and G. F. Stone,
Esq, of Laconia, n. H., was introduced as
the orator of the evening For two hours
he berated the republicans, claiming that
the democratic party was a party of to-day
and he wanted democrats should have their
eyes in the forepart of their heads, not the
back side. Announcement was made that
the landlord of the village hotel would feed
"hungry and thirsty" democrats. Mine host,
according to request, had made arrangements
for one hundred fifty guests. The dining
room doors swung open, walters stood in
readiness, but three democrats all told and
one independent marched in and took seats
at the table, not even the orator OF the oc-
casion, IL is said a native of the town, being
invited. This was a cooler for the land
lord The republicans, perceiving the situa-
tion, thought it was their duty to save the
hotel from loss, so seventy ladies and gentle
men of that political faith rescued the land
lord from the financial ruin democratic parsi-
mony had brought to his door, by sitting
down the following evening to the un-
touched feast. They had a jolly good time
and it was conceded that the democrats
were at least good on suppers and fireworks
and their effort to "paint the town red I"
was not an entire failure A LooKER-ON.