Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-11-29
The Democratic Celsbration.-Moa

torch-bsarers began to file out and
take position for the march to the de-
pot to meet the crowd expected from
Cumberland. After waiting a short
while the train arrived. The line was
then formed, the wagon containing
twenty little girls, representing the
States carried by Cleveland and Hen
bricks, taking the front. The Poto-
mac band, Of Cumberland, came next,
followed by the Junior Democratic
club, of that city. John Chambers
boat, "Talapoosa," containing figures
representing various campaign char
acters and carrying fscetious inscrip-
tons, occupied the next position. The
Eckhart band followed, succeeded by
the Frostburg marchers. Next came
the Arioa band, tho Garrett county
horsemen, Thoburn Post drum corps
and fireworks wagon in the order
named, tho torches numbering in all
about $50. The line proceeded to
Main street ; thence to the summit of
Main street across to Ormand thence
to Water, Mechanic, Broadway, Oak,
Bowory, Grant, Main, to headquarters
Meats Opera House.
The display was a brilliant one.
From the head of Bowery tho spectacle
was very pretty, the steady, swayi.g
motion of the mass of light, set off by
alternating illuminations of red fire and
rocket CLEANS, lighting up the path of
the procession.
When the hall was reached the
crowd dispersed. At IL o'clock the
Cumberland train left and tbs streets
became quiet. Net an accident, dis
turbance-not a jar occurred-to the
great credit of participants and spec
tators, hundreds of the latter oc-
cupying the sidewalks along the
lengthy line Of march.
The management of the affair was in
excellent hands. We cannot, how
ever, detail the various committees
who gave their time aud labor to work
il up. but those placed in immediate
charge were Messrs. Albert Hole,
marshal; William Donahus, 7. F.
McCardell, William Grimes, Clayton
Purnsll, Charles H. Hamill, jr., Frank
Spates, Philip McMahon, Samuel
johnson, John D. Barnard and Thomas
G. Porter, aids. Each was mounted
and wore red sash.
The illumination of residences were
much more numerous than anticipated,
some upon streets the parade could not
reach. We 1fll name them as fol-
lows: J. C. Wilson, Henry Meyer,
c. Hartman, James Birmingham, Will
liam Engle, DR.. T. J. Grahame, Rev.
V. F. Schmitt, John Chambers. Mel
son Beall, John L. Porter, Henry
Evsrline, Mrs. A. II. DsVccmon,
Frederick Zais, John Ravonscraft,
Albert HOLE, George Stsyer, Miss
Margaret Steyer, Joseph Knode, James
Mclaughlin, W. G. Boughton, Will
liam Armstrong, Charles H. Hamill,
w. H. Parker, Conrad CAN'T, John
Pfeiher, Thomas G. McCulloh, George
H. Hooking, Edward Donohue, Otto
Frey, E. Wasmuth, Charles Murray,
James II. Ward, Patrick Mccartney,
George A. Wingert. Mrs. Mclaughlin,
DR.. j. NJ. Porter, John Press tman,
Charles Heintz, Mrs. J. Wesley Porter,
John S. Grove, Fuller Barnard, Silas
Duggan, John A. Smith, Edward
Welsh, John N. Carson, John Brady,
James N. Parker, Robert Murray, A.
j. Wilson, Joshua johnson, W. R.
Coyner, John L. Heintz, Thomas G
Porter, John N. Benson, Mrs. Meal,
lister, John Wambach, DR.. A. B. Price
Mrs. G. w .MsCulloh, Mrs, Worthing-
ton McCulloh, Paul Goldsworthy Hen.
ry Trimble, Mrs. Laura Hamill, W. J
Cooper, P. G. T. B. Hamill. All were
good. The most notable, however,
were the displays made by Capt. Bsall
whose residence presents fine OK
posure for illumination Thomas G
McCulloh, where Miss BesS, attired rs
a Goddess of Liberty, saluted the pro
cession; Rev. V. F. Schmitt, whose
residence was gaily decorated, every
window blaze of light, and score OF
little girls waving flags and cheering
DR.. JIM. Porter, where globular trans
parency showed the hame of ''Cleve
land" Joseph knode, where large
rooster" was portrayed; James Nc
Laughlin, whose arched lights shon,
beautifully; Albert HOLE, where an i'm
mense triangle crowned with redfr,
burned brightly c. H. Hamill, where {
long line of lanterns was the foreground
) of a blazing picture, and DR.. Grahame
where large pictures of Cleveland ano
Hendricks were illumined by pro
fusion of lights. The headquarter
! were also handsomely lighted. Eacl
of the places thus designated was en-
Enthusiastically cheered.
The procession moved almost with
| ont a halt from the heOinino tn end