The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-26
A Democratic Jubilee.


litical or otherwise, painted the country
white, but, true to their word, the democrats
painted Montpelier red last week Thursday.
The frescoing was done with q lavish hand.
During twenty-four years Of inactivity the
democratic digits have not lost their cum
ming, nor have twenty-four years OF thirst
paralyzed the democratic throat. Both
were fully equal to the emergency. From
morning till midnight the spirits which had
been held in restraint for nearly quarter
of century burst their bonds with elasticity
unimpaired, but the fervor of devotion
before the close of the saturnalia wilted the
matin vigor of many a lusty disciple of JEFF
| ferson and Jackson. Early in the day the
blare of brass bands began to be heard on
| the streets; badges of office blossomed out
on the lapels of smiling footmen and dash
| ing troopers begirt with sashes spurred up
and down the streets. The incoming trains
| brought the gathering clans, and the
forms of visiting statesmen began to multi
| ply in the offices of the hotels. Bunting
adorned the habitations of the faithful, and
% large crowd for a winters day, frnged
the sidewalks. The boom of cannon gave
grandeur to the occasion, and adequately
voiced the feelings that sweled in the dem
ocratic bosom. At two o'clock the formal
demonstrations began. A mammoth load
of wood, drawn by six span of horses and
twelve yoke of oxen, came up State street,
! preceded by band of music, and attended
by some grotesque demonstrations. Above
|
ters " Burn This" whereat the democratic
| countenance relaxed and the republican
! spectator smiled sadly. The wood was dis
! tributed about town, and the light shed
| from the bonfres to which it was devoted
was an important ingredient in the crimson
hue the town assumed after Sun-down.
| The spacious Golden Fleece " enwrapped
the shivering crowd at three o'clock, and the
democratic Tyre, long unstrung was tuned
to notes of victory, and democratic eloquence
alt its heroes. To this end Hiram Atkins
called the meeting to order and announced
as president s. G. ShurtleH, Esq, of Montpe-
lier, and long list of vice-presidents. Ad-
dresses were made by O. A. Gallagher of
Manchester, N. H., John NJ. Mitchell of
Concord, N. H., and f. w. McGettrick
Esq, of St. Adams. They arragned the re-
publican party, after the most orthodox
fashion of such speakers, as the cause of all
the evils now in existence, glorihed the
democratic party in general, Vermont
democrats in particular, and Hiram Atkins
par excellence, as the only true patriots, and
drew picture, glowing red, of what would
be done under the new regime. The orators
struck responsive chord in the democratic
heart and they shouted themselves hoarse
in response. George NJ Clark of Felchville
and l.. X. Willis of Brattleboro sang
campaign songs in which there were some
excellent hits. The query, "When Cleve-
land has been in the White House month,
will the Boston Journal give it up?' called
forth shouts of laughter and applause. The
Montpelier band played several selections
during the exercises.
The procession, which was the chief at
traction of the celebration, commenced to
form shortly after six o'clock and received
continual accessions for more than an hour.
The following order was observed in form
ing, with bands at the head of the divisions
Platoon Of police with torches; chief marshal,
n. p. Bowman of ST. Johnsbury and aids
cavalry company: president, speakers, and
invited guests in carriages; members of leg
islature; Mortified battalion, Roxbury com
pany; delegation from Orange and other
counties south, followed by delegation from
Barre; Waterbury delegation and other
towns outside of Montpelier not named del
egation from Chttenden and Franklin coun-
ties; boys division. The bands which APP
peared in the procession We're: Sherman 5
Military Band, and those from Milton, Barre,
Plaintield, Marshfield Montpelier, North
field Bethel, and two from West Randolph.
Besides these there were several drum corps,
that from st. Adams being especially good.
The marshal's chief aids were Captain j. o.
Dayton p. Clark; George NJ. Dearborn
member of the legislature from Vershire
George L. Spear, Braintree; r. w. Clark
Mortified; III. III. Bishop, Bolton; G.
jackson, Barre, and E. n. Sutton, Burling.
ton. 1t would be difficult to estimate the
number of torch-bearers. Transparencies
were numerous. There were wagons in the
procession, from which there was continual
display of fireworks. The route of the pro-
cession, the right resting opposite the Pavil.
ion at the start, was down State street to
the residence of Colonel e. p. Jewett, coun.
termarch to Middlesex street, through Mid
dlesex, Baldwin, Western avenue, State
Eastern avenue, Court Elm, Mechanic
Winter, Elm, Franklin, Main, Jay, LOOMS
School, St Paul, Liberty, Main, Barre, Hub.
har toto Stntn atr 10 Ia.
depot square. The residences and places OF
business of all democrats and some of those
of republicans were Illuminated more or
less extensively. AT the Riverside was dis
played an immense illuminated portrait OF
Cleveland the work of j. f. Gilman
Among those whose residences and places
of business were most beautifully decorated
were S. G. Woolson, Hiram Atkins, L. Z
Gleason, Il. III. Bascom, A. A. Mead, L.
w. Welch, W. K. Adams and f. w. Morse
The residences of H. W Drew, F. |; Pitkin n
Homer w. Heaton, f. w. Bancroft, ID. L
Knapp, f.. Z. Jewett, S. &. Shurtleff, and
several stores and offices were also very
brilliant The hotels and boarding houses
too with the exception of the Pavilion
were Respondent with candles and Japanese
lanterns. The decorations upon the Amer
lean House were by far the most elaborate
After the procession the Golden Fleece was
packed to its utmost capacity, and the as.
semblage was addressed by Col II. .. Kent
of Lancaster, S. b. Page of Haverhill, and
p l.. w. Redington of Rutland.
NOTES.
A SECOND wheelbarrow ride occurred in
the afternoon. A. f. Humphrey of Berlin
paid in this way bet with James Roakes
The Marshtield band did escort duty.
THE Oldest nhabitant never saw so many
drunken persons ON the streets of Montpel-
Ter at any one time as We're reeling about
Thursday night. A sober man felt lone
some.
A NEwLY-mARRIED couple from Highgate
came to the celebration on their wedding
trip, accompanied by the bridesmaid and
best man. AT the close of the evenings EN-
tertainment they began to cast about fol
lodging. The hotels were full and things
looked cheerless. Fortunately they met a
lady friend who was stopping at the Pavil.
ion. The final outcome of the affair was an
arrangement by which the three ladies
turned in together, while the groom and
best man We're left to walk the streets until
morning.
The Dairy Exhibit at New Orleans.