Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-24

BERKELEY REPUBLICANS
CELEBRATION
MARTINsBURG ABLAzE WITH IILuAIISA
TIoNs AND DECORATIONS.
A Grand and Successful Demonstration

ihey SAID nothing and sawed wood he
lore the election, while the Democrat
We're rejoicing; but now after the harves
is over and the political barns filled will
good crops, they hold genuine old har
vest nome picnic in the city of Martins
purg,- reJoice together, shake hands ant
hurrah IN regular Fourth of July out
ourst OF patriotism. Every man paws
ms own way and enjoys himself to hi
hearts content.
thursday afternoon was a political
holiday in Martinsburg. The Republi
cans from the country turned out in
Iorce,-on foot, on horse, in wagons
Teams, buggies, &c. Thousands of people
ained the streets, and everywhere waved
nags, Hoated banners, to the sound OF
band and drum, and the deafenine
shouts of the paraders.
The procession was over a mile in
length, and formed at the intersection OF
Burke and Queen, the line of parade
starting about two O'Clock and marching
through the principal streets, coming
BACK to the starting point and dispensing.
Inc parade was made up of hundreds
OF men IN marching order, led by the
Clty Band; then came riders on horse
pack wagons of two, four and six
horses, carriages, buggies, &C., all
crow ded with people. The Mechanics
Band, g. A. R. Drum Corps, Jones
Spring Band, Dunmore's Colored Band
of Shepherdstown, were in line and help
ed to swell the grand Harrison chorus.
The colored people turned out in large
numbers and made creditable showing
in the parade.
The Williamsport Cornet Band also
took part.
There were several wagons shaped like
boats and decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, filled with young girls dressed in
red. white and blue, representing the
different Republican States.
The teams from the country were hand
somely dee Grated, and had many laugh
able representations as brooms.
bells, log cabins, cider barrels, coons and
coon skins, live sheep with inscriptions,
No Free Wool, all wool and yard
wide" &c, There were pictures of Har-
rison, Golf and Morton, framed and en-
clrcled with flowers, with appropriate
notices.
| The inscriptions on the banners were
appropriate and represented the issues of
the campaign such as Says Ben to Gro
yer, Hand the White House Over We
have met the Free Traders and They are
Ours !; No More Mills Bill No Free
Wool Now we will get the Blair Bill !;
No Pauper Wages for America $50 .000.-
900 for the Banks, Nothing for the Sold
iers; Old Bandanas Laid Away No
more use for the old White Hat Daniel
l am mixed, what is it .? Quay was too
much for Them; The Vest That Lost Old
| Berkeley ; No More fish Treaty, Ben.
| viii Keep That Straight 300 Majority
| For Old Berkeley For Rent.-Democrat-
ic Head quarters Shut Your Eyes and
Vote Straight Gen. N Golf Our Next
Governor Ny Wool Live Sheep Is Pro-
tected 1910, The Same Old Coon. 1888 ::
and many others that carried morals and
meanings with them.
| The whole parade was gotten up in a
| pleasant way, was success, and passed
off in good order.
| The names of the Marshals and Aids
| from the country we have not been able to
get. Those from town, on horseback
were G. W. Mann, Chief Marshal J.
w. DeGrange, w. Guard. Andrew Zepp.
Jos. E, Ahern, c. A. Miller, Chas Hoog-
lie. John Farrin, Jr., David Westall. Mai.
S. Dawson, Geo. NJ. Bowers, and others /;
the colored men were marshalled by
Messrs. Henry Carter. Jacob Turner,
Nelson Page, w. Corsey. and others
whose names we did not learn.
AT night there was grand torchlight
procession, in which hundreds from the
town and country participated. The
decorations and illuminations all over
| town were on grand scale.
MIR. Harry Cage left for Whining
ton, Del, where he hopes to secure
employment.
Bishop Peterkin preached an i'm
pressive sermon in the Episcopal
Church on Sunday night, from the
text: Choose we this day whom We
will serve"
At a meeting of the directors of
Green Hill Cemetery Company, held
on Saturday last, Mr.. A. w. Staff was
elected Superintendent of the Gene
terry.
Mrs. DIR. Burkhart returned from
Baltimore on Tuesday evening, where
she has been for some weeks under
medical treatment, very much i'm
proved in health.