St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-22
ST. JOHNsBURY CELEBRATES
The Election OF Harrison and Morton

What was intended to be Caledo-
mia county celebration of the republi-
can victory took place here Thursday
evening. Preparations had been made
for one of the most elaborate affairs of
the kind ever known in this county.
Word had been received that mount
ed company would come from Dan
Vile; extra trains were to run in from
the surrounding country and pretty
nearly everybody, democrats and all,
showed disposition to help along and
to make the jollifcation a grand sue
cess. But the clerk of the weather in :
terfered. 1t rained all day and until
after the festivities were over in the
evening. The program was carried
out, however, and with remarkable
success considering the circumstances.
I - At D o'tTock, the appointed hour, the
torch-light procession was formed and
marched down North Main street and
thence to Railroad street and up East
ern avenue to Main street again. The
academy boys turned out in very good
numbers, there were some enthusiastic
republicans in the company, but the
small boy predOminated. Some of the
transparancies were very good. The
republican bird was there, regular
high stopper; Growers pension vetoes
were noted, while he himself was pic
tured as the going and Gen. Harrison
as the coming man, in another scene
Grover was represented as fishing on
Memorial day with a patch on his pan
falcons very like portion of the Eng
lish flag, and there were various take
offs on Sackville- West, the old Roman,
etc, etc. Huge bon fires were burned
on Main street at the head of Eastern
avenue, on Railroad street and else
where. There was a generous display
of Roman candles, rockets, bombs, ETC.,
and Capt. GriswOld handled with
marked success the cannon that had
been brought over from MOrrisville and
was stationed on Boynton hill, BOOM
ing forth the joy of the multitude at
regular intervals.
The illuminatiOns, not dependent on
weather, were very fine. Nearly every
business house and store in town, as
we'll as the public buildings and resi-
dences we're ablaze with light. Fes-
toons of Chinese lanterns were sus-
| pended in front of the buildings and
pictures of the successful candidates,
transparancies and notices were every
where to be seen. A noticeable fea-
ture of these decorations was the fact
that some of the best displays we're
made by democrats, who took their
defeat with great good nature, and
showed a determination to make the
affair success whether it celebrated
defeat or victory.
After the out door show was over a
fair number for so bad night gather
ed in Music hall, where the ST. Johns
bury band gave fine concert under
the direction of it's efficient leader, w.
I'll. Herrick, and then Judge Smith
called to order, delivered Il short but
pithy and timely address and intro
duced Congressman GrOut, who con-
sidered some of the live questions
growing out of the republican victory,
the events that had led up to it, the
responsibilities that it thrust upon the
party and the duty of all republicans
to the party and to the country. That
there would be a republican majority
in the House he was confident ii
would be a barren victory without
that.
Captain H. G. Parsons of Natural
Bridge, Virginia, was the next speaker
Though the hour was late those were
we'll rewarded who remained to hear
an intelligent and exceedingly inter
esting account of many of the phases
of Virginia and West Virginia politics
from one who has spent years in the
work of solving the Southern problem
from Southern standpoint. Captain
Parsons idea is that the next alliance
which is to control the politics of the
future and the destiny of the nation il
the South is between the Union anC
the Confederate soldiers, who are
there, he maintains, joining hands il
the furtherance of such principles al
will tend not to build up the fortunes
of a class, but the fortunes of the stat,
and common people. His address wa
most encouraging, especially for The
republicans who have been seeking
praying and working to break up tn,
solid South.
During the evening capital song
were rendered by the Glee club wh'
were responding to a vociferous encor,
at / | p. m. when the scribe retired.
f Sixty-fOur of the loyal citizens of TIL
place, including both sexes, met at tn
st. Johnsbury house for social inter
view, and at half-past seven sat dow
to a royal supper furnished for the oc
, casion by Landlord Krogman. Th
, menu was unique as we'll as appetiz
, ing, including all the substantials from
oysters On the "deep" shell to free
q trade turkey with English sauce, L
4 Sackville- West. The broken South
down mutton was relishing, and TIL
successful canvass back duck numbe
d amused themselves while waiting fO