Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-07-13
600 REPUBLICANS IN LINE.
The uagnihcent Ratification Deussn-
strRtion last s-tsrday Eveaiag.
40 VETERANS or ls4o.

gRArrlEnoRo ~ A BLAZE or TORCHES.
FIREWORKS ANp FLAoS-~rEEuHE~ ~
LEADING REPUBLICANS.
The grand rally torchlieht procession.
aud ratification meeting held hy the Brat
tlehoro Republicans last saturday night
was the largest and most enthusiastic T."
htical demonstration which has been seen
iu Brattleburo in many years. 1t has not
been eNcelly-i ia numbers and enthusiasm
within the memory VI the present genera
tion aud We doubt il it has been eluallei.
The whole town was awake b. the spirit "
the occasion AL LAY saturday signs Of
preparation for the event IT the evening
we're to be- seen, and when night came the
whole business portion 1t Main street and
most II the residences along the advertised
route of the procession were decorated As
II for some gala occasion. Two additional
campaign flags we're hung out the night he
fore one bearing the names uf Harrison
and Morton between the town hall and
Baptist church and one With the names vt
the state standard bearers. Dillingham; and
Woodbury.. on Main street opposite the end
of Elliot street The crowd began To- gath.
er in the street at an early hour. aud the
voters each ready t. carry a torch, we're
promptly uu hand
At o'clock large delegation from West
Brattlehpru mnrrhri through the street,
headed by the West Brattlelpro band, aud
promptly at $50, at the signal of racket
and a Fuller battery gun the whole process
sion moved from Elliot street up Main street,
amid blaze Of red fire. roman candles
and other fireworks On the Brook, House
balcony were a company # nearly fifty IT
the veteran. " $50. ,sho reviewed the
procession and ,aluted the Younger men a.
they passed. Besides the torches and flags
in the procession were a large number Of
transparrnrie~ with motta--, which hit of
aptly the ISSUES II the campaign. Major
Bond acted marshal and the procession
was lei by the First Regiment band, With
the E~teyyile band the West Brattleiuru
band. and the drum corps plar 81 at ,uita
BILE intervals The number 300 the process
sion a. il marched through Main street wa,
at least a round 600
The scene along the whole line II march
wa, brilliant one. Almost every house
hold showed Boa some way IT, sympathy with
the celebration The national rolors were
everywhere shown, there Were innumrra
bile lines and cluster, Of Chinese lanterns,
and lu many cases cplprrl fires Mere burn
ed and ether fireworks we're set Of, - bile
the ladies' rh.ered with true Republican
spirit As the procession pass At ID.
Holtnu', th. name. If the candidate, we're
effectively ARRANGED over Tho. gateway and
showed well AGAINST tb. BACKGROUND If ma
tiouaI color, and ,,.l,r.-l lantern. Ey an
iua,Iy.rt..,,,.. ,n tb,. marshal. mart tn. col
umn went directly mn Asylum street in
steal If .,oir., ,p North Main street and
/ around bv Tia. common A. advertised a
/ fact which ceu...I .,u- Ji.at,ts,iutIueut. Il,
the residence. .,,, the advertised route. in
/ rluJip, tbo... If Mrs plutum.r Mr. Kim
] hall Mr. EI4y Nil. Waite Mr. UauI-y
and .J H.Il,r..,l ,,..r,. brilliantly illumiu.
at..d hapJS,,u. ,ff...t VA. ursluc,-l a,
/ m. procession marched mo the rise Of land
nn tiak street with red fir. and other cnl
,r.l li.,bt. ,II,,,,iusti,,., Iud,. T,l,.r'. resi-
+ I..u,.. and lantern. and H,.,. AT Mr. J-uu,',
and .l...,,b..r.. 10, tb,. ,i,.i,,,ty bn.. IF the
most ,lui.,,i .H....t. .uv,,b..r,. ,u the. line.
vs. At tb.. ,,urti,u ~ oak and High
street. ,,L..r' ip..Iiiti,,, r., tb. decoration
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