The Newtown bee., 1888-11-16
REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE.
town Painted Red; Parade, Feast anG Speeches.

UCr UDLlCANO CELEbhATE.
 own Painted Red; Parade, Feast anG
 Speeches.
 ewtown Republicans held their iubi-
 parade, Tuesday evening, in honor oi
 |rison and Morton. Several outside
 bs had been invited to join, but, ow-
 to misunderstanding and wrong an-
 ncement, more than two-thirds of
 hbury's Republicans and large num-
 from Bethel were not present, al-
 ugh arrangements had been made for
 lr reception. The home club, howev-
 turned out in goodly numbers and
 aded finely. Early in the evening,
 marched to the depot and formed in
 to welcome the visitors. On the ar
 nl of the special train, which was
 eted by cheers, the line was formed
 the march begun at 45. The line
 IT c. B. Taylor's, cross Housatonic
 cks, to Sandy Hook bridge, to Sandy
 |ok mill, countermarch to $. F. Glow
 to depot, to w. l.. Terrill's, counter
 [rch past D. W. Bronson's, to Col L.J.
 Fights, countermarch to Charles Jon
 s, countermarch to l.. C. Morris's, to Town Hall and dismiss. At the hall,
 benches had been arranged in long vs and these were quickly filled, while
 iters and pretty waitresses passed undant refreshments. II. N. Fanton
 Danbury made the opening speech, ying that he had marched over the en- e route and was surprised that New wn had so many miles of streets. He hnked the people of Newtown for their hdness and apologized for the rest of e Danburians by saying that, through mistake, they had missed the train. epublican songs were given by a chor-
 of ladies and by Master Arthur Platt. beeches were afterward made in the me strain by Messrs $. $. Amber of |ethel, Jackson of Danbury, z. $. Peck, l c. Hawley. Applause was frequent hd hearty and closing cheers were given |lth great gusto for the President elect, be visitors, the ladies, the officers of the Tub and for every one. As the ladies had provided food in reat quantities and of excellent quality, | was decided to sell the surplus at auct- ,n and Mir George F. Duncombe was ap- ointed auctioneer. All the cake was isposed of, but not all the biscuits.
 Examinations along the line of march | ere handsome and showed evidence of | care. Among others were essrs Philo Nichols, C. B. Taylor, | harles Skidmore, Frederick Sanford, J. Sanford, the Parsons place, Minott |. ugur, E. W. Wilson, Mrs Ezra Patch, [. E. Snitlen, B. c. Farchild, $. P. ! lover, A. Frisco, l. T. Wells, A. W. [. B. Terrill, l.. c. Harper, Dr R. N. | etts, Jr, C. II. Gay, c. E. Glover, eorge c. Peck, D. W. Bronson, Col l.. | Wright, the Academy (whose bell was Iso rung), Bronson Bulkley, Charles Iorehouse, $. C. Glover, Elmer Fair lild, the Blakslee place Occupied by | rof F. T. ShultZ), Dr E. M. Smith, l Lisses Glover, Newtown Savings bank, {. F. Hawley's residence and store, Mrs | eorge Beers, Rev J. F. Hoyt, Rev G. !. Wilkins, c. F. Beardsley, Mrs Henry anford, l.. c. Morris, Dicks Hotel, M. | . Hawley, W. !. Dick, Mrs II. T. Nich- | Is, M. $. Otis, Charles Jonas, William latt, Prof c. s. Platt. Mir l.. NJ. John ,n looked finely as ''Uncle sam" The were greeted by cheers rom the procession, which moved in this rder: Platoon of mounted men, New Iilford band, Newtown Protection club, and Republicans in citizens ress, fantastically dressed Sandy Hook oys, Bedding drum corps, Danbury Tub. Dicks hotel wagon with ladies ,as in the parade, also a huge cannon rom Danbury.
 All, of whatever party, scorn the sneak rho flung stones promiscuously into the severely iniuring young man rom Danbury named Dana Barnum. The missilescut through his heavy cap nd momentarily stunned him. He was t once brought to Dicks hotel, where )r Wilcoxson dressed the wound and he vas able to be about, later in the even ng.