Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-31


He is all right"
"No free trade for Bridport."
S25,0O0,0OO for Black Cove Harbor."
The banner carried by Secretary Ben
nett of the Bridport club had on it we'll
executed rams head and the name of the
On another borne by a
member of the same club Merino ram
il looking Cleveland straight in the eye
and underneath is the quotation from the
Presidents message, "Tis condition and
not a theory that confronts u.s." On still
another Cleveland is fleeing before Me-
rino ram which is after him full tilt, fol-
lowed by a eve and lamb, all crying
"Baa."
The Middlebury mems banners had on
them these among other Inscriptions:
"NIary sheared the little lamb
And sent the wool to spin 1t;
But Cleveland took the tariff off
And then she had to skin it."
"In protection we trust;
In Cleveland we bust"
"Harrison went to the war;
Cleveland hired substitute"
"DanI Webster was for protection.
Henry Clay was Tor protection.
j. G.. Blaine is tor protection.
vote tor Harrison means protection"
mo English bandannas for us -
Cilffnytedlnnnd's Bsst Bsron FFisna fis!
The route of the procession was down
Court street to Green, to Pleasant to De-
pot, to High, to Seminary, to Washing
ton, down Washington to Main and across
the bridge and up Main and South past
Col. Fletcher's residence, thence back to
South Main and up that to Storr's ave-
nue. to Academy, to Weybrdge, up Wey-
bridge to the Catholic church and back
to Court, where the ranks were broken
So promptly did the procession get un.
der way that the parade was over al
noon, Notwithstanding the length of the
route.
THE DECORATIONS.
As has already been said. materials fol
decorations were scarce, indeed, unob.
tainable, Saturday or Monday, and those
who had not laid in a stock were com.
PEELED to go without. 1t is therefore
hardly just to make specific mention OF
what was done in this line, since in q
great many cases lack of material anG
not of the spirit proper to the occasion
accounted for the absence of the bun.
ting and flags. However, the display was
creditable. In the business part of the
town the Addison and Pierce Houses
Brewster's block, Chapman & Cos, Beck
with & Co.'S, DR.. w. II. Sheldon's. Bene.
dict Il Birds, f. p. Cushman's, Bone
Bros, A. B. Colby's and Mr. F. A
Bonds stores, and the block owned by
Mrs. Slade and Mr.. Wales were noticea
bly, well trimmed. The Volunteers haC
elaborately embellished the front of theil
rooms, over Mr.. Wales, and hung a ban
ner across the street. Many privat,
houses were finely decked out. tn,
residents of High street had erected al
arch over the roadway-the only thins
of the kind in town. 1t was of evergreen
% feet high, trimmed with flags ant
bunting. The several divisions of tn,
procession stopped underneath it anC
cheered, as they did when passing unde
the Republican campaign flag in front O
Beckwith & Co.'S and at other point
where conspicuously excellent display
were made. All in all, the town present
ed gala-day appearance. Booths erected
on the park dispensed eatables anc
drinkables to those of the crowd VIII,
preferred them to the hotels and restaur
ants. The town proved able to feed tn
multitude in good style.
THE SPEECHES.
The speaking was from stand whicl
had been built on the north side of 81
Stephens church. 1t was as long as III
church and wide enough to accommodate
several hundred people. The front o
the platform was covered with row o
bunting, which was also tastefully dis
posed about the pillars supporting tn
cornice; along the latter and on the bac
of the stage were the banners carried i
the procession. Seated on the platforr
were almost all the prominent older me
of the county, who had been PERSONAL
invited to come out; large number c
the veterans of the campaign of 1910, c
whom probably over 100 were present
the speakers; President Chas. NJ. Wild
of the Abe Lincoln club, who presided
and others. In front of the stage WEI
! seats enough for thousand or more
They were all full, and back of thel
people stood thickly, covering almo'
half the whole area of the park. Thoug
the speaking began by l 80 o'clock an
was not over till 80, nine-tenths of tn
vast audience remained attentive lister
ers to the end.
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