Evening journal., 1888-11-20
LAUREL CELEBRATES.


The Prett1sss Parade of the Campaign.
Long ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Demo-
crats steal Decoratfons-The Speeches.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
LAUREL, Del, Nov. 19.-Sussex has
had series of jubilee days over the vic
tory of November 6, ending with the
celebration hero on Saturday. It was the
largest demonstration of any kind ever
seen in the town of laurel. II was not
on as big a scale as the one at Milford
but in numbers compared favorably with
those at Georgetown, Lewes and Seaford.
A gentleman who has attended them all
says that it was the prettiest parade Of
the campaign.
Messrs. Robert Grier and George w.
Smith were narshals. The line formed just
out of town and was fully amile in length.
One Of our beautiful young ladies rep
resented the Goddess of Liberty dressed
in patriotic costume and holding aloft
the national colors, she headed the pro
cession. Next came wagon with
twenty one young ladies, representing
the twenty-one states carried by Harri-
son and Morton, with banners and flags.
Thirty eight smaller boys repre-
sented the states of the Union
The Laurel Brass Band came next
in line and following them were
carriages with nine veterans Of 40, who
cast vote for the hero of Tippecanoe
and also for his grandson on November g.
They were Rev. W. W. Morgan, s. NJ
Morgan, Curtis Spicer, Jonathan Moore,
Jonathan Hesrn, Jonathan Waller, w. s.
Galloway, Jesse Small, Mr.. Phillips.
There were between a hundred and
fifty and two hundred men on horseback
They were In squads of twenty, between
the gaily decorated wagons which had
appropriate notices. The boat New
Constitution, from Concord, and also
the Georgetown wagon with delegation
of the Y. NJ R. @. were in line Seaford
sent over large delegation with banners
and notices from their club. The Delmar
Brass Band followed the men on horse
back and they in turn were followed by
about fifty private carriages.
The rear was brought up
by large boat with transparencies repre-
senting Cleveland rowing up Salt river
The cargo was Free Trade, Free
Wool, English Rule, ~ etc After pass.
ing over The principal streets halt was
made in front Of Melvin's hotel where
temporary stand had been erected, and
where a large crowd had assembled.
Rev. w. w. Morgan presided and in
troduced the speakers They were Charles
II. Treat. Esq, Of Georgetown, Hon n
B. Smithers OF Dover, Anthony Higgins.
Esq. of your city, and J. Frank Isaacs of
Georgetown. In the evening the bands
serenaded the prominent Republicans
among them being Joshua II. Maui. ESQ.
nominee for elector for this county, and
Senator-elect ID. o. Moore. The celebra.
ton was gratifying success TO those hav-
ing it in charge aud it must OF necessity
make an impression on the bulwark of
Democracy in ''Old SUSSEX" Little and
Broad Greek hundreds.
There will remain one fact to mar the
pleasures Of the celebration and TO the
shame Of Democracy in Laurel That is
the attempt TO disarrange the arrange
ments for the parade. On Friday
evening about 1880 o'clock George
w. Smith, committeeman from Little
Creek hundred and one Of the
marshals Of the parade, saw from
his store two men at work
ON the rope on the flag pole erected
last week in front of Senator-elect
Moores place of business. Mr. Smith
called TO them and a pistol shot was the
reply. He went out and called Mr. Moore.
they followed the two men who had
taken the rope of the pole On Saturday
morning young man by the name Of
Harry Wootten was arrested as one OF
the parties and held in two hundred and
fifty dollars bail The same or the other
miscreants broke into Smith Hall the
same night and stole seventy yards
OF evergreen mourning and ali tine
wreaths made by the young ladies for
their decorations 1t is thought the mis-
guided wretches will be ferrsted
out and justice dealt out to them.
This letter should have appeared yes
terday but its late arrival and press Of
local matter together crowded it out.