The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-09-06
The CLOSING RALLIES.

cess. About 8 O'Clock it commenced
raining and kept it up through the
evening. Although it was impossible
to have any out door music, a parade
was made with 70 torches in line, and
the Town Hall was. packed to hear
the speeches made by Hon. B. d.
Harris of Brattleboro and Geo. A..
Brown, Esq, of Bellows Falls. The
addresses of these gentleman were
able and eloquent and covered the
whole ground at issue, and brought
forth frequent applause. In fact the
enthuaiasm was unbounded.
But the grandest Rally held in this
section came off Monday evening al
THOMPSONBURG
a little closs-road hamlet miles from
this village and about the same dis
lance from the North village. Its
enthusiastic Republicans resolved to
have a Rally of their own and they
went to work with will and fitted up
for it in the most royal manner.
Seats were arranged in Asa Howe s
door yard and most commodious
stand erected for the accommodation
of the Band, Drum Corps, Glee
Club, Speakers and others. This
was tastefully decorated and illumina.
ted with Chinese lanterns. just tC
the right of the stand swung hand
some flag bearing the names Of Har'
rison & Morton and underneath il
suspended row of Chinese lanterns.
The entire scene was inspiring and
the occasion, like the famous Con-
vention at Stratton, AZ years ago,
will long be remembered and referred
to with pleasure. Here, with the
broad canopy Of Heaven for cover
ing sat and stood nearly 1000 peo-
pie and enjoyed a halleluiah time
regular Republican love feast. The
President of the evening said that he
should think they were all shouting
Methodists. In short the enthusiasm
was unbounded and the best of feel
ing prevailed among Republicans and
Democrats, and not till about IL
O'Clock did the meeting conclude with
three rousing cheers for Harrison &
Morton.
In the early evening a torch-light
procession was form, d at the school
house and led by the Londonderry
Cornet Band and Drum Corps, march
ed to the residence of M. N. Clayton
and to the stand. The meeting was
called to order by the Editor Of the
SITTER, after stirring piece by the
Band, who introduced the London
derry Glee Club, and the good feeling
and enthusiasm was set agoing at
once. Mr.. A. F. Daix, Jr. of
Philadelphia, quite a young gentle
man, who is summer visitor among
us, was then introduced, and acquit-
ed himself handsomely IN twenty
minutes speech. A song from the
Glee Club called forth a burst of APP
plause and an encore. A. E. Cud-
worth, Esq, was then introduced
and calmly and ably discussed the is
sue. He was followed by music
from the Band, and also by the Drum
Corps, the efforts of both were hearth
ly applauded. At this point Mr.
Cudworth, III ct armis, usurped the
presidents chair and introduced hin
(the president, who promptly re-
sponded, and although he did no
make speech-not being built tina
wayne managed to keep the GROVE
in a good humor for about twenty
minutes Notwithstanding his previous
failure to quote Scripture. The meet
ing was concluded with a song from
the Glee Club and rousing cheers TO
the ticket. Altogether, the meeting
was the most successful held in thi
section and was glorious send OF
for the next day-election day.
Village school opened Monday
Miss Roberts of Dorset in the high
er department and Miss Wilbur o
this town in the lower department.
Geo. c.. Robinson shot blue her
on the other day that. measured iron
tip to tip 5 IL feet.
Mrs. Belle Simonds, who has bee
visiting for some little time with tn
family of IL. A. Dudley, has return
ed to her New York home.
LosT-Last Monday evening, be
tween Thompsonburg and So. Lon
donderry, nickel plated railroad Ian
tern. The finder will please retur
the same to Frank Melendy.
The first frost of the season thi
morning. Quite severe in some places
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