Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-10-04


an accident, but the ascension will be made
to-day if the weather is favorable. The
list of premiums will be officially ANNOUNCE
ed to-day and we will publish them in our
next.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The manufacturers, merchants and other
vocations in Staunton, fairly took the town
by surprise Tuesday morning, and we had
all as well acknowledge it. The general
public had not dreamed OF the extent, OF
the completeness Of detail, of the splendid
Trades Procession that rose Oh its view
before noon Of that day. The day opened
ugly and threatening-a day that it requlr-
ed a good deal of hopefulness to fit up an
expensive float for a parade which at any
hour might be washed out of existence by
a pouring rain. But Staunton was on her
metal, the buildings along Main and other
streets We're beautifully decorated with
flags and parti-colored bunting, and rain OF
shine Chief Marshal John McQuaide Of the
Trades Display was determined there should
be no failure. The sun came out to stay
about 10 clock, and by II :30a Trades Pro-
cession was moving, Of which any town Of
10000 inhabitants might be proud, much
less one of only 5000. Everybody, white
and colored, took Il hand in the exhibition,
and while in one part of the lire was heard
the strains of the famous Stonewall Brigade
Band, in another the music was being made
by the colored National Band. We give
below a list of the floats and other vehicles
as they moved out Of Lewis street, with
the remark that every one Of them Was
gally and profusely decorated with National
flags and bunting:
Whitmore & Liggett, No. 10 w. Main
street, dry goods men, had float drawn by
eight horses. On it were carpets, trunks
dry goods, rugs, &C., and on a pyramid OF
comforts sat salesman carrying a huge
Japanese umbrella several feet in diameter.
The eight horses were caparisoned in white
cloths ON which were painted many seduc-
tive advertisements.
CIV. Hewitt, No. - n. Augusta street,
had wagon packed several feet high with
unrolled wall papering Oh racks.
Lushbaugh Bros, furniture manufacture
ers, No. 102 w. Main street, had two i'm
mense floats in the procession, each drawn
by four horses. One carried beautiful fur
niture Of different kinds Of wood, and the
other carried the latest improved bedding
all arranged i'll excellent taste.
Plunkett & Clarke, the brick makers and
building contractors, got universal praise
for their exhibit, and well deserved it. On
an immense float drawn by six horses
ridden by three drivers, they had fifteen OF
their employees engaged i'll making brick
every stage of the manufacture being
shown. There was the wet clay, the mold
ing, the drying-the clay-colored bricks ~
ing along the edge of the tloat-and last the
burning in the kiln. The kiln was some
twelve feet high by ten long, with eyes in it,
and the smoke rising from the top. The
complete outfit WAS received with astonisf-
ment by the spectators.
"a. ~. III " koOil, Jill W fllC ululllLlttC-
turers, 107 Greenyille Avenue, had a wagon
carrying tin ware, a heater, and tin worked
up in all shapes. Along the caves of the top
of the wagon was laid tin guttering which
glistened amid International flags which con
Stituted the decoration.
J. M. Lickliter, wagon factory, No. III
Greenville Avenue, had a float on which
some eight or ten workmen were engaged
in the different branches of wagon making.
making the wheels and fitting rims, &c. A
fire was burning in the furnace and the
clink OF the hammers could he heard as the
procession moved. The workmen were in
their shop clothes just as they came from
the shop and everything was as natural as
life.
Courthouse street, had float which moi
only advertised their restaurant, but KEEP
a crUWd continuously at that point OF thu
line. 1t was drawn by two horses driver
by a driver strongly suspected to be ''Ton
Burke of ours though wearing a mask
There were two fancifully dressed negr
MINISTRIES on deck who furnished vocal ant
instrumental music and comic sayings, an
in front there was beer drawn from a Ike
and distributed free to the byStanders
while oysters on the half shell were distri
buted from the other side. The saloon wa
advertised with long rows of bottled liquo
and boxes of cigars.
r. L. Stratton. grocer, No. 20 n. AT
gusta street, had float heavily laden wit
every article of provisions in the grocer
trade, besides brooms and baskets
F. 7. Ware, house furnishing goods, NJ
80 n. Augusta street, had float on whic
was furniture and other things in his line
His stove department was represented by
cook who was busy at a stove, her hea
being tied up with the old Virginia turba1
At a wash tub Oh the float, washing wa
being carried on, and everybody on the tioa
numbering five OF six people, was bus,
1t attracted much attention.
J. ]. Kilgalen, plumber and gas-itte
No. 1Ol w. Main street. had float lade
with plumbers fixtures. appropriately raj
ed in with fence made Of water pipe, tt
brass stop cocks making the heads of tt
fence posts. -Four OF five Workmen wei
on the float.
I. Witt q Bro, dry goods men, No. 20 /
Main street, had float of royal magnif
ficence. 1t was tioored with rugs of wo'
and of the skins Of animals, and on IL
frame around, hung lace and other curtains
rugs and fine goods, In the centre was
pyramid Of carpeting. 1t attracted gre;
attention and much praise, the taste in a
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