The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-19
SOUTHINGTON.

Nov 15.-The writer on Monday found
 on one of the outside roads a small black stone with a white centre piece shaped like a diamond. It is beauti- full thing and is worth looking at.
 It may not be unusual at this time of | the year to come across a tree full of cider apples. The cold weather has giv- en the apples on such trees good flaw or and owners should give the apples away or pick them. Still there may be choice, and a mess of rotten apples next spring can be used on the land. Men are at work in different sections of the town as early as this cutting brush and wood. The middle of the winter seems to be favorite time for wood-choppers' work.
 On one road in this place about two miles long, one in travelling 1t crosses three rivers and two brooks. The prin- cipal river hsre is the Quinnipdac. -
 About a mile west of the town and on the road which slopes westward from Centre street and Wolf hillftoward the west mountain, there are two tele- graph poles down and three others are bent over, while. the wires, twelve in number, are~cut asunder. The poles are not large-enough in diameter to hold up twelve wires in severe storm. When the wires are put in use again larger timber forspoles should be used. If such timber can not be found herea- bout two ordinary poles can be holted together, using iron bands as hoops. The old Pratt store, Neal & Guernsey, on Main street. is being repaired.
 The political parade here Monday night was big affair. Houses were lit up on many of the streets and hand some displays made, Chinese lanterns were used in some places and in other places extra lights were kept burning. The streets in the centre were thronged with people. Groups here and there tarried for moment or two and ex- changed words, and then there was a breaking up as the men on horseback and the men on foot began their march through the streets. There was!a band of music and there were horns and can- non fire crackers, and men who used their voices, and boys and young men and the people seemed to like it; and there were cannon, and the reports made were heard long distance away, and the rockets sent toward the sky could be seen far away as they burst in beautiful Solors;" and all this time people from ear by and from the out side were coming in to see what was going on. and to- hear. The line of march took those in line to Plantsville and back to Southington centre. The crowd was kept as good natured as could be and this must be put down as one of the most noticeable celebrations held here in many years. Those who paraded showed much activity, while those who stood passive on the streets could not be expected to take as keen an interest in what was going on.
 The democrats are better natured to-day, no doubt. and are willing to congratulate their republican friends in making a demonstration celebrating victory. The bald of music in line was for all the people to hear and the other sounds made were heard by them whether they would or no. There is one thing can be said. the celebration brought good crowd of people together and 1t left a picture on the minds of young people especially, which can and will be remembered long years to come. There was some good yhorsemansh;p, and it may be said that the military movements were good. To give the full I report would require the work of a I number of people,