The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-28
WEST ROCKS GRIM FRONT
ILLUMIEED WITH GOLDEN LIGHT
BY WESTYILLE REPUBLICANS.

BY WESTYILLE REPUBLICANS.
| Magnificent Parads-2, 900 Men in Line
| Special illumination Of the Griest Fac
tory-New Haven Organizations PartIci-
pate-Features of the Occasion.
The Westville republicans last eve
| ming illuminated the lofty front of his
| toric old West Rock with bright gold
en- light, presaging the brighter golden
| dawn next Tuesday.
| The parade, for it was the parade
which was the occasion of the illum-
nation, was by far the biggest and
best that Westville has even had. All
the republicans were out in force to
gions, and their wives and daughters
remained at home to keep the lamps
trimmed and burning while the parade
passed by.
Even the boys fetI the glow of repub-
lican enthusiasm, and appeared on the
streets organized as the Thirteenth
Ward Boys Mckinley club On a
| transparency borne by one of their
number was inscribed the sage obser-
vation: 1--WE are not all voters now,
but we soon will be-"
There were nearly 1000 men in line,
including some of the best marching
| companies of the city. There was
plenty of music, too, as about all the
| roI,;
drum corps along with them Some of
the organizations participating in the
parade We're the Westville republican
club, gold legion, N. D. Sperry legion,
| Afro-American club, Highwood Repub-
lican club, Ninth ward Republican
| club
An organization of the employees of
the Greist Manufacturing company
marched in the parade with a drum
corps, numbering in all, over eighty.
All the uniformed clubs presented a
very fine appearance and the Gold le-
gion in particular. gave an exhibition
of some very fine marching.
| The parade formed at about $50
o'clock at the corner of Blake street
and Whalley avenue. Marshal Arthur
N. Farnham, with a large corps of
mounted aides headed the parade,
| which marched down Blake street to
Westville; and through the principal
streets, receiving perfect ovation on
the way Of illuminated residences and
applauding citizens.
| The parade as whole presented a
brilliant and splendid appearance as it
marched and countermarched through
the town. To give the names of the
owners of the Illuminated residences
would pretty nearly exhaust the direc-
| tory of Westville's inhabitants.
! If an occasional residence looked
gloomy the anamoly was explained by
the sign "For sale or rent"
/ A party Of fifty conductors and mo-
tormen came over on special car dec
grated with bunting and illuminated
with red fire, and took in the parade
Among the decorated houses were
| those of Mr.. Griest, #. Reynolds. Mr..
| Alden, c. H. Wardell, Ebenezer Beech
| er, T.. J Hemingway, r. T. Grant, Mr..
Hoadley, Mr. Greist, jr., l.. N. Beecher,
Dr. Morris, J. Warner, II. Terrill, e. B.
Derby Mr. Sperry, j. A. Munson, w. j.
Mercer, William Downs, J. Mcclure,
| Robert Veitch.
| The residence of Amos Dickerman
was handsomely decorated with bunt-
ing, lanterns and flags, and brilliantly
| illuminated with red fire. A little girl
dressed to represent the goddess of lib
erty, stood upon a pedestal and waved
flag as the parade passed by. She
was heartily cheered by the paraders
| Mr.. Burton Dickerman's home was
also a perfect mass of bunting, and
here a little girl dressed in red, white
and blue, stood waving a flag. She
also was loudly cheered.
| The factory Of the Greist Manufac-
turing company was brilliantly lighted
with electric lights. At every window
was placed an incandescent light, with
| a large reflector In front Of the fac
| tory there waved large national flag.
AS the parade passed the large gong of
| the factory raised its sonorous voice
| for Mckinley, sound money and pros
perity. The whole parade was marked
| by the greatest enthusiasm all along
| the line.