The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-10

the various local organizations fell in. and about o'clock the whole process sion started on it's mission of paintinm the Ninth ward red
 A squad of police marched at the head of the parade, and the order of the parade was as follows:
 Major D. A. Blakeslee, marshal, and his staff-James A. Howarth, Charles F. Snow, John w. Lowe, A. N. Farn- ham, B. M. Sperry, Charles Hoffman, c. J. Atwood, " F. Robert, Captain Ludington, B. J. Harrington, H. A. Ste- vens, w. L. Russell, George Brown, G. T. Pratt, w. s. Rowe, Francis Orr. John T, Manson, Benjamin A. Booth, Cyrus w. Jones, George Adams, F. A. Atwood, N Turcott, M Hemion, w. s. Russell, Frank Brazos, Charles o. Mil- Ter, Charles Weber.
 FIRST DIVISION.
 Mckinley and Hobart Bicycle Club.
 Old Guard Band
 Mckinley Legion.
 Ninth Ward Republican Club.
 Young Mems Republican Club.
 N. D. Sperry Legion. Carriages with Speakers and Guests.
 SECOND DIVISION
 Major Frank T. Lee and His Staff.
 Second Regiment Band.
 Gold Legion.
 Afro-American Club.
 Third Ward Republican Club.
 A. F. S. Republican Club.
 Milford Republican Club
 Highwood Republican Club.
 The route of the parade was from the Republican league down Chapel street to State street, to Elm street, to Whal- ley avenue, to Orchard street, counter-E | march to Howe street, to DixwelI ave- nue, to Shelton avenue to Read street, to the corner of Division street and Shelton avenue, where the banner was flung to the breeze.
 The parade was witnessed by thou sands of spectators. It was heartily cheered and greeted with rockets and other fire works all along the line.
 In Whalley avenue the houses seem- ed to be about unanimous in the mat ter of illuminations and seemd to via with one another in their artistic ar- engagement and beauty. Among those that were most noticeable were the res- idences of William J. Adams, Willis s. Crofutt, J. c. Nesbit, George M. Har- HULL, NIL. II lllCy, MIL I CLClSOl, 0. IIstlll~ day, Myron Read, MT. Banour, John Gilbert, Mr. Southworth, MT. Allen s. Law, and Mr. Ball.
 The residence of Senator Johnson was hung with long lines of lanterns anG H. luminated with red fire. The resi- dence of R. F. Mitchell was brilliantly lighted throughout and decorated with flags.
 The grounds about the county mana sion of Sheriff Spiegel, sometimes op- probiously called the jail" were hung with Chinese lanterns and a large na,- tional flag suspended in the breeze. On Dixwell avenue the residents seem- ed to have secured a monopoly of lan- terms, and they were displayed in tho greatest profusion the whole length of the street. Among the houses the most handsomely decorated were those of w. H. Dow, c. T. Townsend. MT. Halls Mr. French, Dr. Hemingway, MT. J.ew- is Mr. Blair. The house of Judge Dow was handsomely decorated with ;an- terms, flags and puntings. The resi- dence of L. E. Brace was handsomely and uniquely decorated.
 At the residence of Mrs. Morse her three QduSnLefS QT6SSeQ to TepTSSSuG the red, white and blue, stood on the porch and waved flags as the parade passed, and were greeted with hearty cheers.
 About the place where the speaking took place the entire sidewalk was rib- boned with lanterns, and a display of Fireworks was constantly kept up.
 The banner is one or the handsomest tn the state and has the portraits of Mckinley, Hobart, Caoke, Dewell, and Sperry upon both sides.
 The speaking was from the balcony of MT. Edwin Sweets home. MT. Ham, ilton introduced Mir. Sweet as chair man, who introduced the following speakers, all of whom made brief and stir ring speeches: Thomas Lee, jr., of Au- gusta, Me, John H. Light of South Norwalk; Herbert E. Benton, Judge Dow, James Macdonald, Frederick B. Farnsworth, Councilman Beers, David Davis.
 The speakers were served with fine collation. at the home of Mir. Sweet, fur nished by MT. Davis. The collation. was served the marching companies at the residences of James Henry and Mir. Irving Hamilton.