The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

rum I'll starting pOlnt the residences
and many places of business were hand
somely decorated and most residences
were illuminated either by oand4a light
or handsome displays of colored lights.
On Congress, Mr.. Robeiro displayed
flags and lanterns about his restaurant.
d. ". Haseltine & Co., the druggists,
corner Myrtle street, draped their win
dows in red, white and blue and exhib-
tied pictures of Mckinley and Hobart
Others on Congress whose houses q,
stores were gay with lights and lanterns
were A. A. Lane, 7. J. Briggs, j. A.
Pine. Mrs. E. A. Coffin, A. Shop herd,
Everett Thompson, W. q. Lambert,
Captain G. A. Dow, DR.. J. T. Palmer,
e. A. Whitney, Mrs. Thomas Sawyer.
George NJ. Tolford. Rev. J. B. Shepherd
James Cunningham, James Lawrence, f.
A. Chase, ]. I. Johnston, Wadsworth
Lewis and r. Greeley.
The Reed club of Ward displayed Ian
terms, flags and bunting. and a banner
reading "We are for Reed, we are" En-
CINE house No. Q, opposite North street,
was decorated with bunting and flags
and lanternswere hung from between the
poles in front Of the building.
Patriotic citizens on st. Lawrence
street who made attractive displays with
lanterns, flags and pictures were Hatch
brothers, Isaac Webber, R. D. Libby.
George Trefethen, H. F. Merrill, J. L.
Churchill, J. B. and e. j. Brackets and
Messrs. Thorndike. Locke and Holden.
Mr.. Sinclair, corner st. Lawrence and
Fore street, had fine display of Ian
terms.
H. P. Dewey, at the corner of Atlantic
and Fore streets burned red fire and Mes
srs. George Gerrish and s. H. Thompson
Of Atlantic street displayed flags and the
latser's house was brilliantly lighted.
Captain Charleson's house on Atlantic
street. was handsomely lighted and he
displayed great variety or flags on a
wire reaching across the street. His
neighbors also did well. Among those
who decorated were f. II. Sargent, B.
A. Heseltine, A. T.Laughlin, John Wes-
colt, and Adam Lamont.
Then tho parade passed the brilliant1v
lighted and gaily adorned houses Of
James M. Floyd and William STAPLES. 7
and SO Congress streets, the Misses Elli-
oft, 1p1 Congress street, H. r. Mansfiald
corner of Lafayette and Congress streets
Joseph N. Dirwanger, az Lafavotta
street, Reuben Noyes and L. Il. Nc
Kenney. 70 and 81 Quebec street, Can't
g. W. Bunker, W. B. leighton. v. r
Fuller, n. P. Huston and Charles =
Dam, North street.
II. A. Hallett and Frank Smith dis.
played flags and lanterns, picture of
Mckinley and a Transparency reading
argus poultry show 1885," "silver
dollar Bryan so soon done what was he
begun for"
Alderman Illsley displayed lanterns and
burned red lights.
The first declaration or illumipat,on of
Importance on Cumberland street after
leaving the hill was at 1874. The 1.roo
house occupied by Messrs. W. L. Pierce
L. Timberlake, Mr.. Fraser. Thomas
buckingham, Warren King and Tbomas
Pennell was handsomely festooned with
flags and bunting and red lights were
burned almost continuously.
VIM. Stevenson, 1877 Cumberland had
lanterns about the house and lights in
the windows. J. B. Donnell corner Bovd
street had mass of bunting over the
hood of the door, picture of Mckinley
and a plaoard reading "Sound monoy
and good government"
Judge kobinson's house vas bri,liant,v
lighted and the windows draped with
flags and pictures of the Presidential
candidates elect. zenas Thompson,s car.
risse factory at the corner of Elm street
was finely lighted up from the inrerior