Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-11
WHOOP Err up!
Gardiner Republicans Take
Their Turn at Celebrating.
The City GaiIy Decorated and Ablaze
in Evening With Fireworks.
Fitting Demonstration by One Of liveliest Re-
publican Cities in the State.

Gardiner. Nov. 10-(SpeciaD. Car
diner celebrated. Tuesday evening. the
grand Republican victory of Novem-
Der 5. and she did it in such a way
hat it will long be remembered by all
who We're present in our city at the
time.
When morning dawned. it came in
fair and warm and many We're the
glad expressions for it as the march
ing would be fair and all bid well to be
4 success which had been planned.
Great activity has been manifested
by every Republican in the city to
help in the good work, and from early
in the morning until just before the
parade started, the common sight was
to see some one at work. decorating
and Illuminating their premises.
At about 7.45. the fun began, and
such pandimonium, Gardiner never
before saw. The parade was made up
as follows:
G. w. Cross Grand Marshal and Aids
Squad of Austrian HussarS.
Cavalcade of 40 Horsemen-
Augusta Cadet Band.
Mckinley and Hobart Royal Bengal Xou-
ayes of Gardiner.
Oakland Manufacturing Cos. float, with
fireworks.
Continental Drum Corps.
Augusta Drum Corps.
High School Boys.
Dingley Bros. Float
Pease's Cadet Band.
Augusta Delegation in Float
H. w. Jewett's Float. with Saws.
Hearse, the Democratic Carriage.
The parade left the Coliseum amid
vigorous tumult of whistles. bells.
cannons. horns and every other known
article to make noise. and went over
the following route, amid a perfect
fire of tar barrels, colored lights and
Illumination:
Up Water. up Winter and down
High, up Brunswick, Neal. across
Neal, up Washington, up Central, to
Cherry, up Higholborn, down West
down Central to Brunswick. up
Brunswick to the residence of f. +.
Boston. countermarched to School.
over Dresden, down Cemetery. back
Lincoln to School, down Vine, down
Water to Depot square across to Ran
dolph when a short circuit was made,
pdck TO GafOlHeT where the line was
The crowd on the street was large
and enthusiastic but very orderly,
there being no disturbance whatever.
The screech whistle, which makes
life miserable in winter, was placed on
one of the paper mills and did valiant
service as did the many others in the
city. The old cannon was brought
forth and roared the good news from
he common.
Too much cannot be said of the
and decorations, as men
who have Travelled much and seen
such sights. say that they far sur
passed any ever seen by them. To !
speak of each particular one and it's !
points would take several columns, but ;
among those along the line of march |
Who decorated We're:
II. w. Jewitts saw mill, Mrs H. NJ |
oreble, Rev. ]. l.. Quimby, H. X. New
bert, DIR. w. p. Giddings, Capt. E. d. |
Haley, A. II. Potter VIM. Curtis, B. I
2. johnson, Major ]. W. Berry. Bill |
5eede. c. A. Wentworth, E. w. Whit i
ley. s. w. Cults. w. d. Harrington, |
has. Williams, DR.. Reed, J. S. Mars
on, j. S. Jack, Isaac Mitchell, C. w. !
Averill. VIM. Heseltine, A. ]. Burns. i
Hon. o. B. Clason, G. w. Gray, Fred ,
tiles. T. II. Cusick, c. H. MARI. Capt. !