The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON.

A UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT. A unique entertainment was given by Rev and Mrs Carter on Thursday night. Preparations for the event had been in progress for several days. The whole scheme of initiating a campaign rally and election time was very cleverly and humorously carried out. Those who joined heartily in making the occasion a great success Selenites and the Martians. Both parties met in different places and formed into lines and marched to the parsonage, where they were received by crowd of spectators. It is said there were over 300 people present. Some features of the parade were quite grotesque, especially the ladies costumes worn by gentlemen on the side of the Martians. Carrie Nation was represented by Hollister Logan; Hetty Green by Seth Logan, Miss Henrietta Clay of Kentucky by Fred erick Lyman, and Arthur Woodruff wore large becoming bonnet elabor- ately decorated. The wagons in both parades were decorated with bunting, flags and Japanese lanterns. Creating much merriment were illuminated banners bearing many comical inscrip-
 
 mothers in it," "Grind your axes on the moon-stone," and "No more Weather" In the Martians' parade, an immense lighted box banner with the words "Our Delegation from Utah in Pursuit of Husbands' preceded a long line of ladies with torches and banners shouting Carrie Nation" and 'Doc-d -doc-Doctor Mary Walk er." Howard Bronson represented Dr Mary Walker. The platform of those from Mars was directly opposed to the Moons party. Mars was for petticoat government and the manhood of the sisters. The Moons party was for the siSterhOOd of man and progress and poverty. The Moons party or Sele- mites as they were called sang to the tune of Yankee Doodle the following song:
 For the sisterhood of man.
 Dealings fair and hearty.
 Ever since the world began
 The Moons the brightest party.
 Chorus:
 Join us now in loud hurrahs
 Shout it to the very stars
 Down with the planet Mars,
 The MOOh's the brightest party
 Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
 Now know just what you are
 You're but a little planet bright
 Can't hold candle to moonlight,
 And so we'll bury you out of sight
 And have the funeral tonight
 They also distributed printed slips containing the ollowing: "We uphold the policy of continual expansion and promise in the event of success full moon for three months, thus saving the enormous expense of lamps on the Green and the yearly tribute to that most hated of all octopi-the Standard Oil Trust;" ''Our candidates stand on a platform of solid moonbeams, the martians stand on rotten blanks" The Martians had a drum corps to as sist them in making noise, while the SeleniteS were aided by 50 or more trumpets Small silver hatchets were distributed as souvenirs, also crescent moons and yellow sashes. Sky rockets in continual action during the Sele- mites parade added to the brightness of the occasion. At the close of the parades Frederick Lyman made very bright stump speech in favor of the Martians, which kept the audience in one continual shout of laughter. MT Carter followed with speech setting forth the virtues of the rival party, audience nearly cOnvulsed with his bright and witty remarks. When the speeches were over, those who cared to vote passed into the house and into room labelled ''Polling Booth." John Brinsmade and Russell Clark were the booth tenders and only two persons at time were allowed to en- ter and vote after having previously registered. While waiting for the re- suit of the voting, ice cream was serv- ed to all present and social time was enjoyed. The votes cast were 99 for the Selenites and 95 for the Martians. This result caused the Martians to feel that bribery and corruption had been resorted to and they hastened to their airships and commenced the journey to Mars.-[ M. l.. T.