Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-08-19

boarding tent on the ground Excursion
tickets will be issued by the r. r. Co, and
Geo. Rarick will convey persons to and
from the camp
neaYThe water in the reservoir has been
gradually falling in consequence of the
dry spell, and as it is desirable to keep a
good supply there, the washing of carriages
and other uses prohibited by the bylaws
must be dispensed with for the present by
all who have heretofore used it in that
| manner.
PRFsENTATIoN.-Thc Employees in the
Maintenance of Way Department, between
Patterson and Huntingdon, under the
Superyisorship of f. NJ MICKEY, Esq,
held a meeting in McVeytown on Satur-
day last, for the purpose of presenting to
that gentleman a handsome gold watch, with
a suitable inscription, chain and seal, as
token Of their respect and esteem for him
as an officer and man G. NJ KULP, of
Patterson, was appointed President; JON.
RHULE, of Spruce Creek, and H. W SNY-
DER, of Altoona, Vice Presidents, and w.
j. CAMPBELL, Secretary. The President
briefly stated the object of the meeting,
after which the testimonial was presented
to Mr.. MICKEY on behalf Of the employees,
by j. j. MOORE, Esq, in the following
speech:
Mr.. Mickey-In appearing here today, to
present to you this evidence Of the esteem in
which you are held by those with whom the
discharge Of your official duties has brought
you in contact, | perform a pleasing duty.
To you, holding an Official station, it must be
pleasant to feel that your labors and services
are properly appreciated, and especially so,
when that appreciation assumes a generous
shape, and comes an unasked and unexpected
Offering from willing hands and honest hearts
In behalf of the Employees of the Penn
sylyania Railroad, on your Division, permit
me to present 10 you in this public manner,
this valuable gift. 1t is given to you as a to-
ken Of their esteem for your uniform urbanity
and kindness of disposition for ycur faith
and for the manly virtues which you are
known TO possess. Its chief value consists
not in the intrinsic richness of its materials,
or its ornamental usefulness, but in the fact
that it comes to you the spontaneous offering
Of those who know you well
Trusting that to you it may, in after years,
possess much value, not only as a memcnto of
the past, but that it may also prove Of service
in the everyday walks Of life, to be always
right and never wrong" | have only to add
my own sentiments Of kind regards to you as
a man, and the earnest hope that in all your
undertakings you may find the same appreci-
alton that is exhibited here to-day.
TO which Mr.. MICKEY replied as follows:
Gentlemen-I thank you for this precious
gift presented 10 me by you, through Mr..
Moore. | prize it not on account Of its in
trinsic value-though it is indeed valuable
but solely as a testimonial Of your respect
and esteem, attestcd not only by the inscrip
tion on the eases, but also by the presence Of
so many Of you on this occasion. The decla-
ration that | have been faithful to my employ
ers aud at the same time faithful and impair
tial towards you, is as grateful to me, on this
occasion, rs would be the discovery Of an
oasis to 4 weary, thirsty traveller, in great
sandy desert Rest assured that this valuable
and beautiful gift, by which you have expires
sed your feelings towards me, will ever be
cherished by me in remembrance Of its do
nors, and the memory of to-day will serve as
| fresh incentive to 60 forward in the faithful
discharge Of my duty towards my employers
aud employees.
When this Division was placed under my
care over three years ago, | was a perfect
stranger to you aLts | was aware of the great
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| mined, so far as lay in my power, to do my
| duty faithfully towards all parties. BY the
consent of the then Superintendent and Res
ident Engineer, instituted strict rules Of dis
| cipline for your government. | very soon
found it was only necessary for me to make
| known to you my wishes, and give you the
! proper instructions, and they were strictly
| and chcerfully obeyed | soon found il a
pleasure to be with and amongst you.
Gentlemen and Fellow Employees of the
! Pennsylvania Railroad Company Let me
! tender you my sincere and grateful thanks for
| your faithful obedience to all the rules and
| orders at various times given to you. No ac-
| cident, attributable to your neglect, has hap
| pened to any of the trains since L have had
! charge of this Division and it is pleasing to
| know that engineers and all persons in charge
| Of trains, are running daily over the several
! SuD-ulViEiOhS Oh LHls blNAeiou Win thc eAcRl-
est confidence in their safety. 1t is due to
| you to make this acknowledgement, that it
was only by your mutual co operation with
me that that end was accomplished. believe
that this Division ranks as favorably as any
on the road, and that our efforts are duly ap-
preciated by our employers. We must not,
| however, stop here. We have still a great
duty to perform Then let us continue to act
| kindly and courteously towards each other.
Let us cherish that kindly feeling that has
| sprang up between us-ever learning and al.
ways ready and willing to learn-and perform
every duty with fidelity and promptitude.
Let me here say to you, my fellow laborers
! IN thn pnnnSulrnn Railrnad YerY much de-