The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-30
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Messenger, our Postmaster, re-
quests us to say to those having letters
to mail, east or west, must have them in
the Office by half past two o'clock, P.
NJ, otherwise they will lie over until the
next day. 2t*
FATAL AccIDENT.-Last Thurs
day, while Michael McGuane was going
from this place to Shawmut, he was ran
over by coal train on :he Shawmut r.
r., and instantly killed. Deceased was
a plain and hard honest, working man,
and had the respect Of bis employers
and those with whom he was employed.
He leaves wife and family.
During the Radical meeting last
Saturday, We noticed Democrat from
Fox with that delegation. On asking
him why it was, he said, "Well, you
see, l hired these Radicals my horse to
hitch in one of their teams, aud know
ing that the party are not too honest,
thought l would come along and watch
my horse, for fear - you know"
We arc informed that it was not
the fault Of the Fox township delegation
that they were unaccompanicd by music.
They had went 80 far as to send to the
Five Points, we don't mean the Five
Points Of Buffalo or of New York, by.
any means, with a four.horse team.
But alas and alack, no band Was there
Nothing but the whistle of the breezes
through the branches of the trees, that
came anything near music, was there to
welcome the men and team wEo had
come from Centrevile for music. Nary
a band was there, and the wagon drove
off, and came to Ridgvay, disheartened,
and dispirited.
Last Saturday came, and with it
the Radical mass meeting which the
Union League and G. A. r. have had
in contemplation for a month past. The
delegations from abroad commenced 6!-
ing into town during the afternoon, and
we've as follows Thirteen men from St.
Mary's; seven from Wilcox, aud thirty
eight men in six wagons from Fox town,
chip, this county, aud Huston township,
Clearfeld eounty. This latter dtlega
ton arrived about l o'clock, and they
along with the Ridgway and St. Mary's
"Boys in Blue" (O formed a process
ion, to receive the enormous delegation
from Wilcox. Arriving at the depot,
the captain, thinking they were in real,
ty, all [like HIMSELF, " Boys in Blue"
commanded halt" which was obeyed,
for they were tired. But when he CON-
manded "'Bout face" the evolution
was obeyed by about ten, the balance
not knowing ho,o-thus showing to the
assembled multitude, that the name Of
"Boys in Blue" so far as they were
concerned was misapplied, The dele
CATION from Wilcox, consisting of seven
men, accompanied by the Warren Band,
making seven more, FIVE of whom are
Democrats, then arrived, and marched
back to Ridgway. We understand .hat
no meeting was held in the afternoon,
as was intended. Scofeld, Souther and
another gentleman named Belford, spoke
in the evening, to which meeting the
Cops had gathered in respectable num-
bers, expecting to hear truth and wis.
dom. But in this they were dsappoint-
ed. Scofeld, during his speech, would
occasionally attempt to contradict some
OF the charges made against him, but
about the time he should have come to
the point, would launch forth into some
stale humorous story, and the Radicals
would laugh. The other speakers harp.
ed the same tune. After the speaking,
three cheers were proposed for the Rada
ical candidates, which were family giv-
en-, when young Democrat, whose en-
thusiasm got the better of his judgment,
proposed three cheers for Seymour and
Blair, which was responded to with a
will. In the language Of the G. A. r.,
How's the news " Selah