The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-09-14

MOUNTAIN HOME, IA, sept. IL, 1911.
Mr.. EDITOR AS you requested me some
time ago to acquaint you with any little incl
dents occurring in this locality which would
be of interest to your readers, ask the privi-
lege of occupying short space in the columns
of your paper, in order to inform your readers
of few incidents connected with trip par
ty of US had few days ago from Mountain
Home to Stroudsburg.
On Saturday last, party consisting of about
| fifty of the members Of Mountain Home
Lodge, No. 6S4, l. O. of O. F., went to Strouds-
burg, for the purpose of visiting Fort Penn
| Lodge, No. 134. Upon arriving at that place,
we were informed that arrangements had been
made for our entertainment at the Stroudsburg
House and at the Indian Queen Hotel, to
which places we at once repaired, and after in
duiging a little at the bar supper was an
nounced, and, such a supper l have searched
Throughout the whole vocabulary for words
adequate to express the delight and grati6ca-
ton of the party when they beheld the sump-
tuous repast that was spread out for them, and
| | think, if you had witnessed the manner in
which some of them pitched into the good
things provided for the occasion, you would
| undoubtedly have come to the conclusion that
some of them at least had tasted for whole
week previous for the sake Of having satsfac-
| ton when they came to Stroudsburg, and
venture the assertion that iffriend Shafer of the
Indian Queen Hotel, made anything out of
his share of that party, he did more than
friend Allender of the Stroudsburg House.
And here let me remark that if any of your
readers have an idea that friend Allender does
not know how to keep hotel, let them stop
there once, and they will very soon find out
| how easy it is to be deceived, and while we
feel that we are but doing simple act of JUS
! tice to the gentlemanly proprietor of the
| Stroudsburg House, We would also take oc-
casion TO say that those Of the party who
stopped at the Indian Queen were unanimous
in their expressions of satisfaction at the
treatment they received from the proprietor.
| Well, after the party had satisfied themselves
that the landlords would not say that they did
not eat enough, they started out, some on bust
ness and some for pleasure, until the ringing
of the bell summoned them to the Lodge
room. Here We again met and here we wit
messed the solemn and impressive ceremony of
initiation into the mysteries of Odd Fellow
ship, as conducted in Fort Penn Lodge After
the closing of the Lodge, we repaired to the
depot, making calculations on the way, how
many of us could get on one coal train, and
how many in one caboose; but, imagine our
delight when we arrived at the depot and
found that arrangements had been made by
-hl. L. L. utSAOduSL, lHe
Superintendent, by which an elegant passen-
ger car was held in readiness for us, and await
ing our coming, and in which we had very
| pleasant ride back to our homes and although
some Of our party made the remark that they
never before had as long a ride in a railroad
car for the same amount of money, vet the
| time passed away very pleasantly and agree
ably to the whole party, for We had our mutual
| friend and brother, James Brewer ESQ, of
Canadensis, who was the clown of the Show,
and in whose company time passes away very
rapidly.
| The thanks of the entire party are DUE and
are hereby rendered to the officers and men,
bers of Fort Penn Lodge, for the manner in
which we were received and entertained dur
ing our sojourn among them, also to the pro-
prietors of the hotels at which, we were enter
tained, for the kindness with which we were
treated, and last, but no. least to Mr.. Puter-
baugh, for his kindness in providing for us a
comfortable passage to our homes, and we
trust that the timemay not be far distant
when we will have the privilege of returning,
80 far as is possible for us to do, the many acts
of kindness which were shown us on every
hand. F. Fl TT