The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
FROM MICHIGAN.

DflkNll. MlCil.s July -, lNtf
~ TIE Editor of the wuKsi>exAN's Ap,vyArE
/ left Detroit on Wednesday the 18th,
by the steamboat % Northwest, for CIevc-
land, arriving there on the morning If the
10th. After spending few hours with
our friend John James, took the cars for
Nenia, where arrived safely at 80. and
found the committee IN waiting We then
proceeded t. the school house, and found
it full. Every seat was taken up and many
could not obtain seats. ! spoke pbuut two
hours. and then left for the hotel. The
meeting was grand success. In the
morning | rode to BrookvIlle, about tive
miles distant; after spending the day pleas
antly, We held meeting IL the Prcsbyte-
rian church, presided over by the Rev. Mr..
Johnston, uf the Methodist church; this
was also fine meeting. Ia the morning,
accompanied by friend Stansheld, who
kindly furnished horse and buggy, We rode
across the State line and visited the city
of Sharon, very pleasant town Ia the
extreme west # Pennsylvania. This city
IS chiefly supported by the manufacture q
iron, but at present half Of its mills and
wurkingmen are idle. We then left for
Neshahnock, and at J +. IA. held 4 meet
my ia the grove. This meeting was pre-
sided over by Mr. John Archibald. At
the close Of the meeting, three hearty
cheers were given fur the Miners Ma
tional Union, and three times three FIR
the platform Of the i Industrial Congress p"
We stopped and took supper with our
friends, ana can assure you We did that
part q the days duty justice. Bidding
alden to friends, We left for Bruokheld,
whore We spent the Sabbath very pleas
antly at the house If Mr. Stanheld
On Monday We left for Stoneboru, ana
arrived there at 1910, where We were met
by warm friends Of the II labor cause.
Here We were Ia speak IN the Methodist
church, but when the hour came for the
meeting We were dUnied the use az the
building, but thank God the Baptist
church was offered and accepted. This
was also grand meeting, and few places
in the coal regions Of Pennsylvania ar
Ohio can boast Of the same amount o: in
telhgence as Stoneboro. After spending
the night az the house of Mr. Hall, and
listening to some fine music played by his
sou, and singing by himself, daughter and
son, We took the cars for Niles, Ohio,
where We arrived at noon, and then drove
to Mineral Ridge by buggy. Here we
held tine meeting in the open air. In
the morning We left for North Lawrence,
and arrived there by $50, and met friend
" Pollock awaiting us. After taking sup
per We went to the sehOol-house but found
il impossible to hold the meet in it on
account of the numbers present. We
therefore held 1t IN the open air, and can
assure you this Mas glorious meeting. |
spent the night at the house Of friend
Pollock, and the next day we went to a
village about five miles distant. Here We
held another meeting, which was also very
large, and had to be held in the open air
At this point | was taken very sick; think
it was a light sun stroke but with the as
sistance Of friend Pollock, and the kind
ness shown me by Mr. and Mrs. Emerson,
was able to leave on the morning tram
for Cleveland, where | spent the day with
friends James and Pollock. and left in the
evening at p. m, by the steamboat :" r.
N. Rice, and arrived at Detroit at > a. m.
on the 25th.
Every meeting was a grand success, and