The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-23


cold water on the project as we'll as those
who charged for their short and inefici-
ent services on that day, can claim none
of the credit, but the former must be
content with the Indifference, and the
latter with the contempt, of their fellow
citizens"
There is a trte old adage which has
it "if the shoe fits, put it on."' The
shoe that fits us is the one of "charging
for short aud inefficient services" and
receiving tie contempt of our fellow
citizens" We will at first state our
position; on the evening OF the Fourth
a dance was held in the building erected
for Fourth-of-July purposes in the court
square. 1t was discovered that the
committee had tdiled to furnish music
for the occasion, and, the discovery was
also made that the committee had not
enough funds to meet expenses. A
member of the committee then proposed
to have music procured by some one,
and charge dollar couple for dancing.
Having been requested to do SO by the
comittee we undertook the responsibility
of engaging music, and collecting the
money, with the risk of paying the
music out of our own pocket did the
proceeds fall short). On Sunday eve.
ming a member of the committee and
another gentleman, with what we con-
sidered undue haste, visited US and re-
quested that the money be paid to
them, which we refused. On Tuesday
evening the committee met, and we ap-
peared before them and presented our
accounts, with bill for music, and
charge of IS for our services. The
committee allowed all the bills and we
turned over the balance to them.
This is a statement of the case and
furnishes Mr.. Miller with an opportu-
bity to strike US back handed, cow
ardly-blow, under the cover Of "those
persons" although we were the only
person that charged for services, outside
of the music, we did not consider that
the charge was exhorbitant, neither did
we consider that our services were
''shcrt or inefficient" Notwithstanding
the fact that we were compelled to 60
| home at about eleven o'clock on account
of sickness. Mr. Miller sat at his office
and with folded hands watched us, ue-
ther offering to help or contributing a
cent toward the dance, yet as one of the
committee it was his duty to see to it that
funds were raised to defray expenses.
With his noted preference for ease and
Incidence, he watches US do what it
we're more meet he did himself and then
abuses US for doing his work. If our
services were short and inefficient what
were Miller's? Again Mr.. Miller was
one of the committee tn at allowed our
bill then why does he seek to SANDER US
at our back? We feel that we did moth
ing wrong in the premises, ard that we
are no more likel y to receive the ''con-
tempt" of our fellow citizens than Mr..
Miller. Yet no one overlooks the fact
that deep current of niggardly-policy
uuderlies this unwarranted, i'll timed and
ungcntlcmanly attack on US, from the
fact that we are business rivals, anything
to our hurt, serving to advance accord
ing to Mr.. Miler's idea, his interest.
Of all the detestable things that dis
grace the earth a slanderer is the mean
est and most-to bc-despised. If man
strikes you in the daylight you may
guard off the blow but when a man
strikes you in the dark you have no
means of defence. Mr.. Miller has not
only slandered us, but he has at different
times attacked the character of some Of
the best men in Elk County, and for
his acts deserves the contempt which
he will surley receive. Throw off the
attire of esotism Mr.. Miller and you
will see that other men live aud are not
dependent ou you, but rather that you
are dependent on many men.