The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrOm our Regular corresponieni.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. 1879.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. 1879
Everything in Washington bai
stretched itself out for a busy time
The weather has changed, and in
stead of heat aud dust which we haC
for the last month. taking US baci
again into summer, we have now the
cool and russet fall. which require
light overcoats and gloves ia tbs
mornings aud evenings and light fires
TO warm our rooms. | notice the
change in my shaving water quicker
than in any way The ehaagiag sea
son is also shown in the carriage;
and costumes on our avenues. Nc
longer are seen the open carriages
freighted with laughing helles with
straw hats, white feathers, gossamer
dresses and fans aud paresols. The
fall leaves iu the dark rich colors OF
autumn strew the parks and ars
waited into the Potomac. The stores
on Pennsylvania Avenue, Seventh
street and other fashionable prone
nades are gay with life The win
dows are dressed in richer fabrics
and exquisite colors, brighter, deeper
and fresher than ever before, and the
hurrying multitude wear happier
faces, which denotes happier times.
If the prosperous wave has not
struck Somerset yet, you may as well
brace yourselves, for il will be high
and stroag aud swift when il does
come.
Somerset is good place to live in
and | have no doubt, plenty to eat,
good society, magnificent churches,
elegant schools, pretty robust and
healthy red-cheeked looking women,
bat of al the men forgive the west
erD expires ion they give the place
away" They are the LATEST lookin :
crowd | have seen for many a day
1t seemed to me that nearly every
person | met was meditating suicide,
others seemed if they were just tar
rviDg for time watching aud wait
ing with the expectation that some
person would come along and give
them back their losses without aa et-
fort. Big mou;hed politicians in
years gone by seemed too tired to
sa!k politics. Everyone knows tina.
is a sigu of dissolution No goa
head activeness except with friend
Ruppel in the pension business, 30
ratil0g noise from passing vehicles,
excepting aa occasional runaway,
no sound of saw and hammer, bat
instead d demoralizing bang Of the
croqaet bali in rear of the Mammouth
building which noise worried our
friend Welaey so much that Our
FritZ' determined TO emigrate these
fellows, and straightwsy represented
the facts to Garrett who saw the i'm
porGsnce of emigration from this
point aud made up bis mind if be
ever expected to get bis money onl
Of the Somerset q Cambria railroad
investment TO ges rid OF these idlers or
they would drive all the new comers
away.
The Graphic" has very clever
cartoon relating to the "go-as-you
please" political contest in New York
last Tuesday. II represented the
three candidates having their boots
blscked for the race. Tilden was
shining up Robson, Conkling was
rubbing away at Cornell, while Kel.
ly was sweating away al MS own bro
gans.
The National Fair, near Ivy City,
about two miles from Washington,
was opened on Tuesday (2S.h) with
appropriate ceremonies, with the ex-
ception of an hour of wind and rain
IN the middle of the day the weather
was favorable As il was g general
holiday in the District the various
events Of the day were witnessed oy
thousands Of persons. The ma
thing to be seen was the Monster In-
dustrisl procession, or 10 other words
the business of Washington en-
wheels. The procession formed at
the Battle monument 10 front of the
Capitol and an old Hoosier standing
In the Capitol steps watching the
crowds of people getting in line re-
marked that they're making as much
fuss over this yere ss il il was q
Presidential inauguration" Penn
sylvaDia Avenue presented an ex-
ceedlnely animated appearance as
the line filed up toward the Treasury.
Many of the displays in line were
novel and Numerous and as the piano.
rama passed the people crowded on
the sidewalks, housetops. porticos
and bslustrades which were jsmmed
by human beings bowling and below
ing with delight. The school child
ren who were let out by their teach
ers in time to get peep added their
quote to the noise. Flags were dis
played from the public buildings, no
tels and many private houses oil over
the city, and the town was certainly
dressed in holiday attire on this oc-
casion.
The line of the procession was
headed by detail Of mounted police
men. Then came the Grand Mar
shall Next was the full Marine
Band, 4S pieces, making fine show
as usual, carriages carrying the fair
manages, each drawn by four fine
horses with outriders; and carriages
containing the five commissioners
and Invited guests. The Distrit Fire
Department came mex. As usual
this was q prominent ana beautiful
feature Of the parade. The clean
and bright apparatus, strong and
sleek looking horses and the stall
wsrt men with their neat uniforms
made an attractive spectacle and the
boys were heartily cheered.
Various trades and merchantile in
terests were represented in the pro-
cession which took one hour and a-half
to pass q given point. The brew
ing of beer was through gone With
Portner's wagon with large beer vat
on it, on the top of which was a rep
resen.ation of King Gsmbrinns, hold
ing in his hand glass of lager, and
during the progress of the procession
went through The motion of drinking
to the health Of the people Another
large brewer furnished from six wa
gons, glasses Of the fluid to the thirs-
fr