The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-03

p. V.R C., which took place on Thursda,
{ Of last week, and which we had the pleasure
/ of attending rs "looker on IN Venice, o
rather in Indiana, will long be remembered
to the infinite credit of our neighboring Dor
Ough-some thirty miles distant-by all WhC
had the good fortune to participate. 1t Is
J true that the programme laid down was very
considerably interfered with in consequence
of our failure or it may have been the fail
ure of hundreds Of others on the same train
with us from Blairsviue, to reach Indiana
until nearly four O'Clock in the afternoon,
but when the good people, ladies and gentle
men. of that pretty and prosperous town got
a chance to display their generosity ana ad-
miration for the brave boys in blue, they left
nothing undOne to make each and all OF them
feel aS haDpV as a big SUnfiOWer. How we
. came to he late-hoW it came to take three
engines and six hours, as the HrepreSSlble
Hazard, the sOldier-editor Of the Mononga-
hela Register. facetiOuSlY remarked during
very amusing speech delivered Dy MN AT lIie
ELEGANT BANQUET which closed the festivities
at a late hour on Thursday nlght-hoW 1t re-
quired so many hours and so much motive
power, we say to get us there, IS readily ac-
counted for by the fact that a series of accl-
dents befell our train while en- route.over the
Indiana branch road. First the engine at
tached to the train was thrown from the track
and thoroughly disabled in consequence OF
striking a mcdiUm-SiZed stone which mad III
some unaccOuntable way got on the ran at a
{ heavy curve about four miles from BARS
Vile Next came collision caused by an
. other engine which the conductor mad walk
ed all the way to Blairsville to secure coming
down the grade at an unusual speed, run
ming into the rear end Of the train, and not
only tearing of the platform OF the car,
knocking the hind truck from the track,
stOViuu i'm the steam chest, demOllShlng the
cow-catcher, and otherwise demoraiiZing the
engine but iniuTing quite severely gentle
man named Matthew Fales. foreman Uf the
wreckug gang, who was riding on the cow
catcher or pilot at the time, ana VINO was
-, 4lto OH md haCT1n
the track considerably the worse Tor his eX-
; Derieuce. being badly cut and bruised about
the head and body, though fortunately eSca-
ping without any broken bones or other SerI-
. Gus contuSiOns. Another gentleman named
Davis also from Blairsvlle, went scOOting
down the embankment wrong end foremost,
but whether he INDUCED in the exercise be-
cause he couldn't help il or because he want
ed to feel how it felt to be in railroad COLI
/ sion, we presume he alone knows and is like
I " to keep on knowing all alone by hlmseli
Certain il is. however. that he went through
the ordeal without losing much flesh, few
. slight scratches where he WASH [ the least bit
itchy being the oply trophies he won. OF
. course engine number two, whether through
4 careleSSneSS or otherwise, was IN worse con-
dition than its predecessor, ana equally OF
. course engine number three had to be called
into requisiti0n. With the aid Of this latter,
our train finally reached Indiana some four
/ hours behind time. Here the veterans were
formed into line, and preceded by the Altoo-
ma Civ Band, WllCl was on the bcidtttl tidli,
and which stands unTiv3ed not only as
musical organization but as body OF SOcla-
. bic. sober and intelligent gentlemen, the pro
. ceSSion moved through several OF the pIlncl-
pal streets of the town. and finally maased
immediately i'm front of the majestic court
House, a building so grand and imposing
that our own temple of Justice would be no
credit to it except in the matter of size as q
. common and much frequcnted clubhouse
d Among the veterans there assembled It Is pro-
" nor a 4.
and John i. Scanlan, ESgs., who with hob {
r IitZinger, Edgar Evans, IhOS. DUNN, PM
. II. Jones. and some others whose names we
cannot recall represented Cambria county
on the occasion as members Of the glorious
old regiment whose reunion 1t was. what
all was done in front of the Court House we
didn't wait long enough to see orhear Irue,
we took i'm portion Of Gen. Harry Whites
address Of welcome. which was well worthy
of the author, but as ii didn't seem to fill us
up to any extent or satisfy the cravings Of
an empty stomach, we took occasion to glide
across the street and enter the portals of the
Indiana House, where We had not only the
good fortune To find our young friend OF Bra
lillian fame, Harry B. kinpOrts, who fills With
credit to himself and the house, but we pre-
sumo not to the guests, OF whom cash IS re
Quircd. the position of chief clerk. possibly
without any sUbOrdinates. but also struck as
good a meaIas has gladdeuedthe diaphragm
OF We printer man for many day. In due
time after dining we were taken IN hand by
/
. SAMSON. Junior editor of the Indiana Demo
cTdt, to whose kindness and courtesy we are
indebted for much Of the pleasure attending
our visit. Two on three hours were thus
very aCreeaby spent in sightseeing and so
ciai visits, and when we returned TO the Court
House about eight o'clock we found its inn
mCUse auditorium filled to repletiOu, the as
sembled veterans having meantime made
raid on many wel-hilcd table, and we also
found Col. Rob't \. MCoy, formerly of Eb-
enSbuTg, but now and for several years past
cashier of Il bank in Tyrone, well on IN the
presentation of an Interesting, exhaustive
and admirably written history of the organ.
izatiOn, the gallant old Eleventh, of which he
himself was a brave and hOn0Ted member.
After the proceedings had been brought to a
fitting close at the Court House. and the hour
of nine O'Clock had almost arrived, the veteT-
ans and their fricnGS and entertainers took
up the line of march for the State Normal
school bUjldiUg, an immense and imposing
cdfcc unsurpassed for architectural beauty
. and educational ddaptabity. in a large hall
on the first floor Of which banquet that even
the gods might have eUviCt had been pUOvid-
ed 10y the generous citizens and prepared by
the excellent and charming ladies Of that
beautiful and bOUutiful borough Not less
than two cards of admission had been issued
for our special benefit. thanks to the kindly
consideration of our big-b-0sOmed friend
sam. Smith, of the Messenger and our lean
but no less lenient friend Jim SAMSON. of the
democrat, but neither OF them reached us IN
time, nor were they at all necessary. the as
Surauce of the younger SAMSON that at least
one such ticket had been issued proving an
. '0pcu sesame to the building. where an in
PRODUCTION to John Hill, ESQ. one of the lead
ing spirits of the entertainment, not only rem
dcred it far from an uphill business to OBJ
tain 4 comfortable seat at one of the most in
viting tables, but secured for us the unsought
forand unlocked for hospitaIities Of his com
Portable home during the rest of the night
for a rest for the night. BY the way, Mr.. H.
formerly resided IL the vicinity of Cherry
tree, where he married his amiable and excel
lent young wife. q, sister of our friend Harry
Kmports, but he is now practising attorney
in Indiana. But TO return to the banquet.
Here, as we have already intimate l. we were
conducted to one Of the many tables which
it is truth to say were literally overloaded
with as rich feast as We ever sat down to,
and although we lacked the appetite to eniov
il to the full we nevertheless felt that il was
4 mighty nice thing to be there. The tables
were presided over by hosts of young and
3 handsome ladies, chief among whom was
& Miss Fannie Nixon, regal beauty without
/ whose presence and participation il would be
almost impossible, We were assured, for such
? feast Of reason and flow of soul to be
50 delightfully."- successful as this elegant af-
fair certainly was. And vet not to her alone
should the mede Of praise be given. for all
did their parts with that chaTmiUg>gTace and
vivacity for which American ladies are pro-
verbal, while none displayed more afiability
or elected more smiles of approval than Miss
Della Mitchell, the modest little beauty who
took special interest in providing for the
wants of the lucky few among whom we had
the good fortune to be numbered at one of
the tables. She well deserves to be cIaSsed
among the sweetest of the sweet and if a
good word from us should ever be needed to
well. she understands the rest And now
- in conclusion. let us say that after the ban
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