The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
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a public greeting was rendered hlml.
Tie CITY Is full OF jealous warm
hearted Republicans, who would
have delighted in bestowlng upon
him the most lavish attentions, dem
oustrative OF their high esteem, but
his usual good sense stood guard
over l.i- actions and he declined the
~hlow ont Tor the present. He
begged 10 5e excused a. he only WAS
here on q little private business and
was iu "a hurry to return to Mentor,
where he viii spend the winter the
first iu twenty years Here hc will
remain until uc l. inaugurated Pres
idrul
lie was met at the depot by Col.
Bob Ingersol and Col. Rockwell.
Ou stepping ont Of the ear he grasp
ea the hand of Col. Bob and shook
it with "a cordial How are YOU, Bob. p
i great crowd gathered around and
chcered. but he and his wife were
soon in q hack and drove TO his
hon!r corner a. and 18th II. \.
~.
The presence of the President
eject has furnished a prolific subject
for political speculators and news
paper correspondents in particular
and that Is all.
Tie General receives everybody
whg calls with the same informality
and courtesy that characterized his
hospitality during his long service
rs q member of the House.
Gen. Garfield is playing the Grant
dodge wherever he goes. He don't
talk 80 mach as be used TO. To use
Garfield own language, he has be-
come "a sponge and VIII continue
until the time arrives for him to de-
eide for Limself-readv to hear all
proper suggestions and to absorb
Whatever there Is good in them.
On THANKSGIVING he and his wife
attended service at the Little Old
Frame" on Vermont Avenue. Mr.
Power, the pastor, preached a
Thanksgiving sermon, in which he
gave particular attention % the
many things that we should be
thankful for, instancing the prosperi-
fy of the country, the increase of
1U-ine-. and the general happiness,
AS members Of the Christian church
they should hc thankful for the in
creased interest that is being taken
in our church and its teaching. and
20 the prominence it has of late re-
a.ivai. ' Other than that there was
ug al.g-.Jn in the sermon To the
political happenings of the country
~ to the distinguished gentleman in
ais congregation. Mr.. Power brought
emile, 80 ihe faces Of more than one
Di hi- hearers when he advocated
tHe adoption OF the turkey as our
national emblem and the setting
aside Of the American eagle. He
s,tleEeI the blue-deviled people"
who instead OF enjoying the Thanks
-iving dinner and giving to others
20 eat when they had to spare. de-
vote the day TO reading the proceed
ings of the Social Science Associa-
ton, endeayoring TO find out all the
impurities. the diseased wheat. the
white clay, the phosphate of lime,
and other things that are used to
adulterate -four, the peeuliarities of
the red lead that colors the pepper.
the suet that is transformed into
butter, the chiccory and baked
beans from which coffee is made.
lbe universal substance and chemi-
cal combinations that make fruit
iellies without the use of fruit. and
the milk that comes from everywhere
except from the COW. 1T is no won
der said he, that these people are
not happy and do not give thanks. "
At the close of the service, Gen. Gar
Geld was surrounded by members
of the church, who congratulated
him. During this time. Mrs. Gar
field was surrounded by ladies. who
showered congratulations on her.
Garfeld's election is expected 10
Eige a big boom to the Christian
church here. The church the Dis
clples occupy Is going to be too
small for the crowd that viii rush
ihere nov. Already talk il going
on Of building 4 large cdifice down
town, and / believe a movement is
under headway to get subscriptions
10 the building fund from all the
Campbellitc churches in the country.
They want the corner stone laid in
March. Already there are signs
among the weaker Methodist brcth-
ren TO break towards the church
of the Disciples. Mr.. Power always
says IN his advertisement, Every
body welcome"
Gen. Garfield has received q groat
many callers since he arrived, dined
out with prominent friends nearly
every day, attended the National
Theatre and witnessed the Pirates
OF Penzance' on Friday night. and
was given 4 kind of n breaking in
entertainment At the White House
saturday night by the President
and Mrs. Hayes. Prominent at the
table were the President. Mrs. HAYES.
Gen. Garfield and wife. Chief fJusticc
and Mrs. Waite, Justice Strong. Mrs.
Admiral DahlSreen, Mr.. Bancroft.
Senator and Mrs. Morrill,, and Major
swain. Of the army.
The table was spread in the state
dining room, which presented a
blaze of lights and was magnificent
ly decorated with plants from the
conservatory.
Society here reioices. in that when
Mrs. Hayes steps out and Mrs. Gar
field steps into the White House on
the 4th of March next there will be
10 abrupt turning in the course of
the Presidential or rather the Mrs.
Presidential, society customs and
DEGREES. 1t is needless to saw Mrs
HAYES win be missed. She viii be
missed by many of whom the pub
Ec knows nothing the naked
hungry, sick and in prison-unto
whose wants she has ministered
but regrets viii not be SO poignant
az they would be were she 10 be
succeeded by an inferior woman.
Gen. Garfield on Friday was pre-
sented by delegation Of the hide
pendent Republican lor kicker as
ISOLATION Of New York. with a paper