Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-04
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heart of the committee that hs
worked up the case of the soldier
reunion for last Thursday.
Up to the morning of that day
unpropitious had been the wealth,
that the business men of the tow
had not the heart to turn a hand {,
wards the esthetic art of decoration
The old soldiers themselves, thoug
the reunion had been washed on
and they failed to supply the eve
green accompaniments that the
formerly so bountifully provided 70
decoration purposes.
Then again the soldiers, this time
were not rs thick as two bugs in
rug, for between the Veteran Associa
ton, and the Post existed some sor
of difference which 1 do not exact
ly understand. That is 1 do not m
derstand it sufficiently well to spill
hairs over it, and even if I did un
derstand the question well enough t.
split hair over it, it is not the bust
ness of Main Street to do it here.
The Post claims, and it was pub
lished, that it had been invited tc
participate in the reunion ceremon
les of the 2Sth ult.
While it was not published who
had invited them, it was understood
by the knowing ones that it was the
Veteran Association, which indeed is
the body to whom belongs the man
agement of the reunion business.
The Post went in Oh the invitation it
is said, somewhat like Esops monk
ey did when he got hold of the cats
cheese.
1t is a pity, that the little jar took
place. 1t is hoped that it will all be
worked out soon.
But still with all the unfavorable
weather, and the slight friction be
tween the Veteran Association, and
the Post, when the clouds began to
break on Thursday forenoon, the
prospect frightened, and when the
crowd came to town everything pass
ed off pleasantly.
The Post turned out in uniform,
and was headed by the handsomely
dressed Port Royal band, but moth
ing could induce it to form in pro-
cession in the street The mud
scared them, and their timidity, and
dainty regard for blackened shoes,
stands out in contrast with the brave
soldier ike marching of the McAhs-
terville band when it came to town.
They took the middle Of the street,
and blackened shoes and mud wers
the things that they had the least re-
gard for
1 am not declaring against the ex
luisite, but the fact remains that
Pompey lost the mastery of the
world because he had too many ex-
luisites in his army. Everybody
praised the McAlistersville band for
their appreciation of the fitness of
things. Their music was good, and
they marched like veterans.
The Miffiintown band was not out
'or the day ceremony, because the
private business of number of the
membership would not allow them to
ose the day.
Most of the visitors were from the
East side of the river.
When the SUP came out about
loon, the crowd thickened into a
Tense mass on the payements at GER
ain points about Court House square.
It was first rate place for the beau
% squeeze the hand of his sweet heart
md even the casual observer could
aot fail to notice how courtship was
,arried on while the Post, and the
Orphans were on dress parade. 1t
s not every day that lovers can be
10 eircumstanced as to court with a
oldier pageant flashing before their
yes, and the music of the brass
'ands pealing in their ears.
1t is noteworthy fact that the two
hief speakers for the occasion had
ach been a candidate for the Judge
hip Of the respective district in
which each lives. A. J. Patterson was
he first speaker, after noon Last
ear he was a candidate before the
district conference for the President
udgeshiP and had he received the
he nomination he would now be the
Judge for the counties Of Juniata
nd Perry. 1t is said BY number
f people that Patterson believed
hat Junkin would win the contest
nd for that reason he was shy of ac-
epting a nomination. If he could
ave forseen how unfortunate Judge
unkin was in having men to cham
ion him that every time they open
d their mouth in his favor they drove
ther men away from his support he
would have been more an1-
ous for the nomination.
j, Merrill Linn, was the second
peaker. He is from Lewisburg I'm
IN county. He had reached step
eyond that of Patterson, in the di-
ection of the judgeship in the dis
net composed of the counties OF
Jnion, Snyder, and Mifflin. He had
eceived the district nomination but
,as defeated by Bucher, by 1,200
majority.
The ceremonies in the evening
-ere conducted in the Court House
, the presence of noisy crowd.
WAS we'll nigh on to III o'clock
hen the meeting adjourned. 1t
7as a pleasant day for many but for
theirs it doubtless is source of re-
horse. The number of young
runken men was uncommonly
lrge. Some young men began
career that will bring them
o a miserable end At least
o persons 30 misbehaved them
elves in public as to merit a ''chuck'
nto Jail. However, the Oldest ma
i've born citizens say that for hard