Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-06

On last Friday, the Juniata Valley
trinters, took their 5th annual eycur.
SION The excursion was to Belle
ionte, and on the railroad. We be
longing to the Association took a
section OF the Pacific express West,
on the morning of that day. The
printers were taken up all along the
line, at the different towns and Sta
tions where there were printing Of
noes All printers wore badges. The
badges contained the name of the
paper to which they belonged; the
name OF the Association, which name
was the Juniata Valley Printers
ASSOCIATION; and the most CT them
also contained the coat of arms of
the State. At Tyrone, the printers
that came East, from Altoona, were
hitched on behind the cars of printers
that came West, SO that all printers
would be taken to Bellfonte, from
Tyrone at the same time. We then
left the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
took the Bald Eagle Branch Railroad,
which took us to Bellefonte. All prin-
ters OF the Juniata Valley, that were
going to the picnic, were now ON l
train consisting of II cars full of
printers. The distance between Ty-
rome and Bellfonte is 80 miles. This
distance was run, at rapid rate of
speed. The country all along the
line was full of mountains and wood,
presenting to us a wild scene, with
not many people living along the line.
We arrived at Bellefonte at IL o'clock
A. NJ. Bellefonte is the county seat
OF Centre county. When we arrived
there, the fireman of that
place, were just having their parade,
as they were having a picnic that day,
as well as the printers. This Just
suited some printers, and they took
in the firemans parade, which was
accompanied by 2 bands, and fire
machines. 1t was grand parade.
Other printers, that cared more to
know what the committee of their
Association were going to do, headed
by the McVeytown brass band, which
came with them to this place, pro-
ceeded to the Court House yard,
There we had music by the band.
A meeting was called An address of
welcome to the printers was deliver
ed by Hon. c. 7. Alexander, of
Bellefonte. This address of welcome
was responded to by W. H. Swartz,
of the Altoona Tribune. Hon. A. G..
Curtin once Governor of this State,
and now living in Bellefonte then ad-
dressed the Printers Association.
After that the meeting was adjourn
ed and the printers went to get their
dinners We took dinner at the
Brokerhoff House. After dinner we
took better survey of the town.
There are many large buildings in it.
The churches are fine buildings, but
We did not learn the names of the
different denominations. One of the
principal things we saw, was the
large spring in that place, which
puts out an unusually large quantity
of water, which water supplies the
whole town, and reservoir in that
place, and makes very
large creek for one spring. The
spring is at one end of the town and
the creek that comes from the spring
flows through part of that end
The water in the spring is nine
feet deep, and clear as a crystal.
The water is cold, and excellent Wa
ter to drink There is small foun-
tain in the middle of the spring The
spring itself Is something to see.
The spring belongs to the borough
, of Beilefonte, and the borough has
fence around it, and a water works
house to supply the town with wa
ter through pipes. There is glass
and axe factory in the town, but
which we did not see Gen. James A.
Beaver, candidate for Governor of
this State lives here. He was to have
addressed the printers on taht day,
but being away from home he made
no speech to the fraternity. At one
o'clock p. NJ, room was opened in
the Bush hotel for such printers, as
wished to dance. Not all printers
danced. Some didn't care anything
about it others did not believe in it.
The printers not alone danced here
that day. The tiremen held a ball in
another house and room of the town
seperate from the Bush House Those
printers that did not believe in, or
cared nothing for the dance, enjoyed
themselves in some other way. Some
went to the Fair grounds, and there
witnessed a game of ball, between a
club of Huntingdon and Altoona
printers. The Altoona club beat the
Huntingdon club badly. The McVey
town band furnished music at differ
ent places in the town during our
stay. The music of the band was
pleasant. At 5 o'clock of the same
day, after being 6 hours in Bellefonte,
We took the regular train going from
Bellefonte to Tyrone. At Tyrone we
waited on the excursion train, which
brought the most of the printers and
which came after the regular train.
We got on this train, tc go home. We
arrived at home at IL o'clock p. NJ.
of the same day, we left home. The
whole trip was very pleasant trip,
enjoyed by most printers. The com.
mittee, that got up the picnic did
not see fit to organize new COM
mittee at Bellefonte at that time for
picnic next year. There were about
600 editors and printers at Bellefonte
last Friday.
The Franklin Repository, last week
published the following.-What may
properly be called a ''What is it del
arat;on n,sSad throuoh Chambers