Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-09
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
a DEMOCRATIC ooos IN MARIETTA.
40 10 Secured FOR nepu piicsn Parade, but
Is net rorthcoming--A Republican
FizIle In Mount JOY,

" net sottuoo"1nk-A HfpuDnCAu
FiZnie In Mount JOY.
Postmaster Ettla, of Marietta, received
q letter from friend saying he could got
him very fine coon.
=. M, who has heretofore been boss of
tho Republican party there, thought this
would be good chance to get oven with
some of his friends. The Ed. Reiphold
and Young Mems clubs have been very
sore thorns In the side of our gallant post
master, because, as he holds q government
position, he thinks therefore he should
be big deg at the wigwam. The Ed. Rein.
hold club took the best of the working.
men into it's ranks while the Young Mems
club have the cream, consequently George
has had a hard time to raise his small. club.
Ho received their uniforms Saturday,
while the other clubs have been drilling
and equipped for the last six weeks.
Now, the P. NJ. saw his opportunity to
recover part o! his lost glory by se,nr-
ing this coon-it would be The
only one in town and il should be carried
Mt the head Of his company, to the envy o.
tho other companies.
He sent for it and it proved to be very
fine animal. He was very proud of it, show
ing it TO all that came to the postoffice. On
Saturday evening ho took 1t to Larzalere's s
saloon and showed it to the admiring
crowd gathered there. After the exhibi-
tion it was tied in tho back yard close by
the building.
Alas our friend did not know it was q
Democratic coon, caught by Democrat,
in Democratic county.
When Z. Nj. came for his coon Monday
morning 1t was gone, but still there was
the end of the chain fastened against the
house. He seized it aud tugged at it until
ho got blue In the face, and finally pulled
it out-not the coon, but only its collar.
Now, here was misfortune, indeed
coon promised for the parade the next
evenipg-but no coon.
z. NJ. was equal to the emergency he
Immediately hired all the heelers that
were loatiDg around the bar room, to as
sist in catching the animal. Foundation
| walls were torn open, men crawled under
| the floor, but the coon evaded them all
| day Monday. Tuesday morning the
| crowd of spectators increased and included
all the Republican bosses and a few
Democratic spies. The latter watched the
search with untiring patience and inward
satisfact ion.
| AS the day grew SO did tho crowd. The
two men under the building were directed
| By innumerable bosses on the outside
Every few minutes the cry would come
from below We have him, just tax,
a couple stones out here" but when thu
stones were removed the coon ran nimbly
by his would be captors.
All the Republican. bosses IN town wer,
thore aud took great interest in the pro-
ceedings. IL was very exciting, and u,
place for those having heart disease. II
was grand sight to see our worthy p
M.with his sleeves rolled up shouting him
self hoarse in giving orders.
Finally the coon was driven into cor
ner from which no resisted all attempt
to dislodge him. They had him and ye
they could not get him.
All were now in q quandary what to do
when some one came to the rescue sc,
| upto the drug store and bring some harts
horn" 4 messenger few through tht
air like an arrow and was back ere be wa
gone with tho article. The hartshoru wa
poured upon a rag attached to q pol,
which Was then thrust under the coon
nose, Three men were behind him Z
catch him as he backed out, but thei
courage failed them upon the approach, 9,
he passed undisturbed.
Up to this writing the coon has not bse
captured and the wigwam club will be i
bad fix If hs is not forthc omiag.
BUTLER.
MISERABLE TURNOUT.
For weeks the Blaine and Logan clu
of Mount Joy Dragged about the gran
turnout they would have when their ne,
uniforms arrived. The uniforms were re
ceived some days ago and Monday evenin
was tho time designated for tho gran
parade. A brass band was secured, me;
sengers were sent to the surroundin
|, country for recruits aud when the line G
, parade was formed by actual count, thsr
were ninety six men and boys in uniform
Captain Hipple, who commanded the clut
: was SO disgusted with the small uumber i
line that he remarked to friend that h
would not again turn out with the club. .
great effort was made to turn out the fu
number of equipments purchased, and th
D town Tas secured for parties to wear the,
but the boys wouid not respond to the al
peals made.
THE GAP DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
The Democratic mass meeting will /
held at the Gap, on Wednesday eveaiu
October %, and not 18th as erroneous =
stated. Able speakers will address &
meeting and large turnout is looked 10
+ There will also be a torchlight processio
in the evening.
MISAPPREHESsIoN Corrected.
Mr. Ii. n. Mohler, of Neffsville, write
, the following in reference to an account {
the Democratic meeting at that place q
Saturday, as given by the Nee Era
These flags animadYerted upon were mad
by several old ladies of Mr.. MeaGe's larril.
who knew nothing of the form of a tiag
and merely toro up several pieces Of re
and white muslin and sewed them togeth,
again to give them some snowy appearance
| mr. hn in za1 in ,aaI
: tions. There was no blue grouad or viii,
stars and neither flag resembled Coz
federate flag. Theyresembled the streame
from mast of ship. The pole was
feet long
whoLtsALE GRAVE Robbery,