Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-13

people Vi auuralu COUNTY, ucHCc W
bring dishonor and disgrace upon his
position is doubly q dishonor and a
disgrace.
Frankford Re-Union-Deiegation From
Audrain.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, August 9.-As I did
not see LEDGER correspondent at
the Pike County ~Glha'- Glha Settlers Re
Union, I thought that 1 would act in
that capacity. Weleft Rush Hill at
1880 a. m, and at the several sta
tions between there and Bowling
Green the people just poured into
the coaches until there was not even
standing room. On arriving at
Bowling Green we were compelled to
wait for a ''short line" crew to take
US from there to Frankford. We
waited very patiently until 11:3O
o'clock when we made the start for
Frankford. The engineer was mad,
the road was rough and the brakes
were out of order. We ran at
fearful rate, up grade and down all
the same, until we lost three of our
coaches. Considering the poor con-
dition of the road and the poor
equipment, the short line boys are
very.accommodsting, stopping any
where in the woods 10 take on pas
sengers.
Arriving at IL o'clock we at once
proceeded to the eating department
where we found the best picnic din
ner that We ever saw or ate. To say
that the people Of Frankford had
provided bountifully would not ex-
press it, and all were invited to eat
regardless of race, color or previous
condition of lankness, and, Mr.. Ed
itor, you may just bet that a half
dozen long, lank, Audrain county
chaps fell to work with right good
will. After eating, Mr.. Skelly pro-
ceeded to look for some friends of
the olden time, he having lived at
Frankford forty years ago, and sue
ceeded in finding few, but many
had been called to settle in that
country from whence none have re-
turned. Your correspondent made
an effort to size up the crowd, but
his arithmetic failing he was COM
pelled to guess the number of per-
sons present was variously estimated
at from four to eight thousand
there were probably not more than
five thousand.
Hon. r. J. C. Fagg was the orator
of the day and delivered an eloquent
and well chosen Grafton. He spoke
of the progress and advancement
made by Missouri since her admis'
sion, and dwelt especially on the
progressive achievements of "Oli
Pike contrasting the manners an(
customs of the olden time with those
of the present and showing that sht
had made solid improvement in ev
erything except hospitality; he sale
that the old-time hospitality coult
not be excelled. Judge Fagg wa
followed by an old settler, Mr.
Alternately, Gan old gentleman of 81
winters) who spoke in quaint man
ner of the old ''bar hunter and dee
killer" times. The old man spok,
pleasantly of his boyhood days, call
ing up pleasant "reminiscences of tn,
past. He INDUCED the hope tina
Pike county would ever continue t.
move on toward higher civilization
and more open-hearted hospitality
| Others of the old settlers mad
brief speeches and seemed to enjo,
this reunion, knowing, as they did
that they could not withstand tn
SHOWS of many more winters; the,
went about, many of them, shakin,
hands with each other for the las
time.
/ OF the prominent men whom
knew, there were Judge Robinson
Champ Clark, Dave Ball, Judge Fag,
and Joe Allen, who is conspicuou
for his height and his untiring deyo
ton to the Cripple Alliance"
The crowd in general was the bes
looking that I have ever seen, and
was very orderly, there not being
drunkard on the ground. On tn
! whole, there are many things tina
will make the reunion long an,
pleasantly remembered.
REPORTER.