The Brookhaven leader., 1885-07-02
Franklin II otes.

I. J. SCOTT, secretary.

MEADyILLE. June p, 1881.
DEAR LrAnER .-rhe friends Of Prohi
hltion in this count L; held mass meet
ing here ON Monday last in pursuance t"
a notice published in your paper. The
meeting WAS organized by calling the
Hon. $ ). Montgomery to the chair aud
elrctinr +. j. Scott Secretary. R"Soin
lions were passed expressive OF the SrA'l-
mrntS of the meeting, Il copy OF which
appears in your paper. CIRCUMSTANCES
which had not becn tors"en prevented TIM
meeting from being as large as desired,
but it was respectable bo;h as t" nnm"er
and material of which it WAS composed.
Our best citizens are interested, AND are
taking bold of the matter, and the out
ok ia this county is cheering. We have
had no buisleou> demonstration III favor
OF Prohibition in our county, but cool,
consistent and determined advocacy
seems to prevail amongst the people, tlat
augurs ,uccess, and | venture the predic-
ton that the man who represents the
county of franklin in the next Legislature
will stand square i'll favor OF Prohibition.
"Wednesday was gala day in Mead
Vile. 1t hcing one of the days that Is
celebrated throughout the civilized world
by the ORDER Of Free aud accepted Ma
SONS in honor OF one u. their patron
saints. called together gcodIy number
Of that ancipnt.nd honorable order, and
notice Of pnilic dinner and anus
meut, hr"ughG together large crowd
which be9a to collect at an early honr.
A few minutes before II O'Clock, the ma
sons formed at the lodge and marched III
procession to the court hou3', which
they found filled with the intelligence,
beauty and chivalry Of the county. Inc
absent, his alternate (T. }. ScotD DENY
cred the address, which WAS good one,
and listened to lay the large audience
with marked attention. AT the close %
the address, dinner "as announced, ana
all repaired to The table which was spread
in tho grove in the rear of the court
house. And what shall | say OF the "'h-
uer-what can say that will conveT an
idea of what it really was 7 Shall say
that the long table literally groaned under
the rich viands that were heapcd upon
it? No, that is said of ali good dinners;
then what shall | say of it The best
description that | can give is to say that
it was Il regular Franklin county Picnick
dinner, and all who have ever partaken
of one of these can form an idea otsw hat
this was. Our Franklin county ladies
know exactly how to prepare dinner
not few tidbits for the elect, hut in rich
abundance for all, and double the ENJOY
mtnt by their own sweet presence and
seeing that none are neglected or over
looked. God bless the ladies every where,
and especially the ladies' of Franklin
county. I'm betting on them.
To add to the days ENTERTAINMENT the
base ball club of Meadville had invited
Tor challenged, believe they call it) The
Scotch Rcughs, IA Club at Union Church
: jefferson comfy, to match game, am
after dinner was over the company re
paired to the bal grounds to witness 1t
{ For several of the first innings the s. H.
beat the Meadville boys badly, but sooi
the game began to change and at the enc
of the 9th inning, NJ. boys had recovered
much of their lost ground, leaving it II
doubt which club would finally triumph
Soue of the $. RS were compelled to g
hcr,e. and it growing late, they grace