Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
STUCK TO HER oo1oRS.
And Proudly Flung Them TO the Bre

And Proudly Flung Them TO the Breeze
in Honor of Democratic Victory,
Although Thereby She Lost Her Office.
Phiade phia Times, December a3d.
Mrs. William Page of Bensalem, Bucks
county, who has been postmistress of her
township since President Arthur's admin
istration, has fairly earned the title of the
Barbara Freitchie of Pennsylvania. She
held flag-raising in honor of the election
OF Governor PattisOn, and she has been re-
moved from her official position as an Of
iensive partisan. She is out of office, but
she is proud and happy in the strength of
her convictions and in her loyalty to her
party.
/ lMrs. Page is buxom woman of about
40 years. She lives at Bensalem with her
husband and only daughter Lily, and for
years she has triumphantly held up Demo
cratic principles in Il hornets nest of Re-
publicans. Her little general shop is
situated at the junction of four roads
about four miles from Bristol, and ii is in
the midst of a colony of six houses.
The spot is called Hard Corners, by
the farmers, from the fact that at one time
a saloon decorated one of the corners and
the neighborhood was considered tough,
but only in bucolic or purely Arcadian
sense. The saloon abomination, however,
has long been abolished, and now ONLY
residences adorn the pleasant little spot
nesting snugly in Bucks county valley.
Mrs; Page is the only Democrat in tile
Hard Corners and although it is Arcadia
the ladies rule the roost and dominate the
political opinions of their lords and
masters. The neighbors of Mrs Page. are
Mrs. Boyer, Mrs. Dyer, Mrs Duncan, Mrs.
Brnton and Mrs. Lara, all of them red
hot Republicans. But Mrs. Page has for
many years heldup her party and her office
against the combined forces with great
success.
The last campaign, however, provoked
very bitter feelings, and matters became
very exciting us election day came near.
Bensalem township generally goes Demo-
cratic by majority of 10 votes but on
TINS occasion herculcan efforts were made
to increase the majority. After long
search recacitrant Republican was found
AZ Hard Corners For the sake Of his
domestic happiness his name is not
printed But he was carefully watched
and on election day he went to the polls
with a Republican ticket ilourishing in
his hand, but n Democratic ticket llp his
sleeve, He Surrcptitiously voted the latter,
and the result was Iattison majority ofll,
Mrs, Page was delighted and She declared
her intention of giving a flag raising in
honor of the victory. About Il month after
the election the festivity took place. AT
the cost Of Sl4 splendid flag was obtained,
with all the new states starred thereon, and
y was run up the flag pole with cheers and
gun firing and general rejoicing. Speeches
We're made by Mcssrs lIeadman Strevig
and others from the piazza of the post
etilce ahd the proceedings closed with red
fire and cider.
The Republican neighhors looked on in
sullen silence, but they meant mischief
lhat same evening caucus meeting was
held by Mrs, Boyer, Mrs. Dyer and Mrs,
Brlnton, description of the iniduitOus
proceedings was drawn up and representa-
tons made to the proper authorities. The
consequence being that an official an
nounGCment was made in the Times of last
Thursday that William II. Dyer has been
appointed fourth class postmaster nj Ben
salem, Pa. MIR. Dyer is gentleman and n
Republican, and the husband Of one Of the
caucus ladies.
EXPoslmistress Page takes her dis
charge very phflospphically She saws
that she does not care for the post-oflice.
nlllt y belongs by right to the Democrats
me income is only from letters that "a ont
and is only worth S25 a year, When Mr..
Oliver j. Boyd, An agent for Barnum, who
resides nearby, is at home, the receipts
are doubled, but he is now away in Mexico
and may not be back IN years, so that the
Republicans will not get much ont Of the
Qiilce. In any case however, She declares
that she will "hang her banner on the
outer walls" of her little store in honor of
Governor Pattison as often as She uleases
and She is not afraid if She is surrounded
by 40 disgruntlcd Republican women in
stead of five.