The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-05-12
Moving Extraordinary.
THE DOCTOR WON THE
WAGER.
The Lawyer Loses the
Banter.
OLLIE WRIGHT MOWS DOC.
PULLEN'S YARD.
In Compliance with an Election
Banter.

Last Monday oul. town afforde,
funny election settlement. Dun
ing the heat of last fal rs campaign
alter argument had been exhaus ST
| ed and currency all put up on bets
the opposing factions took tt
banter. DR.. Pullen, a red ho
Republican and Ollie Wright, hi.
adjoining neighbor, wire edged
Democrat, made this banter:
If Mckinley ls elected, Ollie will
NOW DR.. Pullen's yard, if Camp
bell is elected, the DR.. to do like
labor in his neighbours yard.
Last Monday was the day the
DR.. designated for the cancella-
lion; half past four The appointed
hour. II was a p:opltious occas-
ion. The city was thronged with
agricultural Democrats attending
the mass convention. The es-
planades were gay and glitierlng
with the ellie airing spring dress
es on the pave, and the boulevard
swarmed with niIe hundred un-
pent up school children. Stores
closed and work suspended. The
pulsatlng presses of The Sentinel
stood still. A parade was formed
on main street reaching from the
Post Office TO the Fest End. under
the direction of Truant Officer
Gen. 6. G, Gage, grand marshal
of The day. The procession was
headed by Fadder Siedem carry
ing scythe, the snid a hoe
handle and The blade scrap of
hoop iron. His consort was Al
Brooke dressed in gineham petit
coat Carrying Maud Muller
ioothless rake. These fore sleyers
were followed by the All Night
Orchestra with Tin pan instrn-
ments. Col. Bob O'kiltsmiIler
The noted Flnlan, was next in
command of the drum corps, dis
iributing fire crackers and pea
nuts. The village council was
represented by company of fifty
under command Of City
Clerk j. Bruce Dolllson. whose
evoluiions in the whirlimagig
feat of running crooked in a
line, gave great glory TO
The city fathers. The County |
Officers rode in surrys. Janitor
Burgoon passing cups of cold
water. The Ohio Legislature was
represented by Billy Price, blow
ing fog horn signaling parlia-
meniary motions. Professor Frank
Myers sal on The vane of The city
building prognoslicating the sous
winds and distributing gr, en-
backs. Ever Dupois Davenport
with his pension and his stomach
rouble !ay prone on IA dray drawn
by lame mule in striped slock
ngs. HorSemen, farm teams,
pedestrians surged along the
streets. Tom Allen baiied his
rot line with PurSeIl fish worms
and awaited results. Bro. Mckay
made IA hasly count of The crowd
md added he number he guessed
% his list of new subscribers. The
tailed up With the ac-
'redlled representative OF The
harrison adminisl ration, Post |
Master Pursell, chairman of the
State Republican Committee. rid
ng in his coupe, attended by his
ongo coachman.
in the mean lime the Mower
vas taking his last training touch
IS from the champion scvihist,
j.,l. Weldy whose feat of moving
yer (over in parenihesis) seven
creS of meadow on Rush creek.
$ a historic event in the farm an .
ais of Fairfield county. When
he crowd had settled so 10 speak,
he small boy on The tree tops and
he eager granger stuck like locust |
hells to The fence pickets, the /
,ower appeared in the yard, his t
leeves and pants rolled up and /
quipped with an II. II. II. regu- |
,lion implement. Before making t
he onslaught. the Doctor present L
4 him with glass of-of-lemon- e
de on a silver salver. which pro- a
aedings brought out loud cheers C
ON Farmer Floyd and the Farm u
RS Alliance. b
The pencil breaks points in try F
lg 10 describe the moving done n
! fulfilling of the election banter. I
fier; he sod had been pIowed up h
} the envy of a sunfish porker, f
leery trees hacked to George h
'ashlngiontv, and herb and shru5 :.
I'd plant and posy slaughtered in -
ruin, the good neigh g
,r women svmpalhizing with The +,
dy of The house, called off lhe
e>iroving angel, Ollie, and the
ended, The multitude
ariaking of The accusi omed ai-
rnoon piece-piece of cherry IL
q, and Ice cream accompani- L
ents at Frank Kanode's fam e
IS DelmonicO cafe. in
There was no bank fight in il. Al
lere was no ausiere Religion, nor J
ngling politics in 1t. II was a tt
,gan frollc. a jolly funny time Il
good feeling and an incident RI
be long and pleasantly remem- W
red when more pet eniious dem
sirations pass with the grass IN
TO The oblivion of the common
ace Of seer and sage, the wise D,
d The worldly.
Ii is due 10 our deputy police fo
an to add that he kept watch cl
Il George Smock's Uncle Peter NJ
Washington township mig ht
li.der into the crowd and dis S,
rb the program of the perform 10
ce. h,
Reception fakes, Oat meal, and a.
lham walters at Pierce's. i'm