Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-08-16
A Pleasant Sus prise,


period in the life of many citizens of thi:
town was the reception at the home of Col.
onei John J. Patterson on the evening of
the SIN of August. 1t was a susprise or
ganized by W. H Rollman and Ferd Mevers
and score and more of the Colonel's busi-
ness associates in the important railway
enterprise of connecting Harrisburg, Lam
caster and Philadelphia by an electric pas
senger railway system, that will speed its
cars at 40 to 90 miles an hour. The Col.
onePs friends met in the parlor of the
Jacobs House at 1880 p. IN. and formed in
procession and walked TO his home but a
short distance down the street. The Col
enel has not in many days looked as well
as he did that evening when he shook
hands with the long line of friends as they
passed through the front sitting room to
the library, and there formed circle in
the center Of which stood Robert McMecp
ready to deliver the presentation speech
and on his right stood Wm. Rollman and
Ferd Meyers holding solid silver cigar
box containing so havana cigars. The
Colonel stood at the sitting room door
facing the presentation committee.
Mr.. MCMExN said:
Mr.. PATTERSON, These friends have
taken to themselves the pleasure to call up
On you this evening and express their con-
gratulations upon the return of your natal
day, and TO express also the earnest and
good wishes of the occasion. They con
gratulate you that this birthday finds you
sound in body and mind, possessed of your
old time zest in things social and fully arm
ed for the performance of the ouerous busi-
ness engagements you have at heart. Your
friends come thus informally, presuming
rightly from long knowledge of your gener.
GUS nature, that they give no offense they
know that your door has ever stood aiar to
receive on equal terms every one OF solid
worth, and they desire to suggest that you
tarry amongst them now Tor awhile, tai.
to yourself respite from business cares
andi give them the pleasure of your COM
panionshp.
They recall the manly business example |
you have always shown in your resid ence |
here, another fact that every municipal en-
terprise which has been established here in /
recent years has either been of your sur- |
gestion primarily, or has received your &C. 1
tive and valued support They recall that .
your whole life and its best energies have /
been mostly employed, for the benefit Of !
others, and they are not willing that this |
suitable &C casion shall pass without some |
sensitive expression Of their realization and /
appreciation Of these facts
They hear with pleasure of the financial .
success which has attended the many cour-
ageous business ventures you have made in
hand. They observe the valued places you
occupy among men OF the highest technical |
education in this country, as an authority !
on the practical application Of lightning TO
he uses OF man, and they know something
If the guarantee Of soIidity your name as
'Ociated with an enterprise furnishes 10
tiraucIal people. Seven cities of the an
,ient world contended for the honors of
iomer's birth. 1t may be said that more
ban seven cities in these modern DAYS and
lew country owe the creation of much of
heir wealth and best internal improvements
o your skin and energy, in organizing and
.eyeloping electric passenger rIilways.
they see you in comfortable home belong
ngs, well organized family and hosts of
risnds, and tney are inclined to Character
ze you IN Ben Johnson's lines as:
"One whose even thread the Fates spin
round and full,
Out Of their choicest, and their whites,
wool"
They bear you in their orisons. and be-
peak for you many auspicious returns of
his natal day-heslth Of BODY, vigor of
mind, home comforts, troops of friends
nd years of profitable toll.
And now your friends ask you 10 receive
his memcnto TO mark the occasion, as Civ.
ng somewhat Of material emphasis to their
ceilings. Our hope is that there NAV be
.ommunic ated TO you and yours in receiv-
ng some share of the pleasure, also. which
We experience in giving, and that the bless |
ng may be equal 10 him that takes and him !
hat gives This use of brief space of |
;me is, we think, Of service to all, and |
.omes next to blessed sleep as chief nour- |
sher in life's feast, II intoxicates the /
Dind with forgetfu!ness of the bondage of
soothes the fever of care and |
ightens the burden of our daily toll. In
.oming days the memento will suggest this |
occasion. We wish for you many returns
# the day Of your birth, under the mos !
'ropitious conditions, and that every such
occasion may find you with your eye not
lin nor your natural force abated.
Upon the conclusion of the peach Mr.. |
Rollman and Mr.. Meyers stepped toward
md presented the handsome silver box.
The Colonel received the present and
made an appropriate reply in which for
ime he showed considerable emotion bat
oOn recovered himself and expressed the |
highest appreciation over the demonstration
# his friends and said he valued them higher
han popular applause. The enterprises
# the day in which they are interested,
nay not materiaIize in fabulous fortunes, |
'ut surely they will realize eight per cent. |
IS Farmer Young said he did in farming. |
'eing asked how such thing could be
Young said: 81 get about tive per cent. IN
money from my farms and per cent. in
,leasurc.'
This was also the occasion of the Colon
i's 68rd birth day. and his daughter Mary
nd son Silas invited a number OF friends,
nd the two companies made IN event long
o bs remembered.
The Port Royal Band was stationed in
he ward and rendered sweet music that