The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-11-16

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TAEpIRy.LLIP|CAI'ION!
Rotund and Rubicurd.
The Drum Major of the
Campaign has a
Benefit.
OHE NIGHT ONLY, WITH AN ENTIRE
NbW GhSf Gf CHARACTERS.
The Comedy Troupe Close the
Season in The Court Room with
a Contiru ondo Speech from
the Nap 3leon of Farce.

| Ol OH UTSeil.
Special trains from Columbus and
the river were secured to bring in
the pilgrims, worshipers and idoli
tors, and it is only the truth of his :
tory TO state, that with fair weather
as helper, the crowd in Logan was
mp to Logan's greatness and her
known supremacy among all the
sister towns IN this section of
Ohio.
i Macarthur furnished the only or
ganized delegation. She came with
band and banners. The band is
Democratic and played good music
The transparenties were printed by
our artistic brother, Tony Barleon.
and were in the highest finish of
the latest apple butter feature of
Typographical art. Those transpar.
encfes bearing the suggestion of
Mckinley and '96, we noticed, took
fire FIRST, spontaneous combustion,
and burned to the ground. No
insurance.
After bowling on the streets for
an hour or more, the most tired of
the company occupied the Conrt
House. This place was selected for
tie meeting, for the reason that
Col. Rempel refuse the Opera
h ouse, not being in sympathy with
the extravaganza at this time of
rent paying, and then the room
could be warmed and lighted with
county coal and gas, perqusite of
victory, the spoils takers are quick
10 catch onto.
A few faded flags, some house
plants, picture of Mckinley or
Pursell, constituted the decoration.
Goody goodies of the town dis
couraged the jollication. they
colidn't just know what to cele-
brate. They had captured lot of
petty Offices, just how they didn't
ke to boast about. Y no elected
their place hunters they didn't ex
actly know, and for fear some trai-
torious Democrat, some disgruntled
Office seeker who voted with them
this once. might he made ashamed
of himself, they didn't know how
to celebrate, nor what to celebrate
about.
Not so with Purse,l. He had a
good thing and he didn't propose
to let it get away from him. He
did it all with his war speeches, and
comedy troupe performances, and
he proposed to have crowning
glorliication, let the chips and of
fall fall where they might.
Early in the evening he took
position on the judges stand, and
began a posturing and posing, with
rounded chest, and face aglow like
the sun IN Indian summer; he stro le
back and forth, with arms folded
behind him in the bend of the small
of his back, La Napoleon, who in
his domain he certainly Is.
He opened his meeting with his
war speech. 1t was terrible. 1t
subducd the snail boy and his tin
horn. Awomau IN the back bench.
es tainted. He pronounced the
name of the Governor as if spelled
Hwh. Wnilwam MaawKunly. This
caused dead hush. And then when
he said that the money contributed
for the celebration wonld not be
used for the purpose OF the donors,
but that HE would give it to the re-
lief corps, kind of a bunko busi.
ness it seemed, a number of stall
warts who would give ten times as
much foi charity if asked for char
ity contribution, were noticed to
pronounce the wori "S-h-a-w with
sound, take chew Of dog
leg tobacco and walk out.
lie had his performers on the stage
around him. Probate Weitzell and
Sheriff Ryan staid down in the
crowd with the boys. After he had
chawed over the name of Mckinley
until he couldn't pronounce it. he
called out some one from Lancaster
whom, he said, had done the most
for victory in Fairfield county.
1t was not CLAY Drinkle, we don't
know who he Is. lie is not smart
and was tool enough to give Mayor
away. He openly declared
that the mayor bad made a bet on
the election, had won the money, got
the stakes and had evidence of VIOLA
lion of the law, he is sworn to obey,
n his pockets. 1t is lucky for
Mayor Carpenter, that none of the
yrandjurors of thecoming courtheard
his victory maker of Fairfield,
make such foo! of himself and put
he NAV or in such All awkward fix
Is judicial officer.
Following Victory Maker little
10Y was called out to sing song,
The boy sung the song.
Then our little Phil was trotted
INT Phil was made up for Spect: = !
,ular pantomine, not for speech. ,
Iii. hair was smeared down like
vad of tallow dipped tow, making I ,
lalf moon splatcn on his forehead, ,
he latest style Of the AshCave dude, .
His Prince Albert coat was button
d askew, tue right side button in
he center, put IN the next hole high :
r on the button hole side, giving a
ind Of disshabblv alI .arance {
:, .ha yeSiuro His .I.prh had 9