West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-04-26
A PREsroNIAN TRoDDINa
The County Roads with Coxcy's Cos-
nonwesl Army.

any emergency or any movement
FOR the defense Of our country or
the benefit of humanity. Preston
will allow no county to Guido her
in raising the wind or paying trib.
ute to genius or nonsense. SO when
Gen. j. 5. Coxey advertised for
men TO enlist in his Commonweal
Army, the ARGUS had every reason
10 believe that Presto,f's patriotism
would respond and furnish hobo
or two 20 partake Of the generosity
OF the people along the line Of
march. The expectation has been
fulfilled. A representative Of the
ARGUS, who happened to be in
Cumberland on Sunday, April 10th,
when the Commonweal Army came
marching into town, observed that
the fifth man in the ranks was
Preston county man, thus demon
strating the fact that Preston AL
ways keeps pretty we'll to the front
In all movements. The Preston
county man was none other than
Mr.. Casimir Gross, whose fame as
visionary and vacillating genius is
not confined to Kingwood District,
where be was born and raised. The
army marched to the base ball
grounds. where they were to camp
during their sponging in Cumber-
land. After the army breke ranks
the ARGUS representative sought an
interview with Casimir.
When the ARGUS man approach
ed him he was writing o letter. At
first he did not recognize the scribe,
as his memory has been travelling
so rapidly since he left Pres on that
it has gotten far in advance Of him.
1t only required to take his memo
ry walk over the county road from
Tunuelton to Kingwood, which is
so thoroughly trod by Uncle Tom
my Hawker at the present day, to
illuminate his memory into recog-
milton of the scribe.
eyes, ! recognize you now" he
said, in tired voice, which had
travelled from Frostburg to Gum
berland that morning, which could
only be relieved Of its weariuess by
the contents of the commissary
wagon. 81 am always glad to see
my Prestonian brethren" hc con-
tinued. "But Preston was always
hard road for me to travel. aud
never could keep up with Gene
McGInnis, Joe Miller, Sally STAINS
berry, Phil Garfield, Tom Rhodes.
Adam Everett, Jake Weaver, and
all the rest of those fellows who
inhabited the mountains of Preston
county. often wonder which way
the heels of their boots turn in
climbing over those hills, for you
know | am a shoemaker by trade,
and put in many iiresome hour
turning their heels in the opposite
direction when l lived I'll that
neighborhood."
lie hesitated a moment and
glanced toward the eommissary
wagon, which seemed to have a
greater attraction for him than the
immense crowd of people or the
scribe, which indicated that blast
OF the bugle.born would be .greea-
BILE to his ears aud stomach.
Glow came you to Join the Com
monweal Army? Your friends in
Preston would be immensely pleased
to learn your reasons for joining
Coxey, aud the ARGUS will take
pleasure iu printing any statement
you may make"
well, you may say to my Pres.
ton county friends that it was an
inspiration with me. ] have been
running a shoe shop In Uaiontown,
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, for
some time, and / must say doing q
good business. When / read the
appeal Of Gen j. s. Coxey for men
to join his Commonweal Amy
movement l could not resist tho
temptation to join him. Ny whole
life has been spent in the defense OF
the laborfngman. In the Coxey
movement / thought / seen where
could help the la5oringmen Of the
country. SO acting on the inspi.
ration OF the moment, ] closed my
shop and Journeyed to Massillon.
Ohio. was one among the arst
to join the army and was eommis.
stoned Captain Of squad Of men.