The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-05
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ON THr IIGHTH DAY coNEY MAD 300 MEN
BEAVER FALLS. pA--The Coxey Army 81
the Commonweal came down into Beaver
Valley Sunday morning and at 2 =. IN.
pitched Camp Valley Forge at upper end oi
town Just at the foot Of the hill on which
stands Geneva College. an institution OF
learning conducted 10y Reformed Presbyter.
fans. These Covenanters were strongly cp-
posed 10 the camp being pitched so close 10
them and appealed to sheriff Molter to pre-.
vent II. hut hew poweress. and 80 IL was
that the good people of that faith were NOR.
titled by the presence OF a gala day crowd oi
5000 out for sunday lark. within the very
shadow Of the building In which they gather
cd for divine worship
This has been great day along the Beaver
aud the Commonwealers have been hospit-
ably received
What j. more satisfactory to them than
anything else is the generous manner in
which their commissary stores have been re-
plcnshed. and yet during the past winter the
authorities and these charitaby inclined
found II hard work TO keep many people IN
this place from starving For this monde
script army. however. committee Of the
Trades Council having IN charge arrange
ments for its reception. secured five hig
wagonoads Of food. something like three
tons. IL included one whole beef 90 dozen
eggs. n hundred loavos OF bread sausage
hams. cold roasts potatoes and other vegeta-
very timely aid. for the army had reached a
point where IL was faring very mcagerly. II
was fed very lightly sunday. For break fast
each man got hunk Of bread and n very
weak article Of coffee. without sugar or milk.
The discomfort over the poor breakfast was
hy no means ahatcd hy the supper served
II consisted of boiled potato,s, bologna and
bread. No other food was served. The
army Is not well pleased that rations donated
n generously as they were here are not given
cut more freely.
The secret is believed 10 be- that Coxey is
looking TO the future. He dropped a very
significant remark while talking about sun
days recruits. He said while he could not
refuse 10 accept good men he did not really
want any more mar,hers. Asked why. he
said by the end of this week hc will De- in the
mountains. The army has been coming
through n rich agricultural region where no
one j. allowed to ~ hungry.
Getting past Iittshurg II will hc I'm noun.
ta!nous region, the inhabitants Of which have
a hard struggle 60 keep themselves. CoNoy IL
mindful of this AMI T. saving his store against "a
time when food may lr required 10 keep hun
cry men from lawlcssu"ss. Such. al least IL
the belief toNcy does not talk On that
| point.
Most of the arrangements of the army hero
were personally supervised 10y Mill. secretary
/ Of the Trades Council. The larur union SEN
tim, nj IL was plain tu hc seen. l. IN sympathy
with the movement Workingmcn all along
/ the line OF march raised their hats to CoNpy
| and many held children up to him in his
/ phHeton To- hc kissed. The streets were crowd
| ed. nearby towns contributing largely To- the
/ sight-ecrs
~ the afternoon meeting hats were passed
| and sl7 collected. aud $50 was taken al IA,
/ evening show. After Brownies performance
/ at night the opera house was given up 10 tho
army for s.eoping quarters.
rHK NlNTH DAY.
/ CoNey's army met on Monday with ons
. opcn-arnrd reception and another IN which
chilliu"ss was III" ,hiei feature. The plea
. ant experience was AZ Economy Pa. where
. John Duss, the senior trustee oi the Harmon
| ist Society, sat before the commonwcal a
. spread from the commune's lardcr. At Sc
wickley came the irigid meeting.
So sudden Il transition from sunshine tC
frost angered Marshal Simth. lie issued strict
orders that the picket lines must be respected
by the ctzons. IL was In carrying out thes,
instructions that the army came into d
slight collision with distinguished jurist o
Allegheny county and furnished the most eN.
citing incident OF the day.
Edwin II. Stowe. President Judge Of ALE
chenv County Common Pleas No :.