Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-01
DEMOCRATS DIDN'T SETTLE.
Now They Are Sued for Transporting PART
OF Excursionists 10 a Barhacue.
(From the Bangor News.)


Skowhegan. March GA peculis
ease is marked for trial this week ans
if tried. will create no little amusemen
for the spectators. Nearly four year:
ago after the country had heard Of tn
news of the election of Grover CleVe-
land for President, the Democrats TT
alizing that ii was only semi-annuall,
that they had an opportunity TO ceie
brate. conceived the idea that the.
would do the thing up brown, and $
after due deiiberation decided to as
tonish everybody by roasting an OK: i
fact to have a first class barbecue an.
it was upon this decision that a loca
meat marketman, Frank Thompson
was sent into the northern section o
this country to purchase a bovine tina
was tOothSome enough for the Demo
cratic palate, as at that time it wa
thought there was nothing too rich fol
the victorious party.
1t was said by some that this OK va:
hidden away for the summer in antic;
patton of this event. However, tn
day for the celebration came and Will
it the OK and upon an i.nprovised spi
in the yard of the Maine Contra
freight yard the juicy beast wa
roasted.
The Democrats. wishing to have {:
good crowd and give everybody !:
chance to enjoy the celebration, mad,
negotiations with the Somerset Rail.
road to run an extra down from Nortl
Arson to Norridcewoch. where the
people could come the remaining f.,
miles by stages ready for the purpose
The trade was made with the Somer
set road to run down an extra a,,t
wait until after the barbecue and re
ture for $50 collecting what they coUlC
in fares and the Democrats paying til,
remainder of that sum.
The trip was made and put but Sc OF
81 was received. and the leaders of thu
Democrats were called upon Tor tbs
remainder. but it has not been pal.
and now the road has brought actor
against a prominent Democrat for The
balance. and he refuses to pay on th'
ground that he never made any TRADE
with the company.
Had this trouble been known by tn
Republicans at that time, as every
body. regardless of politics. was feeiIna
good natured and Lent on having z
good time. they would have Indoubt-
eddy have made up the remainder o.
the purse, as they had been Duyirs
powder all day for certain Democrats
10 make Il noise with unknown to tn.
party leaders. OF course an OK roasted
in that manner could not be good al
through. and some parts We're MOI,
tough than others. On TIL, whole it was
quite good. but man from Athens
swallowed a junk of that raw meat
that never has digested and troubles
him some even to this day. But the
man from Madison who stole the car
cass III the evening. must have swal-
lowed the gall.
However. here is the case marked 60,
trial which was brought by the rail
Charles A. Harrington of Norridgn-
wock. who says it must be settled in
this court
But the Democrats still hang out anl
as they do not expect to roast another
OK this fall. they can afford to De obsti-
nate. and the man that has the Judi
gested lump in his stomach and tne
man that has swallowed the gail swea.
| they will not pay until they are sure OF
another barbecue. and that at present
looks q long way off.