Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-19

their march on Tuesday showed thai
they had not lost the military step ac.
guired a generation ago. From that
time on veterans arrived from all parts
of the district, ''by ones and twos.' ,
The electric lights had just blinked out
in brilliant flash, and the Merry &C
Round had just started one of its thre<
tunes, and every one on the ground
had just begun TO feel as if a pleasant
evening outside of tents was to be had
when rain began to fall. Every one
ran for shelter Rain kept falling til
every one got to bed and between thai
time and Wednesday morning the
weather cleared and
WEDNESDAY
proved Itself a splendid day. There
was breeze enough 10 keep the bunting
and flags in town and camp hut
te-ing. \ large number of ytter-
ans come from Lewistown in the
forenoon, with Company G., of the
5th Regiment Col. Burchiieid also
came, and the famous cavalry general
Of the .Juniata Valley, General Taylor,
was in the throng of veterans. They
were properly escorted to the encGmp-
meut ground. The encampment head
quarters was visited by hundreds of
veterans who enrolled their names.
BY noon time people seemed to come
from every point of the compass. At
, o'clock p M, several thousand peo-
PIE had assembled in the camp. y
meeting was held, Rev Mr. Fahs
offered prayer, speeches were made
by eX-COngreSsnan Atkinson, Col.
Burchlield, Congressman Mahon and
DR.. Parcels. Captain Schlegel, Of
Company c., took his company TO
drill. The thousands of people Hooked
where they could see him maneauyer
the young Spanish war soldiers.
Everyone was pleased with the enter
which was cut short by
President Snyder announcing that the
time had come to form into line and
march to the railroad. The profession
was headed by the McAlisterville
band. Ths Spanish war soldiers ans
the veterans of the rebellion made a
a long and interesting parade fer the
spectators 10 feast their eyes on. y
of veterans brought up the
rear. The Locust Run band was one
of tie crack bands in line. 1t was a
Jolly march, made with the precissive
step of old soldiers. They marched to
the railroad and back to camp.
Shortly after nightfall, the veterans
formed a procession III camp and with
two bands marched into town and if
they did not paint the old place red
the burned red lights that heightened
the effect and gave to the marching
men grand appearance. When they
returned to camp camp fire was
started. II. Il. Snyder president of
the association presided. Volunteer
speakers were called for, and for a
while were slow IN responding, indeed
the veterans were so modest that draft
ing was resOrted TO. Captain Felix, of
Lewistown, was the first man drafted,
and made a good speech. Then COM
rades John North and j. NJ. Donely
sang a song, the assembly joining in
the chorus, and SO magnetic was the
effect that ladies present joined in the
singing. DR.. Rodgers was called, he
not responding, the president arose and
not respond, then the president eX-
pressed the belief that the doctor must
still be at work somewhere for the
comfort of the old and young soldiers.
He told how the Doctor had been at
work ali day in helping to gether sup
plies and means to prepare the dinner
for the yound soldiers, they of the late
Spanish war He told the comrades
that the doctor is one OF the best OF
workers, and his absence must be owing
to some work for their comfort. Com
rade J. NJ. Donely was then drafted
and made speech Dr. Parcels, of
Lewistown, was then drafted and in
his speech he referred to the fact that
the Spanish war had brought back the
the stars and stripes, and cited the
cases of General Lee and General
Wheeler. He had scarcely finished his
speech till the president II. H. Snyder
y J., -,
one of the battles of the civil war at
Shellyville, Tennessee, June %, 1868,
he was in Il cavalry charge, they broke
through the Confederate line and dash
ed upon group of officers of the enemy
on the banks of Duck river, and there
he captured Lieutenant Colonel
With the Colonel was little man in
his shirt sleeves to whom he had paid
no attention. Suddenly the little maI
i'll his shirt sleeves gave his horse ;
| spur and the next instant his hors,
river, across which he swan, when h,
was goiug out of the stream on tn
| further shore, the Lieutenant Colone
said ''Yank do you know who that i
in his shirt sleeves" mo" answere,
Snyder. well let me tell you said th
Colonel he is General Wheeler" %
leveled my gun and fired" said Snyder
"but the only effect was" Wheeler
horse ran away faster. / took th
mouse and let the rat go, in other words