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

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back. Since Wheeler was
iown at Santiago, / have often thank
I'd God did not hit him when l shot
ut him across Duck river. Now let us
give three cheers for Wheeler and Lee"
The cheers were given with gustc.
Comrades North and Donely led in
singing the Star Spangle Banner.
Squire George Wilson, of Patterson,
was drafted and made good speech,
and after him Major McCewin, of Lew
istown, was drafted and made good
speech, having a good deal to say about
Lee and Wheeler, they being young
officers in the regiment to which he
belonged before the civil war. IT
cheered his heart that the representa-
tive men of the Confederate army had
returned to their allegiance of the
stars and stripes and the Union. The
evening was about past and night was
growing cool, so the camp fire was adj
journed with the rsminder that Thurs
day would be another day for jubilee.
But the boys, the young boys, with all
the world before them were not for re-
firing, most of them were like ducks
that were out for swim and left their
foster mother hen on the bank tc cluck
and demonstrate while they went on
with the frOlick.
THURSDAY
dawned as one of the best of October
days and so continued to dewy evening,
and brought one of the largest crowds of
people ever assembled at the county
seat. The main thOroughfare, mile
long, from the railroad to East Point,
10 the camp was crowded. The num-
Der of people has been estimated some
say 5000, Others say 1900. At 10
O'Clock a. m, the Juniata County Vet
eran Association held meeting in the
Court House 10 elect officers. Mean
while, the crowd that consisted of men,
women and children, took in all the
town and camp, enjoying themselves
only as all honest, genial, Pennsyl-
vania highland crowd of all sexes, ages,
and condition can enjoy themselves
when out on a holiday open air visit to
the county seat. The forenoon went
swiftly by and when p. M, came all
were on the tip toe of expectancy for
the parade. The parade was formed
on Bridge street with TIE right resting
on Third street. 1t was sight worth
seeing. It would take q whole news
paper 10 do justice to the procession.
To name the prominent, local people
in line, and name the people from a
distance, to describe the march oc the
veterans of the Civil war, and the
young veterans OF the Spanish war,
and to describe the civic societies, and
the firemen. Many people had never
seen steam fire engine, and for their
life they could not tell what kind of
machine the Patterson firemen were
parading. Every piece of metal about
the engine that could be polished shone
and glinted under the light of the sun,
ana many were the remarks. "Look |
look what's that" ..What fer ma
chine is that" Jerusalem Crickets |
what kind of fancy thing is that"
'Golly that must be precious piece |
Of furniture, that SO many young girls |
walk before it with flags, banners, and |
streamers. MY, oh my that's fine
to have been the Ark of the
Covenant, that Moses made for the
israelites in the Wilderness The |
lands of music in line thrilled the heart |
of the multitude along the line, and |
the ensriritirg music of number of |
drum corps, gave to the old and new |
soldiers q military bearing and step. !
They lined up shoulder to shoulder. !
and felt as when they marched in days
gone by against the enemies of their !
country and for the stars and stripes that |,
iioated from every house along the line
long as that of the army of Grant and
Sherman in review at Washington, at
the close Of the rebellion. but there We're
men III line who We're in Grants and
Snerman's review, and they lived over
again the days Of the long warlike past.
Glorious procession, glorious day.
when shall the like again be witnessed
in Mifilintown. After the town had
been traversed by the parade it march
ed to the camp and there was dismiss
ed, all OF it, but Company G., 5.h Regi-
ment, under Captain Schlegle, of Lew
istown, soldiers of the army against
Spain. The Captain put Company g.,
through the military evolutions row in
vogue in the army. The movements
Were executed like machine work, and
a number were new 10 the veterans of
the civil war, having been introduced,
since rebellion was overcome The
guns too were Of the newest pattern,
that made the firing quicker than that
of thirty-live years ago. Thousands of
spectators looked OH in wonderment
and admiration, and as Alexander the
great sighed that there were 10 more
worlds for him TO conquer, so they
sighed because there were no more
modern military evolutions to witness.
They were all anxious to see the evolu-
tons the soldiers went through when
fighting Spaniards. They sighed for a
sight of the military evolutions OF
Roosevelt's rough riders who had been
down into the jaws of death at Santi-
ago. Suddenly Captain Schlegle's
company broke ranks and the days
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