The sun., 1910-01-09
SONG AND CHEER FOR HORrON.
1radferd County, Pa, Grccts the veteran
- Broker at Its Yearly Feast.

Bradford Csunty. Pa, Grcets the veterap
- Broker at Its Yearly Feast. J,
The Bradford County Society gave
Harry l.. Horton. the broker. a dinner
last night at, the Hotel Plaza. and 2TS
Bradford oountyites gave -Uncle Harry
q right merry time.
Bradford has been trying to edge out
OF PennsylvRnia into this State for up-
ward OF century. and pcOplein Chomung
ana Ifoga counties, just over the line. }
complain now and then that they are being
snoYod. It is certain that Bradford IL
spilltng quantities Of her best citizens
every year into New York. There are
$50 Of them here now by Norman Hicks's
omcial records, and every LehiRh train
se likely 70 drop OF another As eonna Of
them admitted last night, they may have
hit town with milk on their shoes, but Il
didn't taks long to get new pair OF
Two Of the busiest people at the dinner
were Allan W. Gernert Of the Bankers
Trust Company and William r. Car
noohAn. Mr.. Gernert led the Mendelssohn
ever there was lull Mr.. GernerI rang
a bell and they let loose q parody of a
popular song, the words OF which were
distinctly joshful and directed TO a Brad
fordtte OF prominence. As for Mr.. Car
noohan. he talked all over. the nice white
spltters as easy as you ,please. -.
-tinkle-clmRi the hell
would 60. and then collection OF exiles
from Asylum orsSugar Run Station would
sing TO the tune Of The Wearing OF the
clsiiy for the occasion by Montague Glass,
The song was entitled The Watering OF
the MIX and concerned John f. McCau-
ley. president OF the society, who deals
in mtlk. Sugar Run sang this verse:
Oh. spoke to Harry Horton and requested
him 20 state
II he thought that milk was harmful when
person drank It straight.
And he said that stocks and milk were such
that any honest man
Could profit by the water in the. bottom
: of the can.
And up from q round table near the
Firth avenue side arose q bunch from
Troy and Athens. and they sang to Nc
Cauley and Harry Horton:
Oh, spoke to Harry Horton and requested
him to say
II chalk and bran ss merchandise would
sell enough to pay.
He said anything in Wall street will COM
Provided there is water In the bottom OF
the can.
Bedford and Rummerfiald and Towanda
and all the tank stations along the Lehigh
Valley came right back with another
verse. By that time eve rybody in the room
was up and shouting in with the song
Here 10 the song OF the Lehigh tank
stations:
Oh. 1 spoke 70 Harry Horton and asked
him to explain
II dairyman was honest when he sold
less milk than rain;
He answered with asperity: Amt an
honest mani
And always sold the water from the
bottom Of the can"
There were speeches by William Max
well. Judge II. @. Moore, Tom Fitch,
Winohell smith and Harry l.. Horton,
who thanked them for the pleasant things
they had said about him.
Among the Bradford county folk and
their guests were Col. Daniel Appleton.
Justice James A Blanchard. Dr. John
Carnochan. Frank p. Case, Howard Conant,
Alfred II. Curtis, Henry p. Dawson.
William A. Glennon. Bert A. Gaylord,
Frank j. Goodwin. Norman p. Hicks,
E. f. Hutton. Ellery p. Ingham, George
w. Npp, e. NJ Lockwood jeremiah j.
Lynch. Robert c. Morris Louis T. Piolett,
George A. Post, MAjor-0en. Charles r.
Peter Sohmuok. william H. Taylor,
Frederick d. Underwood. Col. A. @. Wood,
II. p. Watson and Everett WAterhouse.