Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-27

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ure enjoying citizens, joined by 1
number Of the pleasure loving Of our
sister town, len this on Friday th,
18th instant, for Clearfcld Ms thei
destination An elegant new car wal
furnished the party by Mr.. Wilkins
the obliging Superintendent of tn,
Bald Eagle Valley and Tyrone
Cleardeld railroad with oomiortabl,
accommodations added much to tn,
pleasure Of the excursion. At ll;4t
II. m, the excursionists appeared a
the Bcllofontc depot with countenan
ccs indicative Of their natural vivacity
and beaming with very jolity in view
of anticipated pleasure, all comlorta
bly, seated in the new car, the engine
seemingly as If she knew she wer,
trasporling u jolly excursion, gave
ont lively, sbrill whistle, and started
off with electric speed, and Joined the
party in parting salute to our town
The ride, although partaking a it'll,
of the tedious over part Of the route
was delightful, the scenery over the
mountain being so beautiful and va
ried in its character, and entirely
new to majority of the party, so in
terested them as 10 render oblivious
all thoughts of WEAKNESS.
The view from the Big Fill, which
is about half way up the mountain, il
one of the most picturesque and grand
the eye ever witnessed
The first object of interest that
strikes the observer at this point, and
fills him with admiration, is q small,
crystal stream, sparkling like liquid
diamonds, as it dances along over its
pebly bed in the depth Of the ravine,
hundreds Of feet below him. The eye
lingering on the scene for u moment,
then naturally follows the course OF
the stream, and in doing so, il beholds
the ravine widening swallowing up
lesser ravines intersocting it at vari-
Gus points, and reaching for miles
far down the mountains into the val
ley, the whole blending into one grand
and beautiful picture, charming the
eye and delighting the beholder.
The various eollercs, and recent
and'cxtensive improvements manifes-
ting a spirit Of active enterprise, and
the forests Of timber along the route
were objects of interest.
The party arriving at PhiIipsburg,
lay over there half hour, during
which time they INDUCED in a promo
made through some of the streets,
which afforded pleasant relief, and
enabled them to obtain a more intel
ligcnt knowledge Of the burg.
Our young friend, and former towns
man, ID. l.. Krebs, Esq, and his friend
Mr. Bigcr, met us at Philipsburg
with a cordial welcome to their town,
and there joined our party. We here
take pleasure in making an acknowl-
cdgement of our obligations to Mr..
Krebs for his kindness and earnest
effort in our behalf, TO which we are
certainly indebted for much Of our
pleasure.
On ourarrival at Clearfeld we were
greeted with most cheerful welcome
by the citizens Of our host. The lat
ter, Mr. Colburn, Proprietor of the
Shaw House, whose countenancc al
ways beams with pleasant smile, was
evidently glad TO see us, and, in a
very short time, we were all assigned
to comfortable apartments, and were
feeling perfectly at home.
After brushing off the dust Of the
ride, at the summons of our host, we
appeared at the dining.room, and did
ample justice to an elegantly prepared
supper, which he well knows how TO
get up.
AT halfpast seven in the evening,
the citizens of the place, in keeping
with their well known reputation for
true hospitality and sociability, called
upon Us in large numbers. among whom
were the Hon. Messrs. Biglcr, Barret,
Wallace, McEnnaly, and others, and
ladies. And the young people, not TO
be cxcelled by the older ones in SO
ciableness, aud in endcavoring to add
to our pleasure, came in largely, and
very agreeably to us, participated in
the pleasures of the evening.
Allarrangements having been made
and the Introductory salutations hav.
ing been generally gone through with
the variety Of a hop was introduced
about nine o'clock, where all those
who tipped the light fantastic enjoyed
themselves hugely, and by which The
pleasures of the evening were much
heightened
Lest there might be some one thing
left undone, which might have beer
conductive to our enjoyment, th,
Clearfield band favored us with a ser
enadc, dircoursing some elegant mus
ic, some of which pieces the dancers
took advantage OF by keeping time tC
the same, in the most pleasant way
possible.
On Saturday morning the citizens
renewed their kindness by placing a
our disposal their carriages, driving
and showing us around the town anC
neighboring country. 10 short, every
thing was done that could be done by
the citizens for our pleasure and en-
joyment, aud, to say the least, ",
think that they are most justly enti
tied to the reputation for sociability
hospitality aud kindness that they en-
/ joy. We left Clearfed happy, be
cause we had gone there aud had $,
pleasant time while there, and be
cause VIC became so agrcca6ly an,
pleasantly acquainted
On our return. p. G. Meek, S. I
Shugert, w II IL. Brainerd, Jno. ii
Orvis, G. NJ Yocum and ID II. Has
tings where appointed committee {,
draught resolutions expressive OF tn
sense Of the party, who reported a
follows:
Resoired, That We hereby express our thank
to the pcnna Railroad company for furnishin
go neat car, and comfortable accommodation
for the excursion.
Resolpsd, That we hereby express our thanh
and acknowledge ourselves under grateful oblisI
tions to The citizens Of Clcarlod, and our hos
and their ladies Of The shaw and the Mansio