Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-08-13

tres of Manufactures, Commerce and Capital
without break OF bulk or gusge, even to the
northernmost cities Of the Atlantic Seabord
GroaorH. BAaDwrLl.
Director and Agent 3. V. K. K. Co.
Col. James Z. Stewart, editor OF the
Luray Courier, copies our entire sr'icle
Of week before last, with the frs. train OF
cars EQUIV ard bound" from Shepherds.
town. and then makes the lolo~ing
amusing comments
ALI ABOARD!
We are 'inexpressibly happy to an.
nounce the firs, train on, from Shepherds
town over the grand. low grade. through
line This was our first excursion
train. end every car Was filled with q
gay and happy company. 1t was drawn
by splendid engine called the Thomas
A. Scot r, end manufactured 81 the Com
psny shops Of The Pennsylvania Central
Railroad Company a. Phllsdelphia.
The excursiOnis,s were accompanied by
.Criswel's Corner Band and as the train
dashed through the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley the Band discoursed some OF iIs
finest music, and The ladies and gentle.
men aboard, sang 10 the most artistic
style
Let EN- roar as they will
Well be gay und happy still y
eAery depot vi the line the number
Of excursionis,s were increased, and as
they came up TO Lursy. the Head Quar-
,ers of lhe Company, they were met by
tremendous turnout of;Ihe people of Page.
and were welcomed by President Borst
in lew happy and cheering remarks.
welcoming them to the beautiful Page
Valley, and coDgrsiulslihg them on the
happy consumms,lon Of the grand. 10"
grade, through line. Hon. William II.
Travets. OF Jefferson, responded in one Of
the most beautiful and cbasie li,lle ad-
DIRE, sps lhs, il has been our good fortune
to listen 10. The crowd then vocilerOus.
ly cried out oirler Boleler Boie-
Ter !! when the old man eloquent, who
had grown gray in the good old lo"n Of
ST epherCslown, " hich had So many in
h.bltanls century ago as she has now,
and where The lonely sentinel 10 |! these
hundred years, has been going HE rounds.
and ever aud anon, iu mOonshine and
storm, crying out-'AIrs quie, along the
Potomac } had To come on. and mani
fes, hi. 'inrxpressible happiness. which
Vas vociferously received when the
Ptesiden, of he company and number
Of others OF our ciizens, ladle, end gen
,lemen wen, aboard sDd joined the gay
company, the bell rang, the whistle sound
ed ed away sped 'he rain al The rate OF
35 miles pdt hour. 1t Iescbed Fisher
vile in time. and tie whole ely was alive
with joy-lheir shouts were heard al
S,aunlon and The sslounGed denizen. put
their fingers behind their ears that they
might catch di.uuc,lv the sound. and one
said 10 me Other, Boys do you hear
thai ;"
Everything being in readiness. the
cOnGurlor cried all aboard the whistle
screamed enwnrd, and away they dashed
-rauleG up at Lexington, were wrlcom-
ed BY The roar OF artillery from The FIr-
ginia Military institute, and quite a num-
Der OF congra,uls,ory addresses. and
among which wss one Of 'inexpresslbe
joy,' from our noble old friend, Honest
John Lelchcr. When It reached Salem
there Was such an uprosr Of JOY that we
could not hear the whistle. Our talented
young lri"nJ, Moormsn made the compli-
menisry address, and the mysterious man
who wears the tall hat looPed up on the
left. appeared upon the scene. looked OUT
from .ben,ai the brin,' and appeared
'infrpressihly happy. The excursion
lists have scattered, some foI The Mont
pomery White, Others for the Sweet end
Salt SUlpburs. The Red. the Blue and
White Sulphurs quite number ven,
over HE CONSOLIDATED Line to take
look al the beautiful and rich valleys Of
the Ilol.ion and Clinch and will return
ere long, ill ihen possess your souls in
pa:ienoe. ~
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