Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-05-30
THE EXCURSION.

!, Our people, on Thursday last, felt very
much as one of Byr0n's characters-w,
think-did, when visited by a friend-th,
effect was acknowledged by the ejAcula
tion-"Tby presence honors the walls
aud bIesses him that dwells within them
Ashtabula felt dignifed by the number
and character Of her visitors. The excur-
sion train that lett Pittsburg in the mCrn-
ing. took on l60 vIsiters, and on the way
the numbers were added TO, until eight
coaches in the train were filled AT
Youngstown, the excursionists were met by
delegation from this place, and sump-
tuOus dinner was provided at the Tod
House. The company was made up of
many prominent railroad officials, and
representatives of the press from Pitts
burgh, Youngstown and Warren, and
gentlemen of various professions aud pur-
suits. Among the railroad men, were
Prest MCreary, Asst. Manager of the
Penn. Co., Mr-Lang, Mr. Bissell, direc-
tor of the A., Y.& P Co., ]. N. Ferr s,
Supt of the C. & NJ, E. Z. Ryndman, of
the P, w. & b. Co., Sec'y Hutchinson
who acted as master of ceremonies-and
many others whom we were unable to
gather
OF the Pittsburgh press, there were
present-whose courtesy of call at the
Telegraph Office is acknowledged-E. b.
North, of the Commercial, J. Re!lenour, Of
the Gazette. J. C. Barr, of the Post, j H.
Kuhn. of the Associated Press, Wilson
Shawn, of the Telegraph, J. Hazlelt, of the
Evening Leader, and E. NJ. O'Neil, of the
DispGteb.
Of the Youngstown press, we had the
pleasure of seeing-A. R. Seagrave and
Walter L. Campbell, of the Register. and
H. C. Shwab, of the HindieatOr
Of the Warren Press-Wm. Ritezel, of
the Chronicle, and W. A Birchard, of the
ConstitutsOH
The train reached the Centre street sta
ton about o'clock, and was met by our
citizens and the Ashtabula Band, where a
few only stepped off-the large proportion
going on to the harbor. After short time
was here spent in looking over the ex
tensive improvements finished and in
progress, the company repaired TO the
Schr. Snow Drop, of Hubbard & Co.'S
feet, filing the spacious deck. and, accom-
panied by the ST. Cecilia Cornet Band
which the excursionists brought with
them, together with the Ashtabula Band,
we're taken in tow by the tug Dexter, and
a trip into the lake, enjoyed. During twi-
light, they were returned TO the village
and assigned their places for lodging and
breakfast, among our citizens. At nine
o'clock, supper was announced at the
Opera House. The audience room was
filed with tables, and plates laid for some
$50 persons. which were taken up by
those holding tickets. This supper was
prepared by the ladies 0fthe village, & was
not only bountiful enough for twice that
number. but as sumptuous, delicious and
elegantly arranged as conld be desired.
After supper. Mayor Talcott took the
chair, ani called the assemblage to order,
and Mr. E. H. Fitch proceeded, in his
usual happy and appropriate manner, to
extend to the guests most hearty and
cordial welcome This was followed by
a remark or two from President MCreery,
when Judge White, of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania, led off in a very cheerful,
animated and humorous address, that pro-
duced the best of feeling.
Mayor Osborn, of Youngstown. made a
brief but pertinent and happy aHusion to
the pleasures of the occasion, and Mr..
Lang, of Pittsburgh, briefly closed the
speaking. Ashtabula cheered the guests,
and the guests sent back the grateful DEM
onstration.
During an air from the Band, the COM
pany arose from the tables and repaired
to the ll-room-Haskell's Hall-where
were assembled an amount of grace and
beauty not often seen. If we take the as
surances of our friends, the thing was an
agreeable success on every hand. These
grateful assurances were especially pleas
ant, and all felt that the bands Of friend
ship and business union had been pretty
firmly fused and eemented.