The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-07
PANTIIERVLLE.
A Pleasant Excursion.


to the editor of THE HERALD and Mr..
John w. Swindells, these gentlemen
joined the excursion party consisting
If Colonel Tom Scott and Nce-Prcsi-
dents John G. Brown aud Frank =.
Bond and their associRirs aui repair
ed to Fort Worth, whore the leading
citl2eus ofthat prosperous city rrr ived
them with their wontrl hospitality.
Colonel Scott was taken m charge by
Captain Eph Dapgett, ana both of
these portly gentlemen ensconced he-
hind sproddling grey horse, In an old
rafting buggy, with dilapidated um,
nreIla spread over them, drove to and
fro over the hill city.
Attired in loose linen busters with
broad brlmmed white straw hats flop.
ping over their heads, these pleasant
gentlemen presented the fac SimReS Of
comfortable farmers enjoying "A city
ride, Governor rhrockmorton, Gov.
ernor Brown, Major ROnd ana many
members of the party were taken
charge of by sort Worth friends and
driven over the city.
AT 4 o'clock, dinner party consist.
ing ofC0lonel Straug, OF the United
States Army, CAPTAIN Daggetl, MIR.
James b. simpson, Isaac Sturgeon,
Government Railway Inspector and
United States Internal Revenue Col.
lector olonel scott and his son James
Scott, ECO, Mr.. John w. Swndclls,
General John q, Walker, Major Frank
Bond were invited into the handsome
and commOdious dining parlor, where
every delicacy that could appeal to the
appetite Of an epicure was heartily dis
cussed, The crgnac, dry vermiAgy, and
Delaware peaches and grapes, We're in
comparable. The service YVES of
China, elaborate In gold and
in the monogram OF the
Texas and Pacific road. Fragrant mo-
cha and Priceless llpvanas wound up
the dinner, and the guests returned to
the drawing-room car, where introduc,
Tons were had 10 Colonel Peter j.
Smith, Jacob Hershheld, the venerable
Judge Evarts, the oldest attorney in
Northern Texas, Major KIN NanHandt,
Messrs. Ross, Fields, Evans, and 9th.
ers. The time was passed most agree
ably, and the occasion was rendered
especially pleasant by the anecdotes of
Eph. Daggett and Governor Throck-
morton. The courtesies of Colonel
George Noble and the accompanying
officers of the road were all that could
be desired. At three o'clock the spe-
cial train moved out from Fort Worth,
and the road was carefully and labo-
riousIy inspected by Mr., Sturgeon, gov
ernmental inspector. Culverts, bridges,
ties, embankments, trestle-works, grad
cautiously measured. Thele can be no
question that this very companionable
gentleman performed his duty consci-
entiously and well. His report will
evidence one OF the most thoroughly
constructed roads in the United States.
Much credit Is due to the resident ell
gineer, d. w, Washburn, Colonel No
ole and Governor Brown for the very
excellent condition of the road. The
city of Sherman was represented on
the trip by that c0mpllshed writer
and scholarly gentleman, Mr.. Darnall,
who parted with the excursionists at
Dallas. This city was reached at UPM,
where the party remained until 0P,M,
when they lett for Marshall and Sher-
man, via TeXarkana.
Mr.. Simpson, OF The HERALD, ac-
companied the party, az an invited
guest, and will be absent from the city
some days.