Daily Republican., 1879-06-27
A RUN TO PENNSGROVE,

A RUN TO PENNSGROvE.
The Susie MeCall-OIivet and Edx Z
Moor sunday schools Over II
Spain-How Everybody EnJoyea
Themselves-Ths Clyde, KeybOId
and susie MCCALL COquetting-
II the people Of Wilmington only
knew the real pleasure experienced by :
little run over to Pennsgrove these hot
sultry days, we are sure the "Susit
Mccall" would be more literally pa.
tronized than she now is, though the
number of her passengers are constant
ly increasing. 1t is true that the "Su-
sic" is not so large and grandly equip,
ped as the Republic" Clyde" War.
ner" or "Felton," but she is large
enough for all PRACTICAL purposes and
she saucily and swiftly paddles through
the water. She is the peer of any Of
her larger neighbors, and she has a
captain that for urbanity and polite
ness cannot be excelled.
Captain Denny's name is becoming
household word in Wilmington and
as the autumn of life whitens his
beard, the amiable smile upon his coun-
tenance increases, and everybody who
takes passage on his jaunty craft feels
at home. Yesterday afternoon after
the rush and hustle Of getting out an
evening paper had subsidsd, repre-,
sentative of the REPUBLICAN accepted the
courtesies of Captain Denny, and after
a delightful ride in the face of a cool
refreshing river breeze We were landed
on the opposite shore.
Here We we're thrown amongst sever.
al hundred friends, officers, teachers
and children of Olivet Presbyterian
Sunday School, who had crossed over
on the early morning trip. Here too
we found some forty or fifty of the
population of Edge Moor the most of
them being connected with little Sun
day School, of which "Johnny," Brad
bury was Superintendent, and which
Olivet Sunday School more stalwart
and able, had taken under her protect.
ing wing for the day. 1t was jolly
crowd We met and having just finished
lunching on biscuits, cake, chicken,
and ham, they were in the best possi-
BILE humor, and were enjoying them
selves to their full limit. Several
swings were kept in active operation,
The young man" of the period taking
as much delight in pushing the swing
as the "young miss" did in being sent
kiting through the air.
Quite a large number took delight in
while some young ladies
blindfolded tried their hands at wheel
barrow rolling, much to the amusement
If those who looked on. Glorious and
big with good nature was our friend
Morrison, from Edge Moor. He was once
Young again, and crowd was after
lin wherever his beaming countenance
showed itself.
A game of croquet with the REPUBLI-
IAN man convinced him that there were
'ther players besides himself. The
picture man did good business in tin
ypes, and the cane and whip man
hought it was glorious crowd. Those
laving skitts and row boats were kept
Justly employed.
One little circumstance occurred and
he only one that we heard of, that
aused any unpleasant feelings. With
he arrival of the "Clyde" on her down
rip came supercilious pair of pairs
rom Philadelphia who spread their
inch upon table and "pitched in"
eme young men on the excursion had
large foot ball which they were kick
lg around at a lively rate, and the ball
to fall in close proximity to
le Philadelphia quartette one Of them
'ok a pen-knife and ripped open the
all. This of course led to al open rup-
Ire and the hasty tempered visitors
'und it more pleasant to take skitf ,,
nd spend the day out in the river,
lille Col. French, the gentlemanly
lndlora at Pennsgrove, set matters ,
.raight by repairing the damage done
, the ball.
At five o'clock, coming home time, a
usy scene took place at the pier. The
Susie Mccall" had on her 300 to 400
xcursionists ready to start. A whis-
g is heard and the "Major Reybold"
lided down and fastened to the pier.
he "Tom Clyde" bound up the river
ropped down and fastened to the Grey
old" The "Clyde" must have had
n excursion on or an immense crowd
passengers. Prominent amongst the
owing throng the white jaunty cap OF
aptain Smith, shading good natur ,,
countenance, was seen, hut the Car =.
in was SO busy tenderly handling I
IL passengers who were changing |.
pats, that he did not notice us nor =
EAR us shout "croquet" at him.
When the " Major Reybold" started a
OWN the river and the " Clyde" cir. y
ed around and poked her nose up
wards Philadelphia, the Susie -
injured out and took the load of liv-
6 freight up the river half way to
lester, and coming down stopped at .,
lPont's pier leaving off Morrison, r. r.
,adley, Woodley and other stalwarts ~ ~
Edge Moor the "Susie" arrived at Q
urth Street wharf at six o clock, every N
'dy, " Republican" man included, Ia Ia
lighted with the day and it's Incl ~ ~
nts.
Ability Elsewhere.
Richard H. Keenan,, Bernard J. Con. G,
lily, Jas. M. Sweeney and John M. o' ~;
riley had the degree of Doctor of ~
ysic conferred upon them at the COM ~, -;
ncement of the Emmittsburg college o.. o..
Wednesday. The former three are ''
1opfo q Tor,o;,, n,,,.,o.. n.I