The daily gazette., 1879-06-13
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SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHURCH EXCUR-
sIoNs TO THE WOODS AND; SEASIDE

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHURCH EXCUR-
sIoNs TO THE WOODS AND; SEASIDE
YEsTERDAY-THEG GRACE EXCURSION.
When the beautiful steamer Republic,
fresh from Harlan and Hollingsworth's
dry dock and looking bright and hand.
some In her new summer suit of paiut
and repairs, glided away from French
street wharf, ye terday morning, at jut
eleven minutes past I o'clock, there was
general claI ping of hands aud waving
of handkerchiefs. About 800 persons
were ON board, all told, aud It was par
ty calculated to enjoy themselves o.
such fitting occasion. Indeed there
was nothing lack ng which could tend
to produce a geater feeling of eljoy-
ment, and the management of every
thing consplred to make the excursion
lists feel perfectly at home.
Since the Rtpublic has been GLted up,
she seems 4 all the world ike bran
new boat, and every thing about her
SUCCESS ease, comfort and luxury. I'm
der C mmand of captain l. lckey she
sailed spl mildly and that gentl, man
Was kind and attentive to all. Dur
ing the whole trip down there was COLI
stant concert by Beck's Philadelphia or
chestra, intersperced with readings by
the well-knOwn elocutionist, Miss Gertie
Bunnel.
| To tell who did the best or pleased the
audience most, Miss Bunuell or Beck's
orchestra, Is something the most OF those
| who listened, are unable to decide.
Tue boat arrived at Cape May at 1880
| O'Clock, having made the run in fouf
hours and 20 minutes. A stay was grant.
ed, at the Cape OF four hours and thirty
minutes, and the excursionists had
ample time to look about and enjoy
themselves.
At Cape May there has been no rain
to speak of for several weeks, and the
place. aturally sandy, is very dusty
This renders 1t rather disagreea BILE in
that sens. The excursionisrs could not
help noticing tue great change in the
place from what might be suppose q from
The terrible fire that ragged there only
few months ago. Instead OF charred
rufus, the city looks az we'll as before,
md in many places, more imposing.
Ont of the brands and ashes, have ri en-
massive hotels, and beautiful residences
and the change is for the better If any
thing. All indications tended to show
that the cape Il Is year would be ~ gay
as during any preceding season. ell
At 3 O'clock the xcursion left on til,
return trip, and arrived at French street
wharf at 7:1O p. m. Much of the .uccess
of the excursion is due TO the ma naglng
committee, Messrs. Harry Robinson, q
f. Rudolph and John Scott.
, ST. PAUL's SUNDAY SCHOOL. l.r
The excursion of the Sunday schoo
connected with s. Paups NJ. 4. churcl
strayrd out Of the beaten track of vii
{ mington Sunday school excursioD's, yes
: terday, and went to the celebrated CAM
|, ground Of Chester Heights, on tho Balti
more Ceitr X. r. The train eft tho =
w. & Is. Railroad depot at 745 o'clocl
p. m. and went to 10 scene II the excur
sion to LamOkln, over the p. w. & b.
:, and thence down the Bait. Central. 1
very pleasant time was spent in tn
woods which are delightfully."- situate
= upon high hill, in the most pict,iresqu
y part of beautiful Delaware county. QUIT
y a number OF iinproveme nts are going o
V in view of the camp meeting whlc ch COZ
J. mences early in July. IL more Sunda
@ ample and go to this delightful place
more solid enjoyment would be expe
ia ien ced. The train returned to Whining
top a, 8 80 O'clock in the evening.
BETHANY BAPTIST.
"a The Bethany Baptist Sunday scbo,
gave an excursion to Mt. Cuba on
special train of cars, over the Delawa
IL Western railroad. This is a dehghtf
place for small schools to go to, who {
is rot desire to go far from the city. Abo
er $50 persons weot on the excursion, al
one of the most pleasant Of pleasa
II. times was experienced. The tram r
turL ed to Wilmington at O'clock.
ST EPwoRTH CHAPEL.
The six hundred persons who went
Collins Beach on the Thomas Ciy,te Vt
y terday IN the excursion of Epwor
io Chapel have not the least cause to NAL
. complaint on account of the induceme
TX or nature of the daA, and indeed no o.
ar seemed inclined to do so. All were la
lsh in their praise of the excursion.
CoLORED EXCURSION.
The John A. Warner took the Sund
school of the A. U. NJ. p. church, colo
e. ed to Sea Breeze, where a pleasant d
Ia was spent.