Daily Republican., 1880-10-23

After Visiting HagaRst0Wm and
Frederick, ND. the FlFemen Re.
turned Homo Last Evening-An
Enthusiastic welcome.

L MtAeh0DsAC w OACUhMUs
The Fame Hoe and Water Witch
Fire Companies returned home from
heir visit to Maryland at a few min.
ltes before seven o'clock last evening.
rhey we're crested with the ringing oi
bells and were met at the depot by q
reception committee from the Friend
ship Fire Company, who escorted them
to the latter company's house where q
banquet had been prepared for them.
| Menbers Of the companies possessed
Numerous menentoes Of their visit
The PANE Hose Company carried an
Immense wreath with the inscription
cf Welcome Delaware and Pennsylya-
mia to Virginia." which had been pre-
ssnted to them by the Good Will Com
psny, of Harrisburg, Pa, also there on
a visit. A large star, which had
formed portion Of the decoration OF
one Of the engine houses, was also
carried by the company. The ban
4uet rendered the returning visitors was
quite sumptuous. Owing to the rain
no parade was given.
Hagerstown was reached on Wednes-
dsy morning about $50 O'Clock, and
the visitors Immediately were received
by fremen and taken to their hotels.
They formed into line, and at 10. 80
o'clock visited the agricultural fair,
where they were welcomed by the Pres
ident OF the association. A street pa-
rads, In which nineteen companies par
tioipated, was given at three o'clock.
After the parade banquet was held in
thr market house, prepared by the
aremsn and presided over by $50 young
ladies. In the evening there was a pro-
fuse display of fireworks.
The only unpleasant occurrence OF
the day was the misunderstanding of
the members of the company and Her
bert & Mclaughlin, proprietors of the
Baldwin House. From the statements |
Of the freman who appear to be very
much excited over the matter, after |
they had paid for their board and
lodging, they were told by these |
gentlemen that they could not give
them accommodations in the hotel and |
that a hall jast opposite had been
hired and they would have to sleep
there.
Upon inspecting the accommodation |
thus unexpectedly thrust upon them,
after having been assured that they
would have sleeping accommodations in
the hotel, and finding nothing but a
stretcher, with no quilts or sheeting of
any kind, they became very wrathy
and returned to the hotel and demand
ed their money.
The prol ristOrs at first refused to &C
sede to the demand, but finally, after
having been consulted by committee
from the HagarstoWn companies and q
number Of prominent citizens, the
money was refunded. The Whining
toHians then went to the depot and
tried to get transportation to Frederick
city. The company had no engine at
hand, but to relieve the men in their
extremity, unlocked the CARS and gave
them permission to improyiss beds of
the seats. The fremsn did this rather
than inconvenience the citizens, who,
feeling very badly the actions of the
proprietors of the hotel, had kindly
offered shelter at their homes. K
Breakfast was procured the next
morning at the Hoover House. and after
the different companies the
boys started for Frederick city, reach-
ing there Thursday at II O'Clock. The
two companies were met by committees
and escorted into town. The Mayor re.
csived the companies in short speech
and ex City Treasurer Vincent replied
as follows:
Mr.. Mayor sincerely thank you for 1
the kindly welcome you have given to
The firemen of Wilmington, but Freder.
ioktcwn to US is neither strange or for
eign. History records you as polish
ed, polite, educated, tolerant and pa Il
triotic city. Nearly a hundred years
ago, old writers speak of you as having
a college containing between one and
two hundred students and several other
schools, in which were taught the En- !
glish and Dutch language. II
Tho advantages of education were
not understood then as now, and at that 1
time you were far ahead Of the age in I
your Institutions OF learning. Your
city then had seven hundred houses,
mostly built Of brick and stone, and
your inhabitants were composed (so t
'ay the writers of the time), OF German r
Lutherans and Calvinists, English q
Roman Catholics, Bap. 81
lists and Methodists. ALL these va.
.ious and opposite..religion seots dwelt
ogsther in your city in peace and har-
nony, at a time when in other commu. Ii
,ities the various sects had strong ami .
mostly against each other. Again Fred. p
,ricktown was the first community leg i
lily to condemn in her courts the
tamp act in the time of our revolution, ~
md the first to raise troops in Maryland =
or the war of independence. You of i!
and we of Delaware had the VI VI
,est soldiers in the revolutionary wcr. Il
ALI the writer's Of the period agree to
his, and they always couple US togssh- m
n, the Maryland and Delaware line. D
Vixen at times the troops Of the other 81
'tates Gas all raw troops willy took 81
'snic, ours always stood shoulder to
houlder together, to retrieve the for A.
upes Of the day. al
As we entered your city, We went a, a,
Lnder triumphal arch, and on 1t was -
Inscribed "Delaware and Maryland
lnited." This motto If fright had been
one would be a truth in more words d
han one. We should not only have F
'een united in heart and feeling as We 81
re on this visit to-day, but from the
rst settlement of our States until now so
and perhaps forevsr) we shonld have
zen bound together in one political
This grant from Charles at
be first King of England to Lord Bslti- m