The daily gazette., 1880-10-20
NEW CASTLE LETTER.

NEW CASTLE LETTER.
THE TRIP OF THE CLUBS TO TOWN
SEND TO ATTEND THE GRAND
MASS MEETING.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 20, 1880.
Correspondence OF the GAZETTE.
Last evening at an early hour the
Herbert Club and Co. A, Hancock
and English club, began to gather
at their headquarters in readiness to
90 to Townsend by special train.
Co. A had secured the j. &. Yates
fife and drum corps, which arrived
on the Gas train, and proceeding to
headquarters sounded the roll.
The boys tell in line at once and to
the stirring music of flies and drums
proceeded TO the depot, and drawing
up in open order received the Her
bert Club" The crowd about the
depot was simply immense for this
city and their hearty cheers as these
friendly greetings were passing be-
tween the companies showed that
they were fully appreciated by the
public.
Captain Toner, of Co. A, detailed
eight pioneers and stationed them
at the doors of the two first cars
with orders not to allow any but un-
formed members TO enter. Thus
all confusion was stopped and the
company boarded that portion of
train set aside for them in the best
of order.
The Herbert Club and civilians
then filled the remaining four cars
aud at 7.25 the order was given "all
aboard" and we were on our way to
Townsend. At State Road mo-
ment's delay, few taken on, and
away again. AT Kirkwood thirty
were added, at Mount Pleasant 65
boarded the train, and on reaching
Middletown over 100 uniformed men
were drawn up in line and took pas
sage. BY this time fully 600 men
were packed away in seven cars and
the good natured humor of the throng
was the best evidence that all handt
were out for a jol!iticatlon.
| Arriving at Townsend Goa form.
ed in line at once as follows J. T.
Yates fife and drum corps; four torch
bearers; color bearer; company stan
dard bearer; red banner bearing il
silver letters Hancock and Eng glish'
four torch bearers, Pioneer Corps q
picked men; banner, For Sheriff
| p. j. Lynch, Coroner, j. Yarnall, ,
- members; banner in blue gold let
ters-" For CongI ess +. l.. Martin
Sussex's gifted Son." 80 members
banner, "Hancock-the citizen
statesman ard soldier" 80 members
making in all l24 men in line witt
eight officers as follows
Captaln-J. j. Toner; Brevet Car
tain-E. McDonough; First Lieut
Chris. White; Second Lieut.-E
Duffy; Sergeants-Geo. Temple,
: Fidwell, X. Murray, ii. McCaulle,
Then followed the Herbert Gu
. accompanied by the Amphion Cor
net Band Of New Castle l6 piece,
Next a uniformed company fror
West St. Georges, followed by cit
zens.
AS the column moved along undo
direction of Chief Marshal L. TowI
send-a constant glare of red ligl
was being flashed upon the line, III
der the direction of Company 4
who had every preparation TO Civ
Mr.. Townsend big show and [
stir the votes of Appoquinimink
that the importance Of the conte
in this county might be made clea
After the parade Mr.. Samuel Tow
send invited the visitors to his hou
where cider and apples and all Il
good things of Appoeuinimink we
ut the call and disposal of the boz
AT the speakers stand a meeti
was called to order and, ii. c. Tu
ner, Esq., of Wilmington, introduce
when on warming up to his subje
held the assemblage for nearly an hol
Secretary of State James l.. Wolc
followed, and on taking his seat, NJ
lin Farrell, of Wilmington, was call
for.
Mr.. Farrell at once got to the D
md amid repeated cheers drove n
after nail into the rotten hulk of |
publicanism.
Benz. Biggs followed with an a
address, and at 12 o'clock the meet
adjourned giving cheers for Hanco
English and the whole Democra
ticket.
The supper in aid of st. Pete
church opened last night in the ba
o. ment. The attendance was lar
foi when the parade was taken into C,
3 25 sideration. The decorations are
7 " particularly pleasing style and ST
7 % that they have been arranged un
: ! o. Io the direction of an apt hand. A ft
s. ure of this supper (entirely new in
8 W city, is that each holder of an ac
= ticket is entitled to chance on a
yer pitcher.