Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-20
COMING EXCURSION.

The season of popular excursions finds
railroad and private enterprise fully equal
to the task of meeting the public wants
in that direction. Already there have
been several seashOre trips that have turned
out thoroughly enjoyable to their patrons,
and reference to our advertising columns
discovers more in prospect.
Tomorrow morning the excursion and
| picnic under the auspices of George IL.
| Thomas post No. "a, for the benefit of the
charity fund, will take place. The cars
will leave this city at 7:30 a. m. and reach
Columbia at o'clock, and thence steam
| down the Columbia & Port Deposit road.
Army fare, including hard tack and bean
soup, will be served, and addresses de-
liyercd by Marriott BrOsius and 4. C..
Reinoehl, esqs.
So satisfactory to all participants was
the late Lutheran picnic excursion to Pine
! Grove park. i'm the Cumberland Valley,
that another has been projected for We'd
nesday, 9th inst, and promises to be y
success. As fully described by the INTEL
LIGENCER the park and all its attractions
are free to excursionists, including the
tenpin alleys, flying carriages, boats,
swings, &C., that are found on it. Excel
lent meals can be had 1T very reasonable
prices No intoxicating liquors are allowed
on the grounds, and as they are very exten-
sivc there is plenty of room for large
number of visitors. The fare is reasonable
| for so beautiful ride of 72 miles and re-
| turn.
Under tho auspices Of the Fourth street
NJ. e. church of Reading is announced an
excursion to Long Branch and OceanGrOve,
| on Thursday of next week, the 2Sth inst,
AZ 70 md
the tickets for which are likewise good to
return on any train. on the 2eth, S9th and
3Oth. The price, 81. Is, constitutes an ad-
,litional attraction to the many presented
| in this excursion. The train will leave
King street as early as 800 a. m., on the
2Sth and persons desiring to return the
same day can leave Ocean Grove at GOO
p. m, and Long Branch ut G:15 p. m.
The Dale excursion to Niagara Falls
and Watkins Glen on Tuesday, August 2,
is next in order Of date and may be safely
guaranteed as. not least in point of attrac-
tivcness This will be the sixth annual
tour under Mr.. Dale's auspices and bids
fair to equal all its predecessors as cheap
and ENJOYABLE summer trip. The route
will be through the pleasing seem
cry of the Northern Central 4 New York
Central railroads and steamer on Seneca
lake via Harrisburg, Williamsport, Elmira,
| Watkins, Geneva, Canandaigua and
Rochester. The price of tickets from
this city is $9.15, good to go on any
train on the I'd, Sd and 4th of August
and good to return on all trains for u days.
Reduced rates have been secured at the
leading hotels at Niagara Falls and Wat
kins Glen, and for all persons desirous of
seeing one of the mighty wonders of the
world and some unsurpassed scenery this
trip presents opportunity that should not
be lightly passed.
Atlantic City has always been place of
peculiar attractiveEess to LancasterlanS,
and the announcement of all excursion to
that pOpula. seashOre resort under the
evcr-successful Y. NJ. G. A. auspices will
be hailed with qualification by persons
contemplating brief holiday by
the side of the old ocean and i'll
dulging in refreshing dip into
his noble bosom. The excursion will
be held on Thursday, Angus 4, good for
two days, at the low sum of So, with cor
responding terms ut station cast. 1t may
be confidently promised that that all ar
ranSments will he satisfactory. The man.
agement will spare no pains to make this
4 success. Even persons desiring to spend
day or two in the city can profit by it,
and special chances are offered to C"lum.
bia, Mt. Joy, Landisville and other local
points.