Daily Republican., 1881-07-22
FIFTH EDl}10I
oLivET ExCURsIoS~
Yesterday'a Trip to ,,.,
f..l" Of French Creek L'%., .s

olivet Presbyterian supd,,
with a number of the trisny uay S|
same in all about $50, left finas ~ oil
eight cars yesterday mornina ~ tai
W, ": s. n; \; Railroad to 'Fias Frsss,9e ers
Falls. The morning was lench nlsh q
atmosphere bracing and p'easaat, AZ
sped along up the Brandvw",,,s'a ., we
cuts, around hills, acros, I,as, hue Ting
ravines, anon skirting the I,,ass R,ass,
and then dartlng aronnd dp'a1dyH
away from % the creek, the r e,,,s; woe b
were delighted and some vSsaseais| ps,s !. \
the ride would end ere the s"a1 were 'tau}
ing ever new panorama Dfna,nu,.,c n, cAs
ted the romantic desire "''lfe sal
The larger proportion of 81,
sionists had never befoa t tue exs
beautiful valley oftheromauD,Eieen EeneId n
wine, and for the first time 't y hnraA
lied a sight of what had hoaa 'uey y
described by Others orally a,e1 ana ia .a''
ane press. LaSt Chadd's Ford M Man.I
past the serpentine qnarries ms alS
Chester County home for I thr npas past
the Laurel Iron works, past the M Mn
paper mills, through the baan,;M,.,, ,r M,t
thriving town OF CoatesvilIe, % nnda.
great IRON bridge of the penu,rIs,.
Railroad, amongst a number f'!lIla of ~
mills, up and around the Keprs..a n.
company,s ice houses, ors, I
BIandywine, first on one .i1. ia !,
creek and then the other, payv..I
burg junction, up towards ii. 'Gas Tss
mountains, past Isabella fln,s. sea
on to Springfield town lyjOo ,a,,s
Chester and partly in Bcrks G Consl]
Here the train switched off to - tbs
miles French Creek branch,splin,
minutes more it whistIpd n'
brakes at the end of the mI
The country on the line of ,ha
grows more romantic from WNmi
ton to the Falls, and the Fall, Il.
selves more romantic than all werp,
winding up of romantic ride n
here the excursionists soon sc,,,,
and their voices were heard rpys,
at!ng from hill to vale and from r@i
rock as they climbed up the n,|
sleeps, stopping to investigate the csIl
and openings which were at one 4
the lairs of wild beasts. French r,sI
came tumbling, rolling, surgng, m
ing, buhling and dashing down annr
the rocks, anon losing Itself apiaT]
asserting itself in the clear sunlight
On an island surroundedby ,hs,truI
Cling gurgling water stands tAe rnSi
pavilion, IA cross on the bank is ayanI
OF ice-colI water and every thin. MI
culated to make eXcursicnists conf,
table and happy and here they euivy !
themselves to their hearts content,
ing cake, lee cream and yellow lea
chickens and drinking cold water,
coffee and lemonade. Nothing strOl
can be had IN the place. A hotel
course Of erection but it is to be a
perance house and it will not be fI
ed until fall. Suffice it to say thi
pleasant day was passed and everyl
happy. Nearly all embraced the oV|
tunity Of visiting the iron and COZ
mines, and looking down some 3S
into the shaft to see where the ore a
from, but there were none who card
venture down so far below terresJ
things. At o'clock the excurlo.
left for home tired out but still Lr
where they arrived at 8 O'Clock
After the train had left and H
over the trestle works it was disgT3
that a little - year old NAMED lii
Campbell, who had lately CONF d E
the Indian country had been III es
The train was stopped, and oNx'
of gentlemen hurried back 10 ynl
and found the youngster sin. @N
tentedly on a rock waitlgI
mother who had promised to nrtI
there. The mother, however, lt'h
ing her hopeful son would be " Y
cnt, had gone to the ears eSItltl
find him there also. The lad seeIl
NJ hurry to move until bis nl
came, but the gentlemen who
back for him were not long in ca'l
him by the cuffs aud landinghlnGl
train. The refreshments and iceIH
furnished by Harry Gottwal OF N
street, "ere decidedly the beNa,
cnrsionists had ever eaten NJ
credit is due to Pastor MalIeT
Superintendent and officers, all
for the Pheasant ex!S
enjoyed.