New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
FRESH AIR FOR CHILDREN.
ENJOYING LIFE IN CENTRAL NETWORK.

Air party of ffty-three children when lci. 4,
York Monday evening for Sherburne ari'ou ~,
last evening Yesterday morning. al'ei VI.
dren had carried by storm the breakias' pio'
Mr.. Happen at Troy, they were pu. Oh DV 80 g.
,raiD of the New York Central Railroad bound ioi
$500 Al that place they were transferred
:. troin on the main line OF the rail-
-ood or1 were taken to Utica The journey TO Iuca
800 th-onoh the beautiful valley of the Mohawk
and the children were delighted with the scenery.
Tho river winds below hills whose summ's are
tufted with groves and whose sides bear green pas
tures or rich harvest fields. Every now and then
village lies clustered in valley or on
a fruitful plain, and around about there
are fields of grain and orchards. The river banks
are thick with willow and alder bushes and In their
shady recesses yesterday frequent fishermen sal
and IDLY cast the line. At one place
the children were hilarious over ancient
fisherman who calmly fshed and smoked his pipe
on a rock in mid-stream the mystery OF how he got
there being only equaled by the mystery OF no" ne
was going TO get back.
The children were pretty thoroughly tired at
noon when Utica was reached and opinions among
them differed as to whether it was bedtime or din
per-time When the train reached the depot the
party was met by William &. Walker, who took
them to the residence of his fsther-in-law, Merritt
Peckham. In the beautiful grounds back
of Mr. Peckham's house preparations had
been made to receive the travellers, and
never was hospitality more grateful. The lawn
shaded with trees, the old-fashioned tower-garden
with its beds of peoples and " bachelors buttons"
and the flashing fountain that fell into a basin
where grew water-lilies and cat-tails, all formed
delightful contrast to the hot and dusty railroad
A tent was pitched on the lawn and under it
tables loaded with everything that hungry children
most love At one side of the lawn were numerous
basins pals of water and cakes of soap. Here
the children were first taken, and by
dint of hard scrubbing the marks OF their
forenoon's travel were removed Refreshed by their
additions, they made an attack on the tables, and
the food disappeared with a rapidity that would
have been alarming TO any one not accustomed to
the display Of childrens appetites Mr. and Mrs
Peckham and their friends were assiduous III their
attentions to their youn guests, and to it that
no one left the table hungry.
After dinner the children sat on the benches under
the trees OF stroed about the garden walks. The
fountain and It's basin seemed TO possess especial
charms for them. They sat in the sum-
mer-house beside it and threw crumbs to
the turtles and goldfish until those creatures
had to refuse in the spirit of self-preservaton TO
eat another mouthful. As the children became
more accustomed to their surroundings they began
to be more demOnstrative in their enjoyment The
grass and the trees received their most profuse at
tentiOns and they rolled the and climbed the
other with keen appreciation Of the pleasures of
the occasion A number of the citizens Of Utica
were present, among them being Mr.. and Mrs j. c.
2. Kincaid who will entertain at dinner the party
arriving here to-day. and Major d. T. Evart, of the
Citizens Corps, who Will provide the MONDAY meal
for those who will arrive tomorrow.
After an hour spent in this manner on the grounds
Of Mr.. Peckham, the party marched TO the depot of
the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
where they took the train for this place. They
rived here at $50 p. M, and met at the depot
by the Rev. James Chambers who handed the
children over TO those who to entertain them
for the next two weeks. The pames of those enter
tanning children at Sherburne follows: The
Rev. James Chambers, j. Pratt, Alexander White,
w. D. Botsford, Charles A. Fuller, II. G.. New
ton, Mrs. DR.. White, Miss G. w. Lathrop.
Mrs D. A. Rexford. j. II. She pard. Mrs. o. Cole J.
n. Slater, Mr. Hartwel K. Kutschbach, Lewis
Bryant Mrs. L. French. Andrew DAVIS, i. OCon-
ner, J. IL. Belhnger, Mrs Palmer Avery, Mr.: Bar
Der, Mrs. Nestcott, Mrs. ii. Alpay, Mrs. W. Eaton,
William Holbn, John l.. Mlllikin c. s. Averson,
Alvin Cook, Mrs G. lhrasher, Mrs l.. Harrington,
Mrs c. Hebbard and Mrs. 5. f. Nearing.
Sherburne is an Incorporated village of two or
three thousand inhabitants, situated three
fPH a4 from all Around It rise s1' Iy e seta
county, nd ali over the hillsdes and IN the val
leys are scattered neat fields of hops About
mile from the village Is Sherburne Sp lngs, water
ing place where people extract delight from sui
phur springs and the beautiful scenery. The ar
here is pure and invgOratlng he children are all
del GIFTED with the place One little boy SAID 10 his
companion III the yesterday, as the tram entered
the region of the woods anu hills Oh, look at
that tree 1t beats Christmas trees. Don Il II r
Another little fellow seemed TO have a vague idea
as 10 what the country" really was. Finally
when he was taken to the gardens OF Mr: Iec1ham
in Utica he looked up into the face OF IHE / RIB
UNE correspondent and asked " Isn't thls coun-
iry" little girl became tired, or homesck, or
sleepy OF all three, just before the train reached
Sherburpe and began To cry. "Oh, don't cry" said
her companion 500 hiDgy; 1--WE viii be IN tn coun-
try pretty soon and So trees, and cows ana horses
and elephants, anu everythlDg' One gri was ac-
companed by her little brother, OF whom she took
the most thou ghtful care. Among other things winch
sne had brought along Tor his comfort ana CON
venience was an assortment OF buttons LOT MS
81 othes. These had been pat up in box which had
once contained powders, when her brother had been
sick and which bore the inscription: " For johnny.
Ia ke one every hour" The vIvacIty OF the patient
as he left the and was put INTO carriage TO be
taken to his country home, rendered IL probable
that he would need one every ndu nouI VI MS
stay III the county.
EIGHTY-THREE CHILDREN MADE HAPPY.
Twenty-three young people sat together yester-
day afternoon IN the Grand Central Depot. They
were not immigrants, nor were they going West,
although they were evidently of foreign birth.
Shortly before O'Clock they went to the Boston
tram and were given seats in Northampton car.
Their nationality may DE inferred from their
names: Katie and GertIe Jaeger, Freda and Eddie
Kahl Willie and Charlie Bauer. Olga nd AttallIe
SchOz, Emma and Anna Kaufman, Clara and Katie
Sulzer Lena and Lizzie LisseHberger, Josie Guis-
niger, OTTO krams, Henry Fritz, Frederick Rugges,
Christine Gremmels, Josephine Mlgnon Lizzie.
Richter, Otto Duesberg and Augusta Hochr euther
The little travellers charge OF Miss Bennett
and were sent TO tine cOun ny tue Fresh AR Fund
Their destination was KNOXVILLE, Conn, winch they
reached avout three nOurs, Sllss Bennett Return