Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
FIT TIL EDITION
NEWSBOYS' DAY.
The Morning. News Excurs,o, =.
Woodland Beach.


The second annual excursion of ~,
Morning News newsboys took plac. Ia'. In1
Saturday. The hearts ofthe little f.. Ia@",' @
heat high with the prospect of poT
day before them. The day ush.r4d "u ~
most uncomfortable hot, but the ho. ~
didn't mind that They hurried aronGI
their routes early and presented tL,m
selves in little detached parties ar a,
Fourth street wharf, and at 1 o'rIocs
promptly were all aboard.
As the jaunty little craft pushed oB
noticeable tear was seen 10 drop from
more than one eye on account Of ths
disappointment OF not being one of tho
party. The greatest disappointing.
was to little fellow who had arrived
Just Il minute too late. Though thoss
on board symPathized with him 4, hs
drew his sleeve across his gushing
eyes, they could not help him, he was S
left in his loneliness and misery
Numbers of guests resolved that tho
boy should have an excursion. and pev,
Thursday he will he sent to Atlantir
City by Mr.. II. Z. Porter. In looking
around 10 see who were aboan'
it was found that the whole editorial
aud managing corps OF til. Morning
News was on hand, besides a larce
number Of compnsi:ors and other en-
p!oyes. The REPUBLICAN was also re.
presented, and the Wilmingtonian wa,
preseat in the person of Mr.. Nicholson
Fletcher Cooper represented the Phla.
delph;a Press, Joshua Tayl"r the Chester
Times and A. H. Frost an artist, re.
presented Harpers' Weekly: Prrsideu,
Conrad Of City Council, the Rev. r A
II O'E.irn of Madeley Chapel, the Rev.
VIM. H. Barnes of the Reformed Epi,.
copal Church of the Covenant, the Ip.
&. = Mallery Of Oliv"t Presbyterian
Church, II. C. Porter. DR. j. +. Franz
and family: Richard T. Lockwood. an,
wife, Mrs. Annie +. Bach, Miss Maul
Cuntzman, Mrs. W. 5. McNair, the
Misses MrNair, Miss Conrad and the
Misses Osborne Of West Chester
Reaching PennSgrove, al honr and
! a quarter was TO be- spent somehow III.
I'll the arrival Of the Clyde. The bows
were not lurg in deciding how they
Mould spend II, and soon long lines Of
little black and red heads were seen
hohUing above the water down along
the shore below the grove. The invited
guests and others who were waiting
spent the time in strolling through tie
grove ah! eating Bruna', celebrated ice
cream, which could not hold a candle 10
either Berry's, Casey's, Burke's, Kyle's
or Farra n Lewis on this side of the
river.
The situation became more exciting
as the Major Reybold steamed up and
took on passengers and freight for phla.
delphia. Next came the Delaware On
her downward trip and exchanged pas.
sengers and freight, aud then the John
a. Warner as If disdaining to stopat
such humble place asPennsgrovest stood
off down the river. Next came the Re.
public, which was met in the middle Of
the stream by the s. A. Mccall and
passengers were exchanged.
Ataquarter past 10 o'clock the Clyde
put in an appearance and was received
with lively satisfaction by the boys
who had hastily arranged their toilets
after their first bath Aboard the
Clyde the boys found enough to do in
Inspecting the boat and listening to the
music of Eilinger's brass band.
AL, the towns, piers and Fort
Delaware were so many objects of in.
rerest. I'll Xcursion reached Wood.
land Beacu ,t" u one o'clock. Some Of
the boys M,r wure IA whole suit OF good
clothes, Mc { 20 generous and magnal.
nous AS to give others not so well
dressed, u coat to hide the only SElr,
they had, 50 that all might make a
presentab.e appearance at the table
Scarcely had the whole party olsen.
barked before the boys were in the
rolling tide blowing like porroi,es
o,uenot being particular about bathing
suits, hn, jumped into the water viii
their clothes on.
At bell ring for dinner about half Of
them responded, and when the second
tables We're served it was found that
JUS, 70 boys and a like number OF Others
had parIakcn Of a splendid dinner pre-
pared by the proprietor of the hoir',
Juliu, =. Campbell. The incidents
that took place at the table would fill
columns, but suffice it to say dinner
was abundant and the boys cat like
preachers AT !: conference. 1t was not
often they got such II treat Of chicken
pot pie, AMI they did not leave until
lh"y had enough.
BY n" time dinner was over it was
ime TO return, and AT three o'clock the
lClyhe steamed up the bay. Nothing
worthy of special mention took place
ON the way up, nut the boys as If nov
a'ready surteited with good things were
ready for "A treat of ice cream by Mana
ger Hopes. Another delay OF an hour
at Prnnssrovr, when the boys for the
third time took 10 the water, brought
he Republic, which the Mccall me-,
again in inidstream, and at O'Clock a.!
Were landed safe on Fourth street wharf
Much credit is due to the Morning
News, especially To Manager Hoopes,
for the successful days enjoyment not
only hy the boys, hut by all who par
took of the hospitalities of the occasion