The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-23
TRIP TO DOVER.
Incidents Of the Trip.

| W boNer ON saturday last, we concluded
to go. Long before Saturday arrived all
arrangements had been completed, and
nothing more was wished for except a
good day. On Saturday the boys were
up early and the final preparations were
made. The day dawned bright and beau
tiful and little after o'clock the party
headed toward the depot. An extra car
had been placed at disposal of the club,
and at SAG a. III. the boys were safely
within the car on the Delaware City
Railroad. Ex-senator Jas b. Groome of
ElktOn was also in the car, who seemed to
enjoy the singing by the club and by the
others who went for pleasure. The ride
to Porters Station, where change of
cars took place, was soon accomplished.
After u few minutes waiting the train
came dashing around the curve about
one mile north, and as it stopped, the
boys gave the College yell. The member
who had been unanimously elected to
carry the bats, shouldered the willows,
and followed the party into the cars
The first station, Kirkwood, a few houses
without any attraction, u small store
livery stable were the only things worthy
of note. The fields looked rich and fer
tie, and the farmers were busy planting
corn, resetting fences, or breaking new
ground. Mt Pleasant is quite an attrac-
tive place, but outside of the station the
buildings were mean looking. On we
sped through the level lands of the
peach, the blackberry and strawberry,
toward our destination. Middletown
presented very animated appearance.
Carriages were hurrying hither and
thither, carts and heavier wagons were
taking away or bringing goods to the
town. The usual crowd of paper-readers
and do-nothing gentry were lounging
abouttthe depot. Some of the "ladies'
men" of the club, strutted back and
forth before the bright eyes of the shy
maidens of that town, who admired the
symmetry of the forms of such "hand-
some men," Of course, the conductor
finding he was getting left, yelled, "all
aboard, go ahead" Beyond Middletown
on either side of the road peach orchards,
-fragments-that is, the stumps and
limbs still marked the spot where an
orchard once was,-the orchard in full
bearing, and the one of but seasons |
growth The farmers informed us that
the prospect for large crop was exceed |
ingly good, and nothing would damage |
them now unless heavy frost came.
Clayton, where the Delaware Rail
road offices are located is a wonderful |
improvement over some of the stations |
along the route. The offices are neat and |
or, far better, a new one to keep apace |
with the other improvements Leaving |
Clayton, the land in places looks rugged |
and wild. Forests skirt the road for |
miles at places, and here and there some |
industrious mortal is undertaking to
clear off small patch. But this is only
in certain portions. In other sections, |
as far as the eye can reach, broad acres
stretch away until lost in the distance.
A country where the most fastidious
epicure can be satisfied with the good |
things of life, Here the crab, the oys-
ter, the succulent canvas-back and the
many other delicacies abound in album
dance. While thinking that such another |
country as this could not be found else
where, and what a happy people are
those who reside on the Peninsula, |
the brakeman announced, Dover. The |
depot is a solid brick structure, similar
to those elsewhere along the road. Sew
eral hacks standing along the curbing
attracted our attention. Soon the major
ity of the party We're seated in a hack |
and trunneled to the Conference Acad- |
envy, where the game of ball was to be
played between the Academy boys and
our club. On driving along one feature
of the town was nOticed-which was for
chilly impressed on our memory-how
clean the streets looked. Every where
we went we found the streets in good
order and the cutters clean of filth. At
ter a short ride the hack stopped in front
of the Academy, which is large brick
building, three stories high, with three
wings, pointing north, south and west.
The building is studiously clean, and in
good condition. There are over one hun
dred students in attendance. Dinner was
announced at II Il. IN. at the Academy.
Here the club partook of the hospitality
of the students. Those who did not play
ball went down town, and registered at
Hotel Richardson. The structure is |
magnificent one. Built on Il corner
which gives all the rooms front facing.
At 1870 dinner was announced, and the |
boys were not slow in getting seated To
Judge from the time spent at the table,
we would say that all did ample |
justice to the dinner. As one of the
members remarked: 81 wish | could |
spend some time at this hotel" The rest
echoed the wish. The clerk, Mr.. Al. |
Lee, was very accommodating and made |
all feel at home. 1t was with reluctance
the party left the hotel, simply because
they had been treated so well. However,
we started for the grounds where the
game was to be played, and arrived just
in time.
The club informed us that they had
received a most excellent dinner
During three innings a run had not
been scored for either club, but ON the
fourth the Academy boys scored seven
runs. At the time we could not under
stand why the College boys played so
badly, but after being let into the secret,
it is clear enough. 1t is this the College