Daily Republican., 1885-11-18
what n VISITOR Says OF Us.

William III. Albright, of the York,
Pa, Gazette, came down to Wilmington
| last spring with the Laurel Fire Com
pany. He was no favorably impressed
with his visit that he, at the head of a
committee, returned some Ten days ago,
with substantial ackuo wledgments to
the Friendship Fire Co, and thanks
TO all the firemen of this city, for their
kindness and hospitality. When the
committee returned home, Albright,
who is newspaper man, gave vent to
his feelings in the following language {:
A Committee of the Laurel Fire
Company of York, left here Gu the morn
ing OF the 9Th inst, for the purpose OF
making presentB to the Wilmington
firemen, who SO handsomely entertain
ed the Laurel on it's visit to that city In
May last. On the arrival of the com
nlittee at Wilmington they were taken
in charge By similar committee, who
, drove the party during their stay to the
various points OF interest with which
that city abounds. On the evening OF
the comnittee's arrival, handsomely
framed and appropriate resolutions
were presented 70 each OF the FIRE com
panies OF that city, closing the cere
| monies by the presentation of hand
| some silver wstcr service to the Friend.
ship mo Company, whose especial guests
the Laurel was last May.
:, From the time Of the arrival OF the
Laurel committee uht.l It's departure, 4,
! Saturday morning until Monday al
| nOon,) continuous arrangements had
1 been made and fully carried out,
| for the entertainment of the Laurel
committee, until the committee called
"a halt, for they could "staud no more, y
as they wished to see home and friends
atYork once more. Where all done 80
much for the entertainment of the
committee it would be wrong to particu
larize, and therefore the committee
desire to return their thanks to the
tiremen and citizens, who We'd with
each other in honoring the committee
with more than generous hospitality,
for which that city has become so justly
celebrated.
In a word, what the people of Will
mingtou don't know about the enter.
tainment Of visiting tiremen, we fail
to hear OF the place that can give them
a "pointer!" But to conclude the visi,
In q surprise and agreeable manner, the
committee Composed OF members OF
some of the fire companies of that city,
presented the committee with the finest
specimen of an Owl ever brought to oul
notice. The bird is placed under q
large glars, and does great credit to the
Ia K idermist artist. This highly vaiu.
ed present is now on exhibition at the
Laurel psrlor, where the public are in
| vited tc examine it.
The visit to Wilmington rather fa
vorably impressed US with the la-Se
sprinkling" OF honcied citizens. who
were onee York Countians, and who
Are - :. sh.y nonore.1, hv prihoinal posi-.
tions of profit and trust, which thej
fill 30 acceptably to the people of that
city. The Mayor, G. B. Rhoads, who bul
recently was elevated to that RESPONSE
BILE position, some years ago, WAS q
tcitizsn of this Borough. Should yor
desire to visit the department of Flu
cation, at the head of the High Schoo
lyon will find Prof. T. l.. Graham, for
inerly OF Chanceford, son of Colone
, Graham, well and favorabiy known il
York,
| Should you accidentally run agafns
genial and live newspaper man, you
will find it to be S. Hersey, who hold,
an honorable position on the staff of tht
DAILY REPUBLICAN, and halls from
Hopewell township, in this county
i Gesjring to be regaled with fine music
you VIII find 1t at the Citizens Rinh
where Prot. G. A. Sponsler, and sever a.
other Workers do tho acceptable in the
mnsic liue-the institution being pre-.
sided over by Q. Il. tfaEretson, recently
from York. Having visited and Second
acquainted with the gentlemen We
have named, don't allow yourself to
become unfortunate, for you wight be
"puiled in" by sergeant of police,
also from York County.
Want of space prevents US from
Igiving in detail the grand banquets
held at the engine house of the Friend.
snip and at the public house of Mr..
John McCaffrey but suffice it to say,
these occasions will never be forgotten
by those who participated.