The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-19
stewartstown g. New Freedom R. R.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
STEwARTsrowN, Sept. Il, 1888

STEwARTsTowN, Sept. IA, 1885.
Ep1ToRs ADVOCATE: We had proposed to
write YOU a full account of our railroad cele
bration but see that you have gathered a
pretty general description from the Sun, and
| will not ask space in your columns for a
repetition of the same. There are some
features of the opening, however, to which
the Sun did not do justice, because its repre-
sentative was not fully acquainted with the
regime of the day. His estimate of the mum
Der present we know is entirely too low.
The tables erected for dinner were each enc
hundred feet long, and were completely filled
at least three and possibly four times. 1t is
known that at least l 200 persons were eating
at one time; therefore, by actual count, at least
5000 people were fed. Conductor Gemmill
says he hauled 400 passengers on the road
on Thursday morning from Baltimore, York,
New Freedom and other points. Besides
these. there were for three hours almost con
slant streams of vehicles entering town upon
five roads. The ticket agent at Calvert in
the morning was not able to fill the orders
for excursion tickets, and at York the train
was delayed some time to allow tickets to be
issued. A free dinner for all had been an
nounced, and the constant and of course
anxious query on the trains from Baltimore
and York was, ''Will they be able to feed
us?'' This question was satisfactorily an
swered by the tables themselves The rush
when dinner was first announced was tFemeqd-
GUS, and the crowd had to be kept back by
strong guard of policemen; but when the
crowd we're assured that there was provision
enough for all, the rush for the second table
was not so great. Jos. S. Git, Esq, the
Unknown correspondent of the ADVOCATE,
was with US AND was quite enthusiastic over
the day and its success. Some few, as usual,
forgot to bring their manners with them, and
attempted to be rude, but were soon made to
know that Stewartstown was amply provided
with advice for such as did not know how to
behave. One young man from Baltimore so
far forgot himself as to insult lady within
the enclosure by purposely throwing wreath
of flowers over her head. He was totally un-
acquainted With her, but she promptly intro
dueed herself by reporting him to the authori-
ties, who gave the dandy marching orders OF
double-quick kind.
We expected to have the pleasure of meet
ing our much esteemed friend, Lynn r.
Meekins, formerly of Western Maryland Col
lege, now of the American staff; but being
sick, he sent his brother-enough like Lynn
to be him-for we grasped him eagerly by the
hand, completely deceived, until informed
that the gentleman was our good friends
brother The presence of the editors of the
ADVOCATE would have been p genuine pleasure
to us, and our tickets meant CONG.
Not an accident or delay occurred on the
new road during the day. which speaks well
for it's construction and the efficiency of its
management An impulse has been given to
Stewartstown which we trust will not soon
lose its power. The road is doing an i'm
mense amount of hauling for its length, as it
is fed at it's Stewartstown terminus by a rich
agricultural country. C4RoLEs.