Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-07-20
SECOND ANNUAL EXCURSION
TO OLD POINT COMFORT ON
THE SEASHoRE.
August 9th the Date,

The Chesapeake 4 Ohio announces
that on Wednesday, August the 0lh, a
special train will run under the aus
pices of the company from the line OF
the Newport News and Mississippi
Valley Company, Western Division,
to Old Point Comfort on the seashore
The train will be composed OF the
handsomest day coaches and Pullman
Buffet Sleeping Cara, and will be
under the diroct supervision of Mr..
W j. Berg, General Travelling Agent
of the company, who so aitentively
looked after the comfort of the Hop.
kinsville party last year both indivi-
dually and collectively and who ad-
ded much to the pleasure of the trip
1t is the intention TO make this the
most attractive excursion ever run
fIom Kentucky; ample provisions
will be made for passengers so that
none of the cara will be crowded.
A yearogo when the first excursion
was run to Old Point, there were only
a few along the line of the Chesapeake
~ Ohio who were familiar with the
trip, but as all who went on last years
excursion have been praising IL in
the most enthusiastic terms, the great
Atlantic Coast Resort is now as well
known IN Kentucky and Tennessee as
II is in the Eastern States.
There are several features Of this
trip which specially commend them
selves TO pleasure seekers: First, in
the scenery along the route, the Ches-
apeake Il Ohio is the most celebrated
of American Railways. The canyons
of New River, the barriers of the Al
leghanios. the Battle Fields of Vlr.
ginia and the beautiful valley of The
Shenandoah, need no comment. Old
Point Comfort is situated on lamp
ton Roads, the largest Harbor on the
Atlantic Coast. The llygeia Hotel,
al Old Point Comfort, covers more
ground than any other seashore re-
sort. The surf bathing Is excellent
aud perfectly safe. Fortress Monroe,
Americas great military training
school, is within stones throw OF
the IIDtel. The National Soldiers
Home and the Indian Normal School
at Hampton are reached by fifteen
minutes drive. Norfork, Portsmouth,
aud Gossport Navy Yards are
reached in three quarters Of an hour
across Hampton roads. Virginia
Beach and Ocean View, on the Allan
tic Coast east of Norfolk, are within
an hours ride from that city. New
Port News, at the head of Hampton
Roads Harbor. near the scene of the
great Naval Encounter between the
Merrimac and the Monitor, il is only
eight miles distant from Old Point,
aud Hotel Warwick at Newport News
is not surpassed by any other seashore
resort.
There are Great many attractions T..
along tho line of the Chesapeake II
Ohio and as stop.overs will be grant
ed on the excursion tickets, they may
all be visited.
Richmond, the Capital Of the late
Confederacy, is among the chief at
fractions. tits specially interesting
in relics of the late war.
Luray Caverns and Natural Bridge
are only short distance from the
main line of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio,
and side-trip tickets will be sold in
connection with the excursion
Other cheap side trips have been ar
ranged specially for this Excursion
among them being the trip to New
York and return, either by the Old
Dominion Steamship Company from
Old Point or by the Cape Charles
Rail Route through tho Delaware
Peninsula TO Boston and return by |
steamship; 10 Providence, r |. and
return by steamship; to Baltimore
and return by bay line steamers up
Chesapeake Bay aud to Washington
City and return by the Potomac River |
Steamers up the Potomac River.
White Sulphur Springs, the largest
American mountain resort with
Hotel capable accommodating 250O
people, is Immediately on the line of
the Chesapeake Il Ohio, at the !
Heights of the ALE eghanies.
Special rates will he made at the
Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, to
those presenting excursion tickets.
The Special Train will start out
from Dytrsburg, Tenn, at 4 30 a. m.
August 9th and will pass Nortonville
at II IL a. m. connecting with the l..
Il N. train from this city at 1892
Arriving at Anderson, in the Ale
ghanies, for breakfast at 8 A. NJ, and
at Charlottesville for dinner at 1920
p. NJ, reaching Richmond at s 40 7
NJ. and Old Point Comfort at 8 10 Z.
NJ.
A representative ofthe IIygeia llo-
tel win join the train at Richmond
and viii assign rooms to passengers
on tho train so that upon arrival at
the Hotel they may go at once 10
their rooms without confusion,
The round trip rate from Norton
Vile will only be $l4. which places IL
within reach of all. Tickets will be
good going only on the seashore spec
ial August 9th and will be good to
return on any regular passenger train
until September 9th. No stop-over
privileges viii be allowed going, but
stop-overs can be made at any station
between Lexington, Ky. and Old
Point Comfort returning.
Those who desire to go with the.
excursion should leave their names
at once with w. A. Wilgus at the
SouTH KENTUCKIAN Office so as to
have arrangements made for their
accommodation and secure berth on
sleeper An elegant Pullman day
coach will be set on the side track at.
this depot for tho Hopkinsville par
ty, so as to insure perfect comfort.
Names are being handed in every day |
and if you intend going it will be-
best not TO delay.
Reader, did you ever pause for a
moment to consider the vast amount
of reading matter you get in a single