Daily Republican., 1889-06-07
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FIFTH edition.


By invitation from Mr.. AIfro,
Holt and his two able ana pooJ u
lieutenants, Messrs. George Il T"asuisl
and Philip X. CLARK, the ioilnu iUm "send
tiemeh ieit THIS city on Thurslsy sn
noon In special car attached IN a.
1885 train down the Delaware ro.s
view the recent purchase OF Mr. Ei,,ws
tie Reybold farms, si.uated near m S.
ware City, and containing rra,l,
acres OF as line land as can be tonyd ~
Delaware: ''uIu 10
DR.. A. Z. Franiz, PhlHu R c,,A
W. ii. Clark, Edward CLARK D ~ ~
Tor, Henry l.. Wood, Jacob pu.ty ~
srott Vernon, George III. Ash Ju..rh w.
Bond, George w. COOLEY, Beb'.m a.
Elliott. VIM. Y. Warner Wirs aIa
Ellison, DR.. j. c Mccoy, R'ctatI IL
son, Edwin Reybold, j. Barton Cle,-.
Senator John P. Donahoe, II. c N"2g
Preston Lea, II. Z. Conrad, Rsg' G.a.
X. Townsend, b. Frank IowpsTj w
s. Towr send, Edw ard MendeIL,J w.
jamin Pierce, W atson II. sperr R,U.
s. Bellah, J. a Conner, WIN lAWons
Charles z. Dubell, DR.. J. K. BoS
Thomas davidson, Harlan q. sgr
Henry P. Scott, A. s. Elliott, Thtoion
Clark.
The party reached the fsrm A "A,
minutes af or 2 O'Clock, and were ,boF,
over the grounds and through the ~.
eral outbulldinRs, which are Simply X.
mense and In tirst-class repair, fsylm
recently been painted up in an altr.uN
style. The Rive view farm, cobAu
over 300 acres of fine and rich farm l.ua
which has been incorporated under d,
name Of the Delaware Stock Farm h,
the purpose OF raising blOodel stctk,
There are some eight or ten bulldlaa Oh
this farm, the family dwelling hons
containing twenty-five immense rooms,
The projectors OF this enter rise wOulI
like TO see club composed OF weiolI
| gentlemen purchase stock In ttis con,
pany and organize complete su
house, besides devoting the farm land
raising blooded stock. The land i. V.l
suited for this purpose, and with prod
management could be made prCdaAl
enterprise. There are now $50 acres
wheat waving In the breeze that belOEta
a big harvest in July when tie grain wi
be ready to harvest. Over $500 bu.Ast
are expected 81 the yield.
The party took a drive through q. d
the 100-acre fields that was gfoVlal
grass, which was maguiici NJ sghilA
betokens big yield OF hay
The afternoon was spent III pllyg
football, In which nearly all the e-nIs.
men took a foot" aud the fun wsId
warm and very exciting for numerdus
gentlemen whose hats looked as n tlRJ
had been In hurricane when The fun WAs
over. High hats were Special mark ilr
the kickers, and the editor Of the New,
did some tall lodging to keep out Of lhs
way OF the flying ball, Base ball Nni
pitching quoits were also INDUCED 10 BY
the gentlemen, but football seemed 70
have the greatest charms for all,
The ball flew through the air, and ID,
hats few right and left a. 1t wouha
sure 10 strike some person every is'
I minutes, and then what scramble
pick the ball up and kick it, Abpu'l
O'Clock q splendid set out was pre1ara
by Robert Graves, the caterer, to Nta
ample Justice was done. FOrg.tI
minutes TO q O'Clock the special lei b
siding for Wilmington, everybody saylt
lie had never spent pleasauttr pfc
noon, or had more fun since boyhol
The occasion will long be remtmher
and many more outings on the same TAI
| is hoped for.