Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-28
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Annual PlanlS Shad Dinner Given by til,
Delaware Railroad Officials.

Delaware Railroad OHiciaIs.
Special Gorresnpndence % fiazette and journal
CLAYTON, DEL, May 2l,-The annual
plank shad dinner given by the officials
and employees of the p, ~. X u. railroad
and the Baltimore II Delaware Bay rail
road came off at Woodland Beach Bonn
bay Hook to-day. The affnir, as usual
was great success. The day was as
pleasant as could be made. Music and
inerriment mixed with the planked shad
and taking il altogether it was an occasion
to be remembered until another yearly
feast comes along to succeed the one lust
over. Colonel u. r. Stacey, superintend-
ent Of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay rail
road, and >. ). Roberts of the CLAYTON
office Of the r., w Il b. railroad. had
charge of the matter, and all present dc.
light in attesting how successful were their
efforts, About 10 days ago the following
invitation was sent ont tOvarious lovers of
Sind and good time:
Times but n shad --Oh how II Nest
You are respectfully invited to pa ticipnte
IN II last OF reas0n and flow Of soul, and 10
help pick the bones out OF shal (on which
Q casion they will be baked at Bombay HOOK,
htrslpv, May 2lst 1891. Train leayea hila-
dolphin ~ Z z Il. m, interfering with tho shad
train ut Clayton mt A3ii n. Iil.--sbnd tonniittro
me hsh viii be weighed on their own scales.
Address ,. $. Roberts bone Inspector.
III response to this invitation there an.
following persons who went On a special
train, to bombay Hook Superintendent
I. "a; Holiday, Superintendent Col,
Y. Z. Stacey Supervisor John
Mahoney, Master Carpenter Henry Ssiders,
CHIEF Clerk 5. y. Roberts, Hon. d. r.
Marvel, Secretary Of state; Hon. Wilbur
IT, BHrnite, stat" Treasurer Gen. r. II.
kenney, H. r. smith, Division Operator
!, y, strickland, Train Runners. l.. Rogers,
GlerK Delaware Division e. G. Mahoney,
Clerk Delaware Division j. W. Grant,
Snperintcnt Fairbanks Scales, Philadel-
phia w. W. Whillock, Clayton; II. X.
walker, Clerk to General Superintcndent's
office. Philadelphia, Col. q. w. Walker,
New, Jersey; John Aston, Superintendent
Newark; Hon. D. NJ Ridgely, Dover; I.
", Downing, Foreman Carpenter, r., w.
y y, railrortd; Hon. Franklin Temple
kentan; Col. b. Z. Comicr Register of
Wills, Dover; $. L. Kcnney, Laurel; Or. J.
A. Ellcgood, laurel; a. =. Common, Rail
road Manager Felton,; q G. Turner, Master
McrhaniGG, Maryland Diyision A. Q.
DEMO, Road Foreman Engineers, viii
mlnsi9n; I. q. Clifton, Paymaster Della
ware Division, FELTON,; Robert Fuchs,
Philadelpha; w. 5. Colpitts, Train
Runner, Delaware e Chesapeake railroad;
J. p. Hotfccker, Clerk, Delaware Division;
Charles y. Deakyne, Captain $. h. Had
dock, Colonel George a. Bernard, Phila-
dclphia Major l. j. Wootten, Laurel;
Louis FncEsuger, Julius Mueller,
John Wilkinson, Philadelphia; William
G. Case, FELTON,; N. II. Hutchens, Special
Detective, r, W. & b. r. r.; John i.
GoldsDorough, Clayton; j. L. Burtnctte,
chief Clerk Maryland Division, Whining
ton; Charles z. Gulley, Wilmington; Or.
y: s, Anderson, Dover; J. r. S;herick,
Pittsburg; sergeant H. W. Grant, Clerk.
Snpcrintendents Office, Clayton. All of
the walters We're celorcd and were selected
from the best that could be had. They
were under the charge Of w. II. johnson,
alias "bick Dcadwo0dn Of Clayton. Their
plantation songs was feature of the re-
turn trip to CLAYTON.