The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-05
Third EDITION.


of Europe-NO Friction oil Labor and /
Capital There.
On the 23d of July David Lindsay,
superintendent of the Augustine Paper |
Mills, on the Brandywine, just outside |
the city limits, his two daughters,
Misses May L. and Jennie II. Lindsay |
and his two cousins, David Land Ihos.
Luke, OF Rockland went to New York,
leaving Mrs. Lindsay in that city, and |
took Hamburg steamer for Europe, |
and the beautiful mansion, surround |
cd by a spacious lawn and stately Tor |
est treos, were left in charge OF special |
Waterman Alexander Burleigh.
The Augustine Mills, with its 1870
hands, were left In charge of Assistant
Superintendent William A. Lindsay,
and In 10 more competent hands conld
they have been left
The party reached Hamburg on the
last day OF July, after delightful trip
across, Interrupted only by little
spasms Of sea sickness. without which
trip across the ocean would not be
realistic. The European trip agreed
with the whole party, which returned
sunbufned, bronzed and each with sew
eral pounds more of avoirdupois added.
In their journeyings they travelled
about 10000 miles. From Hamburg,
they started on their tour OF Europe
and visited successfully Berlin, Han
over, Beslan. Carlsbad, Vienna, Venice,
Milan, Luzerne, Geneva. Basic, Frank
fort, Mayence. Cologne and Brussels,
winding up In Paris before crossing to
old England. In Paris they came across
George l.. Kirkman, who was rs glad
TO see them as they were to see him.
Mr.. kirkman has been doing up Russia
aud In fact the continent and may re-
turn home this month. Mr.. Lindsay
and his party shifted the bracing atmos-
phere on the summit of the Alps,
sailed over the lakes of Switzerland
and down the Rhine, and visited the
places of historical interest in Paris.
After doing up the French Capital
Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, the
Queens stables, st. Pauls Cathedral,
the Crystal Palace, the tower of Lon
don and other places and then made a
two weeks tour of Scotland spending
several days at Denney whore John
Luke the brother of William Luke sup
erteudent of Rockland paper mills
lives. They returned to London Sep
tember 81 and on the followin Saturday
they sailed from Southampton on n
Hamburg steamer for New York
where they arrived last Saturday af-
ternoon.
AS souvenirs of the trip tho misses
Lindsay gathered up quito collection
OF coffee spoons from nearly every
place they visited. These spoons are
of various sizes and shapes and are
original In design.
Tho Milan spoon contains lhe most
Intricate work. The bowl is of mosaic
in eolors and is translucent. A portion
OF the handle contains the came de-
sign. England'sspoon has n rose on
fhn hanIln. Trat.k1I ,,F
shamrock; Scotland, the thistle; Ven
ice, the PROV OF gondola: Pals, the
heur.de-lis. Tho Scotland spoon con-
fains q cairn germ, n stone peculiar
to that country, and is one of the
most interesting in the collection.
Coming with the Lindsay party that
landed at New York on Saturday
were James Luke OF Dinney Scotland,
who ID now guest OF her brother
William Luke; and Harry l.. Evans OF
Heaid X Company, who went to Eu-
say, Master w. Allan Lindsay and
Misses Hinlen land Nellie Dare went
20 New York to meet the returning
tourists
In tho meantime the employees OF
the Augustine Mills were getting ready
for rousing reception for MIR. Lind
say and his party. which was intended
TO be big surprise, but as matters
turned out 1t became surprise to tho
snrprisers. The employees knew that
Mr.. Lindsay and his party would leave
New York on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, duo at Delaware avenue at
1853 p. m. Nobody ever dreamed that
the express would stop at the little
Augustine station at the east end of
the high bridge across the 3randywine,
but al. arrangements We're rnade for
the party to land at Delaware avenue
station.
John J. Harris chairman OF the com
mittee OF arrangements, had all the
employees OF the mill corIaled on the
road under the high bridge, from
whence, led by Hyatt's Military band,
1 they were to march up to Augustine
&atation and meet Mr.. Lindsay and his
phEty as they returned back on way
train from Delaware avenue station,
and escort them In triumph to their
residence. A delegation hended by
William A. Lindsay went to Delaware
avenue station to meet the returning
tourists
The train came but Mr.. Lindsay and
his party came not. Across to the
East end of the bridge they could see
the express train standing, while the
tourists got out and proceeded home
without an escort. Mr.. Lindsay had
an excellent opportunity to see how
the lawn WIS lit up with Chinese Ian
terms, while to the rear stood three
long tnbles for the accommodations OF
200 or more persons. Mr. Lindsay was
surprised, but not in the manner in
tended by his faithful employees.
However the reception was an in
teresting one. Through the darkness
OF the night. men with shot guns on
their shoulders lifted through the
shadows to an assigned position on
the lawn, while others were placing
mysterious boxes here and there under
the shadows of overhanglng trees
The employed had followed the banC
with muflled drums and horns to tn,
entrance OF the lawn when II louC
ahrill whistle was answered bya vol
ley of guns bursting out of red and
and blue lighls mingled with the pop
ping OF Roman candles and the whir
OF rockets bursting high in the air. Mi
LINDSAY was surprised after all.
Home Sweet Home" was played b.,
the Band whilc nearly 200 shots wer,
Hired. When this pnrt OF the program
was over Mr., Lindsay took his position
on the pc VII steps and shook hand
with ever ono OF his employees a
they pnss Having a KIM word 70
each, telling some who came from
England that he had seen the Queen
lie remembered all their names AM
he WAS kept busy saying how are yo,
mike" Pat Chimney" Jack hoy
are you Mrs, kirkpatrick and SO Of
all through the lists.
Mr. John j. Harris then introduces
the ltrv thallea T.. Murray rector %