The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-30

NAhA'3 LBA thAA
The PeninsuIar Press Association In
Their Annual outing--Boston And
Baked Beans- Tire Scenic splcndor OF
the Route Travelled.
Special TO the RRruBLIcAN.
BosroN, Aug. 2S.--Straw hats and
light clothing are tabooed In Boston.
The air Is chilly and nearly every one
Inns an overcoat on or an ulster. The
here Friday night, 10 p. M. in q drench-
ing rain. The party are making their
headquarters at the American House,
a first class hosiery, where they will
remain until Monday afternoon. II
has rained almost continuously since
the party passed Quakertown, Pa, oil
Friday forenoon.
The rain did not mar the pleasure o.
travelling however, IL was more OF 9
Godsend than otherwise. There wa
no dust or cindere or oppressive heaI
ana this was appreciated by all nfter
leaving hot Philadelphia. The New
England day express," via the Phila.
delphia and Reading railroad which
leaves 9th and Green street depot al
10 q. IN. daily. 10 certainly q magnifi
cant innovation IN modern travelling
II makes the distance to Boston, Al
miles In II hours and IS minutes, con
sidering the number OF stops mad,
this is remarkable timo. Within I
month they will shorten the time on,
hour. The scenery along the ehtirt
route Is most enchanting ly pic
turesque.
PIrTuREsQuE ROUTE.
A constant succession OF hills, noun
tains, lakes and boisterous streams
meet the eye, which are a pleasant
surprise. Good bass and trout fishing
abounds here and great tales are told
OF their immense size. Think OF pass
ing six beautiful little lakes within five
miles, all spring water, clear AS crys-
tai and green as emerald, some mile
or more long and dotted with island g.
These arc the lllif, the Struble, the
White, the Grinuell and Twin lakes.
Grinnell is owned by the Healing rail-
road and Mr.. John Hancock has a
lease on struble. from these lakes
la0 900 tons of ice are cut annually
and shipped to Philadelphia.
AN IMMENSE PICNIC.
Four valleys are passed Though In
coming here, the Lehigh che Pequest,
the Waikiki and Warwick each APP
parently fertile in appearance. We
our legs on reaching Warwick,
N. u, at 2 p. IN. Here the President
and Superintendent OF the Reading
reside, as do other railroad officials
and many New Workers Of note dur
Ing the summer. We are pointed out
'Glinnell's Island, mile long, where
Il2. Geo farmers have picnic every
year. At Easton Lehigl and Hudson
river engine is attached and the train
lie rushing toward the famous PouEh'
lkeepeie bridge, which spans the Hud'
son.
1t is 842 feet above the river and 676S
feet long. 1t cost e., 900 and il
only cost s40, 600 to palut 1t. At May.
brook we are on the Central New Eng.
land and Western line, which takes us
Ito Stafford, Conn, and thence on by
the New York and New England Il. Il,
We pass Nit. Everett, Mt Washington.
and Mt. Riga, and IA miles up the side
of one the engine snoEts and puts un
til the peak Is reached, passing through
wild CANYONS ind by lofty cliffs.
Large fields of Connecticut tobacco
lis now seen. looking like cabbages
Boston Corners, windy locality. il
noted; one winter. years ago, an on
tire train with locomotive and tender
was blown Off the track.
BUNKER hull MONUMENT
And the Navy Yard Harvard College
Cambridge, Longfellow's home and
other points of interest were visited
on Saturday, but this letter is already
too long to speak of them.
| 1t has been arranged for an excur
ision to Newport, X. l., on Sunday
Mr.. st. O. Carpenter was presented
with IL handsome gold knight Tom
lplar charm studded with diamonds. oil
Saturday evening, in behalf OF the as
lsociation, which he gracefully ae-
knuwledged. There are So In the part.
as follows:
II. Z. Carpenter and Mrs. Carpenter
b. s. Slightly and wife and child, Mis-
Laura Melvin. Miss Clara Downs. JAS
Swami, Il. p. Fisher. Mrs. q. L. Hadda
way Mrs. N, i. Aldridge, Miss II. A
Powell, Miss Ida e. Eaycnson, Misi
Emily Eavenson, Miss S. Irene Eaven
Melvin, q. G. Usiton, II. +. Ilicher, +
| H. Bach. Mrs. Bell, Miss Nan Stoopes
Miss Ethel Bach, Miss Kate Pearson
Miss |. Pearson ID. Plummcfand wife
j. L. Carroll and wife, i. Z. Ramsdel
and wife, Watson broadway and wife
+. S. Hodson. Jr., W. s. McComba
Miss Clara b. Usilton. Miss Mary he
lCombs, r. X. Stevenson and wife, H
II. Curtis. Il. u. Hoffecker, Miss Min
ME Clement. Miss Il. Wilds, Nick
Downham. w. f. Smith, G. L. Free
man, L. o. Culbrith, Miss Annie Free
man, Miss Ella Armstrong, j. 2
Grubb and wife, J. III. Bowen ant
wife. +. d. Stern. c. A. Grice, O. D
lSupheId and wife, Ahram Yandegrif
and wife, Mrs. Annie Pennington
ISt. L. Wallace, ]. 9. Clark, Gee
w. Ewing and wife, b, L. Levi
and wife, Chns. II. Vary and wife, Free
Vary Miss Addie Shade, Miss i. Y
Thomas, Miss S. A. Tyler. ]. Mile
Thomas, T. Snowden 1hotnas, Thor
! Perry and wife, Il. I. Cooper, Jos
, Burchenal, Mrs. William Cooch, NJ.
!, Burlington. A. A. Gillis, E. A. Toa,
vine and L. NJ. Dunn.