The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-21
THIRD EDITION
THE OFFICIALS, TRIP.
The Lakeside Electric Railway Excursion
Grand Success.
gpecial 10 tho HRuAIp


tween this place and Shenandoah on
Saturday. The storm prevented the ex-
eursionists from carrying out the full
program, but the disappointment in this
respect was more than counterbalanced
by the success which attended that part
Of the program carried out
The following is a corrected list
of the eXcursionists !. f. sheppard,
Charles $. Spangler, OF the Philadelphia
Public Ledger; G. a. Schenck, Fred
Glover. William HirOns, of the LamOkin
Iron Works, Philadelphia; Richard Gil
pin, electrical engineer Joel Cook,
Public Ledger and American correspond
ent London Times; Joseph A. Bremen,
merchant Philadelphia; a. b. Burk,
president Spring Garden Institute, Phila-
delphia Charles :. Patton, Of Sailor
q Stevenson's banking house Philadel-
phia; Horace A. Doau, president West
End Trust Company, Philadelphia; A. II,
O'Brien, Equitable Trust Company,
Philadelphia George w. Childs CooE,
Public, Ledger -, Philadelphia John
A. Johann, of Philadelphia, secretary
of Lakeside Electric Railway; Dallas
Sanders president Lakeside Electric Rail
way member of Board of Directors of
City Trusts aud president Dime Savings
Bank. of Philadelphia; Mark ID. Bow man,
surveyor Lakeside Electric Railway h.
W. Ash, general manager SChuylkll
Traction Company John f. Fiuuey, Des-
patch POttsvillc: l.. V. Rausch and Guy
Irish, of the Mahanoy City Tribune W. q.
BteckOns Hon. ID. ID. Phillips, treasurer
of the Lakeside Electric Railway; Charles
Hartman, Ashland Record; j. IRWIN Steele,
Ashland Telegram: j. Harry James, Ash
land Local. y. w. Parker, Mahanoy City
Tri-Weekly Record w. II. Carter
land ageut Thomas i. Hess, land agent;
w. l.. Noder h. > Renhold, bankers c.
o. Smith Councilman, all of Mahanoy
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Shenandoah HERALD; Capt. Bailey, Phila
delphia j. A Seeley, overhead electrician.
Landlord German, of the Mansion
House, this place made an envlable repu-
tation for himself The banquet he had
prepared for the eXcursiO1ists was pro
nounced as good as could be expected in
the best of Philadelphia's hotels, but
Mine Host German said it was only a
luncheon. Mr., German has built up the
Mansion House wonderfully and is rapidly
drawing the transient trade from Shenan-
dOah and other places. This il especially
noticeable since the opening of the Lake
side railway.
The bill Of fare was as follows:
SOUPS-COrn, French Vegetable.
FIsH-Baked Shad, Shad Roe,
Fried Halibut, Fried Frogs
RoAsTs-Lamb, mint sauce, Chicken, Cal
ifornia Ham, Beef.
VEGETABLEs-Asparagus Tomatoes, Mash
ed Potatoes, Corn, Green Peas, Stewed
Spinach, Beans, Cabbage,
SALADs-Lobster, Salmon, Chicken, Gu,
cumber
RELIsHEs- Sliced Tomatoes, Olives, Gel
cry, Apple Sauce
PAsTRYEApple, Lemon, Apricot Cherry
and Cucoanut Pie, Apple Tart.
CAKEs-Jelly Roll, Lady Fingers, Macca
rooms, Strawberry Short Cake.
FRUITS AND NUTs-Bananas Oranges
Almonds, English Walnuts, Pine Ap
pie, Apples, Raisins, Vanilla and
Strawberry Ice Cream.
LIQUIDS-Mumm's Extra Dry, Sherry
Claret, Hennessey Brandy RoCh. Beer
The trip to Shenandoah was made in
the eiyht-wheel car No 6, with John ii
James as conductor and Daniel Walters
as motorman. Supervisor Welsh, of
Mahanoy township, got on the car n,
JacksOus and upon entering it was intro
duced to the officials by Capt Bailey as
''the best friend of the Lakeside Electric
Railway Capt. Bailey and Treasurer
Phillips made the excursion as pleasant
as possible for everybody and to their
personal efforts is due the credit for the
success of the affair.
When the car arrived at Shenandoah
the storm was 50 severe that the officials
would not venture out of the car and abau
doned the intention to transfer anC
make a trip to Ashland over the Schuyl
kill Traction Company's line. The cai
returned to MahanOy City and the major
ity OF the party remained there and in
Epected the power house, while Dallas
Sanders John A. Johann, Capt Bailey
and a few Others took a trip to Ashland
and returned on the Cannon Ball of the
p. * r. line, reioining the rest of tn,
party here and returning to Philadelphia
in General Superintendent l. a. Swei
CARDS special car
In inspecting the model plant of thu
power house the officials took espeCia
interest III the steam boilers, erected by
the National Water Tube Boiler Co., o.
New Brunswick, n. j.
The boilers are rated at 375 II. Z. each
and are arranged in one battery, each
boiler being composed of $50 tubes,
inches diameter The boilers have q
large storage capacity, each boiler having
three steam and water drums, 80 inchei
diameter 20 feet long. These boilers art
especially adapted for carrying high
pressure, and are similar to those erected
by the National Water Tube Boiler Co.
and used at the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition, and at the model electric hgh
station of the Narragansett Electric Light
ing Co., Providence, r. !.
A full description of the plant wa
given in the HERALD last week
Joel Cook, one of the eXcursionists, is o
Philadelphia, and financial editor of thu
Public Ledger and American correspond
ent of the London Times. He is a veteran
journalist, having been connected will
the Ledger since lSb2. Previous TO tina
he was special war correspondent of th
Philadelphia Press, serving in that capa
city in front of Richmond in lsGl-2. Ill
is an easy and graceful writer and stand.
high in his profession. lie is also prom
1nent in banking circles. The writer me
Mr. Cook for the first time over 32 years agt
and became separated from him in tn,
Seven Days fight on the Peninsula.
Special low prices to all in watche
iewelry and silverware at Holderman'
corner Main and Lloyd streets.
Buy Keystone -four BE sure that tn
name LEssIG & BAER, Ashland, Pa, Il
printed on every sack. 3-3-3taW
USE WELLS LAUNDRY BLUE, the bes
Blueing for laundry use. Each package
makes two quarts. 10 cts. Sold 10y
Musser g. Beddall.
Fresh beer at Schmicker's, 1O4 S. Mair
street. 425-lm
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