Smyrna times., 1895-10-16
Enroute for Atlanta
OUTING OF THE PENINSULA PREss
ASSOCIATION.
staff Correspondence to Smvrna T,,,o.

OUI4NG OF THE PENINSULA ppEse
ASSOCIATION.
S'aH correspondence to Smyrna Times
Inc party composing the Peninsula
EFeSs Association, who have their an.
nual trip this year to Atlanta. Ga hv
Che courtesy of the Southern RaiIwoy
from Washington to Atlanta. and hy
Che pennsylvania road to Washin0ton
reached their destination SUNDAY nioht
we learn from them they are havin@
Just a lovely time" The follow;nS
from the representative of the TIMEs7
written before they had had time ~
visit the Exposition, was mailed NJ
day morning and reached us last even
ing: ' ''0n-
Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 13. 1895-Tba
editorial party left Washington, d. G.
ehroute Tor Atlanta at Ills a. m. The
ride through Virginia was verv inter
esting, going through the historic hat.
tle-grounds. The country is verv wild
mostly woods and pine forests. We
stopped at Danville, Va, for supper
ana thence to Charlotte, N. c.. where
we spent the night. Charlotte is a citv
OF between $4,000 and 10000 inbabit-
ants: 1t has 35 churches, and is noted
Tor Its church going people. In the
factory line, it has 7 large cotton fac
tories, cotton oil factories. 3 tronser
factories, etc. Charlotte is noted for
0eing the first place where the Meek
lenburg Declaration of IndeDendence
was declared in 1875. We also saw
where Corvallis headquarters were
When he was enrOute for Yorktown
where jeff Davis stood when he road
the telegram bearing the sad news of
the assassination of Lincoln, also Wash
lhgtons headquarters when on his wav
10 MS Inauguration. 1t is a verv Drettv
place. and we were beautifully enter
tanned at the Central Hotel. We had
a taste OF the Southern hospitality too |
Inc MaVor OF the city entertained no |
Oy taking us on ride overthe citvand |
TO the Latta Park. Just outside Gf !,
some OF our party had the pleasure nf
being IN cotton field and bjcking orr
hrst cotton, we left Charlotte at noon
ON Sunday, and after yerv nil.
.u9 turough cotton fields aud forests
anu 'he beautiful Blue mountains fol-
owing us all our way down on onr
rlght; We reached Atlanta happv bnt
llttle tI'ed, at 1880 .. m. The fol.
owing persons have registered with
'Cner additions expected on Monday.
r. l. Cooper and sister. Dover
n L. HynSOn and wife Milford
M HIsses Mary and Annie Hall, Milford
- ~ mas. mas X. Iwllley and wife Chestertown
q ). Freeman, Middletown H.
MISS Lotte Jones, MiddletowD
wilson NJ. TylOr Easton
George Bartlett, Easton.
MISS Powell and sister Easton
MIS- HaddaWay and sister Easton
DTs leo W. Marshall and tvfGa ATiIfo,a
A. ID. Marshall Milford
Iheo Townsend Milford
IIoI; w II, stevens, wife and daughter. seaford
y; T.; n Bowen and wife, Newark.
ChaS. Horn, Wilmington
{. W. Kenney, Laurel
e. a. Hastings. Laurel
]. +. Dunn, Dover
Dr. j. NJ Wilkinson Dover
ReY {. l; Stengle, wife and son, Dover.
VIM. salisbury. Dover
Miss Mary salisbury Dover
MISS Bertha HOtfecker SMYRNA
MISS Clair Cooper KentOn
II. l.. Dodd, ChestertOwn
r: q. CSilton, CheStertown.
W. b. Copper and wife Chestertoyyn
Thas vary. Wilmington.
James Swami, Denton.
I. i. Fisher, Denton
Rev. b. 5. Highley Trappe
MIS- Dr- Grimly, Trappe.
Miss Highley, Trappe
W. Is. 1OmllnSOn and wife Trnpnp
a. !; Coombs, HaVre de Grace
NJ " Brewington and lady salisbury
KEY C. A. Grse and wife, Georgetown.
). ". PoSen, Elkton.
J. W. Hamilton, EktOn
Z. Polk Steele Denton r
W II. Anderson, Denton
victor IOrbert Ekton =
:. w. StOrk, Baltimore
b a Hearn, salisbury.