The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-29
TWAS AVOCA'S GREATEST NIGHT.
People Turned Out En- Masse ia
Honor Hughey aud Other Players.


Every day the papers teen with ac-
counts of ovations to Mckinley and
Bryan, telling how thousands and
thousands of people travel hundreds
of miles and stay up of nights to see
hear and show their appreciation Of
one or the other of these great men
who are foremost in the public mind
at present, but these affairs are as
naught. in the matter of genuine, pure.
unadulterated ip-hip-hooray, when
compared to the reception given to
'Hughey" Jennings and the Baltimore
team by the people of Pleasant Valley
last night.
Avoca, the principal town of the val
ley, was the scene of the event, and it
is quite safe to say that In it's archives
Monday. Sept. 2s. 1896. will ever be its
red-letter day, with letters foot long.
Everybody was there. save the sick.
halt and blind. They had come on two
former occasions to do honor to their
'Hughey," but this time they came
and brought the babies because
'Hughey's" colleagues We're to be
there. and they wanted to outdo their
former efforts to show the other men,
bers OF the team what "Hughey's"
neighbors thought of him. 1t is put
ting it light to say that they convinced
the champions that they thought well
of ''Hughey." The Champs" con-
fessed they never saw anything like
it. and they spoke the truth.
The team went down on the 7.5O
Delaware and Hudson train. All ac-
cepted the invitation with the excep-
! tiOn Of Manager Hanlon, who was in
disposed and regretfully had to stay
behind. They were in merry mood and
were prone to guy Jennings about his
native heath.
THEY JOLLIED HUGHEY.
He had. no doubt, regaled them with
stories and descriptions of the various
places thereabout for ever and anon
as the train sped onward, he would
be assailed with, "Tell us when we
come to Midtown, Hughey." DO we
pass through "Stark's Patch?" or II
hope there won't be a freight car I'm
the way to prevent US from seeing
Moosic." Hughey took 1t all good nat
uredly, as it was meant. and content
edly told them Just wait and you'll
see town what Is town.
At Moosic a reception committee
boarded the train and distributed but
ton hole bouquets among the guests.
A crowd wax at the station and lusty
cheers were given for Jennings and the
Baltimores. But it was when the train
pulled into AvOca that the cheering took
place. Jennings led the way out Of the
train, and as he appeared ON the plat
form q yell went up that must have
been heard over in Duryea. The crowd
gathered around him as he stepped
from the train and fairly carried him
to the carriages. The Connellton band
was there, too. and they blew and
drummed as they never blew and
dr,mmed before. Everybody wore the
Orioles colors. orange and black. Orange
is hardly Il popular color i'm Pleasant
Valley. but this was an occasion when
'the feast was greater than the fast"
When the guests had been seated i'm
the carriages and 'Hughey" succeeded
in getting his hand released for a mo-
ment. u procession was formed. with
the band at the head and the start
made for O'Malley's hall. on the way
up Main street. which was lined with
people, there was one. continued sue
cession of cheers. When the team was
going from the carriages into the hall
| there was another season of concen-
trated yelling and again as they en-
tered the hall. which was pretty well
filled by those who were cute enough
to forego the reception at the depot
and n sight Of the parade to get seats
| in the hall. the cheering was renewed.
ESCORTED TO THE STAGE.
When the team had gotten inside the
crowd followed and the hall rapidly
filled up, until there wasn't room for
| another, standing or sitting. The
team We're escorted to the stage and
sat around i'm minstrel style. with Jen-
| nings occupying the central position.
Near him sat his gray-haired father,
| the greatest base ball crank in the
valley, his wrinkled face beaming
with pride and pleasure The nrn-