The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-07
IT Is A GREAT SUCCESS.
The First Excursion Brought $40 Persons
10 Richmond.
FOUR OTHERS WILL ARhiYl To-Day.
DesI lite the Rainy Weather the Excursion
lists Took In the sights of the CITY Yes
day, Visited Many of the
Handsome stores.

was a great success. At 2:sJ O'Clock
train Of six coaches. packed 20 the limit
oiled into the Virginia-street depot ol'"9
ing. by actual count. $40 persons nom
southside Virginia, attracted to the c'p'-
tai city by the enterprise OF the assoo'"
ton. which gave them an opportunity I"
come at nominal fare.
THOSE WHO CAME.
The crowd is made up OF representative
clftzeus among whom are met ha ,,
farmers mechanics-in fact, eNc4y -,
OF business. The Iair sex are 49, a., ia,n,,
ally represented, many OF tnc ,'',-'r
who came beins accompanied ~
the train started from South b i.,s',n,
Halifax county, at 9.oV GUN riacs
morning. with 80 citizens OF t"Ss 80
under the leadership OF Mi. - r',,te re-
rington. As Il proceeded on ny aSran
crults were picked up at Won iIop
Scottsburg. Clover, Randolph, SAAe' M01
ingford, brakes Branch, hes 49,, ,,iIie
herrin, Green Bay, BurkeNihe' '..r,,n ia
Amelia Courthouse, ana Cnu.d' e u,' mad
train was packed anu aho''0i
" hen the train reached Richmond ram
was falling rapidly, ana the S'Sy ~
scented quite drsary appeAl aneN- 80 Ia,
curs.onlsts were undeterred, no" SSr,st,,sss
the weather having come V u ,roored
and Measure combined, and they uoopese
of of the cars joyous. laughing .cealo oM,IH
Every vehicle at the depot was 800, 10
filed, and those who were no the matter
enough 10 get seat TOOK ''O
phiiosophically and wAkel III, n LARGO
prior TO the arrival OF the Tram "a,
crowd waited around the uepot eeO,sscted
f,iends and relatives whom they let
-, The train. and wien the cars AZ -
yolled In there were many hed'''
ms and much handshakihs.
VIEWING THE CITY.
mite the disagreeable drizzle' the
..,l,tors ecattered over the city Yesterday
s,ornoou intent on sight-seelns, ".le
Ieer night every aNAuaulc pa
a,r,,eement was visited. me hsns 10, 49,
anH handsome stores of the CITY W.
also inspected by those "iiOSo
hero Is 10 make purchases. .,, ,,o,,,ia
rSare are a number OF young people
-, r. excursionlsts VINO came on
,,ioosnro bent. but the majority Of thein
fr, 80 an business. The merchants
,,.,sh 20 replenish their stocks from l'S
hopn.iful supply contained IN ne Stores
~ tho city. and the ladies WISH 10 pul-
chase their spring and summer outnes'
recognizing the fact that they now ma .
a chance to secure the best qudIi'y VI
goods at the lowest prices.
Among the number OF visitors ptous sr re-
10 Richmond by the Southern VINO are
registered at the various hotels are the
following: .,u,o,,e,
SOME OF THE VISITORS.
Ford's Hotel-R r. Noblin, Miss Ola
Noblin. Miss Lizzie NCblin. Miss Sallie
Blain. Mrs. l.. NJ. Evans, Walter n.
Evans. South Boston; Mrs. Z. G. Wat
kins Miss Clarke. Miss Nanderson. Ran
dolph: ID. W. owen and wife, DEM
ton: Mrs. > V. Brooks, Mrs. r. NJ. c..
Glenn. South Boston; DR.. A. :. Priddy
Keysville; J. d. Drily, Tazewell; +. O..
Lee. Tazewel. F. a. Waddill, Glover;
Mrs. Ida K. Vaughan. Miss r. II.
Vaughan, South Boston, and W. II.
ST. Claire IIotel-C. b. Marshall White
Dodson HOTEL. d. Clay, J. W. Alb
bott. Giles tPalmer. Halifax. j. W. Price
Miss " j.. wall, Hiss II. Y. Morton,
Miss S. q. Morton, Miss Laura Fowlkes.
Meherrin: II. W. Price. Green Bay; d.
c. Morrison. Charles Thorp. South Bos-
ton: c. BiiNim. Buffalo Springs; J. W.
Baptist, y. 3. Pollard. ". T. Pollard.
Halifax @. a. Chandler J. NJ. Sey-
mour. II G. Gregory. Fort Mitchell:
Louis Wimbish. w T.. Thurston, Scots
burgs Hurt Jordan. w. l.. French,
Houston; Henry Cramer. Thomas
Cramer. Wolf Trap: +. G.. McGechee,
Prince Edward; L. Il. Parkinson. Meher-
rim: J. Il. Webb, Ivyview: W. j. john
son, J. j. Martin, j. f. owen. Rodden:
W. T. Clark. Keysvlle; +. T. Saunders,
Burkeville: j. +. Williams. W. G.. Bap-
list. Boydton; z. Stanley Jenress. Keys
Vile. j. Norwood Davis. b. T. PAWS.
W. l.. Payne. G. y. Dunlop Meherrin
The lmperal-C. l.. Proctor brakes
Branch; a. W. Mayer. Clarksyille II. L.
Porter. Smithv!lle.
The Lexington-R. W. Lawson. 4. f..
Aflann South inafnra q
a. Dunlop, II. l.. Anderson. Drnke's
Branch. NJ. u. Blanton, II. p. Wilder,
South Boston; G.. l.. McNey. j. II. Yates,
Houston; G. A. Lacy, Houston; a. VI.
Irby, Halifax; r. a. owen. South Boston;
j. NJ. Darlington, G.. B. Overbey ,. NJ.
Turner, j. l.. Richardson. w. II. Bass.
T. q. Bass, a. II. Washington. Soutn
Boston, William b. Penick. Chase city,
TO-DAY'S EXCURSIONS.
Yesterdays excursion. while a great sue
cess. was but drop in the bucket COM
pared with what to-day will bring forth.
Between the hours OF 10 and IL o'clock
this morning 10 less than four trains VIII
arrive here from different points. The
reason the excursion from South Boston
was run Yesterday was on account; OF the
distance OF that place from Richmond
100 milcs-it being evident that to come
and return the same day would give the
eXcursionlsts too short a time In the
capital city. They Will return this after
noon.
The excursions to-day will come by two
different roads. There will be three on the
Chesapeake and Ohio ana one by the
Norfolk and Western. This one Will start
from Farmvile at ESQ \. NJ,
stopping at Rice. Burkeville, Crewe. Not
t0way, Blackstone. Melville. Wilson,
Ford Church Roads. and Petersburg and
arriving at Richmond by 9:3J A. NJ.
On the Chesapeake and Ohio main line
an excursion will leave Fort Monroe for
this city at 6:45 A. M. stopping al Phoe-
bus, Hampton. Old Point, Newport News,
Old Point Junction, Morrison, Oriana, Lee
Hall. Grove, WILLIAMSBURG, and all other
stations of any importance. This train IS
expected TO arrive al Richmond by 94J
a. NJ.
The third excursion will come from
Uowardsviile over the HOwardsville d.
vision OF the Chesapeake and Ohio. leav-
ing Howardsville at o'clock a. NJ, and
returning at $50 +. VI.
on the Charlottesville division or the
Chesapeake and Ohio an excursion Will
leave Charlottesville at A. NJ. and viii
leave Richmond. returning. at $50 Z. VI.
A very large number OF visitors arc eN-
pected II the day Is fair. and there is no
doubt that the venture VIII be successful
beyond the hopes Of the most sanguine.
Charter Granted.