Evening journal., 1897-04-09
JAUNT TO QUEENSTOWN.
LEGISLATORS AND DELEGATES IN
sPEcT AND FEAST.
GUESTS OF THE QUEEN ANNE
RAILROAD COMPANY WILMER
EMORY A HAPPY MAN.

hhOhl A HAPPY MAN.
The Queen Anne railroad was fer
mally opened yesterday. The event was
celebrated by an excursion given to
members of the Legislature CT this
state, of the Constitutional Convention
now in session, and distinguished resi-
dents Of this state ana Maryland who
live on the Peninsula
On the trip by rail to Greenwood,
| President BOsley was accompanied by
! General William McKenney, y. w. For
man, w. w. Busteed. c. A. Busteed. p
/ B. Hopper and John NJ. Parvis, of Cen
| tTeville, who acted as an informal COM
mittee to assist the president in well
coming his guests from Delaware.
| Through this village the Delaware rail-
road passes. and a train Of that line
arriving about IL a. m. brought a party
of more than one hundred persons. in
cluding members CT the Legislature, Of
the Constitutional Convention, aud
ether well-knOwn men. They were
soon aboard the Queen Anne train, and
all speed was made in running the
thirty-four miles that intervene be-
tween Queenstown and that point
II took one hour and five minutes to
b complete the trip. and soon after the
train for the second time pulled into
the station at Queenstown a corps of
walters were busy preparing a tempt
ing luncheon. The next half hour was
devoted to gastronOmis, which was
followed by a resolution offered in the
shape OF a toast by WOodburn Martin,
member OF the Constitutional COnven-
ton, TO return a vote Of thanks to
President Bosley and to congratulate
him on the progress made with the
railroad. It's adoption was unanimous,
and then the president was called upon
to respond He did so with grace, and
said a number of very complimentary
things that were received with ap-
plause.. Colonel W. Scott Roberts,
editor CT the Centreyille Record, was
called upon to respond on behalf OF
the Marylanders, and did 50, with many
tributes TO the glory of Delaware. lie
b said thatthoughs small in size, that insig-
niticance was only emphasized by her
numerous great men. Frederick Eden
Bach. Of Wilmington, responded fol
Delaware. and endeavored TO OutdO the
preceding speaker in his fiattering ref
erences TO Maryland, its people and the
new railroad.
After that there were a great many
4 complimentary things said on botf
sides, and all united in praising the re-
markable smOOthness of the road iOl
one Of such recent construction, ant
e congratulating the management on th'
3 general arrangements for facilitating
G traffic.
r At 100 p. m. the party took its leav'
o for home and returned to Greenwood
r whence members distributed to differ
!, ent points.
= Outside Of the members and officer
Of the General Assembly Ex-Governor
d Watson and Ponder. John +. Salisbury
If State Chancellor John r. Nicholson
e ex-Congressman =. w. Causey eX-Sen
r ator Records, State Auditor DR.. Lewis
h Peter c. Gruewell, l.. w. Mustard. VII
n liam Prettyman, William B. lomlin
y SON, Rev. William Valiant. William II
y Chandler. ex-State Treasurer Charlie
3 IA. Atkins. Charles NAPLES, Captain
n John Fisher. William T. Parker Fran
2 b. Carey. William Fearing, George W
n Atkins, John b. Barker, Isaac Nailoi
n John Ponder John II. Davidson an
i Henry Burton were also among tn
a guests.
e Probably the happiest man on IN
l. train was Wilmer Emory, of Centre
d Vile, Nd. to whose efforts the success
.e Of the enterprise is largely due. He
n the man who negotiated the deal 10
the mile Of water front at Queenstown
before anybody was aware that it wa
10 TO be the Eastern Shore terminus {
II the new road