Evening journal., 1899-03-21
NEW ROAD OPENED
Party of Wilmingtonians Go
Over New Line to Chester.
OPERATES REGULARLY TOMORROW

ING AND PROCEEDED TO DARRY |
OVER THE NEW ROAD-DINiNua
Nr IlHE CLAYTON HOUSE.
Iha u.w eaoosy Tine between This
city and Chester was formally opened
ly6s5aday, and cans Will be put On in
dsgulal7 service acr1mOrrow
1le slant was made ilOm EasInih and
Marks. s5redJs, this city, at 9.45, amid
jhl.sa carloads oi prominqnt people amid
lneNsIaper Representatives went en- tlhe
Itrip The lnle has mot yet baem fully
IbaLlaElaed, but despite uh.ls fact the cans
lmoved' smoothly and evenly. No effort
hO make fast time WAS attempted, but
the cars ran ait a good speed until near
lTlrainer, whsTe a stop was mde. Hare
lRev. Jccdph r. MacElrey was taken ON
The immlsIdlate vlc.nity OF llhis stop
was decorated with large and small
American flags amid THE minister ap-
lpsarad dlslighted THAT THE Rad was in
lCpAaulOl.
Chkster was reached i'm fifty three
minutes, which is comsid5sed good time
I'M View Of The fact that no attempt at
lspeEi was made, and that there we'na
lseveral delays along tlfe line. At Ohes-
t5r anOBh5r car loaded with Chester
citizens was waiting, and at Once eet
out ahsad Of THE Wilmington cars en-
THE way to Darby wh.ch viii be the
? end Of THE Wilmington and Chester
line. The Chester party was In charge
( oi General Fox assisted by Dr. Me-
: Fadden. the superintendent of Hhe
Chcst.ar Traction Company, wlhich now
belongs 10 THE same company ais the
, Wilmington Vine. In the Chester party
z wore dnc.ud5d Mayor C. NJ Black
/. Parliamentary w. IL. lMathues COunci3-
men J. G. Keppler, c. ID. WiliE, ]. H.
lB-ake,y, II. ID. McCrea, Thonas W
Cuowa. Il. B. lAlcClgnahans w. S. Blake
p lly w. p. Andrews, Samuel Greenlw- 0i.
A w Bing, R. E. Ross II. H. Huston,
Robent Booth George Wiegand. Wall
I t-r J. johnston, WAlliam B0Wdem, J. r..
/ Tayl--. John HCwaldh; Jlhl a. Heck.
James Geek, Clerk Clf C0un5I Thomas
b. Idygcr. Assistant Enginasr b. G.
Lai1mus, Howard #. Wilkinson, Edgar
B. Melville AND w. III. Bowcn. OF THE
fl ChestsT Evening News Henry Fry
ls.nger and Jesse NJ. Frysinger, OF THE
7 Democrat; John Wallace. Charles b.
Ross and Thomas B. Taylor Of the
: Chester Times; William Sper'csI amid
JChl Spencer, of the Advocate: W.
T. Warren Webb. ~ the South Chester
- News; II. j. Risy. Dr. ID. i. Lehman
Harry Hclan, o. J. Wood, NJ S. HUT
{. ton JClnn J. Mahoney, DR.. 5. r.. CrCth-
s eIs. City Treasurer john Craig, Jr.
/: lCon.uO1er John H. Hawthorn. E.upsrin.
= ltenient IL Waiter Works w r.. Chad
r. wick Postmaster Thomas H. Higgins
= lCaty Solicitor A. A. Corchran, Thomas
d H. III ggins and II. G.. Ash.mead of tht
Republican; Frederick II. Cooper, o.
e HE Media American; Horace +. Temple
n OF thle West Chester Republican; vii
liam e. Tribbatt.
The cars proceeded to Darby with
cut incident, where a short stop wa.
70 made, and here the party was jOineI
IN by c. III. Clark and Wanren Hughes
10 who remained with th9 party unit
v Wilmington was reached. The run d
IN Darby was made in one h0ur and fort.
IL minRites. Including steps. The IetuH-
h trip WAS made i'm about t.he same time
Is the slu-ps being about the same i'm mum
{ ber and duration.
p When Wilmington was Reached tlh
6 parity aligIhtel1 ait THE Clayton HOUSE
n where the members were guests of tIh
rs traction company at dlnner. Am excel
ne lent DINNER was served by PuopT.a1c
m BOthman and was much enjoyed. Afts
DINNER, en- motion of Mayor Black, c
Ch5st5r 10 was decided to have tw
chairmen, and Mayor II. C. AlcIlear, {
Wilmington, and Select COuncilma
sg Samuel Greenwood, of Chester, wer
L sslacted. Mayer Mclean made a brit
q adllre.ss, IN which he told THE Oheste
II visi.Crs that they would always b
~ welcome irn Wilmington, and express
iN cd tins belief THAT tIhe trolley line WON,
draw the two cities closer toget'ha
Speeches in a similar vein were mad
by William II. HILL, City COuncilma
nj Dennis f. Leary and eX-Mayor ID.
sn Shicrt.flga. of Wilmington, amid COui
10. Gilman Greenwood, William ID. NATL
er ues. George Wiegand and John Grail
nd Of Chester, and Frederick IT, C-opsr,
OF Media. in response to Repealed cal
General Manager Fox spoke briefl
and expressed The tlhanlVs Of the TIA
b.un company to the rpeaNei
ri aCi others for their go(
n; Wishes This Chester partly ustur-
he ed to their ilICmes by TROLLEY.
is General Manager Fox announced a
tsr DINNER That cars wcu,d begin
nun regularly over THE lne to-mOrr'
mlcrning. The imst car viii leave ia
no Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bat
VII more station ait 5.45 a. m. and cars vi
de' leave EVERY fcruy-fve minutes durl
: the day The fare TO Chester will
twenlty CENTS. A five-cent fare WIKI
charge TO Gcrdlln Heights, and add
ticnnl fare ito Claymonit faue fro
To Claymcnt to Chester city limits, and
A. fare from the iim1.s 10 amy part
Chester The fare from Chester
,ot 'hIade,phia win be fil5oal celrts, ma
Ing thinty4fve CENTS fcr THE trip
re-. Philadelphia.
Included in THE Wilmington par
raj ware Mayer Henry c. McIlear, Ci
Treasurer tW1Xiam II. Cuuy, Cl
bu, Councilmenl Michael F. Carmonb Dsnl
&c +. Gleary, James w. Robertson, Geor
e NJ. FIelher. James III. Mcrris. Caleb
nd We.scnL Jchh f. Hea,y. Henry
To- Smith. James b. Oberly, Judge
Frank Ball. William Simmons of t
do STREET and Sewer Department; Hauy
]. Wiley, The secretary cf the same
oro pautment: City Court Clerk S.
va Adams. Tr Sfrcct Commissioner flrs