The Penn's Grove record., 1907-07-26
FRIDAY, JULY 2e, 1907,
The JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Some Things of Interest Seen By
The Editor On A Recent Trip.

iosities to rove from home and a buffet
ing gale blew a party on shipboard to a
Cape which they named Henry, after
the Prince of the ruling house in Eng
land.
They sailed up the broad bay, now
known as Hampton Roads, and thirty
miles up the river to an island, where a
settlement was made, the first perma-
nent settlement in the new world. The
river was named James and the settle
ment jamestown, after the English
King James.
This settlement gained its greatest
renown from the account of it written
by John Smith and his rescue from the
s'salvages" by the Indian Queen Po-
cahontas.
The celebration of The famous historic
events by an Exposition showing the
advancements made in agriculture, com
merce, science, art and manufacture,
science that time in this country is a be
fitting tribute to the pioneer settlers in
he Old Dominion.
A trip to the jamestown Exposition
is worth all the expense and is an edu-
sation to those who have not travelled
wei this country to see its various pro-
ucts. Going thru the Delmarvia PEN
insula shows what a vast territory the
building of the railroad to Cape Charles
opened. From the car window the
land has the appearance somewhat of
Upper and Lower Penns Neck.
A boat ride of two hours brings you
to Old Point Comfort, consisting prin-
cipally of the large hotel Chamberlain
where the best comforts al be had for
from SIS to SIS a day. Jefferson Davis
had free accommodations furnished
forty-two years ago on the opposite side
of the street in Fortress Monroe, the
strongest fortress along the cost. If
you have a soldier friend there you may
be shown. inside the fortress, the cell
where he was confined in chains and
the sour apple tree on which they inten-
ded to hang him.
After a ten minutes trolley ride the
National Soldiers Home was reached
where our former townsmen David G.
Cam and Charles Woodley were found
living at ease, the latter enjoying a
rocker and the former reading thelatest
news from Penn's Grovein the RECORD
Both are in good health and wish to be
remembered to all acquaintance.
The home now contains about 5000
old veterans. To see 1000 men march
into the dining room and take dinner
is a rare and imposing site.
A boat ride of twenty minutes brings
you to the Exposition Pier on Pine
Beach and a ride of fifty minutes more
brings you to Norfolk, on Elizabeth
river.
In Hampton Roads lies the battle
ships Ohio, Minnesota and the new
Maine, built on the model of the Maine
blown up in Havana harbor. Also
there are two Monitors anchored neal
where the famous battle between the
"Yankee Cheesebox on a Raft" met
and defeated the Merrimac in 1862.
About thirty miles up the James Rive r
lays jamestown Island where the first
settlement was made. The old tower
of the brick church, built in 1886, still
stands. The grounds have been pre-
scented to the Coloniol Danes who have
rebuilt the Church, restored the foun-
dation to court house and erected a
building for s%ojourners to rest in. In
the old church the first English marriage
in America took place in 1908 and here
P~ocahontas and John Rolfe were
married in 1914.
The jamestown Island is reached by
excursion boats, and the boats which
ply to Richmond, for 81 a round trip.
Nothing is more pleasing when one
arrives in a strange city than to meet
old acquaintance. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
D. Lynne, formerly of Pedricktown,
have been at'Norfolk for Over a year.
MI. Lynne has been do ing carpenter
work On the Exposition buildings. Mrs.
Lynne presides as head charge clerk at
Ocean View restaurant, an amusement
resort, where it takes a bright, quick
person to add up the value in a sirloin
stake to 60c and other eatables in pro-
portion. They will be pleased to see
all old acquaintance who may visit the
Exposition and can give valuable infor-
nation to those contemplate making
the trip by addressing them at Ill
Brewer St., Norfolk, Va.
The Exposition is reached by trolley
OF steamboat from Norfolk, after a 80
minute ride for 15c. The past winter
and spring weather was very unfavor-
able for work on the Exposition and
there was little to be seen on May LIST.
Those who visited the naval parade
brought home bad reports and some
who expected to see an immense big in
ternational Exposition like the Centen-
NAL at Philadelphia and st. Louis, call
it the imposition" 1t is only a ma.
tional affair to commemorate a local
event. Few buildings remain unfinish-
ed and few exhibits need placing in po-
sition.
The Government has fine exhibits and
the States have interesting exhibits of
products and manufacturing industries.
Many of the States have seperate
buildings. In some are exhibits while
others are for recreation like the New
Jersey building. If you make it known
that you are from New Jersey you will
be presented with a blue ribbon and a