Evening journal., 1915-07-29

are not in business for pagtime. so II
we are to do business with Whining
/ ton it is up to the business men there
to make as good terms as we get in
other cities.
while we have no industrial works
here we have facilities to accommo-
date several. We have lots of unde-
veloped land good rail and water IA
cilities and deep water front. and
we hope some time in the near future
TO have Delaware City placed on the
map as a business and industrial CEN
ter"
rhe response was made by W. P.
White former president of City Coun-
ell. He spoke of the enjoyment af-
forded the Wilmingtonians at their
reception in Delaware City and
thanked Mr.. Patterson for his greet
ing, and said all the residents would
find a hearty welcome in Whining
toms stores if they could not find
what they desired in Delaware City.
Judge T. Bayard Heisel is a NOV
ing spirit in the live Board of Trade
of Delaware City.
In leaving Delaware City the party
visited Fort DUPONT and spent ten min-
utes.
]
Georges, memory harks back to the
days when Red Lions favorite son,
the late Hon. Anthony Higgins was
in the limelight in Delaware. AS the
autoists pass the Higgins farms they
saw the thoroughbred cattle raised by
John c. Higgins, former consul to {
Dundee. Scotland. and scientific far
mer.
st. Georges looks as quaint as evert
and the canal locks are interesting.
Across the country the autoists
go whizzing-yes that is the right
word-for they are on one of the best,
roads in New Castle county. Levy
Court Commissioner T. S. Fouracre
appears to have an eye to business
and every dollar spent on a good.
road must count in full value with
him.
AS the excursionists passed a littles
bridge the chauffeur remarked "Fid-
dler's Bridge" Fiddler's Bridget Why
of course, and the story was related
of how an old violin player years ago.
lived in a cabin near the bridge On,
fine evenings he would amuse him
self and others by playing his fiddle
but one night he toppled off the rail-
and falling into the little stream was
drowned Thirty years ago the far
mers there and the people in st. ,
Georges said that on moonlight nights
the spirit of the old fiddler would
play his favorite tunes at the bridge.
One young woman wrote a story and ,
another wrote a poem about it, Thirty
years ago the writer heard a young
woman say:
Last night as Diana her golden beams
shed
On this lonely low manor below.
My heart gave a leap and around
went my head,
AS l heard the old fddler's bow
Going over the strings Of the fiddle
In way that is hard to compare.
heard the old tune of the old land.
The beautiful Lakes of Kildare
AS the trade pilgrims passed
through The Trap some thought Of
the lonely grave in Middletown, Conn.
of New Castle county's hero Com
modore Macdonough, the hero of Lake
Champlain. Next they passed Old
Drawers, historic church and away
past the farm of the late Colonel J.
Harry Rogers of New Castle. II is
/ in nigh cultivation because Michael
keegan and son, James. are model
and successful farmers.
And then Odessa is reached The
town where Bill" and George Polk.
Vic. Lord. "BilE' Davis. Columbus
Watkins, Lawrence Davis. John Cor
bit and a host of others worked so
hard In Odessa the writer was a
business man over twenty-five years
ago but went to New Castle and then
, to Wilmington. II was there that the
writer ventured in Delaware to be
news gatherer when he wrote Odessa
Items for the Middletown New Era
and the old Daily Republican. Since
; then Frank W. Reeves and George w.
vernon have answered roll call in
the great beyond. Old acquaintancos
were met and old memories revived
While stop was made there.
At odessa they were met by GEORGE
q L. Townsend Daniel w. Corbit and
Joseph c. Brown. Mr. Corbit voiced the
welcome. I'VE consider ourselves a su-
burh OF Wilmington he said. "Good
roads place MS but mile by automobile
from Wilmington, and if Wilmington
business men will give us a wharf we
viii have the steamer Clio to stop there
with business that now goes TO Phila-
!. delphia. 1t is up TO Wilmington TO Get
! busy"
The autoists are off again and as
. NN-~s NNAb w ANuAo otig t1lll SIOrY was
Z recalled which space does not per-
NIT to give here but will be soma
day. The days of the peach orchards
are gone and as all hands are get
ting hungry they hurry to Middle
town where Joseph c. Jolls had
splendid dinner waiting for rs
r Josie" makes. Just as good a host
= as he did a Register in Chancerv
and would you believe Il. there were
hints in Middletown that Josie" NAV
run again for one of the Court House
, Offices.
The automobiles arrived In Mid
dletown ahead of time at - Is
o'clock and we're given a rousine
welcome. Representative W q
/ Letherbury and Frederick Brady and
. two automobiles of citizens met the
. Wilmingtonians and toured through
the principal streets Flags were dis
q played and residents waved handker-
! chiefs. The cars were parked in
4 front of Mr.. Jolls' restaurant where
all had dinner.
Y The autoists had time tn ramble
4 around town after dinner before tbev
= started for Chesapeake City.
At Elkton they will be greeted by
= Henry M. Mccullough. a prominent
lawyer, and Mr.. Bouchelle, of the