From the Chenango Union of Norwich, NY
Thursday, October 5, 1876

For the Centennial

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   The rush for Philadelphia increases as the season approaches its close. On Monday morning the excursion train on the Midland passed over the road. The morning train from Cortland brought two coaches filled with excursionists, sixty of whom were from DeRuyter. About 10 o'clock, the train on the main line from Oswego, numbering nine well filled coaches and a baggage car containing four hundred passengers, arrived at this station, in charge of Conductor David Shattuck, who has been specially detailed to run the train from Oswego to Norwich.

   Upwards of seventy tickets were sold at this station, and their holders were already seated in their car, upon the arrival of the train. Here two trains were made up - one of six coaches and a baggage car, and the other of six coaches - and they steamed gally away, the happy party on board bidding the crowd of friends remaining at the depot a cheery good-bye.

   Six hundred and seventy-five were the number of passengers on the train when it left this village, and Superintendent Lanpher, who was with the party, telegraphed from Moreston in the afternoon, that the trains were on time, and consisted of fifteen coaches, baggage car and smoker, with upwards of eight hundred and fifty passengers, all happy and delighted with the time and accommodations. The excursion cannot but prove a financial success for the Midland, and it promises to be a most pleasant affair for those participating.

   Six coaches, a smoking and baggage car, left the D.L.&W. depot about twelve o'clock on Monday - the train from Utica being half an hour behind time - and all were crowded with Centennial passengers, thirty or more of whom were from this village. In addition to this, a number of our citizens took the Saturday train on the D.L.&W., for Philadelphia.