seven o'clock
It was printed in colors , ornamented with a cut of a steamer , and read as follows : MOST DELIGHTFUL EXCURSIONS ON THE LAKE ! THE NEW AND SPLENDID MINIATURE STEAMER _ WOODVILLE _ , Captain Lawrence Wilford , With elegant and luxurious accommodations for thirty passengers , is now ready to convey pleasure-parties to any part of the lake . Breakfasts , dinners , and suppers provided on board ; and the tables will be supplied with the best the market affords . Apply by letter , or otherwise , to CAPTAIN LAWRENCE WILFORD , Port Rock , N. Y. By seven o'clock the _ Woodville _ was under way for Port Rock . Lawry gave the helm to one of the deck-hands , and went below to make some entries in his account-book . He had been paid , that day , fifty dollars for the boat , and thirty dollars for dinners . Mrs. Light had expended twenty-six dollars for provisions and groceries , but he still had one hundred and twenty-eight dollars .