Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-23

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To-day the "Oid Fclksn have a
! grand picnic, and I propose TO give you
a few items for the occasion, so that the
"young ones - can see who the "Old
| Folk" are. Ny recollection is not very
| distinct farther back than 1871, and
! viii not undertake to recall the names OF
all who " ere residing here even then.
| [ will give you first the names Of the
| " beauxn Of that year: Edwin HicE-
man, Sam. Mostly, VIM. 7. Avery, w.
! X. Poston, W. b. Miller, Jacob y. Noon,
| Alex. Trigg, VIM. Thomas, Col. J. II
! Mcmahon, Gen. Joseph r Williams,
| Fielding A. Lucas, h. NJ. Anderson,
John Park, Joseph McKi6bin, Fred.
! Nelson, J. S. Lsnphier, S. B. Willism-
! son, David II. Townsend, Sam. PARK, J.
| B. Mosely, 3. Graham, J. Rich Ray, a.
| NJ Latham, II. F. Farnsworih, Albert
! Wood. These were all considered SIS
| good, safe chance" by the ladies and
we had many bellies here in 1871. recol-
/ lect The Misses Walkers, Miss Sbanks,
Miss Martha WOrsham, Miss Mary Park,
| Miss SRllie Anderson, Miss Mary Wyatt,
Miss Lucy GreenlRw, Miss Margaret
Lemasters, Miss Lou Pope, Miss Flora
Battle, Miss Matilda Boyd. D! the mer-
chants OF I84l, 1 reColeut the following
firms: Nelson y Titus, White, Waldran
& Co, Neil McCool, w. Howard & Co.,
r. A. Parker, J. NJ. Patrick, +. 4 & NJ
owen, Goodman & Means, FOwIkes &
Qlaries, $. & J. EOwlkes, as. +. Merit
man, n. Gatfney, p. McKeOu, VIM.
McKeon, Joseph BJhannOn, J. FOwlkes
& Co., Miller & Moon, Sam. Mosby, N
b. Winchester, Jos. Cooper. Townsend
& Williamson, Carter L Ffets, John
Park, Sam. Park, David Park, Willism
Park, Sewell d Co., VIM. Thomas. q.
y. Csndee, +. NewhRli & Co., n. & 5.
Bond, I. w. Wilkinson & Co., Nat. An
dersoH. There were several Others, but
cannot recall them. ThOs. II. Allen,
W. w. Hart and others were locSted al
Fort Pickering under the hill, but after
wards moved up TO Memphis. J. D
Williams and Tom Gale were with B
Graham VIM. JOyner and Henry Mas
sey were with Miller & Moon Thomas
Myna.t with Sewell & Co. Matthew
Hawks with +. Nswhsll & Co.; J. AZ.
Provine with n. & 5. Bond; John Sa.
mona with 5. Mostly. Tie great cOnfec
tionary OF the city wss kept by VIM.
Hack, Esq or Hack & Nesbitt. The
ball room was over this establishment.
Memphis, IN 1871, rs now, was very
religious city. Class- meeting WAS held
Sunday evenings 10 the rear of Il. New
hall q Co.'s. sam. HayteT, Holy Par
ker, Stacker Price AMI other chOice spir-
its were often ia attendance. Mint
juleps from Hacks, and watermelOus,
were the luxuries on these occasions.
The first steamer from New Orleans
that reached Memphis after September
], 1871, was the louisiana" Captain
Larkin +. Wood. The writer, with
others, went aboard to look ut The mani
fest, and seeing some twenty sick per
Sons lying on the csbin floor, inquired
what allied them? yellow fever,N was
the reply. "Such q getting down
stairs" as took place, the reader can inn
sgine. Several patients were taken
ashore, but Capt. Wood was down with
it, too i'll to be moved, died, and was
buried here.
The first steamer from Cairo that
reached here after September I, lS4l, was
the West Tennessee, Capt. Brooks, since
proprietor for many years OF the Brooks
House, on lafayette square, New o.
leans.
DR.. Scion Borl2nd, Drs. Frayser,
Shanks Mabry, Wyatt Christian, NJ. B.
5lppingtOn, were our leading physicians.
Our prominent lawyers were Judge Bar
~, w. I. Brown, Leroy Pope, Henry G..
Smith, ThOs. J. Turley, Frederick =.
Stanton, Seth Wheatly.
Thus much as to 1871. How many Of
Of US Will meet at The picnic to-day ?
As we look over the list, we see that our
number is rapidly decreasing, aud are
reminded that we, too, must soon sleep
" that sleep that knOYeth 10 waking.n
MUSTANG GRAY.