The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-10
Ellsworth Annual Pic-Nic.
HRssEY, July 9th, 1873

Ellsworth Annual Pic-Nic.
HHxsEY. July 9th, 1873
EDITOR SrAR:-Having occasion
to visit Ashton on Thursday lat I
took the noon train from this place
and on arriving there found Esquire
Sven at the station, who informed me
that the citissns Of Ellsworth and vi
cinity were to hold their annual pic.
mic on the 4sh Of July, in the grove
ssar the farm Of VIM. Byam. The
Squire, Immediately after informing
me Of the above facts, proceeded qui-
city to coniscato my baggage, and in
formed me that mnst consider my.
self, for a time at least, subject to his
orders. Remembering the good
times I had experienced On several
such occasions previously, proceeded
With him (nothing loth) to his farm =
couple of miles west Of the village, and
after 4 walk about his farm, . COM
Portable nights rest, we proceeded to
make active preparations TO repair to
the picnic grounds.
We passed the farms Of Messs.
Westfall, Denton, Rice and Others,
which, together with that Of Mr..
Sven, looked finely. AL the crops
are in splendid condition, especially
The grass, grais and corn far better
than in the southern part Of the State,
The roads were-well, MIR. Editor,
we'll skip over the roads if you can.
and imagine ourselves on the picnic
grounds, where We arrived in safety,
aud where We found few who had
preceded US.
Soon the teams came in from I'll
directions, heavily loaded and decorat-
ed with flags and streamers. On arri.
val of all, the ladies' Committee on
Dinner proceeded to arrange the tables
and in tho meantime Sheriff Howe
called the assembly to order, when the
exercises commenced. First came
reading the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence, followed by remarks from
Messrs. Towner, Sven, Howe and
Raymond, after which "Amcrica" was
sung and the pic-nickers formed q
procession and prepared to make an
assault upon the we'll loaded tables,
which were finally taken by storm,
for hardly had the dinner commenced.
when peals of distant thunder were
heard. Rapidly they grew louder and
louder, the wind began to raise, and
the majestic old trees Of tho forest
above and around US, began to grace.
fully bow before the approaching
At ,rm. Then commenced one of the
most comical scenes OF the day. A
regular race against time was run by
all present, the choice viands began to
disappear with wonderful rapidity,
and all seemed blessed with remark
be appetites and extraordinary powers
Of mastication. But alas! it was Of lit
tie avail, for soon the storm broke,
and the cry went for,h, "On, to the
school house !" Such scene as then
occurred il seldom witnessed. Each
person seized upon such portions Of
the food as was most convenient and
stampelcd for the frame school house
4 few rods defiant. Your corrcspon-
dent started with baby under one
arm and plate of food in tho other
hand. Had T. Mast been there an,
confident that the next issue Of HAT
per's Weekly would have contained n
cartoon ola 18th Of July picnic in
Northern Michigan. All, however,
arrived in safety at the school house,
none uortally wounded nor even
scratched. The dinner was finished
at the school house, which, by the
way, is fne one, and speaks highly
for the inhabitants Of Ellsworth, as
regards the cause of education.
After the rain was over the prison.
ers ventured forth, the boys resumed
their firing of crackers, the ladies
gathered the fragments o. the dinner
the old folks prepared to 90 home
while the younger ones adjourned to
Mr.. Byau's farm, to pass the evening
in dancing. Your correspondent
being compelled to return to Hersey
this morning, was obliged to class
himself among the "old folks'and bid
adicu % his many kind Il lends lie
returned to pass the night at the hos.
residence Of Nv. Ash, Esq, Of Ash
ton. After = good nights rest he
started home, INDUCING in the hope
that he might live to participate in
many scenes of like nature Except the
stormy with his hospitable friends in
Lincoln end Ellsworth. Il. g. Il.
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