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PICNIC AT THE OLD STAR FORT,
CAMBRIDGE.

CAMBRIDGE.
The Junior had the pleasure Of
attending the Picnic at the old
"Star Fort" near Cambridge, on
Wednesday last. Arriving by the
cars at Ninety-Six, at about twelve
o'clock, we met our friends, Messrs.
E. s. Hale and L. M. Foushe, who
had in waiting for US span of fast
trotting bays, attached to one of
Seal, Sign & Robertson's new bug
gies. Accepting the profered seat,
we enjoyed q pleasant ride of q
miles to the Fort, where we found
beneath the shades of the forest,
quite large number of persons
assembled, and saw that a sumpt-
uous dinner for all was being spread
upon a long table-some sixty or
eighty feet IN length-which had
been improvised for the occasion. -.
At two o'clock the dinner was
announced, and all gathered around
the table, doing full justice to the
substantials and delicacies which
had been prepared SO nicely for the
occasion. An hour was thus spent,
and was enjoyed to the utmost by
both ladies and gentlemen. At the
close of the dinner, a large number
of those to whom it was the chief
attraction left for their homes,
whilst those who remained dis
persed in groups, and enjoyed
themselves very. pleasantly in a
social way. The reader can imag-
inc the scene, and hence can perhaps
get as true picture as we are able.
to give. Later iu the afternoon,
in response to some violin-music
furnished by Mr.. Watley, of Edge
field, a number of the young people
engaged in the dance, in primitive
style, in the Fort, while the eleva-
tions around were covered with
"lookers on in Vienna" The scene
was a very different one from that
which has made the Fort famous;
and on the spot where our fathers
struggled, their rejoicing children
enjoy the blessings of peace, and
all the fruits OF the victorious
achievements of sires who struck
for "God, their country and their
fresides.''
We had the pleasure of meeting
many of the prominent gentlemen
of the neighborhood, Major R. A.
Griffin, Capt. J. Il. Brooks, Dr..
Jno. A. Stuart, Col. "a. Med. Mil
Ter, Mr.. R. Nj. White, Maj. Lod
Hill, Maj. J. W. Fooshe, Messrs.
j. j. Cooper, F. N. Cooper, D. w.
Holloway, II. m. Spikes, c. W.
Kinard, and many others. We
failed to see an octogenarian friend
whom we met at a picnic here in
May OF last year, Col, Larkin Grif-
fin, who, we were pleased to learn,
lis in his usual health. We were
much indebted to the kindness of
Mr.. j. R. Blake, the very efficient
and worthy principal of the
Ninety-six Academy, to whom we
return our thanks .or courtesy and
attention. Mr.. J. Peter Phillips,
the Junior partner of the thriving
firm of Pope & Phillips, also made
himself generally polite and agree
able. The various committees did
their duty faithfully and efficiently,
and hence deserve the thanks of
the party.
Senior Managers - DR.. T. s..
Blake, DR.. Jno. A. Stuart, Maj. j.
W. Fouche, J. G. Lipscomb, Esq.
Junior ManagersT. G. Stuart,
E. s. Addison, L. P. Stuart, j. L.
Shumate, L. M. Fouche, r. P.
Quarles, W. G. Griffin, E. S. Hale.
There were quite a number OF
ladies and gentlemen present from
a distance. 'Abbeville was repre-
sented by the Rev. Mr.. Pratt and
Messrs. Jas. R. Cunningham and J.
B. Rogers.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church of Ninety-Six improved the
opportunity by furnishing ice
cream for the benefit of their
church, and realized a handsome
sum.
We spent the night with our
friends, Mr.. E. S. Hale and lady, of
Ninety-Six, and were handsomely
entertained. They reside in one
of the loveliest cottages on the
Greenville Columbia Railroad,