Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-25
A DAY IN THE WOODS.
Railroad Picnic q. Love-. Ga,

Yesterday morning there was gather
ing from the city and suburbs and good
housewives hurriedly prepared the matu-
final meal, which was partaken of without
loss of time, in order to be on time for the
first train leaving the depot for Loves
Cave, the place selected for holding the
annual picnic of the railroad EMPLOYEES,
which is an event looked forward 10 with
pleasurable anticipations by all who have
attended those previously held, and, as
was evinced by the occasion Yesterday,
this expectation was more than re-
allied and but one opinion was ex-
pressed, that the picnic was the most
enjoyable of the season.
Trains ran to the picnic grounds at in
tervals during the day, and the number
who went by this mode of conveyance ex-
ceeded three hundred and fifty, besides
those going in buggies and other vehicles.
Messrs. Ricardi and Kinzel had tables
set, where a square meal could be obtained,
and another where lighter refreshments
and delicacies were dispensed, which were
well patronzed.
The management had erected a platform
in the grove and provided two bands of
music, led by Ike Wilson" of Chattanoo-
ga, while the Floor Committee, Messrs.
John Weatherford, Joseph Shepherd,
Thomas Mcdonald and Blant. Nance, saw
that the dancers were supplied with part
ners.
Among the dancers we noticed beauti-
full little girl, about four years of age,
daughter of Mr.. VIM. Brewer, who main
tanned her position on the platform and
kept step to the music in manner elicit
ing surprise and admiration from those
who saw her.
Messrs. John A. Calder, James b. Camp
bell, c. w. Fisk, John Seay and others
were untiring in their efforts to make all
enjoy themselves, in which they succeed
ed most admirably.
A velocipede race between Matt. Frank
lin, the well known and popular engineer,
and Drake Munsey, for tin cup, distance
eighty yards, down grade, was won
by the former; time, 1904. beating his op-
ponent sixteen lengths. The cup will be
suitably engraved with horse shoe nail
by Mr.. Mcdonald with the name of the
winner and presented on the evening of
the 18th proximo.
In one of the lulls Of dancing, Mr.. j. c..
J. Williams was called on to address the
company, and signifying his willingness
to do so, was introduced by Mr.. Weather
ford in a few words eminently appropriate
to the occasion, whereupon Mr.. Williams
came forward and in his well known elo-
quent and graceful style delivered one of
his happiest efforts, in which he paid a
high tribute to the dignity and honor of
labor, concluding with an eulogy on the
heroic Guild and those who follow the
perilous calling of the engineer.
The picnic of English citizens was held
on the same grounds, about fifty persons
of that nationality being present, who APP
peared to enjoy themselves equally as much
as their cis-Atlantic neighbors.
The picnic grounds are situated five
miles from Knoxville, on the East Tonnes
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, in an
easterly direction, and are located on the
farm of s. III. Love, Esq, who has been
very kind in granting the use of the same
for pleasure parties.
At half-past six O'Clock, the train being
in readiness the party got aboard and re-
turned to the city, where they disem-
barked and sought their respective homes,
having passed the day most pleasantly,
nothing having occurred to mar in the
slightest degree the festivities of the occa-
sion.