Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
GREAT HARVEST FEAST AT PORT
ROYAL.
Large Procession of Patrons of Hus-
bandry.
Major T. f. Henry, Prof. Marbnry,
Col. Griffith and Col. I. L.
fancey, speakers.

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Yancey, speakers.
The Fourth of July was set apart BY
the Port Royal Grange as the day for
their Harvest Feast, to which all the
surrounding Changers and friends were
invited. Like the preceding and sue
ceeding days, it was extremely warm,
but nevertheless some fifteen hundred
persons assembled at The beautiful,
shaded grove just this side of that
ancient town, where, through the la
bors of the Port Royal Changers, alarge
and conveniently arranged speakers
stand and comfortable seats for ladies,
were constructed.
Eleven Oranges were represented,
the members of which congregated at
their hall, about half mile from the
grove, preparatory to joining the pro-
cesssion. About 10 o'clock the pro-
eession was formed by Col. Jas. w.
Lockert, Marshal, and was composed
of the following named Oranges Port
Royal, Dixie, Saddlersville, Cedar
Hill, Montgomery, Guthrie, Red
River, Mt. Carmel and GAINESVILLE.
The procession was headed by the
Silver Cornet band from Cedar Hill
The ladies of Port Royal had arranged
handsome banner, with Equal jus
tice to all, exclusive privileges to
none" and Port Royal Grange No.
144," inscribed upon it, and upon the
the arrival of the procession of Grang-
ers and ladies at the stand, it was sta
toned against wide-spreading beach
tree Immediately in the rear of the
stand, where all could read the mot
toes of this noble band.
The audience being seated and
quiet restored, the Worthy Master of
Port Royal Grange, DIR. n. l.. North
ington, explained the object of the
gathering, and then introduced Major
T. L. Henry to the audience Major
Henry took his own time, and for
nearly two hours secured the wrapt at
tention of the large and intelligent
assemblage. The oppression of the
tariff system upon the agricultural
classes, was handled in a mastery
manner, and convinced all who heard
it that the speaker had given much
thought to that particular point. The
whole address was replete with practi-
cal, good sense, delivered in eloquent
style. We will make no attempt to re-
port it. In concluding his able speech,
with eulogy on woman and advice to
young men on the temperance question,
his language was select and beautiful,
and his argument irresistible. We
have heard many orators eulogise wo-
man, but do not remember to have
heard this one equaled, and assuredly
not excelled. In the person of Major
Tom. +. Henry, the Changers have an
advocate of whom they may well be
proud.
When Mr.. Henry had concluded,
the band played Dixie, and the marshal
reformed the procession and marched
to the table. The Changers formed a
line around the entire table as guard,
and the ladies were admitted first and
politely waited upon to the superb
bundance of barbecued meats, bread
and ice water. After the ladies were
served and had retired, the eager and
hungry crowd were admitted, where
they did justice to the thirty or forty
carcasses furnished by the liberal and
whole-souled people of that vicinity.
The committeeman did all in their
power to preserve good order, and to
supply the wants of the inner man,
and they succeeded admirably.
Returning to the stand, the crowd
was highly entertained and edited by
speeches from Col. Griffith, of the
Rural Sun, Prof. Marbury, of Good
lettsville, and Col. T. L. Yancey, of
this county.
Nearly every tenth man we met was
candidate or the particular friend of
one, who made good use of their time
in the way of electioneering.
This was the grand Harvest Feast
of the season, gotten up on liberal
scale, and attracted the largest crowd
we have seen assembled together at a
barbecue, since the days of coon skins
and hard cider. The Port Royal
Grange has made quite 4 reputation
for the manner in which everything
was managed, and the vast crowd felt
thankful to to them for the real enjoy
ment secured to them on that occasion.