Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-26
Picnic.

The .anua! picnic u :ae Lst:aaon sd Au-
an,ajl Faruo:'s Ciuu ;3a& held az N;.sol's Ill.,
o. Thursday, 9th lust. ADD iroV2i very
agreeable affair. The day, !vu h warm, wa,
pleasant, under the dcus1 Stale u forest lrees
that cover this delightful grove ~ large NUN
b,r oi perSoos were pres nj aud srcmcI t. en-
icy the houni!u. supply OF salaoes spread be-
lore them. Ii wing satisfied tao 'lnuar man, !"
aud the CLOTHS ASA Fragments removed, Mr.
Martin, president o.! the ciup, cilld tn a.
samDly to order, aud stated that u4p. ii. ii.
Lee and DR.. Moia0, who wc:9 expected to al
dress he club, w>rc uraG9ldAbiy absent.
The secretary then presented The excuses Oh
those yGut:eIncu aud their regrets ti;at other
engagements prevented ncir Attendance,
JUICE j. II. Cay, OF t*:is Church, was chen
introduced, and gave q und, !'rac,cai address
ca Agricultural aud horticultural to; les. sHcw
lDr th,Iuusi. knowledge Of the latter bTHnC.,
If huShandry, aud c.aln!ug hat his aor:ion 0!
Nlrgiri. wa. better adopted u tnc successful
cultivation OF fruit, than aDy either 5 2tloc Of
he continent, ani urged m@lnpcrs Of ihc club
TO send specimens ul trult 10 tie Ccutc@nla: TX
hiti.ion as The best m0dc 81 advur's;nt nc
sup ric1iiy OF frgiuia iOr !ru't gro2ing, very
kindly utf reg ~ iorwarh ou2n specimens a.
may TIC s.ut t. h,ui, and 10 s"c TIA! :h@y W.rc
exhibited.
f. ". Wakcii..i, Of Ananl,Io, ten ,ook
the sla.I;! AMI mad" some T>lnhrk :b!. >;a.o
meutS about tie cn1rmJIs crops II gram "a
monsiruuS vegetables ne n%i s. % ra.--i 10
Canlorulu bu WASH *crc i mos. wI,fol, Val
owing 10 suat ri Il Gl4rk.t, an'i aJT'scd ali -
rcman 10 Fairfax, Gncrc aui was 50 c;s':y u-
Il L +,., a
c,u.I theme, however, s.s COCA TOajs &C
c,rdlng 10 bis ideas all that Vas wanted 10
make this the .aricn spot Vi the wen! vas
good roads and plenty 81 ihed, esp clij!E
broad smooth, stratgGu au1 II ROAD IT, !, ASH.
laptoo. Mr. Wiki ID, a;!ou, Ii good old
Methodist, a.,,ca ri II h@v= forgotten atcr"
tie IS ole says the Or Jaj ADD .lDoJtu rJa leads
to, but seems Determined to ab-n0n The mr.
row. rugged rad, and 10 III Gre travel down
he broad and easy graic.
Mr.. " K fl ID gxr@rdod and hunor Us re-
u.rks 90 roads were frequently apri.uj H. aud
atforlt i considerable anus III a.
Mr.. Martin maze short. pr 'c-icsi address,
al d III: cu1 then ADJ u;usd
Priz.s were off RED TO boys and yDu1g NEE
for ldnD0g, jumping AID other sports, acci &
to the anu" meats OF the day, aud proving tie
youths OF Fairfax ,qua TO any III mu-.l.ar
power aud unGuTalc".
n, rcgulyr exhibition 0! proaucts vas ~
tented, pu! solug igu samples 1T early ro,c
potatoes, grapes and pears We're Exhibited tY
ilr. Msrtlp gooseberry aod apple J.t,y, by
Mrs 4. u. GarIlUeli wat"rm ,ioas aDd apples,
BY Geo. Au,i, and cry h2 mu>kugpus, -
Mr.. Salisbury; also tiie peaches. " hc Il u.
lruul, AID Ju re tag, Il! u winch S.lt liz
,rlbutcd, and lhc quarry prn0oInc superior.
Amuseiocnt< cODtlLuc1 uutl. The setting sue
M ,.i.vd them Of Approaching: ulght, a3d
AL departed 10 'h1l' respective nomcs WI.
pleased with the day ; recrea;iup.
Al uight a large Company ot youDs folk
ou,s1l7 took possession OF "CIouI'= Mi, aud
alter clcaalu. t.. f or, The nu;u vi m#chinrry
gave place TO mu>.c aui he ;, und OF flying
feet DaLcinc was KIP; u, unii early more
irg wthou 4 jarrio4 souaG f dIsc2r4 a ex
and:ia ard Fairfax were represented b. i host
OF beauties, Washington by the Two Miss A,
Maryland by Miss X. Prince WIiau by Mss
y, nNures' or the Miss +. Al! were lair rep
csI,ics, Many yo'toesuy OF their seveTai To- /
Ing mcn were present irvm