Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-01
The Pic Mic at Lynch
burg.
The Largest Crowd of People in
Lynchburg for Many Years.
An Excellent Dinner, Good Music
and a Jolly Time Generally.

and a Jolly Time Generally.
Last Saturday was a day long
to be remembered by the peo-
pleof Lynchburg. and the many
Visitors. ,Phe pic mic was one
of the grandest affairs ever got
ten upm Moore or any other
county. Atam early hour the
crowd began to gather and con-
tinued to pour i'll until twelve
o'clock-theY came from all di-
rections, in wagons, buggies,
cartridges, horseback, muleback,
and many on foot. At twelve
o'clock the crowd was estima-
ted at about tN o thousand men,
women and children. The pic
mic was given by the three Sab
bath Schools and United Friends
of Temperance of that place.
Too much cannot be said in
their praise, for the manner in
which it was conducted. The
Sabbath Schools all marched to
Temperance Hall, with their
beautiful banners gracefully
waving. The procession was
then formed in front of the Hall,
headed by the Fayetteville Sill
yer Cornet Band. From the
Hall they marched down Main
street to the Academy, which
is situated on the side of a love-
ly hill surrounded by beautiful
shade trees. The following pro-
gramme was Observed
1. Song Footsteps of Je-
Fsus." IL - y -
2. Prayer By Rev. 3. j.
CASTOR.
8. Song Temperance Rail
lying Song"
4. Temperance Address-By
Capt. j. Ii. Burnam, Of Fayette-
vile.
5. Song ~Godis Love-
6. Song by little folks-"Tri-
umph."
z. Sunday School Address
BY Rev. A. ID. Mcclure, of
Fayetteville.
8. Song-"Shall we meet Be
yond the River" lia E5TG
9. Prayer--By Ed. T. j.
Shaw.
10. Music--By the Fayette-
vile Cornet Band.
II. Dinner.
During the different songs our
lady friend Miss Emily Steele,
of this place, now assistant
teacher in the Academy at
.Lynchburg, presided at the Or
gan in her usual graceful man
ncr. The speeches of Capt.
.Burnam and Rev. Mr.. Mcclure,
were ably and forcibly deiiy-
cred, and each met with pro-
longed applause.
THE DINNER.
The tables were filled with
everything that a person could
wish for, and there were provis-
ions enough left to feed almost.
us many more as were present.
The table committee convinced
the visitors that each one of
them "was the right person in
the right place" As fast as
the tables were emptied they
would soon have them again
well filled. There was no rush
ing, pulling and falling over
each other, each one trying to
be The first to the table, but one
stood back for the other. And
all got as much as they could
eat. Theladies, ministers, speak
ers and the Silver Cornet Band,
were permitted to riddle the
first table. Dinner being over
the Band held the crowd around
them (well crowded, too) for a.
bout one hour. Then Mr.. Ii.
Z. Gosling, Of Shelbyville, de-
livered an address on Temper
ance, which he delivered in fine
style. This closed the enter
tainment--then came the rush,
and persons on foot Especially
candidates, who were so glad to
see everybody and cverybody's
family looking SO welD had to
keep their eyes open in order to
keep ont of the way of horses
and buggies. / had almost for
gotten to say, there We're but
two Intoxicated men on the
ground, and one of them got the
wool pulled down over his
eye;" that being enough for him,
he soon left and was not seen
any more during the day. tits
due the Band to say they did
their part admirably. We hope
to soon be able to visit Lynch
burg and publish full details Of
of business, business men, etc.
NJ. QUAD.