Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-08-23
THE HARVEST HOME PICNIC AF
LEWISBURG.


Much credit is due the committee
for the manner i'm which this great
festival was managed. There was
no Earring, no friction, everything
moved aieng smoothly and harmnni-
,eusfy> What struck. ms as especially
praise-worthy was the perfect good
order and conduct that prevailed the
entire dasS No dfunkeEneSs or row.
dyis,n 7raentionable occurred from
morning till night. Ii affords us
great pleasure torecard such n mark
ed lnlVwovement in this respect, In
the character of large gatherings this
summer, and we cherish the hope that
it may so continue. Every good
citizen will hail with joy every ste.'
of progress in this direction
The most popular and successful
institution of the day was. tte Free
lemonade Stand at Centre County
Heal Quarters. Business was very
uEiSk here. Not eVeR u Yestige or
hard tiuees, paEticsor strike was vlsla
HE at the Quarters. Box after box
of golden lemons was opened, sliced
and squeezed; tub after tub WAS fill
ed and emptied in rapid succession.
As fast as ten Elen could make and
deal out the cooling fiuid it was con.
sumed bv the thirsty multitude.
For nearly Eve hours the stream
flowed continuously, anti about thir-
ty tire barrels of ice cool lemonade
had been manufactured and given
away, free to all. What. "a hIppy
Thought by the committee; whit u
grand. consunmation-a free lemon
ade stand at a Harvest Home Picnic.
M. NJ Musser, OF AaronsDUrg, acted
boss of the sliautY. and. Squire Reit-
SNYDER, Gust Deiningel, Judge Ter
ly, Harry TomlinsOn, Abs. Confer,
CYRUS Bright and "a Mr.. Dunkle, vt
Spring Mills, were the bar-tenderS-
and a more obliglng landlord and a
better set of bar-teRders could not
be scared up anywhere. .'g.rl
The people of Union county, es-
pecially of Lewisburg, won for them
selves golden opinions for the kind
manner i'm which they received and
treated their Centre County guests.
1t seemed TO be their study to make
us all comfortable and happy. There
was nothing within the range of rea-
sOnable desires that was not fully
and freely provided. Their kind
ness is appreciated by our people.
The iron band of commerce and
travel that now unites the two coun.
ties is typical of the growing friend
ship hetweer their people. The bus
mess and social ties formed at Spring
Mills on July 4th, were much
strengthened on the 18th OF August.
The only offset TO the entire sue
cess of the Grand Festival, was its
huge proportions. TIE thing was
entirely too big. There WAS too
much of it. You could not see or
find any one person in Particular
unless by accident-as everything
was one vast and dense mass of hu-
manity in every direction. We had
hoped to see some OF our old friends
and to form some new alliances as
WelG. but had to give it all up in de-
spair. A picnic party of one tenth
the number that were here present
would be much mere enjoyable soci-
ally. However we give this only as
our impression, having no desire
whatever to raise q dlscordant Vo ice
where all seems pleasure and happi-
ness.
Such festive occasions cannot be
without good and pt nanent results.
The heetlng pleasures OF tie hour
win pass swiftly by, but if the ten
dencg of our better parts move in a
proper channel, we will return better
men, women and children, They
foster a kind fellOw-Eeeiing to our
race. cultivate s0ciahty between sec.
tions and people, and are important
aids in the training and education or
the young.