Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29
A JOLLY CROWD.



Last Saturday was the day appoint
ed by party of LaPorteans for an
excursion to Plymouth and picnic
at Pretty Lake. The company ar
rived on the noon train, over the Pc
ru road. in special car belonging to
the Lake Shore company. At the depot
vehicles were in waiting which con-
veyed the crowd, together with a few
of Plymouth's young folks, to the pic
mic ground, three miles west of the
city. Here tables were quickly spread,
a fire built and coffee made, and the
entire party sat down TO dinner-a
dinner such as only picnicers know
how to provide, how to enjoy and
dispose of. After dinner the after
noon was spent in various ways
A number went boating and amused
themselves gathering up the (snaiD
shells on the (sea)shore" TO put in
the aquariums at home;" a few in
dulged in the pleasure OF buggy rid
ing; others took rambles through the
grove, while a very few, of literary
turn OF mind, selected some quiet,
shady spot and pursued the contents
OF a late number OF Scribner or Har-
per. A band of musicians discoursed
excellent music which was appreciat-
ed by all. The afternoon passed rap
idly away with no accident to mar
the pleasure OF the occasion. eve
mistake. There was One-a slight
one. A boat containing three young
ladies and two gentlemen, upset when
near the shore and sent the occupants
sprawling into the water. The water
was not deep but all got wet) Early
in the evening the party came to
town and all were invited to spend
the evening atDr Biegh's-an invita-
ton which was accepted. The even
ing passed away with music, dancing,
SC. From here the party visited the
flowing well, drank OF its magnetic
water, were pleased and wished La
Porte had one, too"
At eleven o'clock the party repair
ed to the depot. The dinner baskets
were opened and the contents devour-
ed. The time for the train arrived
but dispatch came instead stating
that the train would be two hours
late. But the party didn't care. A
rain drove them into their coach when
regular high" was determined up
on. 1t was a success.
"There was a sound of revelry by night"
and it was not hushed until the train
came and set them down at the La
Porte depot at 8 a. m. Everybody
was tired-everybody sleepy, but all
were glad they came for they had
"had a splendid time" The party
was unanimous In their praises of the
beauties OF Pretty Lake, unanimous
An their thanks to DR.. Biegh and wife
for their kind hospitality and unani-
nous in the desire to come again.
The following ladies and gentlemen
participated in the days pleasure:
Mrs. Thos. Boyd, Mrs. Vene Closer.
Miss Allie Lord. Miss Mamie Seymour,
Misses Sarah and Lizzie Cox, Miss Iona
Cochrane, Miss Nelia Fraser Miss Matte
Annis, Miss Clara Croft, Miss Grace Mes
senger, Miss Amelia Seymour, Miss Lou
lisa Patton, Miss May Stocker, Misses
Carrie and Ella Hammond, Miss Libbie
Fargher, Miss Sadie Wcbber, Miss Hattie
Orr, and Miss Anna Fry, LaP0rte; Mrs.
Mary Foote, Adrian Mich; Miss Carrie
Williams, Joliet, Illinois; Miss Emma
Yockey, Miss Libbie Bell, Miss Anna
Graves, Plymouth; Ed Early, E.G. Thorn
as, f. II. Moore, viii A. Bray, Joe Fra
ser, o. o. Davis, Walter Pool, Frank,
Herman and Genie Wickersham, Charlie
Powell, Sylvester Barnum, Andrew Nc
| Millen, Charlie Andrews, John Traver.
Howard Stocker, Brady Hammond, Lynn
Boyd, Frank Joyce, Tom Boyd. Josh
Fraser, LaPorte; Emery Brownlee, ALI
ance, Ohio; Walter Piper Plymouth ;
Werner and Willie Meissner and Henry
Petrie, musicians, LaPorte.
The excursion was gotten up by
Will Bray, Charlie Powell and Andy
McMillen and to them are due the
thanks Of the entire party for the
| sDlendid success OF the oceasiop