The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-05-29
THE PICNIC TO CANTON.

We went TO Canton last Thursday. Wen,
we did and we had a good time, TOO -
The Marietta Rihemen, you know, 'shot
! Off up that way, and we went to see what
lthcy hit 1t was 'Sch0t fish, - however
and as far as our optics could explore there
was no harm done The trip was mixed
up with more or less fun from the time the
little narrow gauge engine pulled out from
| Marietta with her cargo of precious freight,
until she rounded the Hill upon which Can
ton reposes. And we don't mean by this
| that when we disembarked at the foot OF
| Main street in that lovely little village that
our fun ceased to be mixed" but on the
contrary it was stirred largely and lively
the balance Of the day. We found Canton
to be desirable locality, lavishly blessed
| by nature in her bestowmeBts. There are
towns with more thrifty advantages, bu
none the less enviable is Canton, located or
IAN eminence that oyerlooks the surround
ing scenery, girtcd as it is with Etowal
river, flowing in beauty through lands o
rich mineral and fields of magnificent wheat
Once in Canton the music of the Mariet
ia Cornet Band filled all the vacant space
| with strains of sweetest music and soon at
tacted crowd of admirers. After this we
stumbled up ON two formerly Marietta citi-
zens Dr. r. L. Cason and Mr.. b. r. Per.
nv. the first introduced us to a doctor shop
and the other the Advocate printing office.
We soon extricated ourself from these peril.
GUS surroundings, and wended our way to
the academy building wherea part OF the
picnic crowd had repaired and under the
inspiring touches of Andrew Rogers band
of stringed instruments were skipping the
eight fantastic toe This exercise heated
the youthful blood to high degree but
Pres Butler "salted' his ice cream strongly
and kept the partakers from spelling =
while now and then he would drench them
with ice lemonade. This had salutary eff
feet and they danced on till McAfees Hotel
opened its dining doors and presented some
thing more substantial for the enjoyment Of
the f'inner man. This was the time when
the lonely male fraternity wished for a
piece Of calico with bit Of female dinner
sions hid within its gentle folds, for. out of
all this "hungry army, they only were
admitted TO the first table who were so tortu-
nate 10 be thus accompanied. But McAtee
prepared good meal for all, and that too at
the moderate sum of 25cts. After this very
gratifying meal, the dancers returned to the
academy, while others of the party went
boat riding. a few nestled down on the
banks of the Etowah and with barbed hooks
pinioned the weighing worm for the Temp
tation of unsuspecung minnows and cat
fish. A few were rewarded. .for~.their pa
thence by bite and catch M
~ The return to Marietta was f'sweetness
hong drawn out. it requiring from Ave
O clock till eight to reach home ;this was due
mainly to lheAeeonamo desiag aRaEia "a. tAe
conductor and engineer, who would stop for
the recovery of every hat knocked oil
But nevertheless the gleeful songs the wit
ticisms, the keen repartee and the parched
peanuts, kept the crowd entertained, and
we dare say none fell short of enjoying this
most delightful Of picnics.
Canton is village Of no pretentions to
be stuck up bat rather built up by the
enterprise of her citizens and they say Nc
Afee has done big part Of it, His two
story brick hotel is creditabe building,
neat and well arranged, and we would be
proud to have 1t duplieated, with an add
tional story, in Marietta The Court House
is fine brick cdifice, built on the same
plan, and nearly as large as the one in Ma
retta, while there are several two story
brick store houses, and many other neat
public buildings and private residences. =
We like the people and the place and pre-
dict that the coupling on to the outer-world
by railway will enlarge her growth by in
creased prosperity. s-...