Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-05
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About thirty members Of the Washing
ton fire company had Il picnic at Slack
water yesterday, leaving Lancaster ut 4
4. m. and returning late in tho evening.
They report a very pleasant time.
At Shenk's woods Il number of our Ger
man fellow citizens had :, delightful day
of private picnicking.
About 50 excursiOnists from this city
went on the morning train to Wild Cat
where the Mrnnerchor picnic was held.
They report Il pleasant time.
At Tells Hahn the Friendly Eleven ;"
had y picnic.
The mysterious "Ninety ty-onc" had
their mysterious festivities ut What Glen.
DR.. ii. Carpenter had his usual social
celebration ut his country place, and about
forty gentlemen attended his stag party
and were centertaincdi i'm his usual hOspitablc
mannc
Delightful Picnic AT Duffy Park.
In the private social festivities of the
national holiday there was probably no
more thoroughly enjoyable episode than
the picnic held under the management Of
q committee of Marietta gentlemen, which
took place iii Col. Duffy's beautiful park
on the outskirts of that town. For 4 num-
ber of years the Fourth of July picnics
held under these auspices have been cred
letter. occasions, looked forward to with
the brightest anticipations and recalled
with the most pleasing memories, and that
of yesterday was no exception to the rule.
Invitations had been extended not only
among Marictta's youth and beauty,
but the younger element of the society of
surrounding places, including Columbia
and Lancaster, had been generously re-
membcrel by the gentlemen having the
affair in charge. From this city score or
more of young ladies and gentlemen made
their way to Marietta during the forenoon
and afternoon either by rail or private con-
vcyance Columbia and other nei.hbOrin9
localities contributed their usual liberal
quota to the attendance whilst Marietta
herself turned out nobly in response to the
handsomely printed invitations issued by
the management.
Late in the afternoon the movement
toward Dufy's park began, and while
the warm July sun in his regal
grandeur was yet resting majes-
tically upon the York hills the festivities
began that were prolonged far into the
morning hours. Dancing constituted the
| order Of the evening, varied with prone.
| nadings through the handsome park, and
happily intcrspersed with most bO,lntiful
luncheon spread beneath the grateful
shade of the widc-spreading foliage of the
grove. 1t is estimated that the attendance
reached between fifty and scventy-five
couples. Among the notables present were
Col. and Mrs. Duffy, Gen. and Mrs. Tenn
pie, and many other prominent persOnaSes.
After dark there was a very brilliant dis
play OF fire-w works which Illuminated the
grove. and added to the picturesque
aspect. The music was furnished by
Taylor's orchestra, Of this city, who rose
to the full level of the occasion and
played in their own famous style. 1t
was generally conceded that among the
many similar delightful occasions which
the Marietta gentlemen had prepared for
the entertainment: of their friends that OF
yesterday deserved to be accorded q place
in the front rank, and rs the strains of
the final waltz yet fingered upon the still
air, there was manifest disposition
among the reluctantly departing guests
to extend 4 cordial vote Of thanks to the
energetic and capable committee who car
ried the affair through with such signal
success and whcl, was constituted as fol
lows Messrs. S. II. Libllart. Charles
Spangler, J. II. WindOlph, Horace l..
Ialdeman. Byron Lindcmuth, s. g. Mus
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