The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-22
Old Settlers PlCHic.

On fast Thursday we had the pleasure
Of attending picnic, given by the old
settlers. of Willow Lake, Sundown,
eharlestown and Lambsrton. II was
held in the grove Of Charles Porter.
miles south east of the Village. Of Lam
berton. The grove contains about 1 y
strsE and the ground is 20 colnpicteiy
shaded that the suns sr1ys scarcSay rsach
/ 3 spot OF 1t. Most Of lhe trees ass young
blr oaks from 10 to Is years old. The
ssak3 have beautiful tops, and the lower
liml;s sfe high enough not to endanger
the tallest heads. About the center of
the grove #aa eftcted pistfufM about
2 #, hifh: On thfse sitgs the platform
contained seats fof ikg singers. Revs.,
Esas.. etc. ImRsdiateiy in front Of the
platform wds Arranged large number OF
seats fdf those who desired to partake OF
thk Intellectual feast to be furnished by
Aessrs. John Homer. ]. Wilson Paxton
4 D. L. Bigham. ~.
Just back Of the platform waE / tgbfs
abost 100 or 180 feet long. At the Pfor}.
er time it was completely Covered with
turkeys; riiirkefis: btisEdifs; Cakes. piss;
and Id fact Everything fsH cuuid expect
in the food line, froiif d raddfsii tip 10 a
dish of the richest preserves:
Farmers wives never fail to furnish aE
| over abundance of eatabies.
Miss Laura Wandry was the effftient
organist. h number of very appropriate
selections of music were Well ferHerea
by the choir which consisted mostly oil
parties from Willow Lake i Shutdown.
The instrumental music consisted of
first and second violin and organ.
Mr.. Gambrol of Springfield presided al
the organ.
The speeches were not numerous mol
lengthy. One speaker spoke Of the sac
rifices parents had made id leaving the
comforts and plcasufes Of old settled
countries and moving to tile wi1ds of th'
West in order to plant" their chilirer
where they might make hopeful star,
in life hoped the children 6f those par
ents during their decilHing years would
now show their appreciation of the man,
sacrifices made throngh love to them, U,
never adding to; ind constantly reliev
ing them of tie t',fcs of fife:
After dinHsr tic cldef ii1emBtts OF til,
company walked about Or sdt in group
talking of tile past; present and future
while the younger oncs rettsated to
large platform setetal t5as distant t,
partake Of the enjoyments of soci,,
dance.
The music *as good aid tie paftici
pants of the dance had an enjoyable time
Among the I'D settlers we remembc
meeting during the day, are E: Wandry
Win. Matter, Ira sahfbrd and Henr,
Kagel of sutd5wn, John Whalen, Mar
tin Foy and John Whalen jr. of viii
low Lake, Charles Porter, George Wag
ner and,a. w. Shelton of Charlcstown
and NJ. b. Albeit, George Porter an,
Frank Archer of the town Uf Lambetton
We entered the grounds u cofhparatit
stranger but the people we're 50 uhscli
ish and c. ~npani5hable that b} the mid
die uf the day felt US much at hofte US j
we had been surrounded by old acquain
tances.
We accepted the hospitality Of Mr
Porter and left the grove about 0 o'clocl
ut night.
After retiring we lay for while listen
ing to the music and tripping of tn
light fantastic toe, and thinking o
the pleasures of the day, and then chalk
ed it down as day pleasantly and profit
ably spent and retreated to the land 0
nod"