The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-30
Picnic at Silver.

EtCtilS a. SuFCls
Thursday the Oath inst. was Silver's
gala day. 1t was large and grand
gathering of the beauty and chivalry
from the various sections of the coun-
ty for the purpose of having q day OF
genuine pleasure, the number present
being estimated between five and SIX
hundred. The day was not too warm,
and an occasional little shower had
the atmosphere in an elegant condi-
ton for the party on pleasure bent.
The Messrs. Briggs had made every
arrangement for the picnic before the
crowd assembled, and q success they
made of it. Nothing occurred during
the day to make one regret having
attended.
Simon's celebrated string band had
been procured for the occasion, and
soon after our arrival they struck up
lively air in pavilion which had been
erected for the dancers. Of course
the music drew crowd, and it was
not many minutes before tie young
gallants and their lady friends were
'stripping the light fantastic toe" The
music was fine, and the dancing would
have done credit to a city select ball,
neither would it be idle boasting to
say that some of the dancers cannot
be excelled in the State. The old
folks would pat their feet, keeping
time to the music and look on the in
fatuating scene, admir- :ng the young
ones, and telk about what they used
TO do when they were young. The
people crowded around tae pavilion
to watch the dancers, and those that
could not get close enough went Oft
to find some other amusement, which
they found in the meeting and g.eet-
ing of old friends and acquaintances.
The day wes round of pleasure,
and went off GO happily as wedding
feast. The happiness was not ever
chilled when the announcement was
made that dinner was ready, and
Judging s,--om the response they were
I'll ready for the dinner. Four long
tables forming a hollow squire had
been erected under the tees, and
these were ladened with the best that
dainty hands could prepare and the
county eford, turkeys, chickens, ber-
becued pigs and mutton, hams, beef,
chicken-pies, salads and pickles, 7ege-
tables of all kinds, pies, cakes, pud-
dings, custards, iced lemonade, ice
cream, in fact everything that could
possibly tempt ones appetite was
there, and in the greatest abundance.
There was no confusion about the
management at the tables. The COM
mittee of ladies and gentlemen in
charge managed excellently, as every
body was made comfortable at the
tables and was promptly served.
As soon as dinner was over dane
ing was resumed and continued for
the rest of the day. The men that
were not engaged in the dance walked
off in groups and engaged in that all
absorbing topic, politics. Every min
ute telegram was expected from
Sumter announcing the result of the
county convention which met on that
day, and the telegraph operator must
have been worn out informing the
anxious inquirers, ''there is no news
vet" All kinds of rumors were ahoat
but nothing definite was learned until
the five o'clock train from Sumter ar,
rived, which brought the news o1
Tillman's success. The moment the
announcement was made, it was
greeted with 8 shout that made the
welkin ring, and old men were so full
of Joy that they cut up Sc many antic:
as would a child upon receiving
pretty toy.