The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-07-05
A BIG DAY
1t Was a Grand Celebration at the Deco
neechee Farm.

celebration yesterday at "Occoneechee,
will be of interest
The one hundred and seventeenth an
niversary of the declaration Of American
independence dawned upon the world
a most charming day-and found two
score and more of happy souls joyfully
anticipating the pleasures it would bring.
Colonel and Mrs. J. S. Carr, in honor
of Miss Patton, of Pennsylvania, the
friend of their daughter, Miss Lalla Ruth,
had determined upon an old fashioned
Fourth of July picnic at their country
home, "Occoneechee."
Those who had called upon Miss Pat
ton we're invited to Join a delightful
party to spend ''the day we celebrate at
"Occoneechee," and those who have been
there know what that means. We ven
ture to predict that in all the forty four
states that compose this glorious Union,
there was to be found no happier party
than that which spent the fourth at
"OccOneechee."
Miss Patton, we take the liberty of
saying, was charmed with the entertain
ment and attention of her friends, and is
delighted with the name in which her
friends in the Sunny South" find to cell
citrate the nations holiday, the Fourth
of July. The day was a type of a perfect
southern day, with beautiful blue south
ern skies and delightful southern sum-
mer breezes-fOur spanking bays, each
wearing proudly the national colors-
drawing a beautiful drag, gay with bunt-
ing and holding twenty eight pretty and
merry faces, led the procession, Beside
this there were five other cOnVeyarces,
all loaded "tO the gunwale."
"Occoneechee," the Indian for muir
muring waters, never looked more beau
tiful. Here the boys were racing the
docile Shetland ponies, and there the
handsome flock of 100 fine Shorpshire-
down sheep, and a herd of 20 beautiful
thoroughbred Jerseys feeding on the fine
fields Of clover and grass, presented as
pretty pastoral picture as one sees in any
country. SOOn the bellies and beaus COW
cred the farm from "OccOneechee Spring"
to Ozark Walk" and everything was
lovely. Shortly past noo the farm bell
which calls from labor to refreshment,"
from the tower in the main barn, an
nounced the hour for dinner.
LOugee's best barbecue and most supe-
rinr PrprCuick Staw bao1QS tho hill IF
fare. Fresh butteruilk from the "OccO-
neechee" dairy, by the stand lemonade
from lemons direct from Colonel Carr's
groves in Florida magnum bonum plums
and soft peaches from Colonel Carr's
Bragtown farm, and watermelons cool as
the spring house from which they were
fetched. The cream and cake, with which
Mrs. Carr settled our already abundant
and elegant repast, was of Jersey cream
pure and simple, sweetened and favored
fit for the gods. All partaken and en-
joYed under a canopy spread in the grove
of magnificent oaks, just in front of the
grand old homestead.
In the double parlcrs the piano, under
the touch of skillful hands, drew all at
~tentiOn as soon as the table had lost it's
attraction, and here-but we promised
to tell no tales out Of school. We will
say the climax was not reached until lin
honor of the day we celebrate" DR.. Carr,
who had just delighted the crowd with
his most successful rendition of "the
hooking bird" led off on Dixie" when
young and old, not excepting aunt
Mary" in the kitchen, made the welkin
ring.
After dinner Colonel Carr had a parade
of his splendid stock for the delectation
of his guests. First came - fine year.
ling blooded colts, followed by 10 fine
brood mares with colts by their sides,
followed by 10 two and three-year olds,
followed by his thoroughbred Miss Wan
doc, she by a herd of 10 pretty little
Shetland ponies. These were followed
by a herd of beautiful Jersey cattle, these
by a flock of 100 Shorpshiredown sheep,
these by a herd of some 30 magnificent
Jersey red pigs,
By this time the crowd began to sep.
arate for their after dinner chat, and the
dark walk" and the similar places on
the plantation were again in requisition.
At ) o'clock again the trm bell was
made to do duty, and all present stood
and were counted. All cams were headed
for the ancient town of HillsborO, and
after doing Hillsboro in genuine Durham
style, we headed for home, indebted to
Colonel and Mrs. Carr for a most de-
lightful day and wishing for Miss Patton
many happy returns.
Others may have spent a more patriotic
Fourth" but we wager a bunch of beets
that none spent a more delightful one
than did Miss Patton and the friends she
has made Away down south in Dixie"
4 GUEST.
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