The Forrest City times., 1896-08-21
CONFEDERATE'S REUNION.
At Marianna-Eig Barbecue.
and Base Bal! Game. Two
Bands of Music.
Bicycle Racing In the Afternoon
Our Boys Win Three First Prizes
and Two Seconds.

eiAb W. 9GGOflQSs
The Confederate Veterans Reunion
at Marlag1k, Yesterday was one of the
most successful events that il has ever
been ourFles,sIre To attend. The CHI
zens Band of this city, of which we are
4 memberareceivei "a telegram Thurs
day aiterrUOn, which amounted To an
invitation FROM the Mariana baud. To
attend the Ce.eipntion ut that place on
the 2oth inst, AID assist IN furnishing
music for the day. In Consequences at
which, the baud assembled at their
headquarters in this city. and agreed
To accept the invitation. nntwithstand
lug the absence of their leader. Prof
Shade. Accordingly the southbound
/. NJ. y s.. train found tterl ut the lie.
pot, accompanied by goodly contin-
gent OF Forrest Citys bicyclists, also
quite number VI ladies aud gentle
men with ho object IN view. except the
pleasure and enjoyment OF tn. day.
Nothing occurred of interest during
the swift transit from this city to our
sister town, with the possible exception
OF good additions To our crowd at
Bonar and Haynes and other way
stations along the route.
Having arrived at the depot ut Ma
rianna. we we've met by the hospitable
band of that city, and given instruc-
tons. and made familiar with the pro.
| gram toifti,e day. The first order be-
ing ion uD,two Bends 10 consolidate
fo-m III: column or fours and parade
througlp tsie STREETS 10 yti,e grounds.
wheresWe were 10 furnish music for
the old Confeds" and4f.Ie large con.
course of people gathered there IN
honor of the reunion. The order be-
lng executed tive command for the
start was giver2nd HE band marched
through the Gig To the grounds To the
delightful time Of doc Mu,iyer's'
quickstep. followed by about six hun
dred people carrying banners of wei.
| come, and everywhere extending the
| hand of good fellowship To the stran-
ger. Everyone seemed to have delega.
| ted hlnSelf Il committee of one To see
that Ill visitors were royalty enter
tanelu
| pen arriving at the barbecue
grounds We were agreeably surprised
To lind assembled there not less than
5000 people. all anXiousiV awaiting the
advent of our coming. The bands i'm.
mpdiately repaired To a stand built for
their esptcial benefit, and together dis
cO''rsed some very acceptable music
| To the great satisfaction of the audi
| ence, after which the entertainment of
! the people for the next half hour was
left To the Visiting band, at the end of
! which they were relieved by the home
organization. and thus they altprnated,
at intervals of half hours Duration
for the purpose 1T making the work
easy on each band during the entire af.
ternOOn.
| Dinner for the band was announced
at $50. and the boys did not move like
they were in Il funeral procession when
they repaired To the sulnptuOusly filled
special table that had been prepared
for them groaning beneath the choicest
selection of barbecued meats that il
HAS ever been our good fortune to see.
We had pickles. walters walking
around the table with buckets of ice
water, and after we had linisEed the
tempting Iepast, another waiter came
running with box of hayanna cigars.
10 smoke after dit,sfer he said. isnh,at
your elbow cout4' Ne heard ire patte
invitations 10 ''hare Il cigar have 4
cool drinkh Of water" - something
rare atA pa mic barbecue. Something
| WAS salIAhOUt ice cream. but the bsn $
"drecnlAh'line," it was more than they
conld sthTd. Such is the hospitality of
the gbd& citizens of Mariana. You
forge the hard times. and the financial
Question:. and become infected with the
same spirit OF push and enterprise that
Sensns To be prevalent in that vicinity.
/ After dinner the band entertained
. the body some thirty minutes, and then
4 proceeded tn the race track where it
I @aS understood that the GROWING
/ events Of the day were To take place.
/ followed by almost the entire assem-
bly,.
THE RACES.
The entries in the first race were
Brady, Dennis and Turnkey. One
third OF mile. Won by Dennis.
The entries in second race were Al
ley and Jackson. Won by Alley.
The entries in the third race we're
Brady. Folbre and Turnkey. One
mile, three laps. Won by Fol5re. Bra
DIV second.
In the first race Mariana was jub-
liant. their LET rider eef.sS entered. IL
''cincli'' was what THEY raid in their
minds. Aud wler, tie riders left the
tape. Turnkey. tt,eii, man. shot ont in
front of the Two Boys that were enter
ed from this CITY. \ yell then went up
from the home rootprs, that seemed to
have proceeded from Thousand
throats. But alas how soon their ex-
lltant excitement changed into Won
der. when just as The contestants III
/ the race reached the curve on the back
stretch. Onr rider, james Dennis nf
/ the Union lie an. in this city. she's by
the Mariana sprinter. us though he
had been anchored in the track. and
won the race with his head in the air
1t WAS then that the Forrest City con