Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-06-06
., n. THOMPSON De BRO.

ING PARTY.-A merry party, com.
posed of eight young ladies and five
gentlemen, left the old Burg, on
Saturday last, Decoration Day., to
spend the day at Little Georgetown
fishing and have good time. Well,
they had it,-and it was terrific
time, too. The day was anxionsly
looked forward to for long time
before, and arrangements were made
to have a real good time. At last
the morning of the day dawned mild
and serene, and at I a. M, as the
bells and whistles Of the city were
pealing forth the hour of the CON-
mencement of duty for the day to
laborers, the party left the city be-
hind, bidding it a hasty adieu. The
party went down in Mr.. Chas.S harff's
large delivery wagon, which was
decorated for the occasion with flags
and bunting. 1t is pleasant to ride
behind this deXtrous driver, as he
is so artistic and cautious in the art
that there is never any danger of ac-
cidents. The ride to the river was
tedious though pleasant one, and
everybody was happy when the river
appeared from rise in the road
about quarter of a mile from the
place, and no wonder, for the antici-
patton of the good time to be had
thereon, would have made the most
dismal person happy. The day was
an ideal one, mild and pleasant, with
an occasional drop or two of rain to
make it more pleasant, and the sun
failing to appear but very little dur
ing the entire day. Upon the arri-
val at the river fishing was INDUCED
in by many of the party, but seems
from some cause or other that the
fish must have gotten wind Of the
coming, for they entirely disappear
ed from that part of the river, only
several being caught, and then one
of the boys worried himself all morn
ing catching those--and they were
minnows. There were others who
INDUCED, and an imaginary fish came
near pulling one of the boys into the
water, soaring one of the young Ia
dies so bad that she came near fall.
ing out of the boat into the river. This
was soon given up as tiresome sport
and others INDUCED in. Boating was
one of them, and this was the chief
sport all day. The trip was marked
with many pleasant and few thrill
ing experiences, but space will not
allow us to give them in detail. How
ever, it does us good to note some
things. One of the young ladies was
too timid to go boating, for fear the
bottom of the boat would fall out.
She was finally induced or rather
forced to go, and then-you could
not get her away from it. And one
of the boys-and sorry to say it was
a boy-would not go on the whole
day. He said he was afraid he would
get sea,sick, and preferred laying in
the hammock with his eye on the din
ner baskets, with longing thoughts for
the time to eat. And just here we will
state that the way the good things
disappeared at neal time was eau
ton, and there was "a plenty" of it.
There is one sad thing we have
to record, and that is that the
writer did not get anything to eat
O. the whole day, and also ruined a
$3.50 (?) pair of gloves. Another
feature of the trip was the party seal
ing many of the large rocks on the
Maryland side of the river, some OF
them towering up about 100 feet
above the water, and from which a
beautiful view of the surrounding
country was had. Many of the young
ladies, as usual, showed their inabil
ity of climbing slopes and rocks and
especially one, who delighted (?) in
falling down and also getting fright.
ened at small land tortoise, which
she thought was snake. The return
trip was, indeed, delightful, COM
ing around by way of Bedington and
stopping at a festival being held there.
From there they started for home,
singing songs all the way, and the
last strain was, on entering the city,
"Home, Sweet Home.D 1t was truly
a much fatigued but happy crowd,
many of them holding in their men,
DRY, and especially the writer, many
happy "reminiscences that will live
with them for years. The party re-
turns many thanks to Mr.J "A. Ham.
mersla for the cordial reception Civ
en- them upon their arrival at Little
Georgetown and for the use of his
boats, and they will ever hold him in
high esteem for the many kindnesses
shown them. The party was COM
posed ofthe following: Misses Del
la Keedy, Virginia Hess. Jennie and
Josephine Shea, Clara Zimmerman,
Josephine Lyons, Lille Mcdowell,
Ida Frankenberry, and Messrs. D,
Palmer, R. E. Riddleberger, j. E.
Burkholder, j. Willard and A. Tim.
/ norman. Jr,