The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-02
NHnyIlnI'Il News.

EDITOR JOURNAL: Inc hopes
md desires Of Peter wero carried
out at the Old Soldiers picnic ut
Looper's Shop on Saturday last.
President Field called the meet
ing to order. Tho Rev. J. E. Eos
tor led in Il very earnest and APP
probate prayer. President Fold
Then introduced in Il very ploas-
ant manner. Hon. ID. f. Brady |
who madc plain the reasons why
camp Of Confederate Veterans
should be organized and kept in
good working order in Dacusvlllc
Township and all others in this |
county as we'll. He gave some
historical facts which are not gem
orally known. /
He followed with a personal
reminscencc as to the mnrkman-
ship of certain blue coat. He
closed his remarks by explaining
why monument should be raised
to the women Of the Confcdoracy.
S. ~. Prior was next introduced
who made u splendid cXhortation
to the memory Of tho Confederate
Soldier
Tho Rev. J. +. Foster was then
called upon; he answered by Civ
ing sOmn rrcollcctions, and All
oarnest cxhortation to tho mom-
ories of the last cause.
President Ficld was then called
upon and mndc the closing talk
Il JJ ~
the great and good traits of Lee,
the confederate as citizen and
gave few persona! "reminiscences.
It was then announced that the
ladies would spread tho dinnor up
on tho table. Woll, / can't de-
scribe IT, hut will do the bost /
can, and the imagination Of a hun
CRY editor can do tho rest.
The table was thought amply
sufficient in length and breadth ,
but it was not so by abont half
and those who we're not quick to
SEQ an act spread under the trees
and elsewhere. If you remembor
/ asked them to bring zone OF
more we'll hllod bnsltots s"-they
brought more. Wolf to tell thu
truth about il, there was enough
for three times tho number pres
ont.
Then after dinner a speech wa:
made by CAPTAIN King. who by
tho way, is ~ good one. llo KEEP
us crying or laughing all the timo
No one could suffer from in
digestion after inklrg his dinnc
pill.
A Confederate camp was tho'
organized with the following otli
Cers:
Commander, w. II. Field
First Lieut.. Com. S ~. Prior
Second Lieutenant Commander, ;
II. Brown; Third licutcnan
Commander, W. N. Hughes; Ad
intnnt, W. " i. Bright; nu"rtri
Mnstor, S. NJ. Loopcr; Surgeon
d.. J. J. Murg"ii: Assistant Sur,
goon, II. y. Williams; Chaplain
Rov. j. E. Foster; Treasurer, R.
S. Freeman Sergeant Major, J. 4.
McWhortor; Nidrttc, Jas Loopcr,
Jr; Color Guard, j. b. Heater.
The following names wrro on
rolled as members OF the camp.
e. a. Iossom, Il. J.. Barrett, II.
ID. Coleman, r. G. Hunt, Allon
Mauldin, G. ". Lcsloy, elisha
Shelton, +. &. Hill, ". II. Perry
S. p. Hinton, Jofn Julian, II. W
Hill, j. G. Morgan, Thos. Williams
Isaac Davis.
The following men appointed q
committee on Constitution ant
By-Laws: w. w. T.. Bright, JOIN
Julian and S. NJ. Loopcr.
The camp will meet to adopt o
reject Constitution and BYLAW Oh
Saturday, September 1lth, lSo
at 8 o'clock a. ~.
The picn1c ondod without an,
disorder whatever, and only ON
accident occurred. Arthur Jonc
was tripped up by somo hugg
thills and broke one of tho bone
of his left arm.
After the picnic the Nino Fork
and Cedar Rock ball teams playc,
q game, the Cedar Rock boys win
ming.
Tho enrolment Of Naynart
school for last month wac on
hundred and twonty-soyon, ant
the average attendance ninety
four and nine-tenths. Peter.
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nqnstn. Association.
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