The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-17
Tho Correspondents Picnic.

1t was most delightful and pleasant
affair. 1t was held rs per announce
ment at the Fair Grounds on last Sat-
nrday. The programme as to speaking
was not carried out because tho speak
ers were absent but tho picnic dinner
was there in abundance and several
hours were very pleasantly spent.
The Herald and News practically
shut up shop and editor and printers
all went out in full force.
Among the correspondents there
were quite number absent, but Chips
and Josh Trump and Clodhoppcr and
Fairy Bell and H were there and their
wives and daughters and sweet hearts
and they made Il pleasant and a happy
company.
The editor desires to say here and
now that he most sincerely appreciates
the compliment thus paid him and The
Herald and News by those who help us
to make the paper from week to week
interesting and desirable to it's sub
scribers. Some of them drove many
miles to come. It was an act of loyalty
and kindness which we will not soon
forget: We cannot undertake to men.
tion by name all of those who were
present for VIC might overlook some OF
them. Kay was absent because as he
wrote us he was not we'll but VIC fear
he was frightened away at the prospect
n ma n a imb
who was on the program wrote us that
he, too, was sick and regretted his ina
bility to attend.
The morning hour was spent in socia
intercourse and ut one o'clock the pic
mic dinner was spread and cakes ant
pies and pickles and fried chicken ant
baked chicken and ice lemonade was
| there in abundance. Mayor Evans says
he ate four chickens and our boy Jane!
who has never before been known tt
have enough chicken had to admit aftcl
| dinner that for once he had plenty 0
| chicken. And 1t was most delicious
chicken and so nicely prepared.
After dinner nothing would do bu
J there must be some talking. Thi
country has had so much speaking late
ly that 1t seems impossible to have {
gathering without calling on some ont
to make speech.
The editor explained the absence o
the speakers on the program and cx
| pressed thanks to the correspondent!
and his appreciation OF their intcres
in the success Of The Herald and News
and then Rev. T.. p. McClintock, Soma
tor Geo. 8. Mower, Mayor II. II. Evan
and Josh Trump made short and appro
pirate talks. The speakers all were
heartily received and given prolonged
applause at the conclusion OF their re
| marks.
Josh suggested that possibly some 0
| those who had been invited to spcal
and were absent would in the course O.
human events appear before tho publ.
and would be glad Of little booming
from the correspondents and he advis
| ed his fellow craftsmen to remember
them when they appeared before the
public. II these gentlemen did not fec
enough interest in the correspondent.
to attend this picnic and perform
thoir parts on the programme
the correspondents would not have
enough interest in them to do mucl
booming for them.
Altogether it was O most delightful
picnic and we hope that we may keel
these annual gatherings up and tina
next time we may have all OF the cor
respondents present. 1t was something
unusual in this country but now tina
we know how pleasant It is the attcn
dance next time will be larger. Again
we express our appreciation of our cor
respondents and thank them for thei
interest.
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