The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-17
ANNUAL HARVEST HOME.
Held in Morrow KendaII's S Woods Last
Thursday. Pleasant Gathering.

Held in Morrow Kendall S Woods Last
Thursday. Pleasant Gathering.
The showers of last Wednesday
afternoon, and the rainlike ap.
pearance of the clouds in the ev-
enlng, led many persons to feel
that the weather OF Thursday
would be unfavorable to spending
81 day pleasantly in the woods.
On Thursday morning the over.
hanging cloudsseemed to indicate
that there would be showers in
the afternoon, and this kept many
people at home and led others to
be late in arriving on the grounds.
AS all signs fail in a dry time, and
many signs fail at all times, so in
this case the clouds were dissipat-
ed, and the day proved to be an
ideal one for the harvest home.
There are, probably, few groves
in the county, or anywhere else,
betted adapted to the comfort of
a large gathering, than this one.
1t is covered with a growth of
large oaks and pines devoid of
underhanging lin bs and scatter
ed sufficiently to allow one todrive
almost at will through it at any
place, ,andyet with the high boughs
so as to make a solid
shade. There is a complete alb
sence of underbrush or rubbish,
and the ground is carpeted with a
thick covering of clean dry oak
leaves. The grove is so large that
there is no difficulty in finding
plenty of room for hitching teams
IN the shade, and the grove is
easy of access from all the prin-
cipal roads.
While the attendance was not,
for the reason we have already
stated, as large as last year, there
were several hundred persons
there and the picnic was IN every
sense success.
The literary part of the exer-
cises began at IL o'clock. The
assembly was called to order by
Hon. D. H. Patterson, Rev. S. B.
Houston made the opening pray.
er, and addrea ses were delivered
by j. Nelson Sipes and Rev A. G,
Wolf.
After the addresses, there fol
lowed an exercise which for un
anlmity of feeling and action
(hungry feeling and energetic &C
tion) is seldom carried out with
more heartiness of manner-that
was, the serving of dinner. II
being a basket picnic, it was 6
beautiful sight to witness scores
of family groups, many of then
joined by invited guests-all seat
ed on the dry leaves and sur
rounding a spotless linen table
cloth covered with an abundance
of just such good things as are
prepared for picnlcs.
When two o'clock came, Mr.
Patterson announced from the
stand that there was still a "num
Der" on the program that had moi
been gwen, and that there was 6
little matter of business to be
brought before the assembly
After a little consultation, it was
decided by motion that this an
nual gathering should be knowr
as a Harvest Home" and it shall
be held annually on the SECOND
Thursday of August IN Morrow
Kendall's woods, under the au
spices of the Big Cove Agricul
tural Society.
All the business having beer
disposed of, Mr.. Patterson nov
turned loose upon the audience
Rev. Mr.. Dumvllle. AS a plat
form orator and entertainer, Mr.
Dumville is CREASED lightning
AS Colonel Copeland would say 81
whole show with yellow dog un
der the wagon.
The management propose tina
by another year additional attrac
tions will be provided, and tina
this shall be the great gathering
of the county.