The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-22
THE PICNIC AT LYNNE
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
The two big Ocala editors, Messrs.
Harris and Bltrnger; were here to
write up the event. But as we, the
Grahamville correspondent, were also
on the grounds, it is our duty to write
a few lines to represent the country.
Long before Luna had settled in
her far-away western home on Thurs
day morning, the children's feet went
bOomp, bOomp, boomp against the
floors of homes throughout the valley
as the little tots sprang with a laugh
from their coy beds.
Picnic smiles assembled from their
hearts and came out in all the splen-
dor imaginable on their little faces as
they romped around and called their
seniors.
Before Sun-up everyone on this side
of the Oklawaha was grown up
tot" Picnic time stirs our cup of JOY
to overlooking.
The moon had risen on the other
side of earth and lighted up ST. Pc
tersburg, Pelin, Paris. Singapore,
COnstantinOple, Mukden, Shanghai,
and all of the old world ere old Sol
rose from his warm bed in the far
east to light up our picnic day. The
sun came up fresh and rosy and a
few minutes earlier than the day be-
fore. And in the afternoon he stayed
a few minutes longer in the heavens
than on the day previous, as he was
so anxious to be with, us, and for us
to have all the time possible to pic
mic in.
The breeze had a May honeymoon
zephyr touch" 1t was a picnic breeze,
pure and perfect.
The big bunch. plus 400 people of
the valley anu Hughes Island, 300
from Ocala, Electra, Martin, Berlin,
Reddick, Kendrick, Pine, Weirsdale,
Linadale and Moss Bluff, found Sun
ny Lynne on the map on the south
west shore of Lake damon, sixteen
miles east of Ocala. They came here
for a good time. Merry widows,
sweet in the shade of the merry wild
Ow" hat; charming town and country
girls. too sweet for anything; chill
dren, joyous in their merriment; ma
irons, with smiles which showed that
they were of the banner county; AMI
men, as angels, in the lone rays of
Miss Marion's" eyes
The candidates rostrum was built
under a clumD of oaks on the south
side of the still, and within a stones
throw of Lake Diamond.
Before the hour of speaking-ten
o clock-Mrs. A. Long Of Connor dec
grated this stand with beautiful flow
ers from her pretty flower yard at
Common.
Apart from the decorated table
stood a vase of magnificent roses.
This bouquet" Mrs. Long said, will
be contested for by the candidates.
The best speaker gets it." Colonel
Rogers won the trophy in his speech
announcing himself county committee
man.
At ten o'clock the master of cere-
monies, Colonel Rogers. stepped to
the rostrum, raped for order, and,
with in few choice words, asked ev-
eryOne lin out of the yard"
Candidates and newspaper men
took places on the stand, and the
crowd, all except the young couples
OF lovers, filed into the reserved
seats.
In his eloquence of speech the col
onel Opened the BALI by introducing
Col. c. L. Bittinger of the Star.
Each candidate was limited to ff-
teen minues in which to tell it, to
the people.
Several spoke in the forenoon.
At noon the poet of the village sang
out:
Prop up those tables, and prop them
we'll:
Good things are in abundance, and
7 they are swell"
, Covers were laid for seven hun
dred, and after grace by Rev. B. l.
Hull. we all enjoyed for an hour the
delicious good things.
5 The prOmOtres of this picnic did
= their part to perfection; and our val
+ ley people all carried well filled bas
! kets.
3 The barbecued meats were fine in
5 deed. And the chicken, fish, etc, and
S pies. cakes, pickles, salads, lemonade
+ coffee. and-well. all the rest-were
mightv fine and delicious so delicious