The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
WELLS TANNERY.
Biz Picnic AT Pine Grove, Big Dinner
And Big Speeches. Great
Day.
RAILROADS AND SURPRISE PARTY.

On Jne OlSU OF July, Jne LauleS
of the Knights of the Golden Ea-
giles held a picnic in the Pine
Grove, and the citizens of Wells
Valley pronounce 1t one of the
grandest and most successful
plcuic ever held IN old Wells.
About 9o'clock the people began to
come down the road, up the road,
and across the tields-afoot and
awheel-wlth baskets and box es
full of good things to eat. By 10
o'clock, more people, more con-
veyances, and more dinner, until
tho beautiful grove of pines was
so crowned with men, women,
and children that 1T resem bled a
swarm of bees. But the men
had to sit back. They were not
sin 1t" this time, for it was the
ladies' day. Immediately upon the
arrival of the Rock Mountain
Temple from Langdondale, who
assisted the Wells Tannery Ten
pie, they repaired to one corner
of the grove and performed a very
beautiful drill exercise called
"Ti.e March to the Shrine" by
twenty four uniformed Past Tenn.
piers. The men folk looked on
with both envy and appreciation.
They knew they could not do it,
try as best they could. They
then marched to the speakers
stand, where there was a very
beautiful and impressive prayer
delivered by Rev. illegal, pastor
of the M. E. church, which was
followed by an address of well
come by our enthusiastic student
and teacher F. Guillard. After
the forceful and spicy manner in
which Mr.. Guillard welcomed the
people, every body felt happy and
tried to make others so. After a
piece of music, j. w. Gibson,
manager of the picnic, in a very
appropriate manner, introduced
the speaker of the day, w. l.. Pi-
per, of Saxton. In the introduc.
tion Mr.. Gibson called to memory
the fact that when but boy,
talrty years ago, Mr.. Piper was
one who was instrumental IN or
ganlzing Pine Grove Sunday
School, and he it was who draft
ed and wrote the constitution un.
der which we are still working.
IL was he-when we had no tele-
phones and only weekly mall
that carried to us the news of the
assassination of President Gar
field. Mr.. Piper left our Valley
2S years ago. He was raised in
the village of w ellis Tannery, and
received his education at old No.
l Is 1t any wonder that the peo
pie made old Pine Grove ring
with applause when Mr.. Piper
stepped forward. For more than
thirty minutes he held the people
spell-bound, while he reclted,
how years ago, he romped and
played on this same old play
ground as the school children of
today are doing. He said he
missed many faces who had pass
ed into better world, and he
sees new ones to take their places.
But he finds IN the people of
Wells that same old spirit of
hospitality which has always ex-
listed. Rev. illegal followed Mr..
Piper with a very appreclative
talk to the members of the order
and to the people In generaL con-
Guiding with a very witty little
story which caused much laus h
ter. The programme was then
concluded by a closing address
by Miss Lillian Burket, Past
Temper of the Wells Temple,
No. 1853, after which all joined in
singing "On Higher Ground"
Ihe chairman then announced
that the next thing In order was
dinner, TO which every body did
ample service, the committee be-
ing careful that no one---visltor or
resldent-was neglected; that
every person was seated at a ta-
Die aud served. After dinner,
There was ball game between
Langdondale and Wells Tannery.
VI course 1T would never do to IN.
v'te a team TO come to our picnic
- play us, aud then beat them.