Amador ledger., 1909-06-04
Amador Society picnic

was very notable affair.
For weeks and weeks before the
picnic you could hear one say to
some Amadorian, care you going TO
the picnic. What picnic" "ro the
Amador picnic" The answer would
be, "you bet | am going or "oh
sure" East Shore park is a most
beautiful place. The early part of the
day was cloudy aud cold. At lunch
hour there was a light sprinkle, after
wards the day turned out to be very
pleasant. About 1890 all the pic
nickers spread their lunches out on
the tables under the weeping willow
trees and all enjoyed their lunch
with hot coffee. After lunch all re-
paired to the pavilion, where remin-
iscent talks were given by pioneers,
W. II. Prouty of lone; John K. Treg
loan, h. q. VOORHEES,, of Sutter
Greek; A. j. Gregg, of Plymouth:
Morris Brlnn and John +. Davis of
San Francisco, interpersed with
songs and recitatlous.
Following is list of few
noticed on the grounds: Mr. and Mrs
Woods, Mrs Prouty, Mr. and Mrs Ii.
d. Ford, preacher Frank Stuart,
Ford and wife, Geo. Luce, Mr. and
Mrs Muldoon, and daughters, Belle,
Rose, and Grace, and children.
John Gregory, wife and grandchild
ren, Mrs Kirby, Mrs Edith Chandler,
John Muldoon and family, Mrs Ida
Bagley, Mis- Colfax Daugherty and
children, Dennis Scully, wife and
daughter, Frank Harvestick, wife
and niece, little Miss Dwyer; Mr. and
Mrs Voight and son, Mrs Shakely,
Mrs Ray Hipkins and children, Mrs
Boxall. Mrs Templeton, DIR. Tiffany
and wife, Mrs Lory, Mrs Reed, Mrs
Steve butcher, nee, Miss Frank
Spray, husband and grandma; John
and Emmett Scnlly, Laura Mullen
and nephews, the F'rates boys, Peter
McMurry, Mrs Carrie Brasher and
family, Will Dilian, II. Crabtree,
ISIS Crabtree. Miss Brennan, Mrs j.
q. Cooley and daughter, Mrs Fort
ner, Fred Briggs, Mrs Tarr and
daughters, DR.. Love and sisters, Mrs
Pease, Mrs Potts, Mrs Prosser and
grandson, Jennie Jones, j. f. Gre
CORY wife and nephew, Mrs Thomas,
Mrs Booth, Mrs Gabbs, Miss Clara
Burt, and ever so many more.
Peter McMurray, the West Oakland
painter, made the acquaintance of
every person on the ground. Norris
Brinn looks as hale as he did some
30 years ago, when he trod the streets
of old Sutter Creek. h. q. VOORHEES,
has not grown day older. John
Davis looks just the same. Grandpa
MuIdoon is real spry; his impatient
customers did not allow Dennis
SculIy, the West Oakland coal dealer,
to got to the picnic until after he
delivered his coal and wood order.
will you believe me Harry Showers
and Colfax Daugherty could not take
time to go to the picnic.
The day was half gone before Fred
Briggs, formerly of Jackson, but now
of the oakland Enquirer, made his
appearance.
DR.. Tiffany forgot all his sick
patients that day, and went to the
picnic to serve sugar and hot coffee.
You all remember George Luce,
lone and jackson 'dauher." " Well
be was at the picnic. lie tells me he
is not married yet, but expects to be
soon.
Mr. and Mrs II. d. Ford of Irving
ton, look fine. and seemed pleased
to meet old acquaintAnces.
Mrs Eliza Reed came all the way
from Los Angeles purposely to at
tend the picnic.
Mrs Wood of 1911 Broadway, Oak
land, was very busy little woman
most or the day, taking addresses,
aud getting everything in readiness
for or next picnic, which will take
place some time in May, 1910.
Mrs Carrie Brasher was dressed
in white and wore a peach basket
hat.
On account of the late sad bereave-
ment ID the Mooney family they we're
not in attendance.
b We hope to greet at our next picnic
W. M. Penny of the Dispatch; U. S.
Gregory, X Webb of Amador Ledger; !;
ID. S. Mason and wife, Grandpa
Perkins, Grandma Gregory, A. j.
Blogett of lone Echo; j. Marchant
ursp