The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-05

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When the dinner he'd been dis
posed OF picture was made of
/ the picnic party.
After dinner speaking was the
order. Judge o. e. Dunlap vas the
i8rsf To speak, aid in his happy
manner entertained the crowd with
"reminiscences OF the late Nick
Sims hunting. Others who made
short talks were Hon. c. r. Glib
son. j Nj Patterson, r. y. Jack
son, Postmaster j. ". Singleton
ard Hon. Dill Cox All the speak
ling was en- the early day hunter.
when deer. Mild turkeys and prai-
Irle chickens were plentiful in Ell
4 lis county. During the short talks
We learned that al the place where
1.-THE picnic was held. saw mill was
Iran b. Joe Patterson. father of ].
NJ. Patterson. and the speakers
spoke OF how they hauled logs TO
1.-THE mill. which was made into ium-
| her TO build the pioneer homes. To
/ hear these old pioneers tell oil the
many good times on the hunt for
game was genuine pleasure and
;they all proved to be considerable
orators.
| The day was most ideal ard all
weat away feeling the bettes for
having gone "old selfish self
was done away With for the day and
lall present mingled together IS one
/ + family
Il m:sat be well 10 state chat the
Davis Pioneer Hunting club was
organized seven years ago, Oh the
place where they met Thursday
with about seven members, end on
each year thereafter the hunters
acct and have barbecue But
| it has only beer TWO years since
1.-The ladies were invited 10 Iartici-
pate. who have been largely instru-
mental III making these social gath
srinas a sueeess.
The following Is a list Of names
Tor early settlers Of the county whom
We met at the picnic, but viii not
youch for it being complete list:
j. r ciannch. Aaron Davis, r.
j Quinn. T p. Jackson. J ~ Pat
terson, NJ NJ Fondrea 7. r.. Stead
man, Buck Stiles, s. A. ,.yerla,
John Sims. Dave Banks, ~ r..
! Bearden. J r. Durrett, g. " Col
/ iaday. joe Teafetilla. j. T. Gil
more, J. W Bearden, G r. Bear
i den. r. Aycock, w g. Turner. J..
w Huckabee. Thee Underwood Dr..
" p Sims, George Maxwell, ". r.
Norman, r.. w. MorreIl. j. w Nc
| koY. p. D. Banks. ". b, Harmon.
Jim Odon. y. G. EdmondsoE and
e. A. Beard Those from Waxa-
hachie were o. b. Sims and family,
Buck Stiles and wife. Mrs. Laura
spaldlng. Mrs Matte Rowen, j.
~ Patterson aud wife. Mrs G ".
| Whitefeld, Judge O. = Dunlap, r,
% Jackson, T. F. Thompson, Joe
Youngbiood and wife. ota CantreIl.
~. W Singleton, S. G. Oldham. c.
r. Gibson, ] " Harlsoe OF Dallas
land A. c. Kemble
Notes ~ the Barbecue.
Y. G. Edmonason Was selected to
pass judgment on the egmbo,
which proved wise selection Tor
the eumho vas seasoned 10 the
satlsfecti1a Of all
ots csntrell locked afer the
cooking OF the squirrels and made
a good hand iic declared he
cooked ;housand squirrels
Ia the bunt for came we learn
ed that Underwood aud Simpson
killed twenty one squirrels one
owl and a ra,liesnake. on course
the cal aad snake we're not in tae
menu for a'1ner
The Tur4er boss did soao good
work % iha Ney 81 ioolng after
lthe fookina of bird
Pre- iaeaf haros paH manased
obs lafse eroaa nice,Y and due
credit Is tae aim aao tfe membor.
lor ihe Ht iof The sueos
TITO oe4f eei.nf p'n bc held ai
lose sme aale Sos g. iets. and
Z VIZ Dt.Hlls clio frDnl r.f ua don.