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The Fenian Brotherhood Pic-nic

The Fenian Brotherhood Pic-nic image
Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
August
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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The exéntalos uo bis city of th Feijkin Broth.eriwod QÍ P troitfujfj other tovvus along tlie l.Vnmt! Raiïjp ■ oü'. tC hVuo'unceiuent, on VVednescüy. The i ■ opeitod'. coo!, and proinia1. ■■; 'uL the promUe proved os worthless aa Kclchum & Co's gU check, und tlie beautiful duy would mdicato tliat " Ryan " ws.s coiiMilu-d in making tlio seleclion. Ou the tuorning tiaius from tho West camo excursionista from Doxter, Clielsoa, Grass Lake, and Jacksou, and soon tlie "icen sj iriyrs ; green jaukots, and other insignia of llie order showed that tlie Brótherhood was gstherïng in furce. Attaolied to tho Mail train flom thé Kast, camo several extra cars, and at 10} canie the excursión train from Detroit, con" sisting of 26 heavily loaded and over-full coaïhcs, drawn by two locomotives, and report says that about tlw same iwmber who hd purchased tickets vvere left beliind for want of coaches. lm mediate.lv on their arrival the excursionists, escorted by t?ie Oetroit LiglitGuard Band, proceeded to Iho bpaiitiful grove o;jpoïite tlia Fair Qrounds, and yi-eve sooa in the luidst of the day's enjoyments. RetYeshmeuts liad beeu bountifully provided, consisting of ice cream, lager - ivo fear our Irish friends ro becoming - ruul mere 8,uV staiitial anieles, on which all feasted to 'the full capacity of their tomachs. At 2 o't-lock. 1'. M., order wás cdlled, when Dr. Alhe.v, of De-iroit, openéd the exorcisea witli a song, "The Gems of Ireland ;" Mr. ■Oxi'oed foliowed with a reeitfttton, description of a battle bet een tlie Enyii.-li and French; Mr. W. S. O'Drieu, of Dtroit, made 'a brief alid humoruus spsech ; aller H llon J. J. ï?O(iKBS, Y .o.v York, uelivered tlio addra.ss of the C.&y. We did not hear il.' lmt liavo lieard ii highly cimíiuaided. His topic was the Iiiotherhood au 1 lts objecte. ïhe spoeoh ww fuliowed witli tnusicteid "dancint!, and a goneiaf giT-d time, Thagath■ering numbered from 3000 to 5000, and the üay passed off without anything tornar iho ■njoymcntfi, tho best of order being main'tninad tlnou_;hom. The excursión train loft, for Uafcïoft aboirt 6 -o'ciook, P. M.

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Michigan Argus