Butts County GaArchives News.....A DAY AT BERMUDA BOTTOMS June 18, 1896
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Jackson Argus – Week Of June 18, 1896 June 18, 1896
Fish and Barbecue and All Things Nice Down on the Ocmulgee

On last Friday Col. Y. A. Wright gave a most delightful and enjoyable fish fry
and barbecue to a few of his friends.   The place selected for this outing was
at Bermuda Bottoms on the Ocmulgee at Dempsey’s Ferry.

Two or three days previous to the gathering, Col. Wright had procured about 40
pounds of fish and had them kept in traps and fed until the day of the feast,
when they were brought forth and prepared in a manner in which Col. Wright
cannot be excelled.   We wil not say that Col. Wright is a veteran fish fryer
for that would be imposing upon his age, but we will say that he is hard to down
on a genuine fish stew or fry and on that day proved his championship, as a
connoisseur in the fish frying art.

Hamp Daughtry, Fennell and Bill Wilant can testify to the glories of a cat fish
stew, for it was proved conclusively that they gained about 5 pounds each during
that one day.   Nor would we forget that tender and deliciously prepared
barbecued lamb, and other things furnished, for the delight and satisfaction of
the crowd by Col. Sam Mays and his good lady.

The day was one of joy and forgetfulness of every day business, when the mind
was relaxed and cares left home.   Even the little children present caught the
inspiration of non chalance(?) and not one of the older ones enjoyed the day
more dearly than they in splashing and paddling in the water.

The occasion left the impresse upon the crowd, all of which expressed a desire
that the day with its pleasures be soon repeated.

The gathering consisted of the following people:

Col. and Mrs Y. A. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mays, Judge and Mrs. Marcus W. Beck,
Dr. and Mrs. O. H. Cantrell, C. G. Fennell and wife,  Hamp Daughtry and wife,
Chas. Redmana nd wife, A. A. Rose and wife, Dr. R. G. Bryans, I. J. slaughter,
Levi Spencer and Bill Winant.




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