Music for Fairfield fish, fowl, fauna

 Richmond Item, Oct. 3, 1882

Rootin' tootin' time

Conner's orchestra leaves on Wednesday evening for their annual picnic which they will have this year in a beautiful place of woodland, a short distance south of Fairfield.

This place is one of the oldest and most picturesque in the state, and is noted for its fine fishing grounds and beautiful scenery. The boys take all their instruments along and will remain eight days and nights, and it is safe to say the woods will ring with music never heard there since the "morning stars sang together."

They take with them also tents, cooking utensils and everything needed to make life in the woods endurable, being hauled down in express wagons. The ladies -- wives and sweethearts of the company -- will drive down, on Monday afternoon, escorted by Charley Staake and Prof. (Otto) Schmidt, and will remain and come home when they break camp. 

On Tuesday evening the orchestra gives a grand concert at Fairfield.