The Portland daily press., 1885-07-23
The crocers and Provision Dealers
Picnic

1t has been the custom of the retail grocers
and provision dealers of Congress Row fol-
several years past to have an annual picnic,
and this year they determined to include the
ladies in their good time. The committee
with excellent judgment, pitched upon the
Waldo House at Little Chebeague a sthe OBJ
jective point, and invited the trade from all
parts of the city to join in the affair. Yester-
day morning about $50 ladies and gentlemen
consequently boarded the steamer Forest
City at Custom House wharf bound for a
good time. The sail to the islands was thor
oughly enjoyed, for the day was perfect, and
to the bracing air of ocean and the beautiful
scenery was added the delightful music of
Chambers Band.
When the island was reached many were
the EXPLANATIONS of delight at the perfect
ideal of a hotel found in the Waldo. It's
broad piazzas, beautiful views, comfortable,
well furnished rooms, huge grove, rich green
lawns, extensive dancing pavilion and bowl
ing alleys. The gentlemen resolved them
selves Immediately after arrival into a COM
mittee of the whole to watch game of base
ball between the Grocers Nine and the Pro-
vision Dealers Nine. The Grocers wore a
uniform of red caps and brown stockings,
and sthe Provision Dealers blue caps and
white stockings. Like knights of old the
grocers wore various devices OH their shirt
fronts, such as Wilson's Fancy, Shaw's Own,
Milliken's Best and Millett's Choice Both
mines were in good condition, and played a
rafting game, Fred Rogers officiating as UNI
be r H1II
Morrison, Daggett, Hasty, Church, W. E.
Ross, c. FL. Ross and Berry formed the Pro-
vision Dealers Nine, and Messrs. Barrows,
Pmkham, Batchelder, Brosnan, Larkin,
O'Donnell, Morrill,, Perry, Adams and Lewis
the Grocers' Nine. The provision dealers
won, 10 to 8. The result might have been
different if it had not been for a serious ac-
cident to Mr.. Barrows. A hard ball struck
him under the right eye, but fortunately
there was a surgeon present, and he made
his patient very comfortable by taking few
stitches.
Two Cinnamon, Sam Kee and his friend
Sam Lee, created much merriment by their
method of playing foot ball.
The bowling alleys were constantly in use,
the ladies found much pleasure in them, and
it was very instructive to see how skilfully
Messrs. Carter, Hall and Hopkins made
Strikes and spares
At 1.3O p. m. Chandler sounded the grand
march for dinner. A splendid repast was
served, and the pretty waiter girls of the
Waldo, assisted by the trained walters of the
Preble House, saw that every one was well
supplied and, dinner over,.yoted that Mr.. E.
L. 0. Adams knew how to keep first class
hotel.
Seated on the yeranda after dinner the
scene was one long to be remembered. The
ocean was spread out before the eye dotted
with the white sails of the coming and going
craft, while every now and then breath of
air laden with the perfume of new mown hay
or roses, would be waited from the land side.
Many betook themselves to amusements,
Chambers Band played several selections as
well as for dance in the pavilion, and the
party reached home at s o'clock, voting that
their efficient committee, Messrs. William
Milliken, Walter Sabine, Henry Ross, a. B.
Thaxter and Chauneey Lombard, had given
them day of unalloyed pleasure, and con-
graduated themselves on taking a day away
from the cares of business.