The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-15
THE GRoCERS' EXCURSION
Went to Long Island Yesterday In
Spite OF the Rain.
A Good Time Enjoyed at the Granite
Spring Hotel.
List Of the sports and the Prize
Winners.

| The committee of arrangements of the
| Grocers, Butchers and Fish Dealers Associa-
| ton in planning their annual picnic yester-
day forgot to allow for the eccentricities of
the weather. Consequently when they woke
up and found rain falling in torrents there
was glorious uncertainty for while as to
whether or not the picnic was going to be
postponed. 1t was bad fix. The stores were
all closed and there would be no business
done anyway; the band had been engaged /:
and MIR. Ponce had cooked big dinner. At
last after thinking the whole matter over
again, they decided to risk it, and Mr.. Wins
low gave the word. The band struck up a
lively tune and the association numbering a
hundred and more marched down to the
wharf. On the way they passed the Silver
street market. and gave thre, cheers for
those occupants who thought discretion the
better part Of valor and remained in their
stores instead of Drawing the elements at
Long Island.
Arriving at the wharf the party boarded
the MerrycoDeag and were carried swiftly 10
the island where the festivities of the day
began. The first festivity was grand
rush for shelter, for the rain came down in
sheets just about the time the party landed.
After time however the weather brighten
ed up and for the rest of the day was sue
cession of showers, between which was
found time tn carry out the programme of
sports, with the exception of the ball games
between the fish and Eleat dealers. and the
wholesale and retail grocers. The heavy
condition Of the ground ma lie 1t impossible
to play.
The games will be played off on Labor
Day, the prizes remaining the same.
The sports engaged n with the winners
were as follows:
Long distance base ball throwing list, L. A.
Chaplain: I'd, Guy L. Wentworth.
Potato race-1st, AIR. Hannaford; 3D. A. A.
Cummings.
Sack race list, W. II. O'Brion; I'd, W. f. Tim
mons.
Standing jump-1st, silas B. Adams; distance,
feet inches.
Running iump-lst, Mr. Cunningham; I'd, Lem.
Throwing i7-pound hammer Charles r. Bart
lett; distance 43 feet 10 inches.
Hundred yards dash-1st, Mr.. Ney; I'd, Charles
May; 3d. w. A. Emery.
Race for men over AZ years Of age-Ross Wins
| low LIST. Mr.. Waldron I'd.
Tug Of war between "a butchers and "a gro
GERS
J. n. Kent, NJ. Flaherty,
| j. =. Batter, T. Malta.
j. T. Mccarthy, Frank Verrill,
e. b. Cressey, M. H0ssef
WIS oliver, Mr. Morse,
| b. Berlain, r. Eaton,
j. Woods, J. Dunning,
W. ID. Strout, W. Taylor
L. MERCER, f. Armstrong,
/. waite, .u He. Fsrr,
Mayall NJ Llttlefeld, III. w. Leighton.
OF
cert in the outer dining hall, after which
line was formed for dinner
TIE company numbered $50, and they COM
pletely filled the three long tables.
The dinner was served in the best style,
and was a credit to the Granite Springs Ho-
TEL
The last feature of the bill OF fare-cigars
was dispensed by Mr. Charles F. Bartlett,
through the liberality of Twitchsll, Champ
lin d. Co., as the party left the dining hall.
After dinner came an exhibition of club
swinging and wire.walking by deaf mute,
pupil Of Prof. G. R. Lee, and of tumblipg
by Messrs. Mcgowan and Ney, of the asso-
citation.
In the afternoon, too, came an exciting
sport. not on the programme, hammer
throwing match between the policemen who
accompanied the association and the island
officers. 1t was easily won by Officer j. f.
Woodbury. Of the island squad, but he nearly
paralyzed the lamp post winning it,
The continued rain and the fog drove
many home on the early boats, but the ma
jority stayed it out, and came back on the
Merryconeag, voting that in spite OF the
storm and the cold tho picnio of 1890 hod
been decided success.