The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-05
EXCURSIONS AND p,cn,cs.
The UphoIsterers and Truckmen Co
to Long Island.

The Sunday schools of Browns Hill and
Turner's Island will 90 on their. annual pic
mic to Lake Sebago next Thursday, taking
the train that leaves the Cape at O'Clock a.
m, and returning at 6p.m M.
The BARRIERS of this city go to Long Island
today. AT 8 o'clock they will embark on
Casco Bay steamer. The banquet will be
served by Ponce Of the new Granite Spring
Hotei. In the afternoon there will be meet
ing OF the hardressers, with remarks by
several OF the party. Through special ar
rangements with Mr.. Ponce, the excursion
lists will stop at Peaks Island on the home
trip. and their tickets will admit them to Pa
Vilion Theatre in the evening. Their ladies
VIII probably join them at Peaks in the late
afternoon. The committee are Messrs. has
kell, Adams, Strange and Williams.
The Sheridan Rifles will have field day
at Long Island August 14th, and shore din
ner served by Gushing g. Mitchell On the
morning of the 14th, the honoraries and in
vited guests will assemble at City Hotel at
O'Clock, where they will be received by the
Sheridan Rifles and drum corps. The start
for the island will be made at 1890 o'clock.
Three prizes will be given in the honorary
shoot, silver butter service, silver cake bas-
ket and leather medal. The actives will
shoot for gold medal, silver medal and tin
medal, and invited guests will shoot for the
cigars. 1t is expected the whole party will
number about 100 members.
Wednesday the grocers of Lewiston and
Auburn have an excursion to Peaks Island
and Greenwood Garden, and on Saturday
one thousand employees Of Ara Cushman &
Co.. Auburn, will partake of one OF Mr..
Ponce's excellent shore dinners
The lumber dealers of Portland, making q
party of one hundred, visit Long Island next
Saturday, and will partake of dinner at the
Granite Spring Hotel
Saturday the upholsterers of this city went
to Long Island and enjoyed very pleasant
day. The games of ball we're very interest
ing, resulting in favor of MACS nine in
both games. Cushing & Mitchell served an
excellent dinner.
Saturday the truckmen Of this city had
very pleasant excursion to Long Island. They
numbered about $50 persons. The proprietor
of the Granite Spring Hotel served one of
his excellent clam bakes at dinner time. The
truckmen met near Lincoln Park early in
the morning and marched from there to the
boat. The chief marshal was John Gooding,
Jr., and Messrs. O'Neill, Bracket, Clay,
Allen. Gichrist Copeland, Black, rhurston,
Morrill,, Brown, Kent and Loring acted as
aids -Four games of base ball were played dur
ing the day. The clerks and transfers played
the early part of the forenoon. which result
ed in victory for the clerks by score of 80
toe. The game between the T. CTS and N.
G. LIS resulted in favor of the N. G. LIS by
a score of 40 to 49,
In the afternoon the Deerings defeated the
clerks 10 to 5, the clerks pitcher being disa-
bled in the first inning. The game between
the Millers and the Middle Streets resulted
in favor of the Millers, score Is to 9.
Among the invited guests were F. .Driscoll
and T. Heath Of the Maine Central, James
Murran and Walter Kelly of the Boston g.
Maine. ID. Plummer of the Portland & Ro-
chester, Street Commissioner Noyes, and Mr..
Casey Of the Portland Steam Packet Co..
At intervals during the day the fife and
drum corps discoursed fine selections.
They returned to the city about O'Clock,
formed line and marched to the Park, where
they disbanded.
The second excursion In aid of the Catho-
lie Orphan Asylum will take place Wednes-
day, August 81. at Little Diamond Island.