The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-17
ANNUAL GROCERS' day.
Aoreditable Parade and the Great
est Picnic yet.
ALMOST EVERYBODY COMES OUT
To Help FIJI tho big Park Full and
have n Good Timc--.A Good Pro-
Gramme of sports in Charge ofthe
Drummers...Tbc Elm Grove Road
Taxed to its Capacity TO Haul the
People Out aud Back.

The picnic at the park yesterday,
given by the Grocers' association, was
admitted to be one Of the biggest, II not
the biggest, ever seen there. The big
grounds were packed.
The parade in the morning was
very creditable one, and considering
that it was the hottest day Of this aw-
fully hot season, there was surpris-
ingly largo turnout. Altogether the
day was even greater success than the
Grocers' day last year, and that is say
ing u good deal for it.
Business was largely suspended, all
the groceries, wholesale and retail, be-
ing closed that everybody might take a
holiday.
with many grocers from Bellaire. Ben
wood, Martins Ferry and Bridgeport IN
the line, in addition to nearly all the
Wheeling grocers. twas an awful day
TO parade, the rays OF the sun coming
down ''the short way" and not much
air stirring. ~,
his assistants, Jacob korn and q. W;
Lukens, headed the procession, and
we're followed by the full Opera House
band. Back Of the music camo the
officers Of the Retail Grocers' Protective
Association, mounted, SO were tho
marshals.
]. o. Stroblo, William Wendell William
Ebberts and John Mckee. In all there
we're over 100 men in line, all wearing
white vests and nobby straw hats. and
carving canes, while pretty boutton:
ieres adorned their button holes and
gave tone to the appearance OF the
ranks.
The line formed in front Of the asso.
cations hall, on Chapline street, right
resting on Twelfth, and mar ched down
to Fourteenth, on Fourteenth to Mar
ket, up Market to Eleventh, on Eleventh
to Main, south on Main to Twenty
fourth, on Twenty-fourth to Chapline,
north on Chapline to Twenty.second
and down to Market, north to Six
teenth and thence TO the Elm Grove
station, where the boys and hundreds
of their friends took the Elm Grove
train for the Park.
At every hour interval three or four
sections were run out, and all were
simply packed. AS late as five o'clock
big train load went out, though BY
that time many were returning to
town. Tho amusements continued up
till Z p, M, and at eight the gates
closed.
Warm as twas the dancing pavilion
was occupied to its full capacity all day.
The restaurant did land Office bust
ness, ms did also the two bars, but it
was q matter common remark that
more lemonade and other "sott" drinks
we're consumed than is ordinarily the
case at such gatherings. Sobriety was
the rule, to which no exceptions were
observed, and yet there never was
iollier or more congenial crowd OF the
same size gathered on this side OF the
footstool.
The amusement events were on tho
top Of the mound. The programme
opened with wheelbarrow race, the
price being box OF circus soap. 1t
was won by Robert Newton, Of Ben
wood. The sack race, for a fne UNI:
brella, was won by Robert Hoar, and
he and Bert Welty divided between
them the prize Of q. dozen fine han dker;
chief for potato rnce. A foot race, 100
yards, was taken BY L Smith, who won
box Of fine cigars, and a very amusing
bologna contest for prize Of ham
was won by NJ. Barger, OF Benwood.
Pieces OF bologna were strung up above
the contestants heads, and the first
one to Jump up and catch the sausage
and eat It was the winner.
The 900-yaed foot race for box OF
cigars was won by Will Sadler.
After the contests and supper, all
promenaded around the mound, head.
ed by the band, and after briet rest
in front Of the music stand, al! left for
The grocers added feather in their
caps by this, the finest entertainment
they ever gave, and future "Grocers'
DAYS" will be looked forward to with
the livellest pleasure.