The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-02
CUMBERLAND BAR.
Annual Dinner and Ball Game Enjoyed
at Harpsweu.

at Harpswen.
: In accordance with time honored
custom, the members of Cumberland
County Bar Association rendered a COM
plimentary picnic to the justices of the
Supreme Judicial court yesterday, and
at O'Clock in the forenoon the Bench
and Bar to the number of forty-one left
Portland Pier for Harpswell on the
steamer Sebascodegan. After delightful
sail the party landed at the Merryconeag
house, and were cordially welcomed by
Proprietor Joseph B. Reed, and were for
mally registered as follows: John B.
Peters. Chief Justice; Governor Henry B.
Cleaves, Thomas B. Haskell, A. Wiswell,
Sewall c. Strout, William P. White
house, justices; Judge Nathan Webb,
Charles Hamlin, reporter of decisions; ;
members of the Bar, Joseph A. Locke,
NJ. P. Frank Harry R. Virgin, W. Edwin
Ulmer, Robert T. Whitehouse, Leroy l..
Hight, George F. Noyes, William G.
Eaton, Clarence Hale, Benjamin Thomp-
son, Augustus F. Moulton, Seth L.
Larrabee, D. A. Meaher. P. ]. Larrabee,
Stephen G. Perry, Joseph B. Reed, John
B. Kehoe, W. S. Choate, John G. Cobb,
II. S. Herrick, Lawrence, Mass. Frank
M. Higgins, Harry NJ. Verrill, Albert S.
Woodman, H. E. Hamlin, Ellsworth ;
Llewellyn Barton, Levi Turner.
AT eleven O'Clock fine collation. was
furnished in the dining hall, and then
the entire party and guests Of the house
adjourned to the open air where an excit-
ing ball game was witnessed between the
picked mines of Harry R. Virgin and
Llewellyn Barton. The members of the
Court seated themselves comfortably on
the piazza Of the house. prepared to view
the facts of the eye might seem to
warrant. Meessrs. Virgin and Barton
chose their men; W. Edwin Ulmer was
appointed umpire, and the firm of Frank
and Larrabee assumed the office of
referees. The game was then started and
| rupted at two O'Clock by the announce
ment of dinner, when the score stood "a
| to II in favor of Mr. Virgins team. The
following were some of the fea lures of
| the game:
| Beautiful home run by Hon. S. L.
Larrabee, who retired upon his laurels
| Immediately.
Expert coaching by Captains Virgin
and Barton Of their respective teams.
Skilful catching of skyscrapers by W.
S. Choate, clerk of courts for Kennebec
county.
Impartial distribution of erroneous
decisions by Umpire Ulmer.
Automatic ratification of said decisions
by Referees Frank and Larrabee.
General reversal of decisions by the
Law Court.
Superb kicking against decisions by ex-
Councilman John B. K chloe.
Gross and unaccountable errors in the
score by Benjamin Thompson.
General disability and retirement of
Senator Frank Higgins early in the
game.
Expert muffing by Catcher Stephen c.
Perry, and amateur picking off the bat
by Catcher Harry M. Verrill.
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man and R. T. Whitehouse.
Sudden disappearance of Recorder
Turner, cause unknown.
The umpire was not molested at the
conclusion of the game as the score was
| in favor of the stronger team.
The dinner was an elaborate affair and
was served in style which called forth
many expressions of approval. The fol-
lowing was the menu:
Steamed CLAIMS
Tomato Soup.
| Boiled Chicken Halibut-Tartar Sauce
French Peas. Princess Potatoes
Roast Spring Chichen-Giblet Sauce.
New Potatoes. Green Peas.
| String Beans. Sliced Tomatoes.
! Roman Punch.
Broiled Live HOLSTERS.
Potato Chips. Deviled HOLSTERS.
English Plum Pudding-Brandy Sauce.
Lemon Meringue Pie.
| Wine Jelly.
Charlotte Russo. Assorted Cake.
Fruit Tea. Coffee.
| During the banquet the younger mem
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