The Portland daily press., 1896-08-06
GROCERS' PICNIC.
A Most Enjoyable Outing of the Pro-
vision MeE at Old Orchard.

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If you failed to order y our dinner. your
fish or meats ON Tuesday night you went
without yesterday, for every fish market.
grocery and provision store in the city
was closed all day and the shop keepers.
and their employees together with their
families, their sweet hearts or their
friends, went to Old Orchard beach to
enjoy their annual outing and msgni-
| ficent dinner which was served at noon
by Landlord Swan of the Imperial hotel.
There were about $50 In the party, and
though the rain in the late afternoon
marred the enjoyment of the day some
waht, it was the most successful outing
the grocers have ever enjoyed.
| AS soon as the train bearing the exour-
sionists reached Old Orchard the party
divided, some going down to the beach
for plunge into old oceans waves or
to stroll along the sands while others,
composing nearly all OF the young men
and many of the old ones too, went up to
the Hotel Imperial grounds for game
of ball.
| The game was one of great excitement
and rivalry and the playing was for the
most par of quality which would put
the so-called professionals of the Port
| land team to shame. 1t looked natural
| to some Of the spectators to see henry
| Ross welding the W illow again with all
of his oidtime skill and to see other
| hands running bases and chasing the ball
about the field. After an exciting game
the East Enders were defeated blythe
West Finders by score of to Q.
The East End team was made up as
follows: Perkins, Ross, McKenney,
Comedian, MuIlaney, Mitchell, Gribbin,
Chase and W. Malta.
! The West END team was as follows
Dunn, W. johnson. r. Merrill, P. Malta,
]. Parquette, Knight. Hodgdon and I.
W. johnson. Mr.. Gribbin umpired the
game and lives to tell the tale. The
prize. 10 bags of Washburn flour. donated
by Brown & Josselyn, was awarded to
| the West End team.
| One of the funniest things of the day
was the rope pull between the grocers
and butchers in which the grooers won.
|
| prize in this event.
| The 100-yards dash for men of so years
or over, was won by John W. Deering.
The prize was goldsheaded cane, donat-
cd by the Portland Rendering Company.
| Mr.. G. E. Coombs won the 100 yards
dash eligible for men weighing 1856
pounds or over The prize was a box of
Paul Kauvar cigars donated by the Mil
liken- Tomlinson Company.
| NJ. A. Murray won the 200 ards dash
for boys under Is years. He got box of
candy, given by the Twitohell- Champlin
| Co.
| Mr.. Delano won in throwing the ham
Iner. He got barrel Of pickles, given
by Foster Brothers.
| William Foley won the running jump
| event by a jump of II feet inches. The
prize was a case Of devilled ham OF Ar
| mour Co., from +. A. Chenery, agent.
| This ended the sports for the morning
and the whole party then adjourned to
| the handsome dining room Of the I'M
perial for dinner, which was served in
Landlord Swans best style. Everything
passed of as smoothly as marriage
| feast and this was voted to be the pleas
| ant event of the eventful day. After din
ner the gentlemen lighted cigars fur
| nishe1 by G. A. Weston and adjourned to
see the rest Of the sports.
! The one-fourth of mile bicycle race
was won by G. Il. Merliman, the prize
being box of cigars, given by J. S.
Niokerson.
| P. Malta put the shot 90 feet and won
case of Huckins's soups, Civ en- by the
| Iwitchell Champlin Co.
| W. johnson won in throwing the base
ball and goS fine butter dish, given
| by Simonton & Rainfall as prize.
MIR. Harmon won the pole vault and
got one dozen BOTTLES of pickles given by
| Foster Brothers as prize.
One dozan silver spoons, donated by
| Schlotterbeok g. Foss, was given to
| 10O-yards dash.
The eco yards dash was won by M. ].
| Kelley. A silver pitcher given by the
Hammond Beef Company was ths prize.
| A case of lard, donated by John P.
Squire & Co., J. II. Vose. agent, was the
prize contested for in game of base ball
between the grocers and produce dealers.
| The latter won by q score of to g
The standing high Jump was won by
Mr.. MoKenney, VINO got box of boneless
herring, given by Lord Brothers.
The prize for the standing jump was
case of salt fish, donated by Lord Broth.
ers. Mr.. Bishop won the event.
The running high jump was won by
Tom Maron. The prize was tub o: but
| ter from B. Griffin & Co.
Mr.. Stewart won the hop. skip and
jump event and got as prize case of
maocaroni, given by S. S. Pierce & Go.
| E. Malta won the sack race and was
given case of chocolate, donated by S.
| S. Pierce e. Co., as a prize.
| j. Mullaney won the potato race and
box of chocolate, given by ]. B. DON
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