Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-18
TIE GROCERS' OUTING.
A Splendid Success in Spite Of the
Weather.

A Satisfactory Parade and
Large Attendance at Wheeling
Park--Interesting Entertainments
and Anusements- List OF Win
ners-An Occasion TO be Re-
membered.
The annual outing of the grocers yes
terday was conspicuous and
memorable success in spite of all the
fears and anxieties stirred up by the
aspect of the weather Notwithstand-
ing the handicap of threatening weather
the festivities was fully equal in inter-
est and attendance to all previous out
ings. and the enjoyment participated
in by the grocers and their families and
thousands of others, will be one long
remembered.
Precisely at the time arranged the
local grocers, clerks, drummers, and
visiting delegates to the convention,
met at nine o'clock yesterday morning
at Odd Fellows hall, corner Twelfth
and Chapline street, and proceeded
over the line of march mapped out.
The black look of the sky had a notice
able effect in decreasing the numfer In
line. but there was. however, a very
satisfactory turnout.
The procession was escorted by
platoon of police, and marched through
the business district and to the Elm
Grove motor depot. Every person IN
the parade wore attractive red badges
and white gloves. A feature of the
parade was a carriage which contain
ed the following local retail grocers
who have been in business in Wheeling
for thirty years: John Mckee, ST.;
Henry Helmbright, Sr.; Henry Juer-
gems and Abraham Baron. A place of
honor was provided in the parade for
these gentlemen. The form of parade
was as follows:
Platoon of Police, under Lieut.. Ingram.
Chief Marshal Thos W. Killeen and as
sistants, John S. Welty and G. X.
Smith.
Opera House Band.
Visiting Grocers.
Travelling Statesmen of local wholesale
Houses.
Local Grocers and Clerks.
Wholesale Jobbers in Carriages.
The procession moved from Odd Eel
lows hall down Chapline to Four
teenth street. thence to Market, up
Market to Tenth, to Main, down Main
to Sixteenth, to the motor station.
The attendance at the park was very
large. the large number of the fair sex
being particularly noticeable. The
festivities began at II o'clock with a
balloon ascension. After an interval Of
an hour for dinner, a couple of inter
esting contests took place on the
mound. The potato race was won by
Frank Coates, there being four or five
contestants.
Miss Blanche Riddell, of Benwood,
won the egg race easily. There was
also a bicycle race. The contestants
were John Lubic, young white man,
and John Allen, young colored man.
The race was twice around the mound
and was won without much of an effort
by Lubic. At three o'clock free lem
onade and cakes were distributed to
the ladies and children at the Casino.
Probably the most interesting of the
amusements yesterday afternoon took
place at the lake in the park. The
seven thousand people gathered around
On all sides of the lake presented
very pretty sight. A swimming match
between Oscar Porter and L. j. Miller
excited great deal Of amusement.
There was a tub race and also several
skiff races. In the evening three box
ing matches took place at the Casino,
which attracted a large crowd. The
first one advertised was lightweight
bout between A. Fehrenbach and Frank
Gaus; middle-weight, between Charles
F. Gilligan and William Bowman;
heavyweight, between Gus Mayors
and Mike Chute.
The attendance at the park last night
was enormous and several thousand
people were carried out on the motors.
Dancing was kept up at the pavilion
until a late hour, the music being fur
nished by the Opera House orchestra.
Briefly stated, the grocers' outing yes
terday was the most successful given
this year. and the largest in point of
attendance yet given by the organiza-
ton.
See that double snake ring with dia-
mcnd and emerald in our window. Price
$3.50.
DILLON. WHEAT & HANCHER co.