The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
ANDRosCoGGlN VISITORS.
Lewiston and Auburn Marketmen Hold
Picnic at Peaks Island.

The Lewiston and Auburn Market
mems association to the number OF ovsl
seven hundred, including many ladies.
made their twenty-third annual excur'
sion to Peaks island, where the day was
most delightfully."- passed. The large party
left Lewiston on a special train OF the
Maine Central railroad at ITO a. m,
yesterday morning, andsarriving IN the
city were carried on the cars to the head
of Custom House wharf and. allghtlng'
lost no time in boardi ng the steamer PHI
grim of the Casco Bay line which had
been engaged for the passage to Peaks
island. The Dominican band of Lewis
ton. 2S pieces which accompanied them,
played several selections and the sail
down the harbor was very enjoyable.
Arriving at the island the first to take
place on the programme was holly con-
tested game of baseball between the
wholesalers and retailers, which resulted
in favor of the latter by the score of 10 to
6. The winning team received as prize
box of oranges.
A first class shore dinner prepared
under the personal and efficient manage
ment of Mr.. e. A. Sawyer was served at
the Peaks Island house, which catered to
the tastes of every body.
Dinner over, at p. m. assembly
was sounded on the bugle, for the guests
to gather on the hill, just in front of the
Gem theatre, where the field sports were
next in order. First came the sack race
engaged in by Messrs. McEnerva, Mont
reuill and LIE. Blond, in which LIE Blond
won and took the box of cigars. There
were three entries in the side-splitting fat
mans race-Messrs. Gowell, Wardwell
md Perroln. Perrom won and as a re-
suit now brandishes a handsome gentle-
all race, 100 yards dash, prize, three dol
lars. Great interest was shown in this
race and the contestants were numerous.
including Peter Peltiers, W. w. Marrow,
W. Scott Thomas Murray, Thomas
Murphy, John Braine, P. Fl. LIE Blond
and Ed Montreuill. 1t was "a hot one"
from the start to finish, but Braine
showed under the wire clean cut win
ner and walked away with the cash. ] %
The burlesque sparring match between
the heavy weight McDonough and the
feather weight McEnerva bristled with
pluck and science. The latter though out
of his class got in some telling blows and
every time he landed he was obliged to
fairly jump from the ground much to the
amusement of the crowd. At the final
gong the heavy weight was pretty well
"winded,' and seemed quite content to
have the battle called q draw" for at
this stage of the fight the feather weight,
on the contrary, was lively as cat and
seemingly as "fresh as daisy" This
ended the field sports of the day, and the
remaining time was enjoyably spent in
visiting the many attractive spotsson tbs
island, and in rowing, bathing. fishing,
etc.
First class music was played in the
Pavilion during the entire day by an
orchestra of six pieces and dancing was a
pleasant feature Of the picnic which was
enjoyed by hundreds OF merry couples. 1t
is worthy of note that the Portland
wholesalers contributed to the comfort of
the day by sending to the association a
liberal supply of cigars which were fully
appreciated.
The party left the island on the five
O'Clock boat and ON their return to the
city found the cars of the Maine Central,
in readiness for their return trip, on the
track at the head Of the wharf. The
officers of this association are: President,
Albert NJ. Penley; vice president, Il. W.
Dresser; secretary, Regis Provo; treas
urer, Abraham Atwood
The committee in charge of arrange
1nents for the excursion, which by the'way,
was voted to have been one of the most
successful ever held by the association
were J. W. Peables, Regis Provo; l.. A.
Soule and Otto Olfene.