The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-17
SOUTH PORTLAND.
An Ideal Day for the X. of p. g
Picnic.
II wasa Grand Success and Attended
by Over 200 People,

Wt@e eao talAt0tAth WfAtA RoE1N4 @tAt-% ,
hundreds Of the X. OF P.'s as they made
their way to the Harpsweil boat which
was in readiness at $50 O'Clock yesterday
to take Bsyard Ltdge and Myrtle assem-
bly, to Littlelohn's landing. Chebeague
island fer joint annual picnic. After
a pleasant sail the party numbering over
tw3 hundred disem barksd and no time
WAS lest in engaging In the field sports
which had carefully been arranged by the
committee. First in order was game
OF tase ball between picked nine from
Bnyard lodge and one specially selected
to represent Myrtle assembly. Tie FORM
or team was made up CT W. A. Skinner.
George e. Watson, Q. v. Morse, X. J..
Spear. George II. UPTON, j. g. Ross
Charles S. Coffin, j. 4. Shay and II. p.
Purirgton. Myrtle assembly was repre-
sented By A. Y. Skinner. IL. Harford,
George L. Spear. b. b. Upper, ". IT,.
Allen. J. G Wilson, I. II. Mospan, e.
E. pittee ard d. H. Elliott. 1he game
was hot one and ahounded In brilliant
plays and the score stood 81 to IS in IA
vor of the Myrtle assembly nine. hersey
was umpire.
After dinuer, which was heartily en-
joytd by every body, there was TO yard
dash for the ladies. Mrs. Il. II. Dyer
was first and Mrs. A. Smith second. The
other contestants were Mrs. H. S. Love-
lit, Mrs. Small and Miss Ellen Cushing. I
100 yard dash for men; IL. D. Puring-
ton, first; w. A. Skinner, second. Others
being 4. II. Mospan, K. E. Pittee, J. O..
Ross ard Harry W. Dyer.
Three legged race: Ross and Wilson.
FIRST; Purington and w. S. Skinner,
second.
Potato race fer ladies was one OF the
most amusing of tine day aud was won
by Mrs. Ii. S. Loveitt who was closely
followed ty ELLEN Cushing, Mrs. e. H.
Dyer, Mrs. Leighton and Mrs. A. T..
Small.
Potato race for men: w. A. Skinner.
irst. Others were George r. Hersey,
II. b. Purington, j g. Ross and II. H..
Mospan.
Wood saving contest for ladies: Mrs.
j. W. Barbour. fret. time II 3.4 seconds.
Others wers Mrs. G. II. Leighton, Mrs.
e. H Dyer and Mrs. Woodbury..
Wood saving CONTEST for men; g. II.
Upton. first. time 30 4 teconds. Others
were Il. b. Purington, j g. Ross, w.
A. Skinner, E. Is. Hannaford, j. Q.
Wilson, f. W Peabbles.
Tub race, W. A. skinner, first; ID. a..
Elliott and George Mooney.
Swimming mrtth, d. ii. Elliott. first;
George Mooney and W. A. skinner.
Nail driving contest for ladies the first
contest was tie between Mrs. e. II.
DER and Mrs, G, II. Leighton, but on
a second trial Mrs. O. II. leighton won
In 10 IA seconds. others being Mrs. j.
w. Harbour, Mrs. Gatchell, Mrs. II. ).
Loveitt andlAfrs. j. K. Jones.
The different sports We're entered Into
with the greatest enthusiasm notably so
on the part OF the ladies and the official
time keeper was Thomas Barker. The
picnic was the grandest kind of success
aud that was the opinion Of everybody
present.
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