The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-29
SOME SPORTS OF
The CELEBRATION
Events That Are Scheduled for We'd
nesday Of Next Week-Features of
the Fantastic Para6e-Decorations
Continue to Be Spread-other
Notes of the Jubilee.

The committee on sports has ar
ranged some good contests for We'd
nesday, the day set apart for these
events of the sem-centennial celebra-
ton.
Most of the events will take place on
River street between Salem and Sixth
avenues, commencing at 3 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. The contests and
prizes are as follows:
One hundred yard dash--First prize,
81, second prize. 81.
Four hundred yard dash--First prize,
81; second prize, ST.
Bicycle race from u. & II. crossing
TO Seventh avenue--First prize. s5 sec
ond prize. $50
Wheelbarrow race-First prize, $3.50;
second prize. $50.
Tug g-of-war. seven men-Prize, :.
Running race from ID. & II. crossing
70 Seventh avenue-First prize, SO so;
second prize, $3.50.
Hurdle race. 2r2 feet hurdle-First
prize. SO; second prize sl.50.
Potato raCe-First prize, $3.50; sec
ond prize. 81.
Sack race-First prize, $3.50 second
prize, $3.50
Three legged raco-First prize. 81
each winner; second prize, 81 each,
Race for boys under sixteen years
from Salem to Seventh avcnue-First
prize. $3.50, second prize, 81.
Note-Entres for the wheeba rrow
race must furnish their own wheelbar-
rows.
Secretary Albert Rutherford will fur
nish information on request.
THE FANTASTIC PARADE.
II is expected that the fantastic pa
rade will he frauGht with features that
will furnish enough laughter to satisfy
for whole month. The parade will
take place on Tuesday afternoon, com.
mencing a $50 1t will form on GENE
terry street, right resting on Belmont
street The line of march will be Bel
mont street to Clark avenue, to Birk
EFT, to Drummond, to Belmont, e
Church, to Eighth avenue. to Main, L
Salem, to Dundaff. Countermarch L
River, TO Seventh avenue, TO startin,
point. The prizes offered are $35 anC
sl5. Costumer Farenholt, of Scranton
will be at the Odd Fellows building OF
Salem avenue Monday morning will
lots of costumes. Two hundred will b.
given out free.
The decorations about the building
of the town are being hustled along
and the appearance of the city is
revelation To visitors and is the strong
est kind of a hint that Carbondal
knows how to celebrate when there
anything worth celebrating. The frs
of the arChes-the one Of "WelCome"-
was erected in frOnt of tho Citv et a
ton yesterday.
The Knights of Pythias have rente
the hall over Sahm's store for head
quarters for visiting members of tn
order. The Red Men have secure
Caledonian hall 10 entertain out @
town braves during the Jubilee. Th
Germania Singing society has invite
the Liederkranz societies OF Hawle,
Honesdale and Scranton to be It
guests over the semi-centennial Th
Germania's rooms on North Main stree
will be open TO the members only an
their visitors all through the jubilee.
THE LOAN EXHIBIT.
The loan exhibit will not be opene
until Monday, and articles need M
be sent, therefore. to Trinity paris
house until Friday. Those who pre-
pose to loan relics for the exhibits wi
kindly furnish all the facts they ga
relative to their exhibits.
Additional contributions are a,
knowledged from John Murrin for tt
dollars and James Archibald. Scranto
ten dollars. The Mitchell Hose con
pany has contributed 5000 and I
share of the expenses of firemen's day