The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-07
A. o. q. W. Picnic.

The picnic to be given by Garth Lodge,
No. 43, A. o. u. W., of this city, at the
Fair Grounds on the goth of this month,
will be hummer. Of course, the star
attraction will be the presence of Cover
nor Beckham. The Governor is mem
Der of the Frankfort lodge, and when
the subject of his attending the picnic
was mentioned to him he gladly accept
ed the invitation, and said the A. 0. y.
W. order had very warm place in his
| heart, and that he would gladly do any
thing in his power to aid them in their
grand work of charity. He will be
given a rousing reception by the people
| of Bourbon.
Determined to make this picnic a
record breaker and determined to have
nothing but the best, the committee has
engaged the celebrated First Regiment
Band of Cincinnati to furnish the
music. A mammoth dancing platform,
6Ox40 feet, will be erected, and dancing
will be INDUCED in during the day and
until late hour of the night.
One of the star attractions will be the
celebrated aeronaut "Pat Rooney" Mr..
Rooney is an educated monkey who
makes balloon ascensions and parachute
leaps that for daring and sensationalism
have never been equalled by any men,
Der of the human family. Mr.. Rooney
makes the ascension in the ordinary
balloon, and when at the height of one
mile, at the signal of a pistol shot, pulls
the string that releases the parachute
and gracefully descends to mother earth,
waving the American flag and calmly
receiving the plaudits of the multitude.
This is one of the most sensational, and
at the same time, amusing acts ever
S en-.
At night magnificent display of fire
works will be seen, ending with a mann
moth set piece, mathematical of the
order, with the anchor and shield sur
rounded by sc. II. & P" This feature
alone will be worth the small price of
admission charged to the picnic
And then in the afternoon the baby
show. Every mother in Bourbon coun-
ty thinks her baby the dearest, sweetest.
and cutest ever. The A 0. u. W. are
going to give two handsome prizes
(which will be announced later to the
finest boy and girl baby, form and
feature both TO be considered. The
judges will be selected on the grounds
just prior to the contest, and after the
prizes have been awarded the judges
will be given safe military escort to
the depot.
At 10 p. M there will be a prize
Waiting contest. Two prizes, one to
the gentleman and one to the lady, will
be given to the most graceful waltzing
couple.
Every form of amusement that can
be thought of will be INDUCED in
There will be the worst turnout, the
mule and umbrella race, sack race, po-
tato race, boys foot race, girls foot
race, catching the greasy pig, climbing
the greasy pole, athletic sports of every
kind, in fact everything that will tend
to make the day one long to be remem-
bered. The Country Store" will en-
able you to get some wonderful bar
gains, and when you are tired dancing
the merry go-round" will both rest
and refresh you.
Every A. o. U. w. lodge in Central
Kentucky will send a delegation, and,
of course everybody in Bourbon county
will be there to give the "glad hand" to
the Governor
Stamp the date on your mind, Thurs
day, August 20.
Sealed bids for privileges will be re-
ceived at S. E. Borland's paint store up
to and including Saturday evening,
August s.