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Divisions Expected 60 Form Promptly
Mt six O'clock.
The several divisions Of the industrial
parade this evening will form at O'Clock
at the places already announced. Indica-
lions yesterday were that Mere would be
at least 500 wagons and floats in line. The
Grocers' and Butchers association an
nounced yesterday that It would have
some thing novel I'm the way OF advertising
the annual picnic Thursday and that fruit
would be distributed from a big wagon
along the line Of march.
A prize consisting Of a s. gold piece will
be presented to the best appearing uni
formed company and a similar prize for the
best float in the parade. Tne judges will
be H. w. Binder, president Of the CONNER
cial club, c. w. Mcdonald and w. b. Reed,
secretary of the Commercial club.
An excellent program of sports has been
arranged for the picnic at Bennington on
Thursday. 1t is as follows:
Fat mems race. 70 yards-First prize,
one box Tom Keene cigars; second prize.
" worth granulated sugar.
Girls race (under IA years old)-First
prize, pair slippers; second prize, pair
SCISSORS; third prize, box candy; fourth
Boys race junder IA years old)-First
prize, one pocketknife; second prize, one
| pair suspenders; third prize, one necktie
| fourth prize, one pair hose
Tug-of-war, Grocers vs. Butchers (as-
ISOLATION members only)-First prize, one
Young ladies' race. 80 yards Gall con-
4 testants must be under 40 years old)-
| prize. one bottle perfume third prize, one
box toilet soap; fourth prize, one box
! face cream.
! Mems race, 100 yards free for alb
box CIGARS third prize, one pipe.
! Wheelbarrow race-First prize, the
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| Three-legged race, rs yards-First prize,
| two boxes cigars; second prize, two pairs
cum buttons; third prize, two pairs mems
! hose
Nail driving contest dadies only. FIRST
g tentries)-First prize, one silk parasol
prize, one powder pun; fourth prize, one
box candy.
(1rst rs entries)-First prize, one corset;
! second prize, one Council Biuns souvenir
spoon; third prize, one thimbie; fourth
Flag race, Butchers VS.. Grocers co
| feet to race, ten men to each team)-Ffrst
putting the shot (salesmen only)-First
| prize, one bottle wine; second prize, one
box cigars third prize, one bottle olives
Ladies egg race. Is yards-First prize
one pair kid gloves; second prize, one pair
lar; fourth prize, one box candy.
Climbing creased pole-s2 cash.
Ladies' pie eating contest Chrst 10 en-.
tries)--First prize, one sofa pillow; second
prize, one butcher knife third prize, one
bottle perfume; fourth prize, one boz
stationery NTH prize, one box toilet
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Hitting the mule Qadies only, first Il
| entries)-First prize, twenty-five bars
| soap; second prize, two cans peaches
third prize one bottle olives; fourth
! prize, one bottle pickles.
| Potato race gardeners only - FRS
| prize buggy whip; second prize, one-hal
dozen bushels baskets; third prize, on
hoe.
First prize one pocketknife; SECOND
prize one shirt; third prize, three col
lars
| Sack race, rs yards-First prize, on
| umbrella; second prize one straw nat
third prize, one-half dozen handkerchief
! Ugliest man on the grounds tentrle
l0c each)-First prize, one pair socks an
, champion belt.