Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

The committee in charge of the ath-
fetic sports for the Merchants Field
day to be held at Casco Castle on
Wednesday announced the following
donors of prizes Monday evening The
various events were also announced,
and the prizes to be awarded. The fol-
lowing were the donations received:
Haskell, Adams & Co., 1 box cigars;
Worcester Salt Co, barrel salt
George W. Jordan &. Co., / 1O-pieces
toilet set: H. S. Melcher & Co., 20
pkgs. o. r. tea; Lord Bros & Co, "a
l Id. pkg. cod tablets; Charles Nc
Laughlin & Co., l box cigars; Han
naford Bros. & Co, case H. c. peas;
Stickney & Poor Co., box spice; OWN
el Wright Co., lbs. w. Fl. coffee; Do
Ian & Furnival Co., l doz. BITS. vanilla;
Libby, Mcneil & Libby Co, ] case cam
meats; Twitehell Champlain Co., box
cigars; G.. A. Weston & Co., 1 box
cigars; Portland Tinware Co, I agate
roaster; The Clark Eddy Co, sweater;
Beecnnut Packing Co., l case bacon in
glass jar; f. E. Clifford, 1 case pickles;
Loose Wiles Biscuit Co, / case fancy
crackers; Conant. Patrick Co. 81 Black
stone cigars; Bakers Extract CO., 1 doZ.
lemon; Scion Palmer Perfume Co, New
York, lady's comb, toilet set.
Cash Prizes.--Armour & Co, $40
Fleichman e Co. So; Schwarzcheld &
SulZberger Co, 81; Fuller, Holway Co..
1-2 case shredded wheat: Brown & JOS
slyn Co., 5 sacks Gold Medal flour; W.
B.. Arnold Co., l automatic fish reel, S.
Hanson, Webber e. Durham, l fish rod,
ST.; Heald Clothing Co., Guyer hat, So;
F. ]. Goodrich, ladys brooch; H. A.
Smith &, Co., l pr. shoes, 81; Merrill,
tunnels s. Mayo Co. sacks of -four;
Redington & Co., chair, S.; Vigue Har
ness & Carriage Co.. whip, $3.50; J. ],
Pray, whip. 50; Peavey Clothing Co.,
suit case, 81: Atherton Furniture Co.
rug, s.; Corner Store Clothing Co.
travelling bag; Clouthier Bros, lady's
hand satchel, SO; Vose Il Lucques,
5-lb. box candy; l.. H. Soper Co.,
lady's skirt; Walker Clothing Co., hat
SO; Fl. r. Durham Co., umbrella, SO;
Wardwell, Emery Co, silk hose. So;
Patterson Bros, l can milk; w. A. Ha
ger, 5-lb. box chocolates; Hollings
worth & Whitney Co, roll paper; Lar
kin & pingnam. SO X. F. cigars; w. c
Hawker & Co., leather centerpiece.
The following is the list of sports
and the prizes to be awarded
Baseball, picked teams-Winners. Y
case of shredded wheat: losers, l case
assorted pickles.
Tug of-war Grocers VS.. Druggists
Winners, fishing rod; losers, l 10-quart
can of milk
1O0-yard dash, (open to alD-Winner,
suit case.
100-yard dash (for men 155 to 1850
Winner, umbrella.
5O-yard dash for ladies (open to alb
Winner, SIS rug.
Throwing baseball, for ladies (open
to alD-Winner, / pair silk hose.
Throwing baseball flor men)--Win
ner. $3.50 whip
Afternoon Sports.
Baseball Uptown VS.. Downtown
Winners, 10 bags flour; losers, IL bot
ties lemon.
Standing broad jump (open to alb
Winner, s. bag.
Running broad jump (open to alb
Winner. So hat.
Running high jump (open to alb
Winner, l pair 81 shoes.
Hop, skip and jump (open to alb
Winner, ] 81 whip.
Nail driving. contest for ladies--1st
prize, S. chair; I'd, 5-pound box of
chocolates.
Shoe race for men (open to alD--
Winner. | S. fishing rod.
Tug of war for ladies' (open to alD-
Prize winners. hand-painted tea CEN
ter piece: prize losers. SIS skirt.
Three-legged race for men-Prize, II
bottles Bakers vanilla. u
Threading needle contest for ladies'
LIST prize, combination perfume set SIS;
% priZe lady'S brooch S.