Evening journal., 1912-08-06
DAY OF FUN
FOR FARMERS
New Castle Grange, With
Many Friends, Make Merry
at State Road
EAT ICE CREAM AFTER
ENJOYING FIELD SPORTS

Grangers of New Castle county
spent an enjoyable afternoon yester-
day with members Of New Castle
Grange at State Road, when the an
nual field day was held In the chapel
woods. Rose Hill, Delaware, Diamond
and Newark Oranges had many rep
resentatives at the gathering. The
committee in charge of outing con-
sisted of Samuel Miller. Clayton d.
Appleby. Lee Murray, +. silver and
Alfred Davidson
The program of sports was long
enc. The results we're:
Spoon and apple race prizes. ten
mis- shoes from Bloomar, second,
curry comb. winner Mrs. w r..
Cranston; second, Mrs. Clayton d.
Appleby.
Spoon and apple race First prize,
iie, from J. f. Biggs; tobacco from
Harry Ahern. Winner, Alfred David
son; second. Walter Powell Also
ran; John Sherwood, Levi Murray,
Walter 5. Burris Frank Stafford and
William Shafer.
Nail driving contest ten nails in
plank-First prize. hat from Llppin-
colts; winner. Mrs. ". =. Cranstou I;
aNRONNf aAln DA0lAHl D0AAtns
Mems nail driving contest-Firsr
brlze, hat from c. r Dubell. Win
ner, ". +. Cranston; second, Alfred
Davidson.
100 yards dash, sirls-Prize. para
sol from Samuel Greenbaum. Win
ner. Elsie S. Denning: second, Eliza
beth Esterling. Other runners were
Sarah Appleby. Ethel McCallister,
Elsie Biddle, Mary Ramho, Mabel
King, Ethel Wright
100 yards dash, men--First prize,
gold pin, Baynard Banks and Bryan.
Winner Lee Dayidson; second Al.
McCallister.
Others in the event we're W. E.
rranston. W F Silver, A. Davidson,
W Powell, c. Hammitt, Reese Cor
man, Harry Batten. Harry Colpitts,
Clyde Wier, r. Shafer.
The baseball throwing contest be-
tween the women was the event OF
the day. There were nineteen con-
testants and Elsie Denning won the
bottle of cologne donated BY Challen-
ger and Son by sending the ball i2e
feet Mrs. Samuel Miller got ths
consolation prize, q currycomb
Others who showed chickens would
be in danger il stones We're thrown
were Mrs Nier, Mrs. z. Myers. Mrs
Lyman, Mrs. Bowen Mrs James AD.
pleby, Mrs. Charles Deal. Lide d
White, Mrs. Mabel Derby. Mrs. Lizzie
Scott. Mrs Cranston. Elizabeth East.
burn. Anna Wier Elizabeth Esterling
Elsie Biddle. Miss K Appleby.
Boys race-First prize. pehknift
from Woodward Bros. won by Elmel
Slack, with Lewis Jarman, seconC
and Douglas Appleby third
Fat mans race-Cigars. from II
Ahern. winner Walter S. Burris; sec
ond Sewell ID. Scott.
Girls race-i1irst prize, hone,
from Cyrus Rittenhouse. winner Edn;
Cranston; second. Dorothy Miller
Bicycle race--Flrst, prize. tele
scope from Cyrus Rittenhouse; SECOND
cap from SDringer, the halter: win
ner. Clarence Read: second Evai
Miller
Wheelbarrow race-Drize shir
from Wright's won by Alfred David
son; second. John Prentiss; third
George Slack.
The Judges for the sports wer,
John Mccoy and NJ c. Derby.
In the contest for the best hal
neck Of Irish cobbler potatoes. Lei
Davidson was the winner.
The New Castle Grange entertained
all visitors and ice cream and calS'
We're served Pomona will be th'
next big day when all the grange
snepd the day at Brandywine SPRING.
Park
Politicians we're in evidence at thl
gathering yesterday. When Nslte
s Rurris won the fat mans race "
p. Cranston remarked: THAT is tn
way Burris is going 10 win the rae
for the sheriff's office In November
James G.. Shaw. of New Castle. whit
by the way is a granger was circulat
ing among the voters and friends. II
Is the Republican candidate for Lev.
Court Commissioner. The farmer
want Shaw to continue the work star
ed nv Commissioner McFarlin AM
carried on bv Commissioned DAME
Thompson. The occasion was a grea
dav and a noticeable feature of th
dsy was the number of farmers VIII
own automobiles and the generall
fine appearances OF the teams.