The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-16
ATTENDED BY OVER 200 PEOPLE.
Annual Picnic of Baptist Church at Fair
mount Park.

! Fairmount trotting park was tht
scene of much merrymaking Saturday
when over 200 members of the Sunday
school classes of the First Baptist church
gathered to observe their annual June
outing. Every requisite for an ideal
picnic was offered, and on the whole the
affair was as successful as those in the
past have been. The picnickers gath
cred at the church in the morning and,
aided by automobiles, were able TO make
their way TO the outing grounds.
The day was devoted to various pas
times, which included athletics in almost
every phase. The younger folks found
much enjoyment in visiting the string
of booths scattered through the park.
where ice cream, lemonade, peanuts, ba-
nanas and other fruits were dispensed
by white.aproned brigade of large
numbers, The prizes awarded for the
athletic events consisted of books for
first honors and magazines for the sec
ond honors. Great interest was mani
tested in the outcome of the sports.
The results of the sports were as fol-
lows; l00-yard dash for junior boys
Wpn by Harley kidder; second, Wilfred
Eisenwinter; third Milton Bradley POO.
yard dash for senior boys-Won by
Russell Allen; second, Raymond Cave;
100. yard dash for intermediate boys
Won by James Beagrie; second, Salem
Bartlett; 75-yard dash for senior girls
Won by Dorothy lnglis second Eva
Craig; 75-yard dash for Junior girls
Won by Rosabelle Shannon: second,
Ruth Perry; three-legged race-Won by
William Cheney and Elmer Scott; sack
race for senior boys-Won by Harry
Kent; second William Cheney sack race
for junior boys-Won by Master Scott;
second Burton Jones; ball throw for
senior girls; Won by Eva Craig; sec
ond, Dorothy lngls.
One of the features of the outing was
mechanical device constructed by men,
bers of the Sunday school for the pleas
ure and amusement of the picnickers.
1t consisted of heavy rope strung be-
tween two massive trees, considerable
distance apart, the rope at one end be-
ing attached to the tree at higher
point than the other. A pulley was
ATTACHED to the rope and the picnickers
by mounting one tree with the aid of
a ladder were able to slide safely across
the clearing into a net at the other
tree.
A ball game played between the Up
Streamers and the Baraca class was one
Of the most interesting happenings of
the day. The game resulted in a victory
for the Up-Streamers by score of IL to
Q. The battery for the winning team
of Roy kidder and Russell
Allen. Halvosa and Batchelder COM
posed the battery for the losing aggre- |
CATION. During the latter part of the |
game. Rev. G. H. Holt pastor of the |
church, was summoned to the game. and /
although he pitched strong ball for the /
Baraca class it was impossible to over
come the commanding lead of the Up |
Streamers.
The committee in charge of the out 4
ing was composed OF L. V. Jones. SUI /
of the Sunday school; Will /
liam Milne, secretary of the school /
Mrs. Frank Cave was chairman of the
on prizes. William Sutton
acted as chairman of the committee in
,harge of the sporting contests. The
committee that attended to the trans
facilities comprised Clyde Per-
v, Quincy Perry and Harley Stevens.