Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-10
8 SPECIAL TRAINS
FOR GROCER PICNIC
Street Parade at 7 In Morning to
Be Feature; 81 Events
With Prizes

Independent retail grocers of this
city last night completed plans for
their eighth annual picnic at Hershey
Park Thursday. 1t is believed that
TINS outing will be the biggest one ever
held In the history of Harrisburg.
Thousands of the residents of this
city and surrounding towns are maxi
ing arrangements to take the trip.
Three special trains will be provided
for each way.
A new feature will be a street parade
beginning at Z o'clock in the morning
from the courthouse. The route OF
the parade over the principal streets
of the city will end at the PhiIa-
delphia and Reading railway station
where the first train leaves shortly
after o'clock.
A program of thirty-one events with
more than 125 prizes of all kinds will
be included in the days merriment.
concerts by the Commonwealth band,
free show at the theater by the
Manhattan Opera Company, baseball
games dancing. baby parade and
other big stunts are crowded into the
plans. In the ball game between tho
West End grocers and the Allison Hill
nine, Ed Crownshield will captain the
uptown men and J. l. HeIrIck, the
Hill team.
Where Tickets Are on Sale
At the park the Maryland Biscuit
Company will distribute u,00e pack
| ages of cakes. In order to avoid con-
| gestion the committee of arrange
ments decided to place 1900 adult
tickets and 500 children's excursion
tickets on sale at the following grocery
stores of committeeman:
l.. G. Orr, r. NJ. Wolf, A. II. Kreid-
| Ter and Brother. A. P. Kitcnen, II. E.
Runkle, NJ. A. Morrison, c. B. Sham
I VaNA A ~ - l. - -
shield. F. F. Forester, L. G. Martin
w. NJ. Runkle, ]. D. Miller, ].
| Hetrick. G. E. Runkle. S. F. Kin
singer, w. I. Shriner, c. F. Willis and
d. W. Raub, and w. H. Hartman, OF
Penbrook.
Events and Prizes
The thirty-one events and prizes &c
| be given to the winners are as fol-
lows:
First Event - 100 yard race fol-
clerks - First prize, $500 in gold
second prize. 1 case canned goods;
third prize, smoking set.
/ Second Event-Race for girls under
one-half dozen sugar nabIsco waters;
third prize, 1-pound box candy.
| Fourth Event-Ladies egg race
| First prize, fireless cooker; second
prize, / case Heinz goo bs third prize,
5 pounds coffee
Fifth Event-1O0 yard race for men
First prize, $3.50 gold piece; second
| prize, l ham; third prize, l dozen
snappy cheese.
! Sixth Event-Fat mems race-First
prize, l boiled ham; second prize. l
can lard; Third prize, l barrel pota-
toes; fourth prize, l box lemons; fifth
prize, l basket peaches.
Seventh Event-Quarter mile race
| for grocer clerks-First prize, $500
I gold niece SpCOnH
bag; third prize, l gentleman's UNI
| brella; fourth prize. l piece bologna.
| Eighth Event = Quarter mile race
! for grocers under S5-First prize.
/ gold watch; second prize, l 24-pound
case of coffee; third prize. l ham;
/ fourth prize, l case catsup: fifth prize,
case beans; sixth prize, l Longhorn
/ cheese; seventh prize, l dozen butter
cheese; next five. 10 loaves bread
each.
Ninth Event-Quarter mile race for
grocers over 80 = First. one gold
watch; second, one-half barrel flour:
third, one case matches; fourth, one
box baking soda; fifth, one box maca-
roni; sixth, spaghetti; seventh, pas-
ket peaches; next five, 10 loaves of
bread each.
Tenth Event-Tug of war for lad
ies-10 1-pound boxes of candy.
Eleventh Event-Tug of war for
ond, box hose; third, one case maca-
roni.
Thirteenth Event - Running jump
! for women-First, one case Heinz
| goods; second, 1 dozen musical waf-
ers; third, l dozen Fakoma biscuit.
| Fourteenth Event = Running jump
| for boys under IL = First, one-haIf
dozen Anola cakes; thirc. one-hait
dozen nabiscos; fourth, one-half doz-
en- social teas.
Fifteenth Event-Running jump for
girls under 12-First. one-aaIr dozen
! andoras; second. one-halr dozen an
doras; third, one-half dozen. 5 o'clock
teas; fourth, one-ralf dozen Fig New
tons; fifth, one-half dozen cheese
waters.
Sixteenth Event = 1Oo-yard shoe
, race. free for all First, I case
Young's Cygnet Soap; second. case
Heinz goods; third, basket peaches.
Seventeenth Event : saresmen's
race - First. one boiled ham; second.
; lbs. bacon; third, case nooGres;
fourth. l box handkerchiefs; fifth, l
cigar jar.
Eighteenth Event - Hobble skirt
race for women - First, coffee per-
culator: second, oil heater; third, 1
box stationery.
Nineteenth Event = Dressing race
for men = First. case Young's
Pearl Borax Soap; second, third,
fourth, fifth 1 can coffee each.
Twentieth Event - Marble hunt for
children under 10 years - First, sec
ind. third, fourth. l box candy each.
Twenty-first Event - Tnree-Iegged
race, free for all - First, 1 case
pineapples; second. case peaches;
third. l dozen vanilla.
Twenty-second Event - Candl e
race for women-First, cake: sec