Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-01
ENOUGH PRIZES
TOSTARTSTORE
AT BIG PICNIC
Range From Cut Glass to All
Varieties of Food; Event
at Hershey, August 8

At a meeting of the program COM
mittee of the general committee in
charge of the annual grocers' picnic
at Hershey. August 8, last night, the
schedule of races for the day was
completed
The events will start at $50
o'clock and will continue through
out the day. The program is as fol-
lows: 100-yard dash, clerks, first.
So gold piece; second, $3.50 gold
piece; third, crate of cantaloupes.
Race for girls under 16 ye-!s, first,
silk umbrella; second, one-half
dozen nabiscos; third box of candy.
Race. married women, first, five
pounds of chocolate almonds; sec
ond, FIVE pounds of coffee: third,
three pounds of coffee; fourth, two
pounds of coffee. Ladies' egg race,
first, glass berry set; second, case of
Heinz goods; third, five pounds of
coffee; fourth, three pounds of cof-
fee; fifth, two pounds of coffee. 100
yard dash for men. first. $50 gold
piece: second, ham; third, dozen
cheese. Fat mems race, all above
200, first, SIS in gold; second. can of
lard; third, barrel of potatoes;
fourth. dozen floor wax 100-yard-
dash for grocers' clerks. first, So in
gold; second, ham; third. umbrella;
fourth, five pounds of coffee. 100
yard-dash, grocers under 80, first,
forty eight pounds of coffee; sec
ond, box of oranges; third, ham;
fourth. case of applebutter; fifth,
case of assorted goods; sixth, dozen
cheese; seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth. each case of macaroni. 100
yard-dash for grocers over So, first,
barrel of -four; second, one-half bar
rel of -four; third, one-half barrel of
flour; fourth, case of matches; fifth,
case of baking powder; sixth, case
of macaroni; seventh, eighth and
ninth, each case of noodles and mac
aroni: tenth, case of ginger ale. Tug
of-war, women, twelve Tasty cakes.
Tug -of-war, men, twelve gallons of
lubricating oil. Running jump for
men, first, five pounds of coffee; sec
ond, one box of hose; third one-half
dozen cans of household lubricant.
Running jump, women, first. case of
Heinz goods; second, nabiscos; Fhird,
dozen Uneeda biscuits. Running
jump. boys under ~, first and sec
ond, half dozen boxes of ZuZu; third.
half dozen lemon snaps. Running
jump for girls under IL, first, dozen
handkerchiefs, half dozen boxes of
cheese sandwiches, half dozen boxes
lemon snaps. l00-yard shoe race,
same first. case of Heinz goods;
second. same; third, box of candy.
Statesmen race. first, boiled ham; sec
ond, five pounds of coffee; third,
four pounds of coffee: fourth, three
pounds of coffee; fifth, two pounds
of coffee. Hobble skirt race, women,
first. large cake; second, umbrella;
third, three pounds of coffee. Dress
g,,s- 1f IL
two pounds of coffee; third, fourth
and fifth, one pound of coffee. Mar
BILE hunt, children under ten, all i've
prizes, one-pound box of candy.
Three-legged race, first, case of Rit-
ters beans; second, four pounds of
coffee; third, two pounds of coffee
Candle race. women, first box of
candy; second and third and fourth,
box of biscuits Running jump, girls
under 10. first, box of candy; second
and third prizes the same. Ladies
race, first, case of cream of barley;
second, five pounds of coffee; third,
to fifteenth, one pound of coffee
each. Milk bottle contest for men,
first, suit of clothes; second, case of
Washington crisps.
Program Committee
The program committee is made
up of A. H. Kreidler, H. A. Kreidler.
c. w. Fisher, w. c. Thompson, S.
A. Schreckengaust, G.. E. Runkle, L.
G. Martin. Starter, H. L. Orr;
judges, ]. D. Miller, E. B. Shammo.
A. H. Kreidler, G. E. Runkle. A. P.
Kitchen, J. A. Orr, w. NJ. Runkle,
H. E. Runkle, c. w. Fisher, II. H.
Bower and c. L. Motter. A. B.
Kitchen is treasurer and NJ. A. Nor
rison, secretary of the general COM
mittee.
The list of additional prizes is as
follows: Evans Burtnett, case of
milk; Butter Pretzel Baking Com
pany, barrel of pretzels; c. L. Boak,
cigars; F. A. Stitt, $3.50 gold piece;
Bates & Company. box of oranges;
Rex Glass Company, cut glass vase;
Bricker Baking Company, one suit
of clothes; Whitman Brothers, case
of ginger ale, case of matches, caps
and syrup; Atlantic Refining Com
pany, one case of motor oil; NJ.
Gross, one skinned ham; d. B. Corl,
one box of candy; Theodore Ba-
shore, one crate of cantaloupes;
Cruikshank Brothers. case of apple
butter; Keystone Milling Company,
bag of peanuts; Paxton Flour and
Feed Company, $3.50 in gold; Wilson
Company, one boiled ham; F. A
Stimson, barrel of pretzels; Swift &
Company, boiled ham; Edwin c.
Herman Company. box of cigars; c.
E. Bair & Sons, cigars; Hill Supply
Company, four dozen glasses of mus
tard; Mock & Hartman, one-half
barrel of -four; Mccormick & Com
pany, five pounds of tea; Central
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