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Midway Town Picnic 1914
From the McDonald PA Record, Aug. 21, 1914, page unknown:
Midway Town Picnic
The town picnic given by the businessmen and held in the DONALDSON
grove, near town, Tuesday, August 18, was a decided success in every
way. The day was an ideal one. There was a crowd of between twelve and
fourteen hundred people, coming from afar and nearby towns. The Midway
Band furnished the music of the day. They also had a stand where
refreshments of all kinds could be purchased throughout the day. The
ladies are to be congratulated for the fine dinner which they served at
twelve o’clock; both in the management and the way they directed their
aides to serve so large a crowd.
There were several ball games. The morning game was played by boys under
fourteen, known as North and South, the latter winning the game. The
afternoon game between the married men and the single men was played at
three o'clock. The single men carried off the laurels to the tune of 7
to 4. The young ladies' ball gave in the afternoon was one of the
leading games of the day. A great crowd of people, especially the young
men, witnessed this game. There were some heavy hitters some good
runners and the pitchers on both sides were right in the game and
up-to-date. The umpire, the Rev. Mr. HEADLEE, had quite a time watching
all the bases as the girls were tricky. After playing six innings, the
game was called. The Rev. SHOTWELL was keeping score and when asked what
the score was, the young ladies who were in the lead decided it would be
just as well to quit while they were ahead and the game was not
continued. There is some talk of a game at the DONALDSON park some
evening in the near future between these two teams.
The races took place in the afternoon. Prizes were given as follows:
Bicycle race, first prize, Luggage carrier, Harry VANDENBORE
Second prize, Bicycle Bell, Robert SAWHILL
Sack race, Donald WARNICK
Egg race, Sara DAVIS
Potato race, John KRAEER, Jr.
Race for girls not over 6, Ruth WINTERS
Race for boys not over 6, William DAVIDSON
50 yard dash, not over 15, Louise HOLLAND
75 yard dash, young ladies, Mary PALIN
100 yard dash, young men, Loyal CUMMINS
Tug of War, Captains, John WILLIAMSON and John MITCHELL, was won by John
MITCHELL and his sturdy warriors. There were races and prizes given that
the writer did not learn of. Every one reports a grand time. Hay wagons
and autos were kept busy taking people to and from the grounds. All
business places were closed except the mill, the merchants enjoying the
outing along with the rest. It is likely that the town picnic will be a
regular annual event hereafter.
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