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Wilt toroof of pl*» of w I hit n u«k-nlt In i»M Inlip 00,r. M«»I (OOdtriWit•*m«nt.iMwin•mvmOOWNKYVILLKAn !m■ra Andi*d by*»P©*k-nm wi in » glad relat-tha Wtlvt Peler-© non to see away!»on to «ng ofmbsral»oonOrowd riM WMthWina * Prammm Without n MitchThank* to fine mmlh#r, ftlrl** goo*! r«M»«In. (ind nnrrgotir commit tee a. H*v, Father lintItortim'a ptnnir, bold on Tueeilay nt Hr, C, T» Flynn'* gr«wr, onemill «M»*t of Duwncyviil©, wan a hug* ittWMii JVoni about OJ Urn i b»» morn-ION tin woll o« m lh* Afternoon ibe (wop I© arrived fratu f*i and near, A iflt;*«tly number from LLndnay ami ('meinn. lid a few fr«tu IVterboro, were preaent. and from a rough cati-muet wo would l*v aafo in saying ihat from l,5i00 to 1.500 people were on the grounds. The beautiful grove owned by Mr. Flynn ia a perfect spot for an affair of tbia kind, ami ia much u*ed. Throe very large Ubles. laden with all the delicacies of the season, accommodated the hungry picnickers inand John the count.i dale brtdg* for county From Fame Ion, a ing nbnoriI he tnwni plaining ol of Fenelon From tb and Durbai ver* I*,geo From Drvarious nu Vna f hethe Aged. From Mrmint forFrom tbeplying for j Frm tberieultural county atucApplicaticlie ha If of tof grand style, both for dinner and sup-ih alts and t- The ed inl»er. Each table was looked after by an able staff of waiters.... ... , 'Tbe energetic committee having tbe lident v*rious sports in hand looked well after i una- j their department, and permitted no 3 be- | ,ul1 in the program. Dancing was «, and F»«»tljr enjoyed by the young folk, exhoped cel lent music being rendered by a * car- first-class orchestra. The followingand from 3 I’atrick Me county atmcultural Cr Memo ram bridge.From A.Attorney, jyFrom theof Railway*receipt of f of t:mber fi the Trent V From Col.si me subjectFrom S. J.enths , ere the winners of the various sports | receipt—j------ . tion.nt :B *r I oil s n*Mir* lo»l o-. •ion ot hrd lt;tbo r«*t peiploc much •M iU'ioft. r a* theand games: , ---Boys' R.ce, un'tier 16yours. 103yards: ■ From J. 1st prize, Leonard Duffy, 2nd Frank j same effect Crowley. 1 Reports iBoys’ Rice under 12 years, 100 yds. I J?ast Victor 1st, George Meehan, 2nd George Con- * * r *' nor*.Girls’ Rice under 16 years: 1st MissFlynn, 2nd Miss Penrose. , — ---Girls’ Rnc* under 12 years.it Berth,i uxnents we: Morrisey. 2nd Agnes Meehan. , committees.Boys* Hop. Step and Jump: 1st L. J On mot-o Duffy, 2ud Fergus O’Brien. adjourned ilie Libraries and Omeme On motioted by Mr. Cnext»m aTlt;PART ODistressingJohn Harri was the vict and painful o'clock JuneI Boys’ Running Jump, under 15 years; ifUA 1st George Connors, 2nd J. Meehan, that I Consolation Rye© for boys, (open tc irth- : a,i)’ i8t JosePb Callaghan, 2nd L. Duf-The Ir Hi.i I Farmers’ Race, 2o0 yards: 1st Georg*divi- i W,nu’ 2n‘l John O’Nein.r I Men’s Race (Open), 200 yards; 1st irlv Thou. Spratt, 2nd John McMannus.Fat Men’s Race, 100 yard*: 1st Johu Lucas, 2nd R. Richardson. ,Old Men’s Race, 45 years and over ; . w'ith the Lir1st Hugh McLaughlin, 2nd W. Calla- are bughan. i . mTutting Heavy Weight: 1st R. Kick- Jtson. 2nd Thos. FJynn. , 6tRunning. Hop Step and Jump: Names .t handed in. . ; v t° ^Running Long Jump: 1st W. Me- *^Lean, 2nd J. McMannus, . »Running Hugh Jump: 1st D. O’Brien, fZr: : 2nd Thos. Crowley. ; over ]* Trish Jig: This was very amusing.Chas. MoeLan. 1 Wt ^ *Thic m-aa n].n «bal» Lindsajnoti Clqg DanceThe 1 ^ ^eysrs- W- Conors. C. Meehan ^AJ1lt; tk~. a t --- Ur. bnier,000 coat beir *u Id.theThos. Luca* and Jos. Meehan taking part X, fThc*. Lucas. |The contest for a gold-headed cane. THEY DEEI.UIU voted to the most popular layman on !ard J1*0 FTOttna*. was awarded to Mi. Peter T ___ M{ t0 Murtha, who pulled 104 votes. His com- * C_Miate Mr. Dennis Scully, came close ImthmBmowr- ! Wl,h 97 votes. Rev. Father Br**therton, 1; when presenting the can© to Mr. Mur-! tha, informed the crow'd that he con-truN templated taking a trip to EnglandfrtlM * 80on' and that ^r- Murtha had kindly offered to pay h«s expenses.Li* : A special prize, (presented by Mr.B. J. Gough), of a suit of clothes, for the largest family on tbe grounds, was awarded to Mr. R Perdie, whose, family consists of 13 members. Mr. Dennis Clancy came a close second withx! ; members.nt‘ ! The t cket contest resulted as follows: Pul per presented by P. Devine,Noxon Co., won by Frank Curtin. Ops:Scuffler. presented by E. Gillogly, Massey Harris Co., won by D. Crowley;Plow, presented by Jas. Hamilton,Lindsay, won by J. McGuire.Rev. Fhther Rretberton was assist-. - ed by Rev. Father McColI, of Ennis-:more. and active committees, who did “ everything In their power to make tho jf t° , picnic the success which it proved to be.tiv I - —*«Qm i ere ©at d ai of iMttor that BThe Hastircursion to J!was not vet150 being otnot materialcitizens arejust now. Ipriest of Has of the Linda: days ago as made to ga President Jmeeting to cconsequence that the G. T condition, a forth the al following meMcGui re: “Branch 77 at Lindsay, safe roadbed Assist your c
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Lindsay, Ontario, CA

Fri, Jun 16, 1899

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