The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
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Sept. End, 1869.


In this, perhaps tho last general opistlo
this senson, from Glenn's, we feel q sim.
mering sensation, In the knowledge that
We arc narrowing down 70 tho little end
that much longer stay is impractical.
bio, that we must orc long depart, and
bid adteu Out not In tears, for divers and
sundry good, substantial and fecling con.
siderattona, not purnosed to mention
Just now howovcr) to bubbliug, spark.
''hg water, fees. pigs, hounds, ct nd
ommo genus, much benefited it may be
hoped after vast outlay Of money.
waste Of blood, time and patience. Fash.
ionablo Watering places wcro not classcd
among the institutions of tho patriarchal
times, or JOB might have had another
trial, but we will not follow out train
OF thought now presenting itself. We
mentioned tho approach to tho narrow.
ing point, md lest it bo supposed TINT
wo entered at tho larger end Mt tho out.
set or income, the readers mind will be
disabuscd Of that idea and refreshed by
tho information that tho biggest end, to
use an lrishism, happened this timo in
tho middle. Tho much thought about,
long talked OF, slept upon and over,
dreamed Of, and ardontly looked forward
TO, and for, affair of tho season--of the
year-is over. 1t was ''playcd upon n
hnrp OF thousand strings" tho "spirits
OF all the just men" aud women round
about having lent heart and hand 10
make it "pcrfrck." Tho set tme was
Wednesday tho lst inst, and tho begun.
ming was
TIE TounNAMGxr,
which was rendered to largo and bril-
| liant concoursc Of people in an open old
| field. ono and half miles from tho lIo.
tel. Tho clerk OF the weather, fltruI,
crusly ard gcacralIy SO pcrycrsc, descend.
cd from his ugly throne on this occasion
and threw Off his scltishncSs, tho conae.
qncncc of which was that The day proved
altogether lovely and scrcue and caused
an infinite joy to prrvndc the breasts OF
the thousands who had been lreadlng
blazing sun, dry parched earth, thrr.
momctcr up to fever heat and clouds Of
dust. The devil even is entitled to his
due, and why not Mr.. Clerk of tho wealth.
or, who Smiled so propitiously. Two
Thousand, men, women and children,
many Of thcm-thc ladies-aS handsome
rs pictured creations Of the old masters,
and some otherwise, call on us to thank
him. We do so profoundly.
At nine o'clock the knights, appropri-
atcly coSlumed to character, twenty six
in number, some of them very handsome
ly gotten up, filed out Of tho Hotel yard
and followed by an admiring throng,
rh,1 in, -.
the spirited contest had to bo enacted.
The very able management soon brought
things into working order, and before
tho assembly thought of becoming i'm.
patient, tho knights passed in review,
and soon after in the tilt. The lin
its Of letter will not permit n lengthy
or particular account of each Knights
achievement, therefore wo will simply
give the names aud characters Of the |
whole, and designate those who were the |
most successful. The list stands as fol.
lows: from GIcnn'S Spring. j. ". Beard,
rs Richard tour Il, Lion ". W. Bobo,
Knight Of the Red Rose, \. p. Mott, rs
larry Percy +. G. Smith. Knight Of
the Golden Fleece; and II. l.. Davis,
Knight Of the White Rose from Union,
j. ID. Bourne, rs Orion b. +. DawkinS,
Achil Aga cl IIassie j. II. billiard, MS
Erskine; j. Gist, rs Damon de Lacy; ".
W. Hughes, Knight Of Snowdnn Lew
is Meng Don Jean Es,abon j. II. Rod.
gers, Earl Of Swabia; and g. S. No'nnl,
Knight of the Forest; from Sparianbury
{. H., }. w. Thompson, ns Ali; =. S.
Kirby, Ravenswond; a. +. Floyd, Tiger;
c. Is. Foster, Sir Walter Raleigh; f. q. |
Floyd, X. X. H.; and II. II. Mills, Rob |
Roy; Grccnville, 4. L. cstmorela.d,
Unknown Knight and Geo. Chapman,
as tho Lost Knight; j. Y. Ncnthcrs, the
Knight in Nankecn, and p. II. Joiner MS
ViScount dc Brays, Of Columhia; j. r.
Robinson, OF Chester, MS I.aghllahad j. T.
Renwick Of Ncwbcrry, as the Knight Of
tho XIX Century; and G. II. Parks,
Knight from LauIens.
The riding WIS generally good some
Of the knights Of course acquitting them.
selves handsomely, and among them we
mention McsSrS. Thompson, Joiner, Mott,
Rodgers and others, whose horscmanship
and poise Of laucc elected much ADM.
ration. The result Of tho contest rs pro.
claimed by the judges showed that j. II.
Rogers was entitled to the first prize,
he having takcn nine rings in the three
rides. After him came j. W. Beard,
\. ,. Mott, j. w. Thompson and T.. G.
Smith, who had each taken seven In
the lie which followed, Mr.. Mott took
three rings in single ride, which en-.
tillrll him 10 the second przc-a fine
saddle and the honor Of wrcathing the
first maid Of honor Mr.. f. G. Smith the
third and }. W. Thompson, fourth. An
extra wreath was then run for, which
was awarded TO Il. r. estmorcland.
Tho young ladies chosen by these sue.
cc*slul Knights were respectively, Miss
Ada Cate, Miss Ida Glst, Miss Nettic
Anderson, Miss Cari Zimmerman and
Miss Matte Beecham, and five lovelier
or charming representatives Of Heavens
best gift to man could not well have
been selected. 4 moro successful tour.
namcnt in all it's appointments aud man.
agcincnt from beginning to end, we have
not seen, mud we would like to touch on
many little points which wero noticed il.
connection, but for that incxorable limit
stands in the WY, and we close notice OF
tins part Of tho days proceeding, by ad.
ding that 10 greater mishap occurred on
tho field than tho knocking down Of on
old man whose cIrinsity lol him n o,,