The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-01

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salaOa . WEDN NEsDAY LAST ,al,o.|
bsaEsanes lts~ y4sfs 81 SOS az, .-,a :
THE RACE BETWEEN THE eYoUN6
{, ;ssssa aAMERIcAs" AND TIE s,ELLIoTTs''4.
! sisA raENERoUs AND HAPPY RIVAL
) az sRYss-EAcHi iGoAiPANh2 sANaUINEs OF
hsscsuccESs "A RUN OF 500 YARDS
sEsi PIE sTouNa1sAAaERlGAsp MAKE IT
''9'7 7fNslaaB.- -HosANNAs OF PRAISE 70
iscY TEE GALLANT BofsAlTHE BLEIoTTs
ssSi5TAkE THE TRAcK-@forE BURNS
BRIGHTLY IN THEIRqBosoM Il
ELLIoTTs MAKING ALMOST flIo AND
STOPPED BY A SAD aIIsHAP~4A WILD
,uT FRIENDLY gONFUsloNaLT E
80 CAUSE EXPLAINED AND THE RACE
ON, THE PART OF THE EL1torrs,
sss rosrfoNEp.. ha''lS -a'AiG ssaiasf .
ila 10 .sJ et II s=-441--1. lg,.s l,-2" l.
The season, being unusually dull, and
lrp.euE gallant Firemen being ever possessed
a'aswithsa desire to relieve the monotopy of
tfdour town, a week or SO ago n challenge
was sent from the Young Americas to
the Elliott ''Hook and Ladders" for q
4sss trial of speed. The Elliotts accepted
thelchallenge, whereupon the afternoon
OF Wednesday last was fixed as the time
az for the race. e
faa The conditions of the contest wcro as
follows e
.ya - Et,tsF CONDITIONS OF RACE.
sai & 1st.n Each Company TO be allowed one
ss sinan to every 100 lbs weight (of Engine
MY or Truck9 or fractional part of 100 lbs.
I'd. AT starting, the front axle Of each
r. apparatus to be on the line. Distance
,-'ea,to be run, 300 yards.( To the Fire Well
~ hfor the Young Americas and to the edge
70 sof pavement of Louis Store for tho Ell
liotts) To run on Russell Street.
Sd. The Young America to draw from
ths well near tho Engine House and
throw stream of water ON tho roof of
'ua.S the eIEngine House through ono section
1S ESQ ft.) of hose.
The ELECTS TO have tub of water at
the tree box nearest the stops of the
hcsP Printing Office, to extend their ladder to
-2aso the roof of Louis Storo and empty
stpc' bucket of water on the roof of the store.
None to take part in the contest but
~ those detailed to run. with the apparatus
sst,t According to this agreement the re-
Sad spcctiSe dctachments of the two Com.
4 ,papiesi were out in full uniform, and
fsfa looking their pretuest, by Al p NJ.
Notice had been given of the race
through the columns of the NEWS and
a. our, streets were throngcd with lockers.
nv ION long before the time appointed for
,ae,4athe! contest to come off.
FK = We admit that VIC were as curious and
q las anxious to see the boys un, as the
yeriest countryman. And we did see
Ma them, teo,to our souls delight Wegot
Il "a sehair, and seated ourselves under tho
shade of large, spreading tree Who
y can!say that we were net "a locker OH
iAF m Yenice7 z" If our eyes were not re-
i, galed with sight so sublime yet the
>. appearance Of our good and gallant Fire
i men was equally as grand.
= ar The upstairs Of the Engine House,
the upper story of the rev store on the
corner of Market and Russell Streets,
i Bull, Scovill Il Pike, all were filed TO
li overlooking with ladies and gentlemen
who had como from far and near to wit
SO ness an event that was new in the histo-
ry Of Orangeburg Besides these crowds,
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