The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-11-06
For The Herald,
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Tournament, Pic Mic and Fancy Costume Ball

Tournament, Pic Mic and Fancy Costume Ball
The tournament, pic mic ard fancy cos
tune bail, advertised 20 occur near L. =. Ri
>rr'S Sior, III Mo!IohOu, on Thursday, the
Oath uIi!lno, came off on that day. The af-
fair had been looked forward to by The gal
liant knights of Lauren>, Union and New
berry, and with ceuul expectation by their
"Bcautv,' aud here chronicle with plea
ure thar they were not disappointed. The
! array Of knights, under command Of NJ. N.
/ Bulord, appeared upon the field with DR., 7.
: C. Brown and L. II. Sins, a' m"rshal$
Each bclsed knight held in hand the nine
! foot lance, and dressed in costume in tarmo-
! ny with character pcr>onatcd.,
The following is list of the knights and
! characters:
! L N. Aughtry, knight from Union: ]. D.
! Abrams, Duke of York; I. y Abrams,
Knight OF Mollohon; W. y. Adair, Knight
from Lruren>; I. n. Adair, kniyh: Huri-
cane; VI. NJ Buturl. Knight in White; C..
; W. Buford, Knight Ntwberry; T. J. Bonds,
Knigl, from Bonds \ Roads: P. r. Boyd,
Knight Bachelors Hail; W. G.. Cromrr,
knight of the Golden Cross; II W. Cromer,
Knight from Cromer's y Road>; Tommie
Chalmers, Knight Unknown; /. Chandler,
Grey Eagle; J. b. Holland, Knight from
Duncan'S Creek; c. S. Hill, Saluda River;
T. l.. Johnson, knight Shacklnburg; S. P.
McCracHin, Without Practice; John McMiI.
len, Knight on Baltic; ". W. Riser, With.
out Character; !. J. Rav, Knight Ferguson's
Mill; Smith, Knight Here's Your Niue;
J. w Scott, Knight Respected; Sigh,
Harp Of 1000 Strings; II. K. Turner. Knight
Liberty Hall; J 7. Vaughn, TauShnsyille;
Samme Young, Night Hawk.
The riding was very spirited, anG displayed
some daring hor<emanship. The i!tirg con-
sumed TWO hours and half, while the spec
talorS looked on with the highest inte!c>t.
The Knight ShackInburg, taking nine rings.
was declared champion of the day. Knights
&oilohon, Golden Cross and Night Hawk
tied on eigh, rings, and were required to de-
eide he tie by Il single tilT which resulted in
favor Of Night Hawk 10 the second, Golden
Cross 10 The third, and Mollohnn 20 the
fourth. Knight Without Practice, taking
the fcweSt number of lings, was awarded
the French harp and two yards OF red RIB
bon. knglt Wjth"ut Practice received his
hard-earncd prize amiS. the cunsrutuIa-
lions Of his fricnd>, and wore it around his
neck The h"'ance of the day and night.
Miss Matti" A. Mi;rackin was chosen Ill,
Qneea Of Love and auty; Miss n ,nnir
MINI, Miss Salic G. R!>er AMI Miss M1lie
7. Sim, First. Second aud rhird Maids of
Honor. The coronrion took pi.;ce On The
field At three o'clock mag ilirent uya-
tlon "a> served *kich was enthu>ia>ticail,
enjoyed. The feast did honor 20 ,he-Resie>
and Beanx, under whose auspices IL wa,
Served. The rovaI and merry parry was then
escorted 10 the residence Of Cupi Wm
Young, where Al! faces looked saprcmc!y rA-
dian: aHd Still cxprctsn! The dance was
splendid as wcrr the sweet smiles of ihe la
d!c>,-a goodiy number Of whom dcesse;l in
fancy Costume few of which and their
chnrac'er- will name:
Miss S. H., "a the "fairr qurcn;" Miss Sue
Miller, Indian girl" Mis- Llura S. Cal
mes, Sunrise" Ms Fannie Sims, "t.e
peach hoon;" Ms, Ma'tic McCrackin, the
Queen OF Tie Night" Miss MoRie Sims,
che Morning GLORY, )" ard Others,
Laurcns and Union were represented by
ladies' who looked as happy AS the big sun
flower"
At 'ate hour Of tie night the notes of
the violin died away, the fairy forals of the
d"ncing nyn,phs faded in The evenings mist,
and The knights melted like dreams of the
past
cannot close this account without meI-
ton of the cordial hospitality OF tie cit;zeus
Of the surrounding country poaehhiis is s'F,@eas'
cid occasion, and The good order observed,
on the field, at dinner and the bail never
saw better, aad must compiimrat.the man
ayers for their promptueSs, vigilance aud
cxcel!en: Judgment. Our host, Captain
Young, also deserves his mede Of praise for
the ample preparations made at his residence
for !e accommodation Of his guests Who
would nor go 10 tournament, pic mic ahd
fancy costume bail.
One WKo HAD FINGER IN THE PIE.