The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-04
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT
WHAT A SENTINEL MAN SAW AND
HEARD WHILE IN GREENSBORO.

WHAT A SENTINEL MAN SAW AND
HEARD WHILE IN GREENSBORO.
a. Large Crowd in Attendance Both Days
State Firemen's Association Organ
ized-Other Items Picked Up.
Last Wednesday and Thursday were the
DAYS announced for the Firemen's Tourna-
ment at Greensboro and bright days were
they for the getty of Flowers" The wealth
er was suspicious and everything was added
to make the Tournament a magnificent sue
cess. Business houses and dwellings were
bedecked with flags of gorgeous colors.
Notwithstanding the postponement ION
account of inclement weather. from the 18th
and 18th ult., there was large concourse
of visitors from Raleigh, Durham, Reids-
vile, Winston Salem and the county of
Guilford in attendance,-and we all shared
| literally of Greensboro's open-handed hos
| pitality.
The Tournament opened Wednesday |
morning with grand street pageant, with
every fire company in attendance in line.
There were also number of elegant and
costly floats
l
The Steamer Contests took place Wednes- |
day when the Trough and Ready Compa- |
ny" of our sister town, Salem, won the first
prize Of $50. Steam was gotten up and
stream thrown in 6 minutes Is seconds
bucket filled in Al seconds; distance lO4
feet. The second and third prizes were
won by the Greensboro Company in time of
filling bucket and distance of throwing
stream.
UNWILLING THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
At five o'clock Wednesday evening
procession was formed, led by the Green's
boro cornet band, the Guilford Grays, the
orator, chaplain, ladies of the Memorial
Association, and other citizens, followed by
large number of people, who wended their
way to Green Hill Cemetery, where impos-
ing exercises in tn. unwilling of the Con-
federate Monument took place Mayor
John A. Barringer, Of Greensboro, deliver
ed the address, which graceful and APP
. propriate. The dedicatory poem was recit-
ed by Miss Daisy Caldwell, after which the
statue was unveiled by Misses Daisy Cald-
, well, Alice Jones, Mary Dixon and Retta
, Leftwich.
STATE FIREMEN's ASSOCIATION
Wednesday evening meeting of the
. resident and visiting fremen was held for
the purpose of organizing State Firemen's
q Association. The organization was per-
fected and the following officers were elect
ed President G. D. Benbow, of Green's
: bo.o; Secretary, E. B. Engelhard, of Raj
:. eigh Treasurer, F. II. Vogler, of Salem.
THURSDAYS EXERCISES.
The exercises of Thursday were as inter-
= esting and enjoyable (if not more SOY as
!. those of Wednesday. The Reel Contests,
etc., commenced at 2 o'clock p. m., and were
- witnessed by large number of people. The
= Greensboro company led off, and reached
the plug in q seconds, but in nnreeling the
hose it was discovered that some Lart of il
: was out of order, and by the time these
. were adjusted, all hopes of winning were
abandoned by the company.
= The next in order was the Salem "Rougf
:, and Ready"-time to the plug 233 seconds
- throwing water SO seconds.
Dick Backnall, of Durham-time t,
:, plug % seconds, throwing water 80 seconds
~ Raleigh Independents-time to plug 2
seconds, throwing water SO seconds. Thi
won the first Tournament prize of 800.
ay Mr.. A. t. Adams, of Greensboro, wo
the first prize of $40 in the individual con
p test, with special prize of silk beaver.
cir In the bag race Mr.. Charles A. arl,
on Greensboro, won the prize of $5.0O.-Th
z: prizes were presented by Mr.. J. L. King,
act Greensboro, in an appropriate style.
L. NOTES.
nm Greensboro was aglow with enthusiasts
both days
The "City of Flowers showed her husp
ui' tally and the fremen and visitors were a
a. elated with their trip.
~
MI Politics are beginning to ''bile' in oil
W. Guilford. The Democrats are pretty con
dent of the county. l saw Col. Morehea
q, the man who is going to redeem the o
W. Fifth by rousing majority.
-
Hon. w. H. KitchIn, former member
Congress from the First district address
=. large crowd of citizens in the court hou
Thursday night. Those who heard it to
me that it was the ablest and most stirri
speech heard in Greensboro since the ca
49, paign opened.
}, F.
= was pleased to meet my esteemed frie
spl. Mr.. Greek o. Andrews, of the Ralei
ews Ne,cs- Observer, who was here taking in
Tournament and visiting the home of
sow parents-as well as his own in former da
.kel He was jovial and wore smile as pleasi
ack, as though II were the nome oi MS
nall also.
w. **
The American Reel Company, of "
lard, ston, composed of what might be appro
ately termed mere "lads," we're e.,mplim'
Sur ed by the ''boys," and in fact every Wis
coll who witnessed them IN the reel race
own. congratulate the "small boys" and say
uddy them that they won for themselves lau
oard, for their proficiency Il
RS failure in securing one of the prizes.
ridge
road Greensboro is growing. She is not OF
same Alabama ''boom," but every indication
me to believe that she was moving fory
s for to greater things. Like every other tt
aober there are old fogies living here,-me
capital, oo,-who squeeze their dollars
ham til they can hear the Eagle squeal,"
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