The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12
The Best in Years.
Charleston's Fall Festival to
Excel Every Other.


successful show this year. The com
mittee in charge has gotten up fine
line of attractions for the visitors,
and many of these will be different
from anything seen here in recent
years The show will probably be
the best ever given for the money
and the indications point to record
breaking number of visitors for
Charleston during the week
The big fireworks display will be
seen at the Base Bali Park for FIVE
nights. Mr.. Pain will present the
Fail of Manila and the Destruction
of Cervera's Fleet off Santiago. The
pictures will be changed about. and
the displays will be the grandest ever
produced in Charleston. The Fall
OF Manila had an exceptional fne
run at Manhattan Beach during the
summer season just closed, and it is
pronounced the best work yet turned
out from the Pain factories The
picture will show the scene before
Manila Bay the time when Dewey
steamed up with his victorious ships,
and every stage of the battle and the
finai fall will be made SD real that the
visitors will imagine themselves in
the Philippines The battle of San
tiago will be pictured in che same
style. The war material for the pic
lures is being shipped here now, and
the Park will be fitted up within the
next two weeks 1t took lot of
money to have the war pictures
brought to Charleston, bot the com.
mittee believed that the people would
like 10 see them and the contracts
were made The show cannot be
free, as a matter of course, but the
admission prices will be placed at
the lowest possible figures. and with
in the reach of all
Another big attraction for the Fes'
tival will be the bicycle meet. which
will continue for three days, and
which will mark the formal opening
of the new Bicycle Park The park
has been completed, and the local
wheelmen are getting in some hard
training for the meet The entry
blanks recently sent out far the races
are being returned rapidly, and the
committee Of managers is much en-
couraged with the interest being
shown in the races by the wheeimen
throughout the country. There will
be amateur and professional races and
handsome prize money and medals
will be offered the winners
The managers are trying tc have
the 6ve.mile championship race of
the world slated for Charleston This
race was originally fixed for st.
Louis. but there was fight of some
kind, and the date was called off 1t
has not yet been decided where the
event will be pulled off, but it is
likely that Charleston will be select
ed az the running place The race
will be big feature of the meet and
will bring lot of 6ne riders to
Charleston. The matter is etill under
consideration, and every effort will
be made to have it settled on Charles.
ton Besides the races there will be
trick riding at the park during the
meet Fourcher. of Chicago, will
endeavor to establish a new quarter.
mile record, while riding on the hind
wheel of his bicycle.
The fantastic parade, or rather the
show which will take the place of the
old parades going under that name,
will be something eutisely new in
Charleston. The floats will be bnilt
on fat cara, and will be run on the
tracks of the City Railway. They
will represent war scenes aud events
growing out of the late victory over
the Spaniaras. The floats will be
handsomely fitted up, and will be
lighted by electricity The regiment
of Rough Riders viii accompany the
parade. The men will be dressed to
represent the leaders o! the Ameri
can forces, and make believe"
Roosevelt will be in command. The
man to take the part of the colonel
will be chosen by the popular voting
contest. which is now being conduct
ed through the columns of the News
and Courier.
At the Isle of Palms there will be
many attractions for the Festival vis-
itors Fish fries will be conducted
every day. which means that visitors
will get a free dinner of fine fresh
fish Daily concerts will be given
bv the First Artillery Band, and
visitors with lively feet will have op-
portunities to dance The lsle will
be popular resort while the Festival
continues, and special accommoda-
tions will be provided to move the
crowds Chicora Park will also be
omen. with daily attractions, and