The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
THE FOURTH At DARLINGTON.
4 I:lG CROWD ENJOYED A ZINE
PROGRAMME.
The Streets Were Thronged With Peo-
ple and Everybody Enjoyed the
Day-The Programme.
staff Correspondent.

Day-The Programme.
Staff Correspondent.
Darlington, July 4.-The glorious
Fourth was celebrated here today ac-
cording to Darlington style, which is
but another way Of saying that it was
properly. enthusiastically and pa
4riotically celebrated.
There was a great crowd present
and the streets were thronged With
happy holiday crowd that mad gs.ti:.
cred by companies and regiments
f.om all quarters of the Pee Dee
country, while many representatives
from other sections Of this state and
from, North Carolina mingled with the
znrong. There was great crowd, but
Darlington was not overcrowded, and
III the visitors were well taken care Of
and all had a good time.
The Sumter contingent was large
and representative and with the Sec
ono Regiment band to blow the horns
For them the Sumter crowd was not
lost nor did they pass unnoticed in I: e
ts.rong. The special train thas eft
Saauer at 8 O'Clock carried 213 Sum-
Ter people and enroute pic&ed | p
aaany more Sumter and Lee county
folks and when it pulled into Darling
1on it was full to the doors and over
flowing on the platforms.
The Darlington committee CT az
sang gements hao provided on attra ,''ve
and interesting programme and there
was something doing all day to keep
the crowds moving and entertained.
The Darlington Hotel was the bus
Hest place in town and Mr.. A. F. Duff,
the popular proprietor, proved him
self to be a man of resources and the
right man in the right place. He
served 400 dinners and was prepared
80 take care OF all corners.
The celebration was q. great success
and none enjoyed Darlington's hospi-
taiity and entertainment more than
the Sumter crowd.
The programme which follows gives
an idea of the scope of the affair:
First herds cattle, ]. n. Kirven, $50
Second, single cows, L. L. Tread
way, IS.
Third, double team horses, first, r.
R. Dargan and w. w. Cooley, SO;
second, L. S. yelling, SIS.
Fourth, double team mules, Town
OF Darlington, first, SO; W. G. King,
second, s5.
Fifth, single harness mules, Town
Of Darlington, first, SIS; 7. S. Farmer,
second, So.
Sixth, single harness horses, R. K.
Dargan, first, $40; w. NJ. King, driven
by Langston, Jr., second. s5.
Seventh, single harness. pony, driven
by girl under u years old, pony to be
under IA hands high, Hilda Hening,
first, So; DR.. J. S. Garner, NJ, D., Sec
ond, 81.
Eighth, single harness horse. driven
by lady, Mrs. P. A. Wilcox, Florence,
frst, SO; Miss Kate Kirven, second,
IS.
Ninth, pony to be ridden by boy un-
der u years old, pony to be under IA
hands high. Julian Hening, 50.
Tenth, saddle horse, ridden by man,
d. L Outlaw, horse ridden by A. E.
Dardan, chief CT police of Darlington,
first, So; Conder Brothers, Bishop
vile, second, 81.
Eleventh, single harness horse, coCis-
ty raised, w. NJ. King, driven by ]. T.
Langston. Jr., first, So; L. K. Kirven,
second, 50.
Twelfth, saddle horse, ridden by
lady, Mrs. P. A. Wilcox, first, Mrs. S.
&C. Mccullough, second, 81.
Thirteenth, decorated double turn
outs, \. L. Harrell, vehicle by Misses
Lou McIver, Lena Lawson, Pauline
Kelley. Efie Rogers, SO.
Fourteenth, decorated single turn
souts, Miss Lois Wilson, $40.
The Hon. NJ. F. Ansell delivered the
address of the day. a large audience
gathered in the opera house and ac-
corded the orator complimentary at
tention. In view of his candidacy
some people expected political
stump speech from Mr.. Ansell, but
they were disappointed. He made not
the slightest reference to anything
bearing upon the political situation,
but on the other hand talked to his
audience in manner exactly suitable
to the occasion.