The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-30

me FrfZSS.
Well, Sir, tue folks in Lum ber-
ton certainly do like a tiddlers'
convention. hey certainly do.
70 begin at the beginning. &
dou ola- barrel tiddiers' conven-
ton VAS pulled off in the Lum
oerton Opera House on Thursday
and Friday evenings. Fiddlers
AID hanj players from all over
gtthered here to play and thu
people went out to hear Very
much so. The Opera House was
filed Thursday evening VI it'll the
most enthusiastic crowd YOU
mighty nigh ever saw, and though
the crowd was not so large Fri
day evening, it was equally as
enthusiastic. The tiddlers and
banjo players fiddled and picked,
the audience cheered with hands
and feet and voice, and every body
was entirely happy. And on the
second evening dancing was ad-
ded to the program me.
About eight of the clock Thurs
day evening the fun began, and
when the fiddlers got down to
their knitting there was some
thing doing. Mr.. Benjamin Nc
Neill, OF Lau rinburg, started tue
bal ] to rolling, and from the first
number to the close Of theccnven-
ton the fun was fast and furious.
Such fetching tunes as "Arkan-
sas Traveller" Mississippi Saw
YER" Haste to the Wedding,'
See Cat Fish Going Ur
Stream, "Cindy," Little Sally
Brown" "Sugarin the Gourd, >
I Love Somebody" odd Mol.
lie Hare" Mollie Put the Kettle
on, old Joe Clark" Downfall
of Jerico," Bonnie Kate, ;
"Mocking Bird, ""Annie Laurie, ,
Hot Time in the Old Town,
Brown Jug, THE Ship Tha
, Never Returns" ct cetera, ct Get
era, We're tddled and picked ant
picked and fddled more than I
little, and as some particuiarI!
lively tune would stir The bloc,
in some admiring auditor h,
would give vent to his feelings il
= a rousing yell. And then the.
4 would do it some more.
= The following entered the con
t4st for the prizes: Violin
MeSsrs. Benjamin Mcneil, Laur
. inburg; L. B. Inman, Lumber
ton; W. L. Lawson, BarnesvilIt
, D. B. Mcneil, Rennert; J. E
Parker, Lum berton. Barjo-
l Miss G. G. McAeili, Rennert; "
d H. Stalvey, Lum berton; E. I
e Ammons, Clio, S. c.; :
t L. Thompson, Kingsdale; E
l. Z. Mccormick, Lum berton. A
h acquitted themselves we'll. bu
# Mr.. D. B, McNeill and Miss
~ c. Mcneil were evidently th
2 favorites, and so the judges
DR.. r. 81. Norment, Col. N i
Mclean and MIR. G. B. Skippe
who are some shakes as fiddler
themselves, if anybody shoul
happen to ask you-decided, tt
prizes being awarded as fo
lows: Vivlin-tirst prize. $50
u Mr.. D. B. Mcneil; secor
ID prize, $3.50, Mr.. Benjlmi
is Mcneil; third prize, 81, Mr.. '
g, L Lawson; booby, Mr.. J II Pa
g. ker Banjo-hrst prize, 81, Miss
s. G. NcNeill; second prize, ~, N
v: J. L. Thompson. The prizes we
3 awarded Friday evening. N
-, J. T Hickman and Master Way
Caldwell we're the only contei
ans for the dancers pri
They danced around some &C
VI siderable, to the vast amuseme
w. of the audience, and both dane
q; well, but Master Wayne had t
II, ups onMr. Hickman and won t
ed first prize, g, Mr.. Hickm
taking down theseeond prize, g
lone plonk.
The awarding Of the pri
- brou ght the convention pro
80 to an end, but toe players VI
his wiling to keepOn playing and
of audience had not had enough
lib tley stayed on and had Sc
an more fun. Some of the most
all lightful playing Of the entire c
not yention WIS done by Mr.. W.
Hal. of Rutherford College,
g, 4. Whitaker, OF OAK Rio
''s' one Of the promoters Of the c
vention, playing second e.
WIS and Mr. r. e. Crews,of Cru
town, playing bass vini in 81
vile ~ his Selections. Mr.. Hill