The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-18
THANKSGIVING IN SUMTER.
THE DAY WILL BE FITFINGLY
CELEBRATED IN THE GAME
COCK CITY.

Barbecue, Tournament and Fireworks
Benefit For the Baseball Associa-
tion-The Programme Well Ar.
ra"yed-The Committees i'm Charxe
Of the Work-A Day OF Merrymak.
hg-Many Visitors Are Expected.
Thanksgiving Day will be one of
general rejoicing in Sumter. The
Baseball Association, which furnished
amusement for the Game Cock fans
during. the trying days of last sum-
ner. and which recently gave a car
nival in tho city. will undertake the
Thanksgiving Day Celebration in
most elaborate style. Among the
amusements that will be furnished
may be mentioned tournament, a
barbecue and a wonderful display of
fireworks at night.
The tournament will be held at the
baseball grounds, which place will be
the scene Of the entire programme, at
IL o'clock Thanksgiving Day. The
entrance fee will be 50, and already
those In charge have had a number of
applicants for admission. The prizes
will be as follows:
First prize, $50; second prize, SIS,
and third prize SIS. Twenty-Five cents
admission will be charged to the
grounds.
An elegantly prepared barbecue will
be prepared and served during the
process Of the tournament. The plans
now on hand idicate that it will be the
largest affair of it's kind ever seen in
| Sumter.
Gregory's matchless fireworks will
be the entertainment for the evening
commencing at o'clock and lasting
for several hours. This will be the
finest display Of fireforks that can be
had, and the programme that follows
Will convey some idea OF the NAM
moth size Of the undertaking.
Fireworks Programme.
1. Nation Salute.-G3) inch
Aerial acknowledgement the 13
original States, fired from steel NOR
tars-exploding high in the air with
terrific reports.
2. Magnificent Illumination of the
Surroundings.-With GO) powerful
colored lights-prismatic effects
weird and enchanting.
| 81 Ascent Of Mammoth Meteoric
Ballpon.--Carrying brilliant colored
fires es-when at height discharging a
continuous stream Of meteors and
showers Of golden rain (weather per-
mitting).
| 4. Display OF e lb.) exhibition
Observation-Disclosures vari-colored
stars and sparkling dew drops.
S. Exhibit of GO inch) Bombshells.
-Buttercups and Daisies.
Device.
| 6. Diamond Star"-Showing a re-
volving wheel of brilliant colors sur
rounded by diamond shape sun
fire.
| z. Batteries Of Jeweled Mines
Displaying a myriad of beautiful tints
as they rise high in the air.
8. Flight Of Fuzijama Rockets a
pounders).-A japanese novelty.
3. Salvo Of g and Is in) Shells
violets, Primroses, Pansies and For
get-me-nots.
10. Swarm Of Firefles.-Rushing.
dashing. flashing through the air,
causing roars of laughter.
IL. Flight of Colored Signal Rock
ets.-Showing how signals may be
given at night by changing colored
floating stars
| Device
13. "The Merry Widow Fan."-This
first appears in a closed upright no.
sitiCn, showing the colored and lew
eled sides, then opens and spreads TO
its full size GO feet) disclosing 20
view a gorgeous bewildering \ with
feathery scintlating fires, showerIng
sparkling diamond dust in every d.
rection
IL. Two Little Devils Among the
Tallors.- CA most amusing pyrotech-
nical number) opens with an ililumi-
mating color, followed by a spouting
brilliant fire, making a veritable foun-
tain of reporting electric stars-ter-
mmating with a burst of Fiery Devils
Thrown high in the air.
IA. Piff-Paff-Pouf.- f.-"19OS Novelty
Shells" three shells in one, known
as the "Triplets," each she'll breaking
different tints-Pif (red), Paff
(green), Pouf Gold gold).
Is. japanese Umbrella.--Forming
immense revolving columns of bril-