The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-26
SUMTER WILL CELEBRATE,
COMING OF SEABOARD TO BE
WELCOMED By DAY OF
AMUSEMENTS.
New Road to Run Special Train
Nov. 10th Set as Tentative Date
Football Game, Street Races, Old
Fashioned Handicap Races, Etc, to
BE- Arranged.

AT meeting of the board Of direc-
tors and chairmen of committees, the
committee on excursions, together
with the committees on entertainment
and city fairs. were instructed to ar
range a special day of entertainment
to celebrate the coming Of the Sea-
board to Sumter, especially having in
view the entertainment of those living
along this new line.
These committees met Wednesday
night and laid out tentative plans for
this special day. The members of
these committees are as follows: Ex-
cursions, Barlow Walsh. chairman, C.
L. Cuttino, M. B. Randle, l.. 1. Par
rott, c. III. Wilson. II. c. Parrott, Ju-
Illus Westcoat. John Clack, John Nc
Knight. L. s. Booth, w. B. Upshur.
Entertainment, l.. /. Parrott, chair
man. II. l.. Birchard. j. G. DeLorme,
o. III. Foley, NJ. III. Beck, L. E. White,
w. w. McKagen. E. l. Reardon. City
Fairs. julius Westcoat. chairman, II.
l.. Tisdale. c. c. Beck. John T. Green,
j. II. Grady. p. Nj. Parrott, James
Cuttino. Il. A. These.
The business men will be asked to
subscribe literally toward the special
fund that will be raised for this pnr-
pose. This fund will be used for prizes
for the races, advertising and special
features. A small folder will be pub
, lished. which will give a list of the
business houses OF Sumter which have
contributed to this fund. These fold
ers will be distributed along the line
of the new road and handed out to
the business men in the towns along
the line together with a special invi-
tation by representative of the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce, who
will be sent out for this purpose. Cir
culars and hand bills will also be dis
tributed. On Monday next the city will
be canvassed by committees as fol-
lows: Barlow Walsh. L. I. Parrott,
business houses off Of the main
business streets; H. c. Parrott, E. s.
Booth. west side Main street: julius
Wescoat. j. G. DeLorme, east side
Main street; J. II. Grady. c. H. VIII
son. John Mcknight. Liberty Street.
Following committees have been
appointed on programme: Music, Ju-
Illus Wescoat, II. X. Wilder: Foot
Races. ii. l.. Birchard, Il. A. Thees:
Foot Ball. s. ii. Edmunds, w. b.
Upshur, +. p. DuRant; Bicycle and
Motor cycle Races. III. l.. Tisdale,
James Cuttino: Handicap Races and
General Amusements. j. II. Grady, f..
i. Reardon, f. S. Booth.
The committee has offered a prize
of 81 cash for the best name submit
ted for the day. Anyone may try for
this prize. They were at a loss what
To call the day In advertising it to the
public and In order to secure q good
name and to advertise it as widely as
possible this method was hit upon.
Proposed names must be submitted
to the Chamber of Commerce on or
before November 1st. 1t may be by
letter OF in person.
The new Seaboard will open q new
and large trade territory for Sumter
and the object Of this day to have as
many people come to Sumter as pos
sible and get acquainted. A special
train will be run over the new line
and arrangements are now being
made for this train which will prob
ably start from either Darlington or
Florence. Announcements concerning
this train will De made later. A big
day is promised. All sorts OF amuse-
mcnts are planned for. The street
races Will be made special features.
Among these will be "A relay race, po-
tato race, wheelbarrow race, motor
cycle and bicycle races Two creased
poles will be erected with So bills
nailed to the tops OF the poles. greas-
cd pigs vii be set at liberty to be
caught and given to the one catching
same; cash money will be buried in
different parts Of the city to become
the property Of the finders and hand
circulars will be distributed on the
morning OF the day giving clues to the
points Of burial. Many other special
features will be announced later.
The local civic scrvice hoard hold