The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
the SEiDollD CELEBRATION.
ATHLETIC CONTESTS AND SPORTS
WHICH WILL FEATURE THE
DAY.
big Parade To- station and Speeches
Of Welcome at County Court House
--iist of Contests and Prizes Which
Will Bc Awarded.

Commerce In charge are rapidly
rounding into shape their plans for
Sumter's Seaboard Celebration which
Will come of on November 29th,
when an excursion will be run to this
city from Florence which is expected
to bring hundreds OF visitors from
all points along the new line to Sum-
ter-excursionlsts who will come
with the expectation OF having a good
time and who will certainly have a
good time II Sumter business men and
Chamber OF Commerce combined can
give II to them.
The schedule OF she excursion train
has not yet been announced. but 1t
will be published IN the near future
and In time for all who wish to make
their preparations for coming hero
on the 2sth. The program for the
day comprises all kinds of sports and
festivities and numerous prizes In
athletic contests OF all kinds, In
which everybody who desires TO may
join. The time fer entries for the
contest will be closed on the night
of the 2Tth. so those who wish to get
In them should notify the committees
In charge as soon as possible. Hand
bills will be broadcast at all stations
along the kne which will give full
particulars OF what contests will come
OF and what prizes are given In the
various contests.
The day will be commenced by
big parade OF Sumter's business men
and members OF the Chamber Of
Commerce who will form In front Of
the City Hall and march down to
the South Carolina Western station
to meet the incoming excurs!oni
and visitors. Sumter's guests OF hon
or for the day.
From the station the crowd will
proceed TO the Court House. where
speeches Of welcome will be made by
various Sumter citizens, These
speeches will be replied to by prom
inent visitors from the towns through
which the excursion train passes and
who come over for the day. Speeches
over. for these will not last a great
while. the various contests will he
commenced and continued through
th0 entire day.
Perhaps the most interesting and
funny OF the contests will be the eff
forts OF some OF those present to Sc
cure the money securely fastened at
the tops OF the two creased poles
which will be erected at the corner
OF Main and Liberty Streets. Five
dollar bills will be nailed at the top
OF the poles and two dollar bills a
short distance lower down. where they
can be procured BY persevering
climbers.
Ten dollars In pennies will, be scat
tered on the streets from the roofs of
buildings. TO be picked up by the
crowds on the street below. Roosters
VIII be set free from the tops OF stores
and the persons catching them will
become the owners. Creased pigs
viii be turned loose and again the
person who desires To- own a pig has
the chance OF getting one without
cost.
In the afternoon a game OF foot
ball "a scheduled to take place be-
tween the Sumter and Darlington
High School teams. although as yet
this game has not been positively oe-
cided on. although IL Is practically
certain that II will come off. This
gives the lovers OF football In the two
towns chance OF seeing their teams
mt work against each other. The
teams are old rivals and both are
fast aggregetions and will put up a
pretty fight Rivalry between the
teams will only make the game more
interesting and the crowd In attend =
ance larger.
The bicycle races held last year on
Bargain Day attracted great deal
OF attention. On Seaboard Ceiebra-
ton Day the prizes will be very much
more valuable and the races should
draw larger number OF entries and
should be even closer and more In
teresting. These races will come off
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock. or will
commence at that time. A twenty
year Elgin watch Is offered as the
prize In tho half mile race. free TO all.
In tho boys. under seventeen. half
milo race. the prize IL suit OF clothes.
The winner Of the tcn-miio race gets
faS bicycle and those coming In