The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-08

ercises and his boys have done him proud
Prof. Ayers, Archie Keaton, George ane
Rayford Gray, Langdon Erwin, Boyct
: Wakefield, Furman Sutherland, Jim Gable
and Henry Bell, these twelve making w
the team. Mr.. Albert Erwin was clown
and he was splendid, acting as though he
belonged to a genuine circus and was the
leading man.
Sharon displayed a beautiful Drill in
which a number Of small children took
part and did their part to perfection, sing.
ing at the close, an original song theirs
which was entitled: Sharon"
Arborville, in her "Bashful Boy" was
good and created a great deal Of merri.
ment and fun.
Mccormick did well with her Kentucky
Belle, showing two good and we'll trained
negro characters.
Abbeville gave very attractive and
pretty drill giving the national airs of
Austria, England and Scotland and last Of
America. The Statute Of Liberty was
well and beautifully represented by Miss
Mary Hemphill Greene as Liberty Mas
ter Tom Bradley, from the first grade,
spoke like real orator of today and gave
the audience treat in reciting 1.-The vii
lage Blacksmith"
The Defamation contest was very in
teresting, there being twelve contestants.
"The Sweet Girl Graduate"-Miss Winton
Crowther, from Antreville. "Alaska"-Al-
bert Erwin, from Antreville. "The Bache-
lor Sale"-Miss Grace Dawson. from San
tue. valley Forge"-Wallace Cheatham,
from Sharon. "Nobody's Child''-Miss Lu-
die Sharpe, from Antreville. Countless
Eggs"-Miss Lydelle Graves, from Sharon.
1.-The Treason Of Benedict Arnold"-Ken-
mech Baughman. lone tof The Heroes
Miss Mary Grace Wilson, from Warren
ton. Independence Day"-Mr, Herman
Sharpe. "The Negro Question Wal
ter Wilkinson, from Abbeville. Little
Orphan Annie"-Tbelma Seal Abbeville
Pride Of Miss Bellies Appearance Miss
Mamie Isabelle Sanders.
The Track Meet.
Antreville won the Banner at the
track meet on Saturday afternoon;
Mccormick second and Lowndesville
third.
An immense crowd turned out to
the Fair grounds Saturday afternoon
to witness the track events and the
friends of each school yelled for their
favorite. AntreVille made a total of
Al, winning five firsts, five seconds
and one third. Mccormick won three
frsts, four seconds, and four thirds.
Lowndesville came first in thee events
second in four and third in one. Abb
beville was third winning first in two
events, second in two and third in
three. Arborville made 1S points, win
ming first In three events, and third in
three. Sharon made IA points, win
ming first in two second in one and
third in one.
The following were the winners in
the various events:
so yard race, girls:-Elizabeth Nc
Carter, Antreville; Mamie Sharp, Ar
borville. !
so yard race, boys-Forest Marsh,
McCormick, Tom Williams, Antre-
vile.
1-3 mile race, boys-Arthur Klugh,
Abbeville; Lester Knox, Antreville;
Ted Harmon, Mccormick, third.
220 yard race, boys-Sam Williams,
Sharon; Metz Harmon, Mccormick;
Maxey Johnson, Abbeville.
Shot Put-Herman Sharp, Arbor-
Vile; Ulysses Bauknight, Abbeville;
Frank Mattison, Mccormick.
Shoe Race-Metz Harmon, McCor-
mick; Ligon Baker, Lowndesville;
Jas. Schroeder, Abbeville.
1-3 mile race, boys over 14-Lang-
don Erwin, Antreville; Rembert Allen
Lowndesivlle; Hubert Wren, McCor-
mick.
Broad Jump-Jim Ellis, Lowndes-
Vile; Frank Mattison, Mccormick;
Wyatt Knox, Sharon.
High Jump-Jim Ellis, Lowndesvile
Frank Mattison, Mccormick, and Her
man Sharp, Arborville.
1 mile race-Bowman Caldwell, An
treville; Clint Sutherland, Lonwndes-
Vile.
8 legged race-Ulysses Bauknight
and Kempton Billings, Abbeville; Su'
ber and Erwin, Antreville.
Hopping race-Dicy Baker, Lown'
: desville; Amy Suber, Antreville.
Sack Race-Floyd Edwards, Arbor
; Vile; Paul Knox, Sharon; Rayfort
Gray, Antreville.
Egg Race-Erma Sharp, Arbor
Vile.
| Apple race, girls-Maude Presley
Sharon; Dizzy Baker, Lowndesville
' Bessie Bowie, Arborville.
: Apple race, boys-Forest Marsh
( Mccormick; Henry Bowen, Antre
Vile; George Pickett, Lonwdesville.
Relay Race-Albert and Henry Er
win, and Archie Keaton, Antreville
Baughman, Harmon and Edwards
Mccormick; Billings, Murray ant
4 Thornton, Abbeville.