The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-22
CHAUTAUQUA FESTIVAL.
Athletic Events ut Rhoad'S Park.
Entertainments Each Day.

that have been brought to Bamberg.
The programme combines in delight
full proportions the elements OF fun,
instruction, and inspiration. The fun
is of that delicious order that makes
you happy around the heart, rath-
er than the broad sort that makes
the guffaw. SO far each programme
seems Just little better than the
one before it. Bamberg is to be
congratulated upon the entertainment
furnished. All classes, all ages and
conditions enjoy these days of for
getfulness of care and thought OF
! higher things. No higher tribute
could be paid such an entertainment
than that of a little eight-year-old
who regretted that ten-months'-old
baby sister was not there. for she
would have laughed
Athletic Events.
The athletic events of educational
day brought out large and entnusl-
astic crowd to ,Rhoad's park. All
contests were entered heartily and
were pulled off successfully without
accident.
Following are the winners of the
athletic events and prizes awarded:
100 yard dash, boys over 14-Won
by S. D. Lenoir, prize 1925 pair
Douglas shoes by Rcntz and Fielder
100 yard dash. girls over 14-Won
by Miss Mary Williams. prize, box
silk hose by E. A. Hooton.
100 yard dash, boys under IL
Won by Frank Folk: prize by Enter
prise Bank, s1.OO deposit in savings
department.
100 yard dash, girls under II
Won by Miss Eugenia Beard; prize
by Enterprise Bank, s1.oO deposit IN
savings department. .-
Standing broad jump, boys over
14-Won by Mr.. Pyatt; prize oy
Smoak & Moye, $3.50 Reach glove.
Standing broad jump, girls over
14-Won by Miss Mary Williams;
prize by C. R. Brabham's Sons, pair
Baby Doll" slippers.
Running broad jump. boys over IA
Won by MIR. Pyatt; prize by 6. y.
Simmons, $500 Reach mitt.
Running broad jump, girls all
ages-Won by Miss Mary Williams;
prize by w. A. Klauber, mesh purse.
Egg-spoon race-Won by Miss
Clare McCue; prize by Bamberg
Banking Co., s1.00 deposit in saw
ings department.
Rooster race-Won by Adolphus
Smoak; prize by Enterprise bank,
800 deposit in savings department.
Basket ball throw, girls, all ages
Won by Miss Laura Mcmillan; prize
by B. W. Simmons & Co., merchan-
disc of $500 value.
Three-legged race. boys over IA,
double prizes awarded-Won by
Claude Smoak and Roy Free; prize
by Bamberg Furniture and Hardware
Co., $3.50 Spalding ball and bat.
Fat mans misery race-Won by
Lawrence Hamilton and Earl Lime
house; prize by w. D. Rhoad, $500
Bonnor hat, or merchandise Of equal
value
Hobble race. girls all ages-Won
by Misses Mary Williams and Rebecca
Dickinson; prize by w. G. Hoffman,
two boxes Huyler's.
Three legged race, boys and girls
Won by James Rhoad and Wesley
Stokes; prizes by Enterprise Bank.
each $ 100 deposit in savings depart
ment.
Bag race-Won by Wesley Stokes;
prize by Peoples bank, $1.OO deposit
in savings department.
Relay race-Won by Misses Eu-
genia Beard, Gwendolyn Fowler, and
Clara Priester; prizes by H. J. Brao-
ham, hat for each.
Shoe race-Won by Otis Black;
prize by Peoples Bank, s1.OO deposit
in savings department.
Cracker race-Won by wesley
Stokes; $3.50 A. A. Waterman foun-
tain pen by Herald Book Store.
Miss Mary Williams having won the
greatest number of athletic events
was awarded the prize of $500 in
gold by G. Frank Bamberg.
No one succeeded in reaching the
dollar on top of the greasy pole and
Mack's Drug Store presented the dol
lar to the Carlisle ball team.
The records ma de in some of these
contests approached closely world
records" and show clearly that we
have some splendid athletes and fu-
! ture champions among our young
, people.
Good Entertainments.