The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-07-14
GALA DAY AT CEDAR SWAMP.
Will Mccullough, Dave McGiI and
Jas. McCutchen Win Honors.

Jas. McCutcGen win 1OnoFS.
Cedar Swamp, July l1.-Early Sat
urday morning crowds began to ar
rive at the home of Mr.. R. F. Ward
to enpoy a basket picnic and tourna-
ment given by the Cedar Swamp base
ball team. By the time the tourna-
ment was to take place all available
SPACE was filled with automobiles, and
merry crowd, old and young, wen!
out on the field to see who would
crown the queen and her maids OF
honor. Mr.. Will Mccullough after
having run through twice had four
rings to his credit but before he could
make his last run, his horse became
unmanageable and bolted. To avoid
running over some children who were
standing near he had to pull his horse
into wire fence. The horse was Sc
verely cut on the leg in several places.
MIR. Jimmie Tisdale volunteered to run
for him the last time and took all
three rings, winning first prize for
Mr.. Mccullough.
Mr.. Dave McGill won second prize
end Mr.. Jimmie .dcCutchen, third.
Messrs William Epps and Sam Duke
tied for the BOBBY prize, and after
running over, it was awarded to Mr..
Duke Ia perforated tin cup.)
Mr.. G. Ollie Epps was appointed to
introduce the lucky ones with the
queen and maids Of honor. lie said
that he had never done such thing
before, and was not familiar with the
origin of the tournament and that he
had tried to eprsuade some one else t"
do it, some of the old men like Mr..
Graham Mccullough, but they all said
that they didn't want to make a fool
of themselves, and since he (Mr.
Epps) was the biggest fool in the
crowd, that he would nave to do it.
Mr.. Will Mccullough crowned Miss
Margaret Daniels of Indiantown,que
of the day. Mr.. Dave McGill crown
ed Miss Pauline Snowden, also of In
diantown, first maid Of honor, and Mr..
Jimmie McCutchen crowned Miss
Frances Flagler, second maid of honor.
In closing, Mr.. Epps invited every
body out to the base ball ground to
see the first nine of the Cedar Swamp
ball team beat Kingstree, and the sec
ond nine beat Beulah.
The score was as follows: Cedar
Swamp z; Kingstree 4. Cedar Swamp
Is; Beulah 8.
Cedar Swamp played Kingstree
again Thursday, the score being 9 to 8
in favor of Cedar Swamp.
Saturday, Salters came over to play
a game and the score was 16 to 8 in
favor of the home boys.
Cedar Swamp has played eleven
games and lost only two.
Mr.. Robert Spann of Cimmonsville
visiting at the horne of Mr.. S. Alex
Tisdale and Miss Elizabeth Pusey of
Delmar Delaware, having spent some
time with Miss Maybelle Renbert,
have returned to their res. s.'ective
homes.
DR.. Jack Mccullough, dental stu
dent of Atlanta Dental College, left
for Lake City Monday where he will
practice during his vacation months
with DR.. Nesmith, of that place.
Mrs. W. w. Ward is very much i'm
proved after having spent some time
at the Kelley Sanitorium in Kings
tree. Mrs. Lee Epps is there now un-
dergoing treatment after an operation.
In this rural community, Sunday is
observed by having preaching and
Sunday school in the morning at one
church; preaching and Sunday school
at the other church in the early after
noon, Billy Sunday meeting for men
in the late afternoon and Epworth
League meeting for the young people
in the evening at early twilight, and
when they can find space, the ladies
have their missionary meetings be-
tween time. L. M. Z.