The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-03-25


the championship in reproducing
the rhythmic harmonies of long ago,
when. to the accompaniment of a
community "straw-beater" the
handsome beaux and buxom bellies
tripped the light fantastic.
Aberdeen is expecting a large
crowd, and arrangements are made
to care for the comfort of our guests
and their entertainment 1t will
be a good day to buy and to sell.
and our merchants will enter into
the spirit of the occasion with their
usual smile of welcome and bar
gains.
Letters of invitation have been
written to old fiddlers in every
Southern state, whose names could
be secured. All fiddlers are cordi-
ally invited to tune up their fiddles
and crank up their Fords and
mules and HE themselves to Aber-
deem for this occasion, whether they
have received formal invitation or
not.
The entertainment nm { g
will see that you get what you want
and when you want it, and you
may feel sure of finding friends here,
it matters not from what direction
you may come.
Among the large number of old
fiddlers who will enter the contest
are DR.. d. r. Hollis. an old-time
winner of medals. with several 9TH
er fiddlers from Sulligent, Alabama;
George Carter, another prize-win-
ner in fiddlers' contests, with his
brother. A. J. Carter, and many
others from Amory, some of whom
are considered the best in the state;
Prof. Beasley. j. T. Martin and
James Ross are to represent Cal
houn county, and demonstrate to
all good fiddlers the forty-eleventh
step in fiddling. John Parham, of
Aberdeen. 80 the promoters say. has
just reached the first turn in the
tune of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." and
says that if Mr.. Gay, who is not a
fiddler, will coach him another
week he will be a sure winner, if
everybody gets a prize.
Some of the pleasing and popu-
lar tunes and those for which spec
ial prizes will be offered are: Mis-
sissippi Sawyer" Arkansas Trav-
eler," "Sallie Gooden." Indian
War Whoop." Whistlihg Rufus. !"
Fishers Horn Pipe" Home,
SweetHome." 'Dixie}' Billy In
The New Ground" Preacher And
The Bear" Hop Light, Ladies,
Your Cakes All Dough-" Nellie
Gray" "Old Dan Tucker, "Leath-
er Breeches," Coon Dog" and
Fox Race"
Each fiddler will play two pieces,
one of which must be an old tune
The selection may be played with
or without straws; alone or with &C.
compartment. Stunts. antics
monkey motions. and snatches of
song are desired. and will add much
variety to the program.
The contestants will be divided
into two groups and forty prizes
are offered. Maiers Jewelry Store
offers a solid gold medal for the
best fiddler in the older group, and
The Aberdeen Weekly will give
him a years subscription. In ad-
dition to these two prizes, the High
School Athletic Association will
give him a cash prize of S. The
High School Athletic Associa-
ton will give the second best fid-
dler in the older group a cash prize
of $5A. & j. Rubel Co. will give to |
the best fiddler in the younger
group the most valuable silk shirt
in their stock. M. Bergman will |
give to the oldest fiddler in the
contest a SIS pair of pants. The
Parrot Grocery Co. will give to the
oldest fiddler a 24-pound sack of
Snow Crest -four. The aecond old
est fiddler will be given by Sprag-
gins Cash Store any article in stock
valued at $3.50. and G. w. Babb's
FIVE and Ten Cent Store will give
him $3.50 in trade. The youngest
fiddler in the contest will be given
a "a silk shirt by Blustein Bros. G.
Fl. Watkins will give 400 Camel
cigarettes to the second youngest
fiddler The Phoenix Drug Co. |