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Supplement to The ?dgefield Advertiser. EDGEFIELD, S. C., APRIL, 1898. NI I .Special E CIVIC, MILITARI BICYCLE AND Interesti and EVERY DAY A The Merry Makers are doing a mendous work, and propose to givi friends and visdtors of Augusta a i el such as the history of no city of OW Inhabitants has ever even attei ed. Indeed, gala weeks and festiv of every kind have been atternr but never so daring and brave a.i deflating has ever been secu for a city the size of this. Thou* upon thousands of dollars have t lavished in every entertainment the public. An\bitIous sons and pa ,^^MMM^?tl?_daug-hters all jojn_ia?maJ?laaJ n?ficance is given andgrS^^^^ tude of the w??k of festivities fi the fact that it is the one hundr year of Augusta as a city; added this ls the great interest being ta' by the ladies of Augusta In mak tte floral pageant the mest noted ev in the history of exotics In this co try. While the south is noted for its ? grant flowers, lt is more noted 'for beautiful women, and when the t come into contact, the sweet flow and the beautiful women, lt makes picture such as no other country the world can present. The Merry Maker? have been lav In every preparation for Merry Ma ere' week. The following ls the pi gram as outlined for tb" festivities the week: - MONDAY, APRIL. 25TH. The opening of the week's festivit Is the celebration of the city's centi nial birthday. The arrangements ha been made to make lt the most coi plete civic event that has ever "tak place. Without the glitter of bra buttons, martial music will fill the a and the citizens and merchants will give parade three miles long and worthy of l most beautiful southern city. TUESDAY, APRIL, 26TH. Th'n will be known as Military, Ve erans' and Memorial day. The Mer Makers have combined with the vet rans, the Ladies' Memorial Associati and the military, in arranging a di tnat will be replete with memori events. Local military-, visiting mil tary, Georgia infantry, South Carolir cavalry, with two companies of Veti rans will not only make a military di: play of considerable magnitude, bl "will be reviewed by the governors < the two most noted muthern states Governor Atkinson of Georgia, wit staff, and Governor Ellerbe of Sout Carolina and his staff, who will bot be present on Militar)-, Veterans' ar Memorial day. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH. Of the acme of all that is beautifu and making a day of days, the featur of features with Merry Makers' wee: will be presented, and with so muc' of all the significance, ?o much o beauty, so much of social entertain ment as to attract from every city Ii the two states, and made famous b; the artistic work of the participants which are the leaders of society. The Floral parade marks an epocl In the history of the south. The par fciclpants are social leaders and will bi Joined by the ladles from the varloui cities Ic the two states. With thes< added to the floral parade will make li most interesting. The queen, one of the most beautiful of Augusta's young women, will be es corted by maids of honor who are the most beautiful young ladies of the neighboring cities. The floral parade is looked forward to with great Inter est. In addition to the floral parade the floral ball which is anticipated will be a society event of much significan' c. THURSDAY, APRIL 28. On this day the lovers of cycling win be Interested with races, parade and all kinds of amusements, that the most ardent of bicyclists can imagine. Thc work of this day ls well In hand, and races will be run under the auspices of the Ii. A. W. and S. C. A., and an Inde pendent race in addition to the above. The bicycle parade or carnival In the afternoon will be participated In by half a thousand of Augusta's young ladies and young men. FLAMB HAU. On the evening of the same day, the most startling and thrilling of all the events will take place, the daring pa rade of the flambeaus will be a novel and Interesting feature, which has nev er before been seen In the south. The pyrotechnic portion of this has been well prepared, and the whirling meteors y Occurrences. ihrilling xciting. STORY \H ITSELF. and dazzling circles of fires will ru minate the beautiful Broad street, as the wonderful girations and figures are watched with eager anticipations, as to what next startling event will take place. Uniforms and helmets for the flambeau brigade have been ordered, and the fireworks are from the best manufacturers in the word, Joseph Paine, Sons <fc Co., of London, FRIDAY, APRIL 29. Friday has been arranged for the great Cavalry day; the tournament will of entering into same, can do so. Irres pective of what cavalry they belong to. The tournament promises to be one of replete interest, and the horsemen of Georgia and Carolina will have a gala day, STREET PERFORMANCES. Four of the best bands that could be secured in the south have been obtain ed, and music will fill the air from the morning of the 25th until late at night on the 30th. Every train that reaches August", will be met by a band of music. Music will be played on the street corners, platforms will be erected on Broad street, and during the afternoon of each day entertainments will be given by the best artists obtainable in America. Augusta will be bedecked with red, white and blue, and war or no war, Merry-Makers' week will be a gala occasion long to be remembered in Au gusta's History. BICYCLE DAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1898. One of the greatest features of Merry Makers week will be Bicycle day. The races will begin promptly at ll o'clock on Thursday morning. The bicycle pa rade will take place Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Not less than 1,500 wheels will be in the parade, handsomely dec orated, and will present one of the prettiest sights ever witnessed in the south. All of the bicycle dealers will have handsome floats In the procession. We invite all of our friends and patrons of our sister cities and towns to come and participate with us, and witness a week of fun and glorification. We will have entries from Charleston, Colum gia, Spartanburg. Aiken, S. C., Savvanmh, Macon, Columbus and Atlanta. Over $300 in prizes. Prizes will be on exhibi tion at H. J. Porter & Co's, store, on the corner of Campbell and Broad streets, on Thursday of this week. En try blanks are out and will be found at Thomas & Barton's, Field ?fe Kelly's, Richards & Shaver's, Deveny, Hood & Co's., C. P. & F. A. Beall's, Alexander Drug & See Co's. Races Will take place on north side of Broad street. Following are a list of the races and prizes: UNDER L. A. W. AUSPICES. 1-4 mile dash-^First prize, $8; second prize, $0 vaine. 1-2 mile dash-First prize, $10; sec ond prize, ?S value. 1-2 mlle dash-First prize, $10; sec ond prize, ?8 value. These are cash values of prizes. Open (o aU-1-2 mile dash, first prize 115 ; second prize. #10 value. Boys under 16 years old-1-4 mlle dasn; first prize, cash value $C; second $4, third ?3 value. Boys under 8 years -l-l mile dash; first prize, cash value $.">; second fci.-V) value.; All participants in the races will be ex pected to take part In the parade. Entry hst will close Monday, April ?S, at 12o'clook. A small entrance iee of 50 cent? will be charged for each race. For any information regarding races or bicycle parade, address, C. G. Garratt, chairman. All riders expected to take part In races will fill out blanks for entrance and send as Roon as possible to chairman. There will be 16 prizes awarded to nest decorated wheel, viz: First prize, best ladies' and gents" squad. Second prize best ladles' ard gents' souad. Third prize, best ladles' and pents' squad. First prize, best lady's. Serond prize, best rent's. First prize, best decorated wheel, lady's. Second prize, best decorated wheel la dy's. Third prize, best decorated Wheel, Indy's. First prize, best decorated wheel gent's. Second prize, best decorated wheel gent's. Third prize, best decorated wheel gent's. First prize, best tramp squad. Second prize, best Individual tramp. Second prize, best Individual tramp. First prize, largest number of any one "make" of wheel. FLORAL CARNIVAL, The Most Magnificent Pageant Eve Presented in Southland. Th? floral parade under the dlrectlo: o? the Merry-iMakers" association, tha will take place on April 27, has reall; j dissolved itself Into a battle of flowers Tho keenest, though best natured, com petition has entered into the lists o those who will take part in this rnemor able occasion. Last year the success o; this event waa widely referred t< throughout the country, and was reallj an Inspiration to other cities in furnish ing one of the most elegant entertain ments for the pleasure of lt? citizens. ' The triumph of last year has only been an incentive to those who conceived th? idea, and carried it out so well. No pains will be sp .ired, and no effort con sidered too gr?a.: to surpass any such event that has ever been witnessed in this country. The zest showo, and the hearty co-operation lent by everyone has been most encouraging to the work ers In their undertaking. Besides the awards offered to the for tunate competitors, the spirit of pleas ant rivalry, and a purpose to add a de gree to the success of the day, seems to pervade everyone. The occasion that is anticipated sa anxiously promises to be like the fulfillment of a fairy scene; a perf A wealth of flowers will lend their fragrance and many tints In the transformations that will be effected. From the partlerre of beautiful women In this and surrounding cities a num ber of the fairest blossoms have been gathered to crown the event. The queen, Miss Ella Russell Wright, with her maids of hour, Mls3 Mary Haines, of Savannah; Miss Meetz, of Yorkville; Miss Annie "Wright, of At lanta; Miss Alice Williams, of Athens; Miss .Daisy Evans, of Columbia; Miss Augusta Smith, Miss Lwy Doughty, Miss Allie Eve, Miss Ruth Howard, and Miss Julia Carmichael will lead the pro cession. The coal black CT honor, two In a carriage, will he escort ed each hy two members of the Hus sars, who will wear the regulation mili tary coat with white trousers and black hat. The colors to be worn by the maids will be selected by the queen. Forty members of the Cross Country Riding club will be among the royal escorts. After the committee on awards, Major and Mrs. P. W. Meldrim, of Savannah, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Simonds, of Charleston, decides on the lucky contestants, the riding contest will take place on the north side of Greene street, between Marbury and McKinne. This interesting feat will be witnessed by the queen and her maids from their carriages and by their es corts. The judges of the day will be Colonel and Mrs. W. W. Gordon, of Savannah, and Colonel and Mrs. W. E. Jones, of Waynesboro. The marshal of the day will be Mr. Hy. B. King. The members of the Cross Country Riding club who will take part In the parade are: .jlonel and Mrs. A. Grab owsky Mr. and Mrs. J. C. F. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Beane. Dr. and Mrs. V. D. Barbot, Misses Clara Doughty, Maisie Chafee, Julia Hammond. Mar garet Robertson, Ellen Hickman, Mat tie Gardner, Daisy Barbot, Minnie Richards, Lizzie Scott, Gertrude Shep hard. Mrs Annie Twiggs Taylor, Mrs. W. T. Gary; Messrs. Ed. S. Johnson, T. L Hickman. G. H. Nixon, James P. Richards, T. C. Thomas, Thomas S. Plunket, Thomas G. Bailey, Marion G. Ridgely. B. W. Fair, Herbert Clark. Jos. Fargo, Thornton Perry, William Derry, Lawton B. Evans and John D. Twiggs, Jr. The floral committee is Mr. Bowdre Phinlzy, Mr. T. I. Hickman, Mr. E. S. Johnson. Mr. Hy. B. King and Mr. J. W. Walker. A grand floral ball will be a fitting close to the long remembered day. The patronesses of the parade -ill also be the patronesses of the ball; they are: Mrs. Thomas P. Branch. Mrs. Charles H. Phinlzy, Mrs. Joseph R. La mar. MTS. Harry B. King, Mrs. James Gardner, Mrs. George T. Barnes, Mrs. Henrietta B. Alexander, Mrs. Landon A. Thomas, Mrs. Charles A. Withers, Mrs. Edward H. Butt, Mrs. Bryan Cum ming, Mrs. James P. Verden', Mrs. Al fred Martin, Mrs. Tracy I. Hickman, Mrs. T. Porter Fleming. Mrs. William Martin, Mrs. Thomas K. Scott, Mrs. Preston Brooks Tobin. The ball will be opened with a state ly mlnuette, led by the queen, her maids Df honor, and their escorts. .Only those who take part in the parade will be admitted to this crowning feature of a day of pleasant enjoyment. Augusta has taken the initiative in affording to her people and their guests an enter tainment that few eitles could under take successfully. April 27, 139S, will be a flower crowned day In the memory of those gathered here. Augusta's Big Week. Week after next-beginning April 25th--Augusta throws open her doors to the world ?.nd invites everybody and his wife to come and make merry with us. That week the town will be turned over bodily to the Merry-Makers, and the fellow who cannot have a good time in Augusta then has something chron ically wrong in his make-up. It ls our annual week of festivities and free shows, and visitors will And enter tainment enough going on in the open air on Broad street to reward them for coming to town. And think of the crowds. There is nothing more Interesting than a big lot of people. The man who enjoys observing different types of humanity can have a feast In Augusta on Merry Makers' week. They come from every where. All kinds of them-white and black, young and old, rich and poor, dudes and crackers-all equally wel come, all ..fforded the same opportunity for pleasure. No city in America has a finer street for such an occasion than our own peerless Broad street, with Its straight stretch of level asphalt a mile long, and 140 feet from buildin? to building on either side. Monday will be Centennial day, am Augusta will celebrate with prope public observances-civic parade an< public exercises in the opera house the one hundredth anniversary of he; charter as a city. Tuesday will be Military and Veter ans' day-.Memorial day-which Is st dear to every patriotic southern heart when the graves of our Confederate dead will be decorated with garlands, and the Survivors will hold their an nual meeting. Wednesday will witness the floral parade. The memory of this gorgeous pageant last year is still fresh in the minds of thousands, but last year's beautiful spectacle was only the in auguration of this lovely feature. This year will far eclipse last year's pretty pageant. The prizes offered are ele gant and the number of competitors will be greatly increased. This parade alone is worth coming a hundred miles and spending a week to see. Thursday will have bicycle races in the afternoon and a grand spectac ular flambeau parade and fireworks at night. This will be a brilliant feature of the week. Friday there will be a cavalry and firemen's tournament that will be full of interest, and Saturday a sort cf free-and-easy go as-you-please ' and have-a-j?ood-tlme, provided you keep sober and in a good humor. On ev?fy day in the week, forenoon and afternoon, there will be street per formances on platforms on Broad street, by a score or two of the best variety artists to be procured in the country. A committee went on to New York, vis!Led ali the public gardens and variety shows and selected 37 of the best artists for our Merry-Makers' week. These street entertainments will be free to all. Every night there will be a brilliant variety bill In the opera house at popular prices. It ls easy to see there is no chance for a dull time in Augusta during Mer ry-Makers' week, and If you fall to be line can be had in Augusta as cheap and as first class as anywhere else. But whether you come on business or pleasure, or both, you will receive a cordial welcome. Come and spend the week with us. and . forget all about war and hard times. All work and no pay makes Jack a dull boy. Come and play with us. Augusta's Municipal Centennia1. On January HI. 1708. the legislature of Georgia passed an act declaring that' , the town of Augusla shall hereafter be called and known by the name of the i ?Ity of Augusta, At a meetlnp- of the city council, held april -Uh. 1S?1S. the mayor tva? author- ; Ized to Issue a proclamation Inviting . the citizens of Augusta to take part In the celebration. April 2Rth. 18?>8. of the ' 100th anniversary of the Incorporation it the city of Augusta, making the day i holiday, so far a? the officials and employes of the city are concerned. Tn Accordance with the authority con- ! Terred upon me by the city council. T do issue this proclamation, settln? apart Monday, the 25th of April, for the com- : memoratlon by appropriate ceremonies i jf Augusta's municipal centennial. Business will be suspended tn the ; ilty offices and In all departments of the city government. The police de- ' partment, the fire department, the em ployes on the streets and drains, and the Augusta canal, and all the officials md employes of the city are invited : to take part In the parade and cere- i nonles Incident to the day. The representatives of the mercantile, mechanical, manufacturing, prcfesston il and transportation Interests of the 'Itv of Augusta are cordially Invited to jnite In makins this annlversnry the most memorable In her history. rt ls desired and expected that all ??laces of bushier will he closed for at east a half holiday, so as to ph'e the ?mplnyes an opportunity to take part - n the parade and to witness the cere monies and festivities. The exercises at the opera house will neerin at noon. The centennial oration viii be delivered by the Hon. Joseph B. Slimming. Further details of the day will be an nounced later by the president of the Merry-Makers' association In connec :Icn with their festival week. Tn this ;onnectIon, T commend the Merry-Mak ;rs for the zeal and enterprise which :hey have manifested In giving attrac tive amusements to the public, and in promoting peace and crood will and in idvanclng the commercial interests of Augusta whose welfare is so dear to the hearts of our people. We extend to our neighbors In Geor gia and South Carolina, whosa fathers md forefathers, like themaelvea, have Jone so much for the upbuilding of this ;Ity, a fraternal Invitation lo visit Au gusta on Its centennial anniversary and to participate with our people in the -e.?olclngs of the day and the diver sions and pleasures of Merry-Makers' tveek. Augusta points with pride to ier honorable past-to a century of mu nicipal life during which she has made commendable profrross and preserved untarnished her public credit, which stands in the front rank of American ;ltles. With hearts full of gratitude for the roodly heritage bequeathed to us by the founders of this city, we point proudly to the Augusta of today, and look confidently to the future when, under the blessings of divine Provl lence. Augusta shall be the great man ufacturing and commercial metropolis if the southeast. PATRICK WALSI?. Mayor, C. A. : GREAT COTER! ' SECURED I Greatest Comedy Will Make Th in At FUN FREQUEN1 Most Daring- and Sensational Ad Will Be Reproduced Hero-Nea Cohecland Eeavis Tell o Messrs. C. B. Rea vis and S. H. Cohen, representing the Merry-Makers' association, returned from New York yesterday morning where they went to engage performers for' the coming great festival week. They are both enthusiastic over their sucess, and give great credit t0 Mr. J. s i h Vion, through whom they booked, for his untiring efforts in serving and assist ing them in securing the great bill ..hat will be presented. Said Mr. Reavls to a reporter: '"Les, we have made our contracts, and the deal is so great we cai. hardly realize we were so successful, but never did we put in four days of harder work. We had to meet hundreds, listen to their praises of their acts, get their terms, length of act, etc., then take these and go over them and strike out such as we considered, for good rea sons, it would be undesirable to se ,d de and music halls to "ee what they had that was desirable, and all the time keep in mind our appropriation and keep within Its limit. These were some of the vicissitudes we had to con tend with. We made one special trip to Philadel phia to see an act that had been high ly recommended to us, and we were so pleased with It that we decided to take lt. I refer to Cavan & Herbert, without a doubt the great acrobatic comedy specialty now on the American stage. Deciding to get them and ac tually securing them v> -?. two differ ent things-for we found they were booked solid to June. 1899. at a salary that no other artists on the variety stage can command. Nothing daunt ed we went to work to get them, and with our combined efforts, augumented by the personal assistance of Mr. Vion, we succeeded in securing them by the kindness of Mr. Keith of the Keith Circuit, agreeing to loan them to Augusta for one week. Of course you want to know all we ?ecured and who and what they are. [ will just quote for you a remark made by one of the best posted theatri cal men in this country to Mr. Cohen vesterday, when he said: "Such a combination of specialty artists have never played together in this country, and if they could be kept together, taken to Boston, Philadelphia and the other great cities, it would be a for tune-maker. How 3-0U people ever jot such top lines is a marvel to me." Of course I am more than satisfied with the work, and Mr. Cohen as wild ly enthusiastic over the coterie se cured. Hore is the list: Caran & Herbert. Delmore & Lee. Johnson, Davenport & Lorella. Le Mont Family. Donazetta Bros. Wells & Loretto. Rice & Einer. Moa & Goodrlck. The Three Droits. Nichols Sisters. The Abaccos. Keno & Welsh. Franciola Sisters. Lottie G-ilson. Marie Richmond. Cavan & Herbert, who head the list, ire indescribable. They are king fun makers and, as I said before, the most noted comedy acrobatic team in the world. They command higher salary than any team in their line ever re BUliES GOVE? MERRY MAK Knights mounted and costume at 3.30 in frort of Government Bi . LANCE-Butt iH inch, taper: RINGS-Three inches in diam REGULATION UPRIGHTS TIME-Eight secoivils. Horsemanship counts 3. Each ring taken and brought on Knights have three runs. Rings must he taken with lana Discipline will be enforced. PRIZES. 1st. Saddle, Bridle 2nd. Garnet Ring, 3rd. Gold Watch C 4th. Cross. SPECIAL- For the best appea: H MERRY MAKERS. Team in the World leir Appearance igusta. f AND FURIOUS ial Act Ever Seen in New York irly 50 Noted Artists-Messrs? f Their Trip to New York eel ved In America and I believe after being seen upon the street they alone would fill the opera house every night. While Cavan & Herbert are funny, Delmore & Lee are, without question, the nost daring and sensational per formers that have ever been seen in New York. A record of 20 weeks at K?ster & Beal's as their leading fea ture, and the fact, too, that they re turn from Augusta to K?ster '& Beal's, and are under contract to play no other house In New York for one year, is but a small evidence of the sensa tion they will create. It was in their case, also, that by persistent efforts and plenty of wire pulling we ob tained the permission cf Koater & Beal's management for their appear ance here. Our principal aim was to g^t great performers for the platinums and we have secured in Johnsion, Davenport & Lorella three rcomedy acrobats without ? S^^rrrl'?ffBr'"D,???,"^?r?r7??m^ features. Wells & Loretto as "The and Gay Soubrette" are :rrosisilble and are considered top liners for any house In the country. The Donazetta Briers-three ot them-do a straight brother acrobatic act that ls second to none of the kind In this country. Rice & Elmer-the Rune and the Chinaman-on the bars, are today the leaders of all comedy bar performers. Before Keno & Welsh are here two days every boy In town and nearly ev ery person will have them In mind and be saying: "Watch the Table." The work of the Three Drolls Is the only thing that ie not a novelty. Their act has always pleased so well we deened it wise to secure them. The Abaccos are known as charac teristic acrobatic comedy celebrities Though we did not have the opportuni ty of seeing them, they were com mended most highly to us. Moa & Goodrlck are another team whose queer antics, will add diversity and provoke screams of laughter at every platform where they appear. Added to the already long Hst given you are Miss Gilson, the Nichols Sis ters, Franciola Sisters and Marie Richmond. The Nichols Sisters are the best known black face female delineators now on the stage and never fall to capture a house from pit to dome. The Franciola Sisters are very clever and their quick changes, -lances, etc., have made them in demand. Miss Gilson is petite, catchy and her popular songs never fail to receive a popular response from the boys. A few nights ago Miss Gilson created quite a furor In Washington by an In cident while singing one of her popular national songs. She grabbed a Spanish flag that was thrust upon the stage during her song, tore it into shreads and trampled it under her feet. The house for 15 minutes endorsed her ac tion by the waving of hats and tre mendous outbursts of applause. Miss Marie Richmond ls a fine look ing woman, much on the order of Miss Bhattuck of last year's bill. In addition to securing the attrac tions for the street and theatre, we also secured decorations for city day and made elaborate preparations for the flambeau parade. Since securing the uniforms and pyrotechnics for that parade I feel sat isfied that this will be an event second to none of the entire week and will be thoroughly replete with novelty and dazzling effects. G TO?fl??flPJlT. ERS WEEK, ^p>fil 29. d will report to Frank E.'Beane lilding. lng to % inch, 10 feet long, eter. -Thirty yards apart. lance to judges stand toconnt 1. s carried at intierce. and Blanket. ?liain. ring Knight on Parade.