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NO. 1 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916 $1.00 per year
Historical Sketch ot Chesterfield S
County Fair
It might be said that the Chesterfield
County Fair had its origin
in the annual Boys' Corn
Club exhibition at Chesterfield,
that was first held in the fall of
1911 under the supervision and
direction of Major W. J. Tiller
County Demonstration agent.
So successful was the first exhibit
by the boys' Corn Clubs
that the following year the then
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field, L. H. Trotti, called a mass ?
meeting of the citizens for the i
purpose af enlarging the corn i
club exhibit. At the meeting it j
was decided to hold a one day ]
stock, farm and poultry show in 1
connection with the Corn exhib- 1
it of the boys' clubs. This was <
done under the supervision of ?
such public spirited men as L. i
H. Trotti, W. J. Tiller, C. L. <
Hunley and B. J. Douglass. The t
show was a success, a large s
number of exhibits being <
brought out and many people 1
were in attendance. >
Encouraged bv the progress i
heretofore made and believing (
that a County Fair would pro- i
mote the agricultural interests ?
of Chesterfield County, L. H. i
Trotti issued a call for a meet- 1
ing to organize The Chesterfield j
County Fair Association. The i
meeting was a success and about .
three hundred and fifty dollars ]
was paid in for stock. A char- i
ter was secured for the Fair As- <
sociation, the stock being di- ]
vided into shares of the par i
value of one dollar each. A i
unique feature of the Fair Asso- 1
ciation as incorporated is that I
no dividends ever earned were i
be payable jp. stockholder U
but were to be held as a surplus i
and be expended from year to 1
year to improve the County <
Fair.
At the initial meeting after or ]
ganization the following officers <
were elected, and have served '
avnr oln/.n. D :J J T ?
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Trotti; Vice President, W. J. Til- t
ler; Secretary-Treasurer, C. L. 1
Hunley. These officers at once
assumed their duties and shortly t
thereafter the following Execu- 1
tive Committee was elected: L. i
H. Trotti, J. A. Welsh and Ems- <
ley Armfield. These three to l
have entire charge of the Coun- '
ty Fair. s
A suitable lease on a level >
seven-acre tract of land near the j
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uepoi was secured and under s
the direction of President Trotti ]
the grounds were enclosed with ?
a substantial fence and the required
exhibit buildings were
erected. Secretary Hunley directed
the advertising feature of
the Fair and the publication of a
handsome premium list.
The gates to the first Chesterfield
County Fair were thrown
open Wednesday, November 14,
1913, and for three days the peo
pie 01 Chesterfield county flocked
to their first Countv Fair.
To say that the people were
pleased would be putting it
mildly. Kveryone came awaypraising
the Fair and compli
menting the officers in charge.
The Jefferson brass band was <
present during the Fair and <
dispensed inspiring music. c
Before an immense crowd ?
within the Fair Grounds 011 ?
Thursday, Nov. 75th, the Hon. J
W. F. Stevenson delivered an (
address that covered the indus ?
trial developemeut of Chester- s
field County during the past 30 s
years. The speaker pointed i
with pride to the progress that f
has been made nrd #
p.VM.VIVU \
great achievements for the future.
The inauguration of the t
Chesterfield County Fair was n I
landmark in the progress of the (
County Fair was a complete It
uccess irom every standpoint.
\long the financial end the Ex- l
scutive Committee was able to
>av off debts of over seven hun- s
Ired dollars that had been con- <
racted in arranging for the Fair. j
The second annual Chester- ^
ield County Fair was held in (
November 1914. When the j
darion call to a world without
trms sounded in August of this |
-ear and the sudden Dlunednp =
nto the greatest conflict in all ,
listory by the nations of Europe j
ind a world cataclysm seemed ]
nevitable, when the entire fi (
lancial structure of the nation (
seemed to be tottering, with the
irice of the South's great staple, (
'King Cotton," toppling downward
far below the cost of pro- (
iuction, with panic everywhere, ,
i large number of Fair organiza- (
tions of South Carolina and (
ither Southern States cancelled ,
heir Fairs. It was the concen
sus of opinion in Chesterfield
bounty that our' Fair would
lave to be cancelled for that ,
^ear like the one in Bennetts- ,
gille. But the officers of The
Chesterfield County Fair determined
that the County Fair
should be held and in spite of
many adverse circumstances
they went ahead and prepared
and pulled off a greater Fair than
the exhibition the year before.
\ great appeal was made to the
people to forget their troubles,
and they were many, for a few
days and attend their Countv
Fair, to mingle in social interin
course with their friends and
sheer up. The County Fair the
fall of 1914 did more than anything
else to help the people to
sast the gloom behind them and
ba-Jiuv?-ooofide?oeHira ^bright
future that was bouncf Ifo be
theirs and only awaited confidence
on their part.
The only feature to mar the
1914 County Fair was the tragic
death of aviator Frank J. Terrill.
The officers of the Fair brought
in aeroplane for the first time to
Chesterfield County and daily
flights were made by Aviator
rerrill to the delight of the
housands of people who for the
first time had an opportunity to (
/iew a bird man. The last day
)f the hair, Friday, November
13, Negro Day, was fatal to Mr. (
rerrill. While flying directly
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iouin ui me grounas one oi tne ]
vings of his machine collapsed (
ind his by-plane dropped with a (
iickening thud to the ground, j
3eath was instantaneous. The (
iviator's young wife, a bride of J
)nly a few months, witnessed
icr husband's fall All that lov j
ng hands could do was done for
he bereaved and the good peo>le
of Chesterfield accompanied <
he sad funeral party as they do- !
>arted for Mrs. Terrill's home in "
Worcester, Mass. *
The third Chesterfield County :
<air was held in November, i
915. Prosperity had leturned .
<> the people. Cotton was bring
ng good prices once more, and '
he people were eager for the 1
Jountv fair to he held. To ad- i
/ertise the County Fair, among
)ther ways, Secretary Hunley l
conducted around the county
Mj a 90 mile uip sixteen motor .
:ars with 64 live-wire boosters s
iboard, Short stops were made
it Ruby, Mt. Croghan, Pageland, 1
efferson, McBee, Patrick and I
Dheraw, Billie Collin's band 1
iccompanied the "Iioosters" and 1
speeches were made at every I
top by members of the party, i
nviting the people of Chester- <
ield County to attend the Coun- i
y Fair.
In response to a wide demand
he officers of the County Fair <
nought aviator Bud Cfiiy to i
Jhestci field and he made beauiful,
dare devil flight every day <
A Falsehood Corrected
?regressive Farmer.
We now call upon all farmers
and all papers friendly to farmers
to help correct one of the
most damnable falsehoods vet
perpetrated to cheat growers out
3f a fair price for this year's cotton
crop.
With startling surprise and astonishment
cotton farmers read
in the daily papers last week that
1 meeting of State Farmers' Union
Presidents, held in New Of
leans, had recommended twelve
cents as a minimum price for
cotton.
And this was reported on a
lay when even new crop mid
Jling cotton was bringing 15
cents all over the South! It was
reported also the day after Sup
erintendent Hester published the
cotton statistics printed else
where on this page and in the
irorir nil tf I I
*vir v.iiv vyucic nc J1UUII3IIU11
them!
From Virginia to Texas this
statement of leaders representing
the growers of the crop was
hailed with hallelujahs by the
bears and'with amazement by
farmers. The price of cotton
slumped quickly afterward, and
this report was no doubt partly
to blame.
Now what are the facts? The
facts are that this report was not
only a lie but a lie promoted by
high-handed forgery and fraud.
The facts are that instead of
naming twelve cents a pound as
a reasonable minimum for this
year's crop, the Farmers' Union
Presidents named fifteen cents
and say it should bring twenty
cents. "We find that condisjrojs
warrant a piice of twenty
and we urge fanners not iolell
any cotton at all at less than
fifteen cents," is the official
statement signed by those Union
Presidents who remained in
New Orleans after the discovery
of this amazing fraud.
The tragedy of it is that the
press agency which sent the
false report to all dailies seems
to have sent out no correction
whatever. We therefore urge
all papers friendly to farmers to
copy this article, and for fear
many editors will not see it we
urge every cotton growing reader
to send it to his newspaper.
The fight for fair prices cannot
be defeated by such knavery.
Conditions now are such that
farmers should get back the millions
they lost two years ago
and every farmer should help in
this crusade.
Shingles?Place your orders with mc
now for what vou wi'l need later delivered
to Paceland m !< >;? it? i?? ?. >?
elsewhere. See or write Archie M.
steen, Fugeland. S. C.
luring the Fair. The Fair this
year was the best held yet and
the financial end was O. K.
After the Fair, announcement
was made by Secretary Hunley
that the Fair did not owe a dollar
to anyone and that there was
a balance in the treasury.
The fourth annual Chesterfield
County Fair will be held
November 8, 9, 10 and 11, of this
year. Extensive preparations
are being made for this year's
Fair to eclipse all those licit!
heretofore. Among the free attractions
will he a woman who
will make a descent from a hal
loon one mile in the air. The
best carnival company ewi tour
ing the South has been contracted
with to furnish the amusements
which are of a high order.
No gambling will be allowed.
All premiums in the exhibit
department will be increased in
numbers and amounts.
All prizes will be payable in
:asli.
J
Fou<* Miles of Territory are
Gained by Allies
German positions exceeding
four miles in length were captured
Saturday night and Sunday
by the British and French
armies in the continuation ot
their offensive north and south
of the So?r?me river in France.
In addition quantities of war
material and a large number of
prisoners tell into the hands of
the entente allies?700 prisoners
being taken by the French alone.
Heavy counterattacks against
the British Sunday were repulsed
with large losses to the Germans,
according to London.
I Npor rrhia?M?n1 *V?/\
^IVUI I1IIV(MIII IUC UllllMl
as took a fortified position
over a front of a mile known
the Danube trench; near Courcelette
an advance of about 1,000
yards was made and finally the
strongly defended position at
the Mouquet farm, over which
there had been numerous hard
fought battles for several weeks,
fell into their hands.
To the south of the river the
French pushed back the Germans
and occupied the remain
der of the town of Vermandovillers
and also captured all the
ground between Vermandovillers
and Deniecourt and between
Deniecourt and Berny,
the gain being over a front running
northeast two miles and
thence east another mile.
A. F. Eunderburk Receives Appointment
Mr. A. F. Funderburk joined
the South Carolina Mayors'As
sociation at Columbia loct fill
The officials of the association
were not informed of the results
of the election of '.own officers
here last winter when Mr. R. H.
Nelson was elected mayor, so
last week Mr. Funderburk was
notified by President L. A. Griffith,
of Columbia, of his appointment
on the executive committee
with two others, and he
also received a telegram inviting
him to a meeting of the execu
five committee at Clinton, S. C.
on the 2Sth of September. He
states that he will attend this
meeting, regardless of the fact
that he is not mayor at this
time.
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I Five
/ Five Years ago v
, Pageland. At that
| us. Right from the
trade, and to show
stock and to try to
| Our trade and our
? are
] Belter Pr<
supply ye
| is nearer
| any time
* These five years
I we nave had the si
grow into a long
grateful for the pal
and humbly askfoi
| Pagelai
Death at McBee
The death of Mr. W. J. Armfield
which occurred at his
home here Friday morning at
2 o'clock was a sad shock to the
entire town and community.
Mr. Armfield was ill just one
week, though the Doctors didn't
give his family and friends any
hopes of his recovery from the
first. Mr. Armfield moved here
from Jefferson about five months
ago. He has won many friends
since coming to McBee who
heard of his death with much
sorrow. Mr. Armfield was about
65 years of age. He leaves a
wife and the following children;
Messrs, Roy Armfield of Va,
Ira Armfield of Scranton, S. C.,
Otto Armfield, of Maxton, N. C.
and Wade Armfield of Jefferson,
and Misses Leiland Armfield, of
Jefferson, and Myrtle Armfield,
of McBee.
The body was carried to Jeffer
son. i ne runerai was conducted
at the Baptist church by his
pastor, Rev. J. C. Lawson. The
interment was in the Jefferson
cemetery. May God bless and
comfort the grief stricken wife
and children.
Petit Jurors
The following jurors have
been drawn to serve the Court
of General Sessions, which convenes
September 15th, 1916.
Cheraw?W. P. Stubb, W. E.
Duvall, H. A. McLeod, J. E.
Kirkley.
Courthouse?S. M. Jackson,
D. E. Cason.C. B. Brock, Jerome
Eddins, J. A. Teal, M. T. White.
Mt. Cioghan?J. D. Moore, H.
G. Gibson, JefPWalluce, L. C.
James, A. L. Steen.
Old Store?P. M. Rodgers, R.
M. Clark, W. H. Cato, G. H.
Watts, W. E. Courtney.
Jefferson?W. M. Haithcock,
R. A. Griffith, P. A. Nicholson,
S. J. Sowell, O. B. Funderburk.
Alligator?A. F. McQuaig, A.
W. Atkinson, S. E. King, M. C.
Campbell.
Cole Hill?J. A. Cassidy, G.
W. Boan, J. W. Sweat, J. D.
Burr.
Steer Pen?H. F\ Elerby, J. M.
Griefs. W. T. Teal.
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Years
ve opened up a small stoc
time we were strangers
; start you gave us a libei
our appreciatlan we beg
?carry fust the things yon
stock have grown stead
epared than
ur wants. (
onmnlntn i?a
1/Ulll|lltic 1IU
in (he past.
have been pleasant one
itlsfaction of seeing our
line of satisfied buyers
Ironage of the good peop
r a continuance of this in
id Hard w
Walt Mason's Calf
I asked eight dollars and a
half for one fine black Tolled
Angus calf, which price was noi
too high. I hoofed it west, 1 hoofed
it east, endeavoring to
sell the beast but no one wished
to buy. Day after day I toiled
along, and bored men with the
same old song: "I have a calf
for sale; I ask eight bones and
fifty cents, for this unequalled
critter, gent?who will dig up
the kale?" Then, said a friend,
"Oh, rest vour feet and unit
ifrnnrinnr rvnf
vui uiv; oiilui, diiu iiu? iing
by the year; spend fifty cents
and advertise your sawed-off
cow of pocket size, and buyers
will appear." I followed up that
same advice, and put my jaded
feet on ice; and when the ad. an*
peared, ten customers came to
my gate; one bought the calf and
paid the freight, the others bucked
and reared. And thus by
printing little ads., the wise man
gathers in the scads, and rests
his aching corns; a little ad, will
make more noise than fifty seven
busy boys, all tooting on
their horns.?Exchange.
Resolutions
Resolved first?that the Chesterfield
W. M. U. extend thanks
to the county papers for publishing
our programs, both Quarterly
and Annual. We heartily
appreciate the help they have
given us.
Second?that we extend thanks
to Miss Jessie King and Miss
Mary Adams for the help they
have given us during the Annual
meeting. ,
Third?that we thank the
good people of Cross Roads
church for their kind hospitality
to us during our meeting with
them.
Notice of Court
The Court of General Sessions
will convene 011 Monday, September
25 th, 191 ().
Petit Jurors, Grand Jurors and
witnesses, please take notice.
I. P. Man gum,
Clerk of Court.
September 13, 1916.
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Ago
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to you and you to *
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We are deeply
ile of litis section,
the future.
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