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Read me ADS.| y H E PAGELAND JOURNAL |ReadT"cA!)sVol.7 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 Mavftr rkl fVio tmirn /\f itiuj vi vi iiiv ivy* 11 vi V/Iicaici* i 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 ? vv vi suite, i icaiueiii, I... 11. i 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 J X 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 ~ r it. - * - - 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. i ^ 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. r " "U""_ I 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. Y* Ago !k of Hardware at to you and you to * ral share of your an to increase our l want nnri nppd tly, and now we Ever to )ur stock w than at j s for us because mm m. _ m ? usi oi customers We are deeply ile of litis section, the future. arc Co.