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The Lancaster News VOL 12, NO. 4, SEM)t-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, 8. C., TUESDAY, OCT. 24, 191G. $1.50 A YEAR VAN WYCK READY FORFAIR EVENT FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED Great Interest Being Manifested. Marshals For Day Selected. Van Wyck, Oct. 24.?All arrangement* are about complete for Van Wyck Community Fair. We viBlted all of the schools directly Interested In thd fair and made some announcements concerning the fair. Among these announced to the schools that there will be a cash prize for the best composition on the subject?. uc vuuiaiumix r air. UP6I1 tO all pupils of Osceola, Van Wyck and Ferguson schools. The best paper to be awarded a prize of one dolar; second best, fifty cents. These papers to be submitted to a committee of three, by one o'clock Tuesday, Oct. 31st, to be passed upon and awards made. The name of the wtiter must not be written on the composition, but a number assigned by the ^teacher, and the name of the school Jf be written on the paper to Identify the prize winners. There will be arrangements made to serve lunches on the grounds. The committee of program has handed in the following: Chief marshal, K. M. Yoder; assistants, L. C. Ferguson and Sam Vaughan. 10 a. m. to 11 a. m.?Placing exhibits. 11:16 a. m.?Parade of decorated automobiles, floats and vehicles. , 11:30 a. m.?Parade of school children, led by chief marshal and his assistants on horseback, accompanied by music. To march to railroad station and escort the speakers to the fair grounds and school building. 12:16 p. m.?An address to the schools by B. C. Ashcraft, editor Monroe Journal. 1 p. m.?'Noon recess. 2 p. m.?Parade of live stock and awarding nrWes 2:30 p. m.?Agricultural address by Hon. E. J. Watson. 3 p. m.-r-Driving contest, single team. 3:15 p. m.?Driving contest, double team. 3:30 p. m.?Driving contest, best lady driver, single team. 3:45 p. m.?Driving contest, best; lady driver, double team. 4:00 p. m.?Driving contest, single mule team. 4:15 p. m.?DrlvMg contest, double mule team. 4:30 p. m.?Riding contest, | horse or mule. 4:45 p. m.?Trotting races, horse or mule. All exhibitors are requested not, to move any exhibits until after 4:30 | P. m. All living in an Wyck community j fair district are urgently requested to bring as many exhibits as possl-1 ble and all old and unique relics to be placed on exhibition. Everybody is cordially Invited to come and help' to make Van Wyck's first com-1 munity fair a pleasant and sucrea*' ful occasion. Van WycK was well represented at1 Rlngllng's shows in Charlotte last Monday. Among those attending were: W. N. Ashe. J. A. Hyatt, J. j E. Nisbet, J. M. Nisbet, K. M. Yoder. j John Spray, W. Brunson, C. R. Yo- : der, M. C. Harmon, J. M. Yoder, Mrs. 1 J. M. Yoder. Mrs, R. H. Massey and ' Miss Eva Massey. These are grown- J ups and did not go to take the chll-' drnn hut n oca ??~, ??.? wr oww *v/i LuriunriTUS U11U returned convinced the shown were the best they had ever seen. Mr. W. N. Ashe carried little Willie Dobson, daughter of Mr. Gfe<?. Dohson, to St. Peter's Hospital at Charlotte, on Monday of last week, to have her tonsils and adnolds removed, which has been giving her, trouble for some time. The opera-' tlon was successful and the little girl is now at home and getting on fine. Tattle Willie Is a bright girl' and a good day school and Sunday school pupil. Communion services were held at Van Wyck Presbyterian church last Sunday morning by the pastor, Hev. James Russell. These services were fairly well attended. Mr. J. A. Hyatt, Mrs. W. H. Hyatt and Miss Annie Hyatt motored ' to Lancaster last Saturday. Miss Jenette Plyler has gone to' OPTIMISM MARKS WILSON'S VIEW TO MAKE MORE TRIPS Three Short Tous and Twc Speeches at Shawdow Lawn Make up His Schedule. Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 2 2.? Optimism marks President Wilson'! attitude towards his campaign as it reaches its last stages. Men wh( have discussed the situation with him said today that he is confident he will be re-elected. The President has two more speeches here and three trips on his schedule before election day. He probably will receive the returns at Shadow Lawn. He will leave Wednesday for Cincinnati where he will speak Thursday. Then he will deliver an address here Saturday at a celebration of "Woodrow Wilson dav." Nat! week he will go to Buffalo and New York city, completing his speech' making with an address here November 4. Alton B. Parker has accepted ar Invitation to take lunch with the President tomorrow and James W Gerard, ambassador to Germany, will lunch with him Tuesday. Vance McCormlck, Democratic national chairman, came here tonight for a conference with the President on the general political situation. SAPP TO RUN FOR CONGRESS. ?o? Columbia, Oct. 23.?Claud N Sapp, assistant attorney general, tonight formally announced his candidacy for congress kom the Fiftt Congressional district two yeare hence. Mr. Sapp is a native of Lancaster county, which he served in the Legislature. Mr. Sapp took a prominent part last week in the Grahaix suit against the State, from whict he emerged with considerable added prestige. Mr. Sapp has always been a loya! Democrat and will vote the national and State ticket in November. He dubbed the talk of bolting as absurd and said none of the Blease leaders had ever entertained such ar idea. "It is nothing but idle street talk," said Mr. Sapp in declaring a? his opinion that the Blease caueut scheduled for tomorrow night would not even consider anything like bolting. SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENTS YVo u>, I r, rr? -* Kuaniugi,v;il( V^/VJL. 1 ( . 'JNlIlBty" three grade crossings of the Southern Railway's Washington-Atlanta line have been eliminated in connection with double track work betweer Orange, Va., and Central, S. C. Thirty-eight were supplanted bj overhead bridges; 33 by underpasses while 22 were removed by change! in the route of public roads. In all construction work the fixed policy of the Southern is to separate important highway crossings whereover practicable. This policj means large additional expense which is undertaken as a permanent Investment for safety. The Southern has also co-operated with local authorities in the elimination of many dangerous crossings on others of its lines, devoting to this work as much as its resources and other obligations would permit. Pleasant Grove, near Oassott, to teach this winter. "Miss Jenette If a fine girl, and this is her first school, and our good wishes go with her for a successful term of teach ing. Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw made a trip to Rock Hill last week to consult Dr. Fennell In regard to her health. Mr. J. L. Sowell of Kershaw visited Van Wyck last Sunday. He was accompanied home by his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Hyatt, who has been spending some time with her husband. who Is helping his father. Mi. J. A. Hyatt in road work. Miss Bess Cunningham, who has been visiting Mrs. W. M. Harden, and taking In the Rock Hill fair, stopped over with her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Yoder at Oakdale and friends at Van Wyck for several days. She left for her home In Lancaster today and expressed herself as having hed a very pleasant visit. J. M. YODER. HEATH SPRINGS MAN i EXHIBITS* STOCK WEEK OF MUCH INTEREST i Birthday Dinner Given Mr. Mobley?High School Gives Entertainment. -| Heath Springs, Oct. 23.?One of ? the most pleasant occasions enjoy; ed in Heath Springs recently was the >; birthday dinner given to Mr. H. P. i Mobley by his children and their ; families at his home Thursday, Oct. . 19th. All his daughters, with their families including MeBdames Lu> cius Bell, R. L. Vaughn, W. B. Falk. enberry and Hasel Vaughn and one son, J. Rdgar Mobley, were present. - A bountiful dinner was spread, to . | which full justice was done by those (present, after which a passage of i ucnpiure was read and the divine t benediction asked by the pastor upon Mr. and Mrs. Mobley and their - children, those present and those ab [Bent. The only thing that could have marred in any wise the pleasure i of the day was the absence of three >isons, two of whom are principals of . I schools, one in North and the other l in South Carolina, while the third, a recent graduate of Furman Univer; sity, is in Greenville taking a course in Draughn's Business College. > The Rev. W. B. Mcllwalne gave an 1 instructive and helpful address on mission work in Japan at Rich Hill Baptist church Thursday night of last week. Misses Lizzie and Fannie Mcliwaine, his sisters, will spend the winter with him end his family on the campus of Union Theological ' Seminary, Richmond, Va. This is a 1 most delightful arrangement for 1 these elect ladies, so that they may " be with their honored brother while spending his well earned vacation in " the States. Mr. Mcliwaine has a son 1 in Union Seminary who will, after > graduation, take up mission work in " Japan. Mr. W. B. Twitty has returned 1 from Atlanta, where he exhibited 1 some fine stock from the Twitty^Haile farm. He left again Monday [for Columbia, where he left his hogs ) on his way home from Atlanta. He ' took well deserved prizes In Atlanta as he will also do in Colum* j bia. 'I Messrs. Lewis Robertson, W. T. 1 Mobley, J. A. Bridges and Dr. E, F. ' Horton motored to Sumter Wednesday, Oct. 18, to Inspect a roller mill in operation there. The oyter supper Riven by the high pchool at the school building " Friday night was a pronounced success both from the financial and soIcial standpoints. ' Master Taylor Mobley went to ' Lancaster Friday night to spend the week-end with his grandfather, Mr. S. D. Taylor. He returned here '(Sunday after two days pleasantly ' jspent in Lancaster. Messrs. Sidney Twitty and Fur' man Crimmlnger came from Great ! Falls Saturday night to visit their ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Twitt> ' and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crimminger 1 at Flint Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hendriz of Lancaster spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. ) W. Hendriz. 1 Mr. E. II. Mobley went to Ker' shaw Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs. 1 Mobley's brother, Mr. Walter Tay1 lor. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Croxton and children, Mrs. G. D. J2111s and children, Mr. W. C. Ellis and Mr. A. B. ' Cauthen Jitneyed to Fork Hill Sunday to be present at the "Home-coming" service. They report a great i ,crowd present, an abundant dinner served, an enjoyable service and altogether a "great day." In addition to the observance of State Mission ; Day exercises, a sermon was delivered in the afternoon by I)r. J. II. jBoldrige of Woodruff. A pleasing feature of the day was the celebration of the birthday of the beloved I pastor of the church, the Rev. T. A. .Dabney. Mrs. W. C. Ellis left Monday for jColumbla where she will be the guest of her brother, Mr. C. B. Mobley and family, for several days 'this week. COTTON PRKTCS. Today, Tuesday, October 24, cotton selling at 19 cents. Seed 90 cents per bushel?$60 per ton. GEMS REGAIN m_ POSITIONS ALLIES' EFFORTS FAIL ! Attacks on Two Sections of Front Beaten Back?Three Tanks Destroyed. Berlin, Oct. 29 (by Sayville).? I The greater part of the trenches on the road between Aucourt L'Abbayer and LeBarque which were raptured by the British on October 28 were retaken yesterday by German I troops, according to the official statement issued today at the German army headquarters. Attempts made by British deteachments to advance last night north of Courcelete and east of LeSars, the statement adds, failed. "In the last great attack against the German positions in the Sommo! region the British used several tanks ' and three of them were destroyed by i the German artillery fire," the state-1 ment declares. SUCCESS IN THE EAST. Berlin, Oct. 20 (by Sayville).?, German troops yesterday stormed j important Russian positions with adjoining lines on the west bank of the river Narayuvka in Galacia and i repulsed sanguinarily counter attacks, says the German official state: ment issued today. The Germans i |captured 14 officers and 2.050 men and took 11 machine guns. BATTLE MORE LIVELY. Berlin, Oct. 20 (via Sayville.) ? The battle between Austro-German i forces and Roumanians on the fron'I tier ridges of Transylvania is pro-j 1 greasing, says today's German offl-| jcial statement, while in the Roumanian province bordering the Black sea the fighting between the RussoRoumanian armies and the forces of i the central armies and the forces of (the central powers yesterday became more lively. CHECK FOR SERVIANS. Berlin, Oct. 20 (by Wireless to I Sayville.)?The forward movement of the Servian forces in the bend of! the River Cerna, in southern Servia, has been halted by the troops of the j central powers after a temporary! Servian success, says the German of-j ficial statment, issued today. GOOD NEWS AND BAD. I Bucharest. Oct. 20 (via London.) I?The Bulgarian and German forces in Dobrudja have taken the offensive along the whole front. They have forced back the Roumanian left wing. tne war nfflre announced to-1 day. The Roumanians have taken thrti i offensive in the Oltus valley, through which the Austro-German forces, invaded Roumania, the war office announced today. They have driven back the invaders to the frontier. The repulse of attacks on other parts of the front also is reported. In the Rran defile in the Trotus and Uzul valleys and on the left; bank of the Ault, Austro-German attacks were beaten oft. The Roumanians took prisoners and war material. In the region of Mount Robui i five assaults were made costing the ; Teutonic forces heavy losses. The; I Roumanians recaptured Mouni Surul, near Rothenthurm pass. BATTE IN PROGRESS. Petrograd. Oct. 20 (via London.) ?Announcement of the inaugura-i tion of an offensive movement in eastern Roumania by the army of Field Marshal von Mackensen is made by the war office. It is said the Germans and Rulgarians have suffered great losses. The battle continues. SERVIANS MAKE GAIN. Paris, Oct. 20.?The war office an-, nounced today that the Servians have in|iiuicu uir piHifau ano village or Velyesselo on the western end of the Marcedonlan line, putting the Bulgarians to rout. The statement says heavy losses were 'nfllcted on the Bulgarians. The Servians captured 100 Bulgarians and three cannon. Velyeslo Is two miles north o* Brod, a town on the Cerna river, the capture of which was announcd yesterday by the French war offlee. PROFIT AND JGV ~ E IN COUNTY FAIRS; MAY GAIN NEW IDEAS. 1 i rkan/>? * * ' " * " vloiivc iwr /ijincuiiurist to b Learn Things of Value to Him. A. M. Latham in Home and Farm,: Louisville. |d< The fair season is on. This is the,B: time of the year when we hold corn^ pi shows, canning club exhibits and;nr general agricultural fairs. Theibj question may be under discussion by I Pi many farmers now whether or not it1 Pi will pay them to attend. Some few' fi farmers think there is nothing to be la gained either by showing or seeing. This is a mistaken idea of theirs, and ni one which they will discard fromlra their minds if they will but stop aiw few moments and seriously consider. Ir It has been said that it is by corn-It1 parison that a thing is either class-'Cf ed good or bad. Everything is corn-It11 parable in the way of nature and man's work. Some specimens ot|e3 fruit of the same variety are better 81 than others. There are conditions *t that cause these variations, and it is ni worth the grower's time to study rt I well theste differing conditions. It is undeniably true that the pi growers who exhibit place the best1,11 fruit they have on exhibition, which ;c# often is not a true representation of',r the fruit at home. These good spe- 'a cimens go to show what can be grown under the most favorable conditions. If a grower has choice ?' fruit, he is generally proud of it. The f fair is the exhibition ground for the V1 best the country produces. If a grower succeeds in getting a prize because of his fruit's superior- ^ lty, he is encouraged to grow still I better fruit and make a better showCI ing the next year, or. if his fruit fails ^ to get awards, he is spurred on to! t T try to do better. This sort of good inatured competition brings good results. It has a tendency to induce all n to grow better fruit. Those who fail- ('' ed will make an effor' to find out ol why they failed and avoid making!**' the same mistake again. and try in CI the future to do much better. The ideals of the fruit growing industry P are raised, and if ov our efforts to:m reach the Ideal, we fail to pet to thotr poal, we are benefited as we are sure ei to improve upon our past. P' At even n small county fair, the * products of the uifTerent sections are " shown, and it is learned what varieties do best on certain soils, un- P' der certain situations and conditions, vi As a consequence, the grower sees el what is best adapted to certain sec-! ft tions and how to improve under eer-' d< tain conditions. it A wonderful array of varieties willj*1 be present on the exhibition tables, j The old standard ones, with new ones p by their side for comparison. Tho! s; merits of all are discussed, and often p valuable ideas are put forth that will i tl preatly help the small fruit grower'a as well as the larger ones. The poor' a varieties, or unsuitable ones, are'ai given their show, and the grower is, given a chance to avoid them. One p may have intended to plant a certain n variety, but when he sees and tastes tl it, finds it objectionable and avoids[g It. The different methods of culture w of the different kinds are discussed, al and the most successful plans of cul- _ ture, spraying, cover crops, manur- 0] ing, budding, thinning, etc.. can be obtained. Then there is a great so- ^ cial advantage to be gained by these ^ meetings. The people of a class ar? tl) brought together and often valuable h, acq uh in tun res, that otherwise would, n( never have existed, are made. While there Is plenty of hard work, hi all right in getting ready for the tt fairs and in putting on the display,I yet there is a lot of enjoyment and g] fun. It relieves the monotony and' fj revives the sleepy-spirited. It helps te to lose some of that hated "isolation" b: of which the farmers sometimes com- at plain. It is educational, for?one of-;p, ten learns how little he actually fa knows, and is revived by being per-'d< mitted to demonstrate the little that h< he does know. (w Sometimes one thinks that their si 1 products are very inferior, and they at are inclined to want to sell out and n< go where they can grow better stuff w But when they pick out a bushel of m apples, a plate of pears, or some oth- m K CROWDS SEE " WISON GO HOME MRYAN ON THE TRAIN reat Commoner Rides With Former Chief and Expresses Confidence of Victory. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 20.?Presi>nt Wilson, returning to Long ranh today from Chicago, partldated in campaign demonstrations ranged in his honor along the route r local Democrats In Ohio and pnnsylvania. Twice at Greensburg, a., and in this city, ho alighted om his private car and thanked rge crowds for coming to see him. A throng was assembled here toght in the square in front of the lilroad station, where red lights ere burned in honor of Mr. Wilson, itroduced by Samuel Kunkel, cuBurer or tne Democratic State munittee, the president said: "I rve no speech to make, but I would ideed be ungenerous it I did not cpress my gratification that you lould come out to see me this way. is great incouragement to a public an who is trying to do his duty to sceive such a welcome." The President hurried back to his rivate car, but just as the train got ruler way the coach ahead of his ir jumped the track, bringing the ain to a stop with a bump. A dey of 15 minutes resulted. At Greensburg the President left is car in a driving rain and walked ntside the station with Col. Richard oulter. Jr., of the Tenth Pennsylmia regiment, just returned from le Mexican border. A band played The Star Spangled Banner" as he ppeared and the crowd applauded, he President stood up in a flag raped automobile, waived to the rowd, expressed his thanks and jen hurried back to the waiting ain. Brief stops were also made at a umber of towns, whfere the presient appeared on the rear platform r his car and shook hands with the sople. It rained constantly, but the owds kept it oft' with umbrellas. W. J. Bryan met the president at ittsburgh and rode with him for ore than an hour afterward on hie ain. Because Mr. Brayan was not cpected, he did not ride in the resident's automobile at Pittsburgh, rowds along the streets cheered Mr. 'ilson when he appeared. Mr. Bryan, after talking with the resident, said he had become conneed that Mr. Wilson would be relected. He has been campaigning >r the president in the West and eclared he expected the Democrats! > gain several senators in the mountin States. "I want to put it as strongly at? ossible that Mr. Wilson will win," aid Mr. Bryan. "The people ap rove nis Mexican policy and somehing (he administration has done ppeals to every class of voters." He dded that the women of the West re for the president. 'Joseph Ouflfey, chairman of the ennsylvania Democratic State com-* littee, boarded the president's train lis morning and rode through the tate with him. Tomorrow afternoon Mr. Wilson ill address a gathering of farmers L Shadow Lawn. - farm product, and enter it along ith their neighbor's articles, they nd they have as good as he has rown. and when compared with the ?st the State fair has on exhibition, e learns to his surprise that he is :>t so far behind after all. While le year has been on "off soason" for im. it ha? been an off season for te other fellows, too. In my opinion, no farmer or fruit rower can afford to miss his county Lir. By all means fie should at nd; it is only fair to himself and Is neighbors that he do so. There ?ain. It is of almost as much imortance that he attend the State ilr. Sometimes this -"can not be :me on account of the distance and r>me affjiirs, but in every instance here it is possible, the fanner lould attend the fairs in his county id his State. The education, to say >fhlng of the entertainment, is orth while, worth a great deal ore than they cost In time and oney.