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P'*"'" ' WKounty Fair October 19, 20 . .- . ' S$i|ti|ii|B^0<Sl LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1921. NUMBER SO. Ep7T. | Approaches IV lops-Prospects lay of Field anc i/\Ua1/4 T\/\nov?fiY IlfcCiiuiu jL/cpax uii Best Ever-Pig s Provided For. lie less than two weeks r ir grounds will present a music playing, riding devi rdy music pulsing through tet of ydung folks adding On Tuesday morning, 0 n,dktfte fair' officials, as the at this year will see a iarg lation are flooding the offi of the fair society, who is anie C. Caughman, the ef Lexington county, who is . fl5S^Br* - .? '\:$0Z$k$r ' :::<;^||fc ' x. ':^:t^?BP HWB ' {vx '^?E3Pj^HHHHB \ ' ^ ^' ^ r^ ' ii^^^" * iCA^ v .'N +* ' jH ?(sikS^'~: - ^88 BMWBkiW^^B^^^^S I President Ix?xlngton County department, is making e t domestic stuff, including eserves, pickles, jellies, et les W. Shealy, the farm d rn and pig culb boys will rr i have been offered them :t to stage a fine showing t amusement side there wi > The A. B. Miller's Grej furnisn tne amusements, and have ^K^<$ws of a first class order, with i: Baway dull care. They will carry ^B^dll give a big free show. "The premium list, which has been ^K&ected to be in the hands of exhibito FAIR N IAN TW fuch Enthusiasm Bright For Fine I Garden Crops 1 lent Expected to and Corn Club emains until the Lexington scene of activity?with ices of all kinds, with their the air, in full swing, with its charm to the general air ctober 18, the gates will be time draws nearer, are ope crowd present. Requests ce of Sam J. Leaphart, the kept busy answering them, ficient home demonstration this year in charge of the BP I, L\\ . Fair Association. \ very preparation for a fine goodies of all kinds in the c. emonstration agent, is sure lake a fine showing. Attrac, and from what he hears his year. 11 be plenty of fun for old iter Shows have contracted ? agreed to set up plenty of nnumerable ways to while their uniformed band and I delayed unavoidably is exrs by the end of the week. i OW LESS '0 WEEK, I??wmamiMmiM/TfM. S. Jj. HE I '..c iiuijirffcmknt Loxiiii # i HIGH SCHOOL Pl'PILS i ORG A XIZK I? E3.\TI XG SOCII7TY ! | The tca? hers. and pupils of the lii-viij school department of the Lexington J High school assembled in the school. auditorium Friday afternoon and organized a literary society. Much interest has been manifested in the-' election of officers, and thi? usual! speculation as to who would be elect-; ed president. It was moved aiyl carried that the society be called the; Palmetto Literary Society. And that we meet regularly twice a month. The society officers are as follows: : Herbert Hendrix, president; Mary Ellen Caughman, vice president; Edith ! Roof, secretary; Nola Price, treas-1 urer: C. S. Addy, literary? critic;' Misses Ola Warner. Anna Lee Corlev and Raymond Hendrix. program | "committee: Byron orderly | critic: Scih Smith and C'larem-.e Sex, j monitors. Superintendent R. K. Whittle i: working: on the constitution- ai d ? ;? laws whiiii will he read at the next meeting,-. * r?. ;T: i u. rkksoxa i ,n. Batesburg, Oct. 3.?Miss May Copeland has accepted the position of J teacher in the Eelioa graded i ' for this session. , Mrs. C. M. ' tit odes has returne 1 j j from a ten day's visit lie.* so.i. V.*. ' F. Rhodes in i'harlestan. Mrs. Elijah Hall, re.ddin * no.,-- Pamaria. was i:: town shopping Satur jt.:ral i** 11- ???:rtt: i'ei ! . < Saluda ; was he -;- en business perlaini::-: to. his o::i< e Saturday afternoon. Magistrate H. It. Sra lai:ui. Il'-n.i J. M. Mai pans and Hon. George \V ' : Wishtman made a business trip to; Lexington Monday. ' Mr. 1). Eff Ridgell, a former resi-: dent of Batesburg but now ol..lack--, sonville, Fla., is spending a few days, | this week with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. (\ Ridgell. : Miss Sarah 'Clarke ol" Croenville enrolled last week as a student of Sum-, merland college. Dr. R. II. Tim merman spent Sun-, day with relatives and friends at* Pleasant Lane in Edgefield county.: His daughter. Mrs.' Mary Timnierman, and little son returned home with him. i ~ I SAWAYj 1 1 1 1 ; I >3 ' ' ' BKBIB h!h9 HHR 0 II /9^^HH^^BBB|L : :"HMg jy PiV^HHI P>^ {^HBBBHB^HH^w^p h - CIBB^^^Ih^H r T 2 t I j ( c 1 1 ] / I XDRIX. ?tt;n County lAiir Association. ?,lfO?gW?WW?^ KIRBY CASE APPEALED TO SUPREME COURT A.' D. Martin, appointed by the court to conduct the case of S. J. Kirby, has served on Solicitor Callison notice of appeal to tlje supreme . court, which automatically acts as a stay of execution. Kirby had been sentenced' by-Judge Sease to be electrocuted October 21. T. (\ Sturkie, attorney for Gappins, had already served notice of appeal. So that Fox, unless the governor intervenes, will be the only one of the three men to meet death on the date set. Fox's father has tiled with the governor a petition requesting commutation of his son's sentence to life imprisonment, but the governor, according to the daily papers, has refused to take such action. S. ,1. LE.\riIAIlT. ; Sc.?ctary lawinjrton County I'iiir Association. i IN MKMORIVM i: I Robert. ititant sun o: Ralph and Essie Eotins. born June 30th. '~3 r 1 ii21. died August 30th. 19" I. ased on.lv two ojonths. ti Asleep in the arms of Jesus. a Asleep mi his gentle breast. . 1i is our "Tittle da rimer. ' He is at peaceful rest. 1 "I PARENTS. S SATESBURG BANK OFFERS PRIZES TO FARMERS pecial to The DIspatch-Newy. Batesburg, S. C., Sept. 30.?The irst .National Bank og BaieDurg, is ffering $150.00 in prizes to farmers 1 'Aiken, Saluda and Lexington counes who live within 15 miles of Batesurg, as follows: For the best five acres divided as jllowa: One acre of wheat. One acre of barley and clover. One acre of rye and vetch. One acre of oats and vetch and One acre of oats. $30.00 for the first prize and $20.00 3r second prize, total $50.00. Eight prizes will be given in the cre-oi wheat contest, as follows: 25.00 fcr best acre; $20.00, second; 15.00, thr-d; $12.00, fourth; $10.00, ifth; $8.00, sixth; $6.00. seventh; and 4.00, eighth. All contestants must keep a memoandum of how the land was worked nanure and fertilizer used, harvesting md yield. In each case three neigh >ors must certify to the yield. This vill be his history or report. All re )orts must be in the hands of the cash er by Sept. 10, 1922. Prizes will be ietermined on the following percent iges: Yield, 40 points; cost, 30 points listory. 30 points. Judges will be named by the board of directors ane prizes will be awarded on the fourtl Saturday of September. 1922. It is earnestly desired that our fai mers enter the contest and adjus themselves to new methods of farmin, that, the boll weevil has forced on us E. C. RI'DGELL, M. E. RUTLAND, D. E. ETHEREDGE.' NOTICE TO FARMERS OF LEXINGTON COUNTS I have secured prices on nurser; stock. Nursery stock of good qualit seems to be scarce and the prices ad vancing. Therefore, I would urge oi the people placing orders as soon a possible to avoid a higher price, .in ferior stock and the possibility ? getting mixed varieties. I will be at Olemson College fron UClODer "io to am. hh:iumvi*. .-viie these dates I will be in my office a Lexington on Saturday ot' each wee] and will be glad to take orders fo such nursery stock as the people ma; want. Where it is possible I would sugges the placing of cooperative orders. 1 J. W. SHEALY. County Agent. I'allentine. S. ('. i * CE i's-'wit pickixb at iiite home ein.foyed by y.ana The peanut picking given by Mr, !). A. Hite was enjoyed by every ont present. There were several bushels of peanuts picked. After the picking ake and lemonade were served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jntuel Hite, and son David. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Itikard, Clarence. Estell Vol ton. llaskell, Bertha and Amlc-' Itikard, Eva, Nina. Horace and Boyd Bn' krnan. Thomas Bradly, Beuiar h'i'ie. Mary. A dell and Man il'a BachMrs. Maggie Kyzer and sons, \lton, Cornelius and J.. I'. Berly lachman, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas '. Bachman. CllAPIN SOCTHPAW STARS. Chapin. Oct. I.?In a very interest? - C of m 1 nrvi 1 I 1 ^ gclllll' I'L I UU 11 MMUM.kV. w mm. -w # he Chapin high school with a crip >lcd lino up battled the Summerville f earn for seven innings, when rh_* :ame was callecV'on account of darkless. with the score G to (>. The eature of the game was the fast elding of Eleazer, II. and Clark. ()., ml the work the the Chapin battery: Jndler, Hand, Slice, Cr. Lindler struck ut eight and allowed but three hits, 'he fielding of Stuck. W. featured for lummerville. MANY PREMIUMS OFFERED AT, STATE FAIR I Columbia, Oct. 1.?Many attractive premiums are offered to growers of fine hogs in the premium list of the South Carolina state fair, which will be held October 24-28. The total of the premiums, exclusive of the premium offered members of the boys' pig club department, is well above the $8,000 mark, and will serve to" bring to the fair some of the finest swine at any of the fairs. The total of the premiums afforded for the Essex, open competition, is $400. Berkshires, open- competition, $800; Poland China, open competition, $1,420 T'amworth, open competition, $400; Duroc Jersey, $1,425; O. I, C. or Chester Whites, $650; Hampshires, open competition, $1,000. In addition to these open competition prizes, the premiums in the fu turity classifications. Poland China, $1,020; American Duroc Jersey association. state futurity show, offers $1,500 in premiums. Many Prizes l'or Cattle. ; The prizes being offered for fine cat tie are also of an attractive value, i Premiums are offered for Jerseys, - Guernseys. Holstein-Friesian, Ayre shire, Red Polled, Devon, Short Horn, j Hereford and Aberdeen-Angug. The sheep and goat department also ; offers some valuable prizes, as does ? the horse department, i South Carolinians are much interesta ed in cattle and swine production at the Pfggent time, the inroads of the - boll weevil having served to drive t home to farmers the fact that cotton g must be looked to merely as a side crop for a few years at least. Interest in cattle and sfcine production has been growing steadily over the state during the past several years, and the indications are that the displays of fine stock this year will be especially i full and complete. Good Midway Attractions. y While there will be excellent disy plays of fine stock and farm products , . at the state fair, the amusement fean ture has not been lost sight of, and . s an aggregation of 30 shows will hold sway on the midway, f The midway attractions will be provided by the C. A. Wortham company, n and are said to be the best that have r yet held forth at the state fair, t There are many riding and amusek ment devices in the aggregation, r many of which are new to this section, < so that there will be no lack of wholesome fun during the fair, t Some real automobile racing is promised by Secretary Efird and the horse racing too will have its inning and will likely attract much attention. The admission to the fair gronds (this year will be 75 cents instead of $1 as was the case last year and the l officials are anticipating good crowds during South Carolina's gala week. TEACHERS EXAMINATION. The fall teachers examination will be held Friday and Saturday of this week. The examination Friday morning will begin at nine thirty o'clock and applicants are asked to be on hand at nine o'clock so that the/ may get. the instructions. Those who fare late may automatically debar -themselves from standing as there is * i -- ri,? ,,... ii scneauic to gu i m- tumc ?'i'~ plicants will have tho use of a room in the High school building and tlie colored applicants will have the* use ol" the Court Ilou.se. There will be three classes of certificates: Primary, general elementary and high school. An applicant can stand for only one class at this examination. The schedule of the examination and tho subjects appear elsewhere in this issue of the paper. SrS'XY SOCTII SCHOOL TO OPEN OX THE 17TH The Sunny South school. Miss Bessie Fulmer in charge, will open Mon^ 1 '*iL Do ??nti to o lirfTpfl Clay, uciouer 1 I ill. latmw .. to have children present on the opening: day. The compulsory term bejrins November 1.