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1 VOL. XXX. KI>GSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2871915. NO. 34
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FIRST COUNTY FAIR
I GREAT SUCCESS
DESPITE UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS
OF WEATiiER?CROWNING
OF QUEEN A BIG EVENT.
The Williamsburg county fair
came to a successful close Friday. It
was colored people's day and, like
the three preceding days, was prow
nounced a great success, notwithf
standing the inclemency of the weather.
The colored schools of the
i.. mall ronrPSPntPfl. as
lowed by a well arranged float repL'
resenting the People's Market and
I by automobiles and other vehicles.
' The weather being of a very threatening
nature somewhat interfered
1 with the arrangement of the country
schools, they being compelled to
eliminate their floats.
The maids of honor to the Queen
were Misses Selma Thorn, Jimmie
Britton, Katharine Bell, Alice Stackley,
Lula Brockinton, Guerry Green,
Bessie Harper and Emma Cooper,
ft These ladies were becomingly gowned
in white robes trimmed with gold
and silver, which was the color scheme
of the feature. The float was drawn
P by two iron-gray horses of Mr P 0
i Arrowsmith, who occupied a seat on
the float as the Queen's driver. The
P little pages were Masters Flynn Gilland
and "Billie" Fairey.
After the Queen had been crowned
her float was driven around the
race track in front of the grand
stand and presented a handsome apIpearance
to the hundreds of spectators.
The Queen, her maids of honor
and the two little pages carried out
this feature of Thursday's programme
with becoming dignity and
charm.
Another interesting feature of the
day was the address of Solicitor R A
Cooper of Laurens, which took place
CUUIiljr wcic nv.li ?t" ? ,
well as the other elements of the
race in this community. Their exhibit
of farm products wa3 very
good,and the best specimen of county-grown
rice, which has almost ceased
to be a product of the county,
was shown by a colored farmer,
f ^ Their exhibit of live stock was very
creditable indeed,as was also that of
the different schools. Perfect order
prevailed throughout the day, and
k not a single arrest was made by the
police.
The climax to this splendid occasion
came Thursday, "Educational
day",when over three thousand people,
men, women and children, were
present. The grand parade, headed
by Metz's band from Charleston and
led by the elaborate 2U-foot noat
upon which the Queen, Miss Ada
, Brockington, and her eight maids of
honor and two little pages were
seated, was probably the greatest
i feature of the day. The parade
1 formed at the court house and
marched to the fair grounds, where
I the Queen was crowned by Mayor
> W R Scott, who also presented her
with a handsome diamond set bracelet.
Following the Queen's float in
the parade were handsomely decoI
rated floats of the eighth, ninth and
. tenth grades of the Kingstree High
and Graded school. These were fol
'reventic
g has issued a proclamation design
?rvance of this day. We have the
re up in convenient places in your 1;
ing many thousands of dollars. It
vith regrets. Be wise and call on j
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just after the crowning of the
' Beauty Queen". Mr Cooper ha?
many friends in this section, and his
address was listened to with marked
attention by a large audience. Dur,
ing the campaign of 1914, when Mr
i Cooper was a candidate for Govern|
or. he did not speak in Kingstree, on
I account of the death of his wife.
; Every feature of the fair was a
grand success, despite unfavorable
weather. Crowds from the country
were in attendance each day, and
from a financial standpoint the re!
suit has exceeded the hopes of those
I most interested, and everybody feels
j that this new feature of the county's
j progress and usefulness has been
well and permanently established.
Preparations for a bigger and grander
fair in 1916 have already begun,
and concessions for booths have been
requested.
There were present not only people
from Williamsburg county, but
each of our neighbor counties, Clarendon,
Berkeley, Florence, George|
town and Marion, was well reprei
sented by citizens who spoke in highest
terms of the great enterprise and
progress of our people.
In our write-up last week of the
attractive booths of local firms in
the administration building we inadvertently
omitted mention of that
of Messrs Jacobs & Scott on the left
center and that of the Williamsburg
| Hardware Co on the right center. I
The display of agricultural implements
and farm machinery by the
latter concern was highly in keeping
with the enterprise of its members
and the general object of the fair?
that of showing our farmers what
i can be done in Williamsburg and the
: means for doing it.
The booth of Messrs Jacobs &
Scott was not only attractive for its
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decorations, uecause uiisieacuie wa?
only secondary to the splendid display
of fancy groceries and confectioneries
exhibited from their general
line.
The booth, too, of the school children
under 14 years of age presented
an exhibit that was at once inter- J
esting and attractive. It contained
a varied list of articles, each one of
which represented the skill and ingenuity
of some little Williamsburg
boy or girl.
In reporting finally on this great
event in Williamsburg?a dispensary
county?it would be incomplete
without mentioning the fact that not
a single case of intoxication was
noted on the fair grounds during
the four days exhibit and not an arrest
made by the police. Citizens
loud in their praise of the good con?
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duct on ine grounus.
The display of fancy work and
household productions of sundry
kinds were, we venture to say, equal
to any exhibited in the State this
year in quality and design. Of
course there will be seen much larger
exhibits, but none better.
The exhibit of county-raised horses
was exceptionally good, as was also
that of cattle, swine, poultry and
dogs, as will be seen from the list of
I awards in the various departments
| printed on pages 2 and 3 of this pa|
Per. M
New arrival of fall and winter
goods at Silverman's Department
Store. It
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ation Friday, October 8, as Fire Pr<
justly celebrated Baxter Fire
lome, place of business, ginnery, gj
will cost you but very little to prep
and purlhase from
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LAKE CITY NEWS ITEMS. j
Many of Her Citizens Attended r
Williamsburg Fair. t
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Special to The County Record.
Lake City. October 26:?A large
number of Lake City folk went over v
to Kingstree in cars and on the train
to enjoy the first Williamsburg
County Fair. The exhibits of farm
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products, the various booths of lead-1
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ing merchants in Kingstree, fancy j
work booths, tomato club booths *
and flowers all spoke well for the
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progressiveness of our neighbor coun-1 *
ty. To the visitor the fair seemed ;
to be a success, and the crowd not ^
only seemed orderly, but were hav- r
ing a good time as well.
Mrs Joe M Eaddy, who live3 on ^
North Williamsburg avenue, should
have had her chrysanthemums on
exhibit at the fair?lovely full blown ,
ones two weeks ago! Her yellow ,
ones have grown on a stalk nine feet
high and easily measure eight inches j,
in diameter. These are the love- J,
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liest ever grown at this season in | <
Lake City and Mrs Eaddy is justly j ^
proud of her garden. To Mrs R F
Joyner is credited the tallest dahlias c
t
in town?the stalks measuring twelve
feet, while Mr J M Sturgeon holds
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the record for blooming of the same
variety, as there are twenty perfect
buds in full bloom on the same stalk.
Miss Mayme Green was in King- j
stree Friday evening, the guest of j
Mrs J C Kelly. Miss Green, assisted s
by Mr Dave Silverman, will furnish
the music at the Kennedy-Rodgers j
marriage tomorrow j
A large number of folks left today
and others will leave tomorrow ;
for the State fair in Columbia. I
Mrs L H Jennings of Bishopville s
is spending a few days at home. \
The circus in Florence last Friday
received its full quota of circus- j
enthusiasts from Lake City. ]
Mr W A McClam left this morning,
with a party of friends for Co- t
lumbia, in his new car. g
Mr T P Fulmore of Cades was in ?
4>Anm vTAnfay^oiT
tuvvii jcoiciuaj,
The Needlecraft Club was organ- f
ized yesterday afternoon. Their first j
meeting was held with Miss Violet ]
Askins. (
Mrs Peter Epps of Cades was in j
town last week shopping. s
A new but successful venture has
been undertaken by a number of r
farmers in this vicinity, namely: the
cultivation of small red pepper. The h
crop is cultivated very much like to
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bacco. Two car loads were shipped
from this place last Wednesday. s
Quite a lot of string beans are be- d
-F riday,
avention Day. The Kingstree H
Extinguishers in stock
arage, stables or barn may pre
are for an emergency. The wis*
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dquarters for (
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ng shipped to Northern markets
low, this being the second crop of
leans raised this year by farmers
uound Lake City.
Miss Annie Meyers of Scranton
vas in town today., LBN.
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GInners' Report.
The third cotton ginning report of
he season, compiled from reports
if Census Bureau correspondents
ind agents throughout the cotton
>elt issued Monday morning, anlounced
that 5,713,347 counting
cund as half bales, of the growth
>f 1915 has been ginned prior to
)ctober 18. This compared with
f.619,747 bales, or 47.9 per cent of
;ntire crop ginned prior to October
.8 last year.
Included in the ginning were 54,122
round bales, compared with 15,*39
last year. 19,020 in 1913 and
11,745 in 1912.
Sea island cotton included num>ered
40,257 bales, compared with
10,078 bales to October 18 last year,
11,139 in 1913 and 15,960 bales in
[912.
The report gives South Carolina
>81,978 bales ginned against 693,114
up to October 18, 1914, or a
lecrease of 111,466.
Items from Earles.
Earls, October 25:?Owing to the
nclement weather, slow progress is
)eing made in gathering the fleecy
staple in this community.
Mr P B Feagin was bitten by a
joisonous snake Friday night. He
s suffering severe pain.
A horse ran away with Mr Harold
Thomson Wednesday afternoon at
Andrews, and as a result Mr Thomson
sustained a few slight bruises,
)ut nothing serious.
Mr Winston Johnson of Raleigh,
\T C' is visiting Mr and Mrs J A
?eagin here.
Mr and Mrs J B Thomson with
;heir little sons, Fred and Bristow,
spent Sunday with their son at Bryin.
Among those attending the fair
rom here last week were: Miss
Sdna Feagin, Carl Feagin, Alfred
Thomson, R C Marshall and family,
j W Camlin and children, M L Boyd,
joris Boyd, J K Marshall, W A Marhall
and W P Boyd.
Mrs John Barrineau is visiting
elatives at Greelyville this week.
The Palmetto Literary society
leld its first meeting Friday, Octo>er
22. The following officers were
lected: President, Edna Feagin;
ice president, Charlton Camlin:
ecretary and treasurer,Mabel Hasellen;'critic,
Loris Boyd:
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