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STATE Fill OPENED. AGRICVLTPRAL AND COMMER? CIAL DISPLAY PREPARED FOR VISITORS' IN. SPECTION. Crowds for Week \ I reed) Beg Inn Ihr to Arrive from All Directions to At? tend Annual sIiom ? I ootbull tiam^ Weduemlay and Thursday?Ad? dresses by Well h nowii Men. Columbia, Oct. 27.?This morning at ? o'clock the gates of the 4 5tb an? nual fair of th?> South Carolina Agri? cultural and Mechanical society will open. Stute faire in the past have bren gala event* and occasions for making ?merry, and so too will this fair >e; but there Is behind the pres? ent exposition?for such it is on a small ecu's? a serious purpose. Ex? hibits have been gathered with the economic spirit of the times. Some Idea of South Carolina's resources is to be gained; of resources that have never been developed. It Is the con? viction of fair officials that some idea of the State's resources must be gained, for economists are now point Inn out that the real cause of the high cost of living la the failure of supplies to meet the demands. To this end the most comprehen? sive exhibit that the State department of agriculture, commerce and Indus? trie? has ever made has been gather? ed together in a building of its own at the fair and will be made permanent: for the benefit of winter tourists who come from se<tlons of more or less exhausted resources. All trains arriving In Columbia yesterday brought many visitors as the advance guards of the thousands that are to come later In the week. The hotels reported many arrivals last night. It was also stated by the managers that many rooms were yet vacant. The Information bureau for the fair la located in the city hall and several hundred rooms have been list? ed, insuring accommodations for all who attend. The railroads entering Columbia have granted cheap rates from all points In South Carolina and from points In Georgia and North Caro? lina Special trains will be operated this ".'?ek from several sections of the State and extra equipment will be provided on the regular trains. Prbminent in the c ents of the week *r? tiv two football games. Wedneaday, at noon, Presbyterian College of losjfei Carolina and New? born t i'e*<- will play on the fair Thursday at noon I I coined the great Carollna-ClemMon j (game. Extra seats, erected by the Carollna-Clcmson management, hut I in use at both games will give ad? equate seating capacity for the two ' big crowds. Yesterday the midway presented a busy scene. Workmen Ware l>usy erecting the tents and getting in I readiness for the opening. Secretary Efird paid especial attention to the selection of this year's shows, and is of the opinion that his midway is far above the average. To handle the crowds, the Colum , iba street railway will inaugurate two-minute car service between the transfer station, corner Main and Gervais streets, and the fair grounds. Over 50 extra cars have been pressed into service. Arrangements have been made by the Southern Boll Telephone com? pany to put on extra operators for the week to take care of the neces? sarily increased number of calls. This will facilitate the telephone work and assure good service. At noon Wednesday in the audi? torium at the St.ite fair grounds the address of the day will he by II. M. IfcAleer of Philadelphia, Pa., poultry expert of the United States depart? ment of agriculture. HJs subject will be on "The Producing, Shipping and Marketing of Poultry." Mr. McAleer is perhaps the most noted authority on poultry in the country, and has the gift of telling people who want to do something with poultry exactly how to do it. Thursday at noon in the auditorium the chief address of the day will be made by Harvle Jordan of Georgia, United States government member of the American commission to Europe on rural credits and banking. Mr. Jordan will return from Mobile with Commissioner Watson of this State, both speaking at Mobile tomorrow. Mr. Jordan is president of the South? ern Cotton association. Every farmer in South Carolina is invited to hear L, M. Rhodes, the official of the Farmers' Union in the State of Tennessee, who will speak at the same time as Mr. Jordan, im? mediately following him. It is not unlikely that another well known speaker will be heard Thurs? day. Sixteen counties have sent tomato club displays and the booths will be completed this morning. The work is being done under the direction of Miss Edith L. Parrott, State agent for the girls' tomato club work and Jas. L. Carbery of Winthrop college. The agents from the various counties will have charge of the booths. Canning demonstrations will be Riven daily. Handsome prizes have been offered for the best booth and the competi? tion is close. The displays are lo? cated in the large steel building. Second Week Jurors. The following jurors were drawn Saturday for the second week of the Court of Common Pleas, which con? venes here next Monday, Nov. 2. P. F. Hatflcld. A. P. Flowers. A. 1). Frierson. J. II. Guthrie. Wi J. Penenhaley. J. H. Levy, Jr. Henry Trout man. S. P. McElveen. Henry Weinberg. F. G. Oopleston. C D. Schwartz. A. E. Aycock, Jr. H. C. Parrott. P. F. Chandler. P. R. Sanders. B. L. Spann. P. J. Geddings. 0< S. Mason. W. M. Lenolr. W. L Benenhaley. T. D, Young. J. W. Weldort. Frank O'Donnell. W. C. Harlee. Marshall Wescoat. J. F. McElveen. II. W. Sholer. J. P. Mercer. W. D. Warren. J. J. Hattleld. W. W. Winkles. J. P. Maurer. Silas Mellette. S. W. Pringle. Peld Ard. KILLED AT GIN. Lamar, Oct. 26.?A deplorable acci? dent which resulted in the death of Noah Amerson, a young white man, occurred at the ginnery of E. B. Boy kin Wednesday afternoon. The young man was passing near a pulley which had a piece broken out and in stoop? ing down to pick a piece of belting from the ground he was caught in this pulley which in a second tore a great hole in his back. His backbone was cut in two while his kidney* and part of one lung were torn out. Medical aid was quickly summoned hut it was seen that there was no hope for his life. The accident occurred at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon and he lived until 8 o'clock the same night and was entirely conscious to the end. The young man was a brother of Mad? ison Amerson, a farmer living several miles from Lamar. Sl'MMER'iON PROBLEMS. Julian Scarborough on Honor Roll ut Yale?Mr. Ashby Riclihurg Moves to Asheville. Summerton. Oct. 27.?Propositions are not confined to geometry, nor un? known quantities to algebra. A news? paper correspondent is sometimes confronted With problems more or less intricate. To express it geome? trically the one in mind at present might be stated thus: Given a cir? cus in Sumter, on Thursday, the 23rd, and a train on the Northwestern due to arrive there in time for the pa i rude, to find how many people were In attendance from Summerton. The I answer is too lengthy to be attached ; herewith. The (ither problem pre? sented seems to require the use of ! algebra. If a lady hoards the train I at Summerton at 9.25 on a given j morning intending to arrive at Sumter j in time, to buy a hat and return on the afternoon train, what time will the train reach Sumter? The answer is represented by "X," or possibly "XXX," if we consider the cause of the delay. Seldom do we chance upon the names of our immediate neighbors and friends when handling so far j away a paper as "The New Haven ? Herald;" and yet in a recent copy of I i this Connecticut publication we find i ' among the lists of honor roll stu-1 dents at Yale for the year 1912-1913,1 I the name Of Mr. Julian Scarborough of this place, who throughout the year ! maintained an average which placed ! him on this distinguished list. We learn with regret that the fam? ily of Mr. J. Ashby Richbourg will leave shortly to make their home in Asheville, N. C, but we wish Mr. Richbourg much success in his new field of labor. He wdll act as Gen ' eral Agent for Ford automobiles, cov? ering several States, with headquar? ters at Asheville. Judge Speere Rallies. I Macon, Ga., Oct. 26.?A message from A. H. Howard, son-in-law of Federal Judge Speer, tonight states that Judge Speer has rallied from what appeared to be a fatal illness. Miss Mary Lemmon, in charge of the Sumter County Girls* Tomato and Canning clubs went o\er last week with the exhibit for these clubs. This exhibit is an excellent one, and every Sumter county visitor should call while at the Fair and see what the Sumter County girls have done to advertise their own county. No Other Method for systematic accumulation is so good, ho business-like, ho gafe, so , sure in ultimate results as our Bank Account 1'lan. [ With this plan you do not have to make deposits at regular in? tervals or in stated umounts. \ Just deposit your surplus earnings ut smy time?in even dollars or (Mid sums as liest suits your convenience. Let those various small sums accumulate until Uio total is siillicient for your pur poee, then?let it work ami earn money for you. Fir^l National Bank ; ; 1905 1913 1 The Farmers9 Bank and ====Trust Coo-= Our record speaks for itself. We are helping to place the farming interest of our country on a cash basis. We want one thousand additional, good farm accounts. Helpful A bank account is helpful in a hundred different ways. You've found this out, if you have a bank ac? count. If you haven't one, we want to see you. The Peoples' Bank. M ???????? v t t ? ? ??????????????? ?????? LET US FEATHER YOUR NEST What you need to make home comfortable during the chill raw days of Winter, we have it. q There are as many different kinds of furniture as there were colors in Joseph's coat. The kind we sell is the good, dependable kind, pleasing to the eye and built strong enough to last a lifetime and yet within the reach of the man or woman of moderate means. 72 PIECE ^sEfCORATED.DIN: FREE! <fl During the month of November we will give absolutely free of any charge whatever one 72 piece fine Decorated China Dinner Set with each cash purchase to the amount of $50 or more and with each cash purchase of $35.00 or more we will give absolutely free one 42-piece Decorated China Dinner Set. H Come in and see us. We are always glad to show you the largest and best stock of Furniture and House Furnishings in Sumter. cherry Bros. Carolina Furniture Co. Che?y 18 N. MAIN ST. Sole Agents Globe-Wernicke Elastic Book Cases. SUMTER., S. C.