The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, November 11, 1915, Image 1
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VOLUME 84?NO. 84. CHESTERFIELD, 8. O., NOVEMBER 10 1015 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Fair Was
Fine Exibit
At the time of going to pre
Thuisday evening, the most so
cessful county fair in the histoi
Chesterfield county is in fu
swing. This fair has been
^hummer in every sense of tt
^ ^sr.ird. The crowd was a recon
breaker, S,500 people havin
passed into the grounds Wednei
day, and the probabilities ar
that when results are totale
for today, yesterday's recoi
will be surpassed.
The exhibits for all depari
ments were larger than heret<
fore and of a higher grade, shov
ing Improvement in man
things since last year.
Though the prizes have bee
awarded, the result" ha^e nc
yet been fullv tabulated, so i
is thought best to defer thei
publication until next week.
The judges were Miss Moor
of Winthrop College an
m Mr. Stewart, of Olemson. A
H is generally understood, th
judges identified the exhibit
entirely by number and coul
not know to whom they belong
I ed. Judgment was made b;
the point system endorsed b;
these colleges.
In the department of House
liold Arts some very fine worl
was displayed. All of this worl
was commended for the grea
variety and for the uniforml:
careful manner in which the ex
hi bits were made.
One of the outstanding fea
tures in this department was th
centerpieces and counterpane
made by Mrs. M. B. Smith, o
Oheraw. This lady exhibited i
great number of pieces of fane;
work, all of verv high grade
Mrs. Ingram, ot Oheraw, pre
sented a very beautiful exhibit o
flowers, some mammoth chrys
anthemums. A hat made o
wire grass by Mr. Irving Olive
attracted much attention. Mr
Oliver said he used to tnak<
lote of them before the war.
It is possible that the exhibit
| of no other department hav
I shown the improvement tha
I is manifest in the Kitchen De
I partment. Here rows and row
of shelves were loaded with th
very choicest products of Ohes
Bterlield's kitchen. There wer
nmny things in there tha
B)ur President would delight t
upon his table. They ar
^&ir too good for any king tha
l^wer disgraced a throne in Eg
nA?.
HH)ne of the the most notewort
^^^ plays in this deparment wa
n of Mrs. D. F. Buie. ?#f Pa
fl^HH|^^flere was a whole she I
^^^^^^fterves that makes one
^ ^^^^^^Bwater twenty-four houi
ving seen them. Ther
items in this beautifi
MRfiSHK^Htion, including a larg
H^BBnfifiHggs preserved in liqui
BB^BdHnHrhi8, by the way,
HHHHhat every farmer's wif
8bBH?BBmV> be fauailar with. Liqui
WRUBBUjM-n be bought from an
^SB*, very cheaply and b
It is easily possible t
>sh and wholesome egf
rear round.
rowing pimento plan
ripe fruit, exhibited b
, W. Hanoa, attracte
tention.
L. H. Trotti'sentry of 1\
Mrs. A. W. Hursey's lj
is Beulah River's 92 a
special mention f<
eat variety and excellei
arm exhibits mad6 an u
fine showing. Thei
lily one-third more iten
[this year than formerl
kat improvement in qua
Lis was especially true i
I and sorghum. Forlrii
| Mr. O. H. Doogla
lids the championshi
I taken the prize tbn
Boning.
lisplays of hay show th
Veld cao grow them a
ere fly* sample* of oaf
) a Hummer;
s, Big Crowds
88 vetch, pe&vine, aoudan grass,
c" amber cane and timothy. Teos*y
inte, seeoiingly a new one,
i' deserves investigation. It grows
a! very lnxurantly, somewhat re's
jsembling millet, bat is said to
be moch better.
g A great variety of peanuts and
B* fruit both fresh and dried were
e shown.
jj Mr. F. W. Kivers' farm display
deserves special mention.
In this booth he had on exhibit
about everything that jnan or
5* >,1 i. i. 11
annual nuuiu tmc uu o?i> 11
every farmer in the county
y would follow this suggestion
Chesterfield's prosperity would
be assured regardless of the
L price of cotton,
it
Some fine samples of to
bacco prove that this crop can
be successfully grown here,
d The corn display was hardly
H up to stanlard, according to Mr.
e Tiller. Plenty of good corn was
,8 made by the farmers and by the
d boys corn clubs, but not enough
attention was paid to the selecy
tion of fine specimens. The exy
hioits shown were good, but
there should have been more.
The display of stock in charge
^ of Mr. P. W. Rivers was especi^
ally fine. About three times as
r much stock was shown this year
y as last and of a higher grade. In
several instances stock that took
first prize last year was outclassed
and received second honor
this time. This makes a fine
e
showing. Mr. Rivers is on the
f right track when he says greater'
I emphases should be placed on
E?
dairy breeds. A fine dairy cow
will pay for herself in a short
m time. Great pains should be I
I taken by the farmers to find the
breed best suited to the locality,
, with which all homes should be
r supplied.
The best dairy breeds shown
e were those of Mr. F. W. Rivers
and D. L. Lisenby.
g 8. H. Kivers of Mt. Croghan, (
e showed a magnificent Red Poll .
t. bull. A very fine heifer was 1
shown by Mr. Lawrence Reid, of (
8 Marlburgh. I
e Very tine hogs were shown by
. H. A- Watson, F. H. Boatwright
e and R. K. Pitttnan.
t The poultry department was ,
0 well supplied with good exhibits, ,
e showing that many people are
1 interested in fine breeds.
The pair of Touloose Geese
shown by Mr. W. 8. Carpenter
y of Patrick, attracted much atp
tention.
r A pen of white leghorns owned
f by Mr. II. B. Graves of Pageland
won 1st prize in that class,
t.VlA nnn fcr alaA U/i nni n? o r*7 onra
j VMV vwvn M ?uv/ Tf llllllllg O t V.U
stakes as best male bird in show.
(j The Belgian Hares exhibited
by Mr. I>awrence Iieid, of Ohe(1
raw, attracted much attention.
a Tha Amusements
e One of the best carnival com^
panies to be had wa9 on the
y grounds well eqoipped to entery
tain with thrills and laughs
? The secretary was fortunate in
8 booking the Big Four Carnival
company, managed by Mr. K. L
Oummings. Tnis company car
' ries a fine aggregation of entertainments,
the most popular of
which are the motordrome and
the plantation show.
l* And Billy Collins is here. Ev
" erybodf knows Billy and liker
>r him' They like him for his gene
ality as well as for tbe good show
he gives.
a" And the aeroplane flew! Yes
re flow beautifully. The writei
18 has seen the Wright brother
y? and a dozen or more other note*
'* bird-men in the air but never t
prettier flight has he seen thai
these two. The plane rose just be
88 fore sunset on Wednesday ti
P? about one thousand to twelv
k? hundred feet and was plair.l;
visible for miles around,
** And it is doubtful if ever i
ft' successful exhibition was bese
' ? with more diiRoulties. The first
ii
man engaged to fly, Joseph
Peudhyn, *as killed before he
could get here and a second,
Louis Gertsor), was sent in his _
place. Mr. Gertson and machine
'arrived in due time and it is ^
said he seemed satisfied with
the grounds and the general outlook.
But something happened H
to change his mind, ovideutly.
Mr. Gertson has been making r0
exhibits of this risky nature for
five years but this flight was to -n
be his last one. He intended
to quit while still alive. In
looking over the grounds, it is .
said, he discovered that it would g
be necessary for him to fly over 1,1
the spot where Mr Terrell, the
nnfAfknnafA I--4, ? ^
MUftvt vuunvo n v tavui U1 ldCU Y T^ *-'
fell and was killed. While H
meditating on this his attention
was attracted by the gleam of ]j,
some white slabs nearby. Lf
41 What is that?'' he said.
"Graveyard," answered some- .
one.. ^
Mr. Gertson decided he couldn't
fly just yet, at least not from
that ground.
Uouli you blame him? gi;
He was filling a dead man's
contract on his own last flight.
It was necessary for him to rise l'l
over the spot where poor Terrell IS
fell and also to pass over a cerae* vi
tery, carrying with him the very Ri
engine that fell when his predecessor
here went to his death. ou
To Mr. Gertson it must have w<
4I..1 ,11 -J ?
ncruiou i'ii?u an ui tim evil
omens possible were warning W(
him not to fly, at least not over q,
that spot. ' th
Then it was that Mr, Hnnley, ?,
secretary of the Fair Association
was face to face with a critical ^
situation. He had advertised ^
flights to take place from the ^
fair grounds. He had done his ^
best. His man was here?but
he wouldn't fly. Then the secre '
tary, in his characteristic man- 801
ner got busy. In a short time lnl
he had the telegraph and tele- Mi
phone wires in every direction ex
busy. He was rewarded by hav- ^h
ing a new man, who, by the way, 1
is not so superstitious, on the let
grounds Tuesday afternoon. inj
But the trouble jinks had not sp<
left Mr. Hunley yet, for it seemed he
on Wednesday afternoon that the rit
flight was doomed to fail. Six <
times did the aviator try to rise,
one time badly bending an axle, ^
before he was able to leave the
ground. But this man seemed rej
made of the sort of stuff that is ea,
bound to succeed. So on about ,
tne seventn attempt ne was able
to rise from the ground and
made a long, beautiful flight ^
while the sky was illuminated ^
with the gleaming gold of a gorgeous
sunset.
pc
On Thursday afternoon the
flight was made on schedule
time.
Exercises at Pleasant Crove.
Most interesting Cradle Roll ^
exercises were held last Sunday
at Pleasant Grove Methodist th
church. m<
Kxercises were opened with >ta
song and prayer, which were ,
followed by an address by the
pastor, Rev. T. B. Owen, who
spoke feelingly on the relations
of the Church to the children *c'
and the snecial religions train- ci<
ing of the children by the par- ol'
ents.
The roll was called and twenty Pr
seven infants were presented
with remembrance cards. Rec- pr
tiations were made by some of Su
the most advanced of the little
ones. ni
The institution was symbolized co
by a cradle beaatifally decorat- rj,
ed with ribbon and flowers, the ar
cradle containing two babies wj
that were very much alive. This
idea, beautiful!? carried out,
was greatly ad.aired. ^
On behalf the infant class, he
Mrs. P. B. 'Ingram, their
teacher, pesented the pastor ^
with a tjken of their love for
him.
The exercises of the morning fr
were closed when twenty child- ai
ren were baptized by the pas- p,
or. w
/ !
Personal Mem# <
Born to Mr. and Mre. T. ?.
alloy a fine baby.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
nnley a ten-pound boy.
Miss Bernice Shannon of Mone
is visiting Miss Violet Welsh.
Miss Maggie Robinson is visitg
her niece, Mrs. D. P. Doug86.
Miss Sallie McCall of Mt. Crolan
is visiting Miss Theo Ort
an.
Miss Gladys Stackhouse of
nnb&r is visiting Miss Grace
urst.
Miss Sammie Kelly of Darigtoti
is visiting Miss Nan
iney.
Mr. J. M. Sullivan of Pageland
is been called to a new charge
Richland,
Mrs. Henry Lowry and Mia.
iley, both of Jefferson, are the
lests of the Misses Hwiune.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira 0. Redfearn
tve returned home after a deghtful
trip to Florida.
1 iss Lina Oovington, of Marshlie,
N. C., is visiting Miss
nth Hanna this week.
The Pageland Journal came
t one day ahead of time this
?ek with a fine special edition.
For a clean white soap that
isheE clean, see Rev. ?. A.
irtflell. who in ncAnf fr?r ono fif
e best products on the market.
The Mischievous Nigger'* that
is presented at Kosn Hall Friy
evening, was greatly enjoyed
' all those present. It was for
e benefit of the school and
md&y schools.
Mrs. L. L. Byrd and her little
n, Leroy of Jefferson, are visitg
the former's parents Mr. and
PS. Irvin Melton. Mr. Byrd is
pected to join them to attend
e Fair.
Miss lone Rowel 1 expects to
ive Chesterfield Friday morng
for Columbia, where she will
end the week end with one of
r schoolmates. Miss Zora Mert
of Chicora College.
The Rural Police of ChesterId
have promised a report of
e work done by them since
eir organization in 1913. This
port will be published at an
rly date.
The little son of Mr I R Mol.
i. of the Snow Hill neighbored,was
painfully injured while
tiding some cows the other day.,
10 end of a rope by which a
w was tethered became wrapd
about his leg, resulting in a
icture of the limb.
Correspondence Fro
>0GHN SCHOOL HOUSE
Potato digging is the order of
e (lay and the farmers are once
ire feasting on 'possum and
tter.
There was a good pea crop
thered in this section.
We now have a flourishing
tiool at this place. Our efflint
trustees are to be congratited
on being so fortunate in
curing Mrs. Ida Hollands as
incipal.
Kev. J. K. Woosley, of Marven
eached an able sermon here
inday night.
Mr. Julian Teal and Miss Fau0
White of the Westfleld creek
mmunity were united in marige
on November 3rd. They
e popular young people and we
sh for them a long and happy
e.
A number of farmers have
sted their land. Bird hunters,
iware.
Born 8unday to Mr. and Mrs.
. R. Vaughan, a fine girl.
Last week our correspondent
r>m Snow Hill suggested that
1 molasses cookers report for
lblication the result of their
ark. Mr. G. W. Boan, of near
strick, is the first to report givig
in il,O06 gallons as his bit.
of %ceal
Rev. W. A. Massabeaq, presiding
elder of the Florence district,
will preach at St. Paul
chnrch Sunday eveniug at 7:00
o'clock. This is Mr. Massabean's
last visit as presiding elder. Mr.
Massabeau desires to meet all
the yonng men of the congregation,
as he has an important
matter to place before them.
The Cheraw-Rockingham game
schednled for Tuesday afternoon
on the Oounty Fair grounds was
cancelled at the last moment.
All fh>t. 1 a knnnin /? J.*" " ??
.u_v ? nuvn II IU Udto YVBO
that Manager Gregory of the
Cheraw team called up Secretary
Hunley over the 'phone late
Mondav .fternoon and slated
that tt ;ame was cancelled.
Mr. Fred Davis, Sr., an aged
man of the Zoar section of the
connty died last Monday night
and was buried at Zoar church
cemetery at 4:00 p. in. Tuesday*
Mr. Davis saw four years' service
in the war between the
states. He was a life-long member
of the Methodist church and
leaves besides his wife, three
children Messrs. J- Fred, John
W. and Robert Davis, a brother
Mr. John W. Davis ot Hartsville
and one sister Mrs. Hannah Grant
of McFarlane, N. (J.
The Quarterly Conference of
the Methodist Church, Chesterfield
circuit, was held at St.
Paul's Fridav afternoon. Thr??
resolutions were adopted unanimously
as follow : That the conference
regretted that Presiding
Elder Massabeau and the Rev.
Mr. Owens would have to leave
their fields of labor after this
year, endorsing their four year's
work, and wishing God-speed and
wishing them success wherever
they might be sent. The third
resolution endorsed the work of
Rev. L. Tyler for the past two
years and asked the Annual Conference
to return Mr. Tyler to
Chesterfield circuit another year.
Pusser-Griggs
On Wednesday evening of this
week, Mr. William Pusser, son
of Mr. H. W. Pusser and Miss
Tenia Griggs, daughter of Mr.
J. W. Griggs were quietly married
at the Methodist parsonage,
Rev. J. L. Tyler performing the
ceremony.
This popular young couple took
their many friends bv surprise.
Though they had been good
friends for a long time, they
!kept their plans well to themselves.
The Advertiser joins their
, host of friends in wishing them
I them the best of everything that
I life affords.
m Over the County
f M'RF.R
Miss Nellie Ingram of Kershaw
istheguestof Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Ingram.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pitts of
Bethune are visiting here this
week.
Mist Emma I'oston spent the
week end with relatives at Patrick.
Mrs. A. W. Atkinson and their
daughter, Miss Ruth, spent one
day last week in Hartsville
Miss Ola Bethnne returned to
her home at Bethune, Saturday,
after a few days visic to her sister,
Mrs. B. L. Norwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall reI.
Tl 1 -
iiuiucu iiuiiio i uui HUkj Bitor n
viiit to relatives near Hartsville.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Aikivson
spent Friday In Hartsville.
Dr. and Mrs. Ingram spent
8atnrday in Oheraw.
Mis* Mollie Poston left Thursday
night to visit relatives in
Patrick and Chesterfield.
Mrs. Queen Hough of the Timrod
section is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. M. 0. Morgan.
Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Norwood
. spent Friday afternoon in HartsSher^
V j^Klass of Chester
field v/ ijfln Monday.
Shortage of Po
Very S
One of the complex problems
consuming mnch of the attention
of farm demonstration
agents at their daily conferences
in Columbia recently was that of
formulating some plans for farmers
to pursue in meeting shortage
of the supply of potash for
iic ai jreur h iertuizer.
The general consensus of opinion
was that feeding beef cattle
would be one of the most productive
sources, in that animal
manure is a source most available
for potash supplies. On
light lands, potash is regarded
essential for the production of
cotton.
W. W. Long, State farm demonstration
agent, has asked T.
E. Keitt, Clemson college chemist,
for an analysis of animal
manure. From Mr. Keitt's analysis
it was observed that the
potash content of one ton of animal
manure was equivalent to
200 pounds of 8-4-4 fertilizer.
Oontinning the discusion, MrLong
says: "Farmers with an
abundance of cowpea hay and
rougnage, who are in position to
feed moderately of cottonseed
meal would find it profitable to
feed beef cattle, thus providing
an available source of potash,
not to speak of ammonia, in
which animal manure is high."
Phosphate Rock.
D. R. Ooker of Hartsville,
writing to Mr. Long, observes
that the price of sulphuric acid
has made record advances because
of increased demand in
the manufacture of high explosives,
with a consequent shortage
of supply. To withstand
this deficiency, Mr. Coker suggests
the use of phosphate rock,
in connection with winter cover
crops. Mr. Coker's letter follows
:
"W. W. Long, Clemson College,
"My Dear Mr. Long: 1 wish
to direct your attention to a
matter of most urgent import
ance to the farmers of the State
?a matter which should receive
their immediate thought if they
would avoid a most awkward situation
next spring.
"I understand that sulphuric
acid (which with phosphate rock
is required for the manufacture
of acid phosphate) is being used
largely in the production . * explosives,
and has advanced in
price to between $80 end $40 per
ton. Phosphate rock is extremely
cheap, but one-half of the
weight of acid phosphate is sulphuric
acid and judging by the
present price of rock and sul
phuric acid, I do not presume
that acid phosphate can be sold
to the farmers next spring at
less that $20 per ton, and th^t
probably nothing like the usual
supply will be available.
Cover Crops.
"As you know, we have been
using for some years on our own
farms rye as a cover crop, plant
ing it in our cotton tields, and
also upon the lands where we
have grown pea vine hay, and
plowing this rye under during
the late winter and early spring.
In f/innocfinn urifh tliaan r>r\cor
crops we have been using ground
phosphate rock at the rate of
about 500 pounds per acre as
well a* small amounts of organic
ammoniates.
"I see no reason why ground
phosphate rock (known as floats)
should not be obtained as cheaply
as usual?say at $10 per ton
or less?and I believe that if the
farmers generally will at once
sow upon their lands intended
for cotton next year a liberal
amount of any cf the small
grains (rye, oats, barley or
wheat), and apply in February
or March a broadcast application
of 600 to 1,000 pounds of ground
phosphate rock they can (make
satisfactory cotton crops with i
very small amount of ammonii
>tash Is a
erious Problem
applied in the drill before planting.
"Yon will doubtless remem*
ber Borne of the fields of llartsville
cotton which you, Mr.
Knapp and Mr. Houston looked
at when you were here a few
weeks ago. From some of these
fields we have already gathered
approximately one bale per acre
and there will be at least one
more heavy picking. The 7i>
acres upon which we have had
the best rye cover crops and
used the largest amount of phosphate
rock for the past twoyiars
produced above a bale to the
acre last year and will produce
not less than one and one quarter
bales this years.
High Prices.
"The probable high price of
acid phosphate is not the only
reason to urge the farmers to immediately
sow cover crops, for
these will preserve and return to
the soil considerable amounts of
ammonia, and ammoniates are
now selling at the highest prices
I have ever known. With cotton
seed meal at to $10 a ton
it would be a crime to use this
excellent food stuff under the
crop. If first fed to cattle and
used in the form of stable manure
it will be a different proposition.
All other forms of ammonia
are extremely high.
"The farmer who does not take
thought to the production of his
next year's cotton crop right
away will probably lintl himself
in a very awkward position next
spring and I hope that, the entire
farm demonstration force of the
State will direct every energy
towards informing' the farmers
of this situation' and its most
practicable solution. Where
farmers have wood lots upon
which are growing hardwood
trees such as the oak, hickory,
etc., they should begin as soon
as their crop is gathered to hauling
into their fields leave3 and
and surf, which besides supplying
much needed humus will
furnish considerable amounts of
ammonia and potash.
"If the farmers can be kept
from going wild over cotton, if
they will plain now to raise only
a moderate acreage without excessive
cost for fertilizer, if they
will plant heavily to grain, and
arrange for a full acreage of corn,
I believe that the wave of prosperity
which has just arrived
will continue with us f< r some
time. On the other hand if they
lose their heads, run up tremendous
bills for fertilizer and plant
the bulk of the acreage in cotton,
I should not be surprised to
see conditions in a few years as
bad as they have been any time
recently."
Buying At Home
I bought some rags of Tailor
Skaggs and paid him when I got
'em; he wept with glee, "For
now," said he, "I'll pay my
bills, dod rot 'em.'" 80 on the
run he took the mon, and paid
corner grocer, who? trado was
bad and who was sad because
the wolf drew closer. This made
him smile, and for awhile the
man of teas and sages, thought \
cheerful thinks, forgot the kinks,
and paid his clerks their wages.
And Killiam Burk, the old head
clerk, put up some thankful
It 1 n nr i f/a iif q n \ 1 1 t I >
^ni nnrn f nm n ILC ? 111 i/iiu
druggist's bill had worried him
like blazes. The druggist cried,
"Doggone your hide, I thank
yon for these roubles; I'm in the
hole and need a roll to ease my
weight of troubles." The druggist
paid that winsome maid, his
first assistant, Annie, and just
for luck she blew a buck for roller
skates for granny. And thus
my scads brought help to lads
and girls beyond the counting;
much trouble ceased and joy increased
and kept on mounting,
[ mounting. You see, my friend,
( if you should spend your coin
wilh local dealers, you're sprcadi
ing glee and ecstasy to beatjthe a
t sunibine) spieler 8.?-Wa^ijKou 1