The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, November 15, 1917, Image 1
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VOLUME 36?XO. 35 CHESTERFIELD. S. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER U. 1917 Mm. A vkaii iv mvi'S
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t Once more the influences control
ing the weulher have been kind t
the Chesterfield County Fair an
ideal weather prevailed during th
four days set apart for the County
big annual celebration.
The Fair this year was in man
respects all that could he desired. 'I h
weather was line and the atiendaiu
larger than ever. The exhibit
through the whole Fair, while in
so ntimerous as last year, showc
marked improvement in nearly a
departments.
The earnival e onpany that fu
_nisneu me amusement for both ol
and young, while perhaps not tli
best in the country, was the best t
be had. Owing to recent rulings ?
the federal railroad commission
seemed very doubtful if any sort i
a show could be secured.
The balloon man left nothing t
be desired. He made, according t
agreement, a beautiful ascension eac
day of the fair. The d ty-ligi
fire-works, by the way, that wet
to be fired in the air, did not arriv
They were ordered late and evident!
lost in transit.
There were four booth* conduct!
by the ladies cf (Teraw and Ck:v
terfield, all of a eharit bio namr*
Each one of them <1 id a most gratif;
ing business. The ladies of Chera
conducted a booth called the counti
store, where a great variety of a
tides, all contributed, were sold. Ti
exact figures are not at hand but
tidy sum was cleared for the R<
Cross Chapter at Choraw.
Another booth was conducted 1
the Chesterfield Red Cross, where r
freshnients were sold, a el aboi
$100.00 ^TIS cleared
The Methodist Woman's Missioi
ary Society conducted a refreshmei
booth where over $100.00 was clea
ed and a Japanese picture and st,
tionery booth, where about 15.00 pri
fit was made. This money will j
to the Methodst R^rsorag.-, now heir
^ built.
Special Mention.
There tire a thousand and 01
items th it deserve to eonie under th
head, but only a few must su'lice.
One <>f the most noteworthy ine
dents of the Fair was the school pi
rade of the schools in the count
There were about JJ.OOO children i
line. They n. do a fin appearance,
1'aKcland school was awarded lir
prize for host appearance; McBe
second; Plains, third; honorable met
tion, Stafford, hardest percentage <
enrollment in line Bear t'reek an
Marburg, each having 100 per cent.
Down at the ladies' fancy work d<
parlmcnt were several unique exh
hits that attracted much attentioi
Mr. Rainwater, of Cheraw, showe
nine water-color pictures that wer
very pretty indeed.
Mrs. W. T. Thrower, of Ch'-rav
exhibited a las^re Amor1'' in flat? mad
of red, white and blue flowers. Sh
also had on display her French sci
vict* ll.itf, bearing one tar, showin
thut she has a son now in the s -rvic
of his country on French soil. Th
is the first one to he n iveil in Che.'
torfiehl County, though tli re will h
many before very lonjr. Then* v/ji
also shown here ?i picture of th
Chesterfield Courthou- , which wa
destroyed hv Sh? I'l tan' ' a le . Thi
picti, t ivv it: th - t> on ii
Miss Mac 'ii K.l.e ? of i 1 d
The Cher iw ti'.r! d !' hool had
most interesting exhibit of some o
the work heinj? done by it's pupils,
g The work of the Cheraw colore
^ Industrial Institute was fine indeed.
Community Fair*.
There were nrilir iwi. ('nmminiit
Fair exhibits*. Macedonia and Woj
ford, but both of these were exec
lent. They constituted excellent a*
vertisements for the communitie
from which they came.
Macedonia won first prize, the set
ond Rointf to Wexford. Had ther
been more contestants they woul
have had to "no some" to have chanv
ed this award, us they both deserve
these prizes.
y Fair Is A \>
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cess; Bre&Ls Record
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1- Following is a complete list of !
<> awar?h:
I Farm Department
e The prize of $25.00 for the best
's display of jreneral farm pr tilm 's was
won by F. W. Rivers, who won the
same two years ago.
I'r'-'e of $15.00 for the second
1 day of feneral farm products
l'J went to .Mr. J. T. (iaskin.
Best peck 1o?u* staple c*ott??i? seed,
,l I. T. Cask in; 2d, W. D. Craiir.
J Best syrup, Clyde Watson; :M,
11 M. V. Rivers.
Best bend of cabbage, .1. I". I > ;
:'d, J. I.. Staneil.
(l Best Beet, K. I>. Coker; Ji, I. F.
ie
Davis.
It": ' Japanese Persimmon, II.irrin^ton
'I'lirower.
B | > ' walnuts, f, W. Iti 'ei\s.
' B-,st bum, !. I.. Statu*il.
Rest side of bacon, J. I*'. John <>n.
Best Japanese walnuts, J. A. 'I'aib
,or'
* Best stalks of ribbon cane, J. F.
Johnson.
Best peck of pecans, John Robert
' ' Rivers.
* I .arrest watermelon, B. C. WadsIwortli;
2d, J. I. Morton.
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| i ww i?111\ i i*n |ir|i|Har, >v . ?.
s" I <)!i\( r; "d, W. I>. Ci:?itr.
Ufst perk tomatoes, W. !. Oliver.
Rest pock sweet potatoes, .J. White;
NS 2d, ('. 1>. Johnson.
Rest peek Irish potatoes, F. W.
1" Rivers; 2d, W. J. Oliver.
Most peek apples, W. J. Oliver; 2?l,
n N. l\ Watson.
Rest peei pears, M. A. Kelly; 2d,
J. I.. Rivers.
Rest peek turnips, Leland DoutfL>
lass; 2d, K. W. Sowell.
Rest peck onions, Mrs. J. T. Gaskin;
2d, Mrs. J. T. Gaskin.
n" , Largest ^ourd, Fred C. Rivers; 2d,
^ W. J. Goodnle.
r" Largest pumpkin, J. I. Horton; 2d,
tt" W. A. Mechan.
"* Rest head of lettuce, W. A. Meec?
t han.
| Rest sample leaf tobacco, A. M. '
Reid; 2 1, J. M. lleiidrick .
Rest peek velvet beans, F. W.
le Rivers; 2d. M. V. Rivers.
IS Rest peck soy beans, F. W. Rivers;
2d, W. R. lluneyeutt.
Rest winter squash, T. II. Routf!?
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V- Rest ton .sta!!<s cano, F. \V, Rivers;
'n 2tl, Kirhy Melton.
Host peek short staple cotton seed,
s'c (). |. I'ittmun; 2<l, K. W. Sowell.
*' | Rest ten stalks corn, I'\ \V. Riv ?
2.1, M. V. Rivers.
Rest peek peanuts, I'M* - y?I l)o;"r
' la.ss; 2d, A. W. Ilursey.
Rest peck oats, K. W. Rivers.
Rest peek rye, W. !. Tiller* 2.' ! '.
' VV. Rivers.
Rest peck of peas, f'h r!! R vers;
?l 2.1, Mi s T. Wallace.
c Rest peck wheat, R. V. Rivers; 2<l,
F. W. Rivers.
R.;st sheaf <>f wheat, F. W. Rivers,
e Best sheaf of oats, F. W. Rivers.
' Rest sh of of rye, W. J. Tiller;
r- 2<I,F. W. Rivers,
tf Re ! hale of leiy, F. W. Rivers.
('lover hay, J. I,. S'taneil.
|S Best ten stalks soryhutn, F. . W.
stivers; 2?l, M. V. Rivers.
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.1^1 111 - lllivtl UJIjl'OS, .1 .
o* Oliver; LM, (). I. Pittman.
Best peck dried peaches, \V. J.
; Oliver. 1
Bo> ' an.'l Gi li' Pir C!ul?
('Ins.i A , Saw and l/itlrr: Isl
iz , - ?i ? j hip to Clei .son, I'd IS,
, Baxter Ivivei Second prize, >i.i.(l0,
Simmons Williams,
I 'lass I!., Best I'ij? According to |
I'urpe-e: I st prize, $.*>.00, Arie Smith.
Second prize, $2.at), I'red li. (JulV
IwlKf. ]
Class C., Best I'i^ According to
I Purpose it is to Serve: 1st prize,
$.->.00. Minnie Smith; lid prize, $ii.(M), ,
s Mary Morgan.
Men's Class 1
Best ten ears corn (white): 1st
e orize. tfi.00. T W Oiiskin* V<l no 1
(1 K. W. Sowell. <
r- Best ten ears corn (yellow), 1st
(I prize $5.00, J. 'i\ (iaskin; 2d, $2.00, I
J. II. White.
Best sinple ear corn, 1st prizi
$2.00, W. A. Median; 2d, $1.(10, .1
I. Horton.
Boys' Cnvn Clyh
Class A., Kntry 10 ears of cri
together with written history of cro|
and financial account, showing profi
for investment -1st pri/.e, slior
course in Cleinson, 101K, Clyde Wat
son; 2d, $.">.00, Lewis I*. Rivers.
Class B., Best 10 ears of cori
(prizes jriven on merits of corn only
1st, $.">.00, Clyde Watson; 2d, $2.Of
Dewy Watson, *1 00; .'Id, Ronni
Alexander. x
i l is.; ? . in- :; nj'le ear c??ri
(prize awarded in tlvx disss on in r
its of corn only); I-!, $2.0'i, Rail
Kniidit ; 1**1. $2.00, Loo VVadsworth
:M, $1.00, Morion Smith.
Slock. (' itfl? and Swine
1 )? si I.rood marr with coll, Osea
Hurst; 2d, M. \". Ilivt rs.
Ilost colt nntlor throo years, Osc i
Rivers; 2d, M. V. Rivers.
Rest mule in show, K. \V. Sowell.
Rest horse, VV. .1. Davidson; 2<
(Iraily Watson.
Rest Jersey eotv, \V. A. I)outrl:i.v
2tl, VV. A. Rouylass.
Rest Jersey Heifer, J. II. Culhei
son; 2d, J. II. C'ulherson.
Rest Jersey hull, Culberson; 2d, 1'
W. Rivers.
Rest Shetland poney, !.*\vis Ri\
ers, jr.
Rest j^oats, Fred C. Rivers; 2(
Fred C. Rivers.
IIo^s
Red Roland China sow, I'resto
Hurst; 2d, V. W. Moore.
Rest Ruroe Jersey Roar, J. I
Standi; 2d, Dr. (i. A. Runch.
Rest Duroe Jersey sow, W. J. Da\
o.l I i' i (?
w'l, j'i. \i. s\. imiih'ii.
I'igts llndcr .'5 Months OM
Best Berkshire sow, A. J. Rdhr.
Best Poland China hour, P. 1
Hurst, I J. W. Moo if.
Best Poland China sow, I). V
Moore.
Host Duroc .1 ersey hoar, ft. 1
Sowell; 'id, T. H. Douglass.
Davidson; 2d, R. K. Sowell.
Riding; and Driving;
Host pair saddle horses, lady ai
jjentIonian riders. Miss Noll Melte
and Mr. Marine Sowell.
Best saddle horse, ladv rider. Mi:
N'ell .Melton.
Host saddle horse tcontlcman ride
Marine Sowell.
Best saddle mfile, Marine Sowel
Best saddle noney, Lewis Rivers, j
Home Demonstration Dept.
Best general d play, Mrs. Mih
Rivers; 2d, Mrs. Kiln (Jaskin.
Best display of jelly, Mrs. Kll
fiaskin.
est display of sour pickle, Mi;
vthlene (iaskin.
Best display of sweet pici le, M
Athlene (iaskin.
Best pear pickle, Mrs. Miles Rn
Host Imttcr beans, Mrs. I). K. Bui*
I'est ? :? I ?l?:?K'*. Mrs. 1'.. (iaskin.
Best cryslaii/.cti citron, Mrs. W'i
liam I'ejrues; 2*1, Mrs. 1). F. Bu e.
Best j'Jinb-ii peas, Mrs. It. F. Bui*
Best tomato* ;, Mrs. K. (las'.in.
Best peas, Mrs. K. (iaskin.
Best liitf preserves, Mrs. It. I
Buie.
Best strawberry preserves, Mr
I). F. Buie.
Best pear preserves, Mrs. i). I
Buie.
Best peach preserves, Mrs. I). 1
Buie.
B?- t apple preserves, Mrs. 1>. I
11 v.1 i? .
Best pumpkin preserves, Mrs. I
Buskin.
Best citron pres.-rves. Mrs. It i
I?n??*; 2d, Mrs. K. (i.iskin.
It jar of okr.i, Mrs. \V. K.
ker.
lie-it tfiupo jolly, Mrs. I?. K. Ii.ii<
Rest catsup display, Mrs. Klla (la:
kin.
Household Department
Host sweet peach pickle
Mrs. Coyt Rivers; 2d, Mrs. 1
Manhunt. *
Host preserved pears, Mrs. I). \V
[Joker; 2d, Mrs. K. C. Kirkley.
ii....i - - -
mnv preserver iijjs, Mrs. A. W
Hursey; 2d, Mrs. Coyt Rivers.
Rest preserved watermelon rind
Miss Kli/.a Oliver; 2d, Mrs. Coyt Uiv
;ra.
Rest quart of beans, Mrs. J. I
llorton; 2d, Mrs. I). VV. Coker.
(Continued on page four)
COUNTY FAIR NOTES
Thi' paid attendance at the Couni.y
Fair was as follows: adults, X o !;
children <117 total 8021.
i ho largest paid attendance was
d20:> <m Thursday. Tin* larjr< st
crowd was on Friday wi'li paid attondunco
of !l012and 2,000 school
children admitted free?. 'I he jrross receipts
at the irate amounted to
I $2H;x.fio.
r
Kverv woman eniiiiecicd with the
ii carnival was busily engaged ?Iurinjn"
- hur spare time in knitting lor our
y soldier boys.
The Forty-nine camp was the most
popular place of amusenmiii on tlm
r Fair groin ds. Some il.e ("i..i
War Veu ran. enjoyi d the -i >11 or
r as much as the yout er men. ft i.rumoivd
that one of the farmers near
town i!amv<l out the price of a bale f
I, a bale of cotton.
;; (Jur Police Force, urn!'-.* Ma\ >r
Trotti and Chief .Mellon di r.< a
- lot of credit for the way they maintained
order last week. Quite a nu..:'.
ber of arrests were made for druokeness,
du< to the too fia . indub.r? nee
- of Peptone, Ilosetter.s Ih'.t , etc.
I, Notwithstanding the fact that tin
public was notified by the Fair <> 11 ir
;als that pas . out tickets \v u!d not
ii i 1. issued, there were a few lm !><?
ithercd tin* t? iu'i'i'is with t his - '.ale
request. However, llvy were only
wasting (heir time. I'ass out tickets
r-I are a tliiujr of tin- past.
The Agricultural display of the
j Chesterfield County Pair has not la-en
' excelled l?y any Pair in South Carolina
so far. Other Pairs indulge in
hot air, hut o!<| ('hestertield's shows
I
are jrood.
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1 There wer" it,000 paid admission:
to the County Pair, thus hrenkirtf u!
previous records, it was thought th<
id paid admissions reached the hijrh wain
I ter mark last year, hut tliis year they
were sli?rhtly higher, '''his d - not
ss include the 2,000 school children win
were admitted free to the Pair on
r, Friday.
II. The School Parade the ! air -..a
r. ' an imposing sijrht, with 2,out) eh'ldren
in line. When the h< t?l of the
sj column was entering the I iir Cr im!
Urates, the rear had not left i!:<
la Courthouse.
: Olil Jim! V'Mlllwr iri-nt ^-.o,! .....I
<I?t yearn enjoyed the merry-jro'
round.
Many a ehiidish heart is u?lad<!< r
today for a 'ii i !.\-iieai ??r a I'oodie .
| dojr. And Jade nie happy over their
! Leather < U' li'iin- II .v. could we do
I- without the i'air'.'
Mr. Joe \V. || inna sold $>>o. ill
worth of chickens at the I'air. Joe
breeds l.'hode Ishiinl lied >, that arc
red.
s. When it comes to school matters,
I'apeland usually takes the lead, they
took the first prize in the school parade.
One of the richest men in Chester
\ fie ld fount y vas u? 11 1 haviny t in
fypn pictures i::!;rii of his family ami
hit is- If.
Tin* tn-ur-- < I..hits on Saturday
wi re vi yy ? especially the \v??
m-i'i'. depart i at. The pri/.e winm
rs re 11 i 1 n.'f |i| ' 11id (.ell il
ver that ruic:.
Miss Mary Walsh and Mrs. Kduar
Porter very successfully ran a booth
, for the Woman's Missionary Society
of St. Paul's church, selling Japan
esc novi . This booth was the pret.
tiest in the Kxhihit Puildine.
hid you see that side of bacon that
weighed 200 pounds?
There were numerous visitors at
the County Fair from Wndeshoro,
. Morven, MeFnrland and Hennetlsville,
in addition to nearly nil the pe >- I
pie of ('hestertield County.
I> ?! you know that the expenses
of ihe (' >unty 1*' ir each y ir amounts
to more (h n $2,000.00, and practically
the only <u''c of inc >r.ie is
quarter at the prate Amorp; o,h< r
items of expense the Fair Association
pays $251) for rent. The cost of
premium rihhons alone was $ 12.05,
and everything else in proportion.
For live consecut ive years a kind
Providence has furnished fair weath
i r for tin' <'host erlh Id Comity Fair
The business men of the ('i unty
sn'.iri : m-haid Hi' <' ?1111 > Fair,
' ;111 I fu l !i I. M flll'ds sul'i I'llt I > | ilace
it u|ion ;i firm fmanci.il ha Make
! ill's y?>ur :ill'air, if you arc interestled
in your County Fair.
FAIR ASSOC!/HON MEF.TS
A moot ir.j.1' of li o i C <
County Fair v.: !. d W" . 1 <
evenin^c ami it was <1 cidcd tha' tin
capital stock of tl. ! .. r A>so.iati< i
In- increased to lire lit >u .ml <h>.lar
in order to provide fuinU with
1 w!>:ch to erect c"i".i. dioj ; e diihit
iiuildinirs and adi'ipt >te hut is !o
house live stock, < ittle and swine and
poult ry.
'I lie (Ticsterlield County Fair has
never been held with an idea to
a. 1 e money and o far not oi e ecu'
of dividends has lic'it paid to it"
stockholders and none will lie paid
this year. The Fair ollieers reali . ,
however, that business nun of Ches
teftield County who are expect d to
il'i - lit' I t hi; i i
titled to the int.uv-t o i their .i ?
hut in order to keep out niereenary
liaitives tlf future divideiVIs will he
allowed not to exc -d !< i : vent pi t
annum. Ail othei earnings will po
each year to make the County Fail
better.
The following appeal is herewith
made to the business men and farm
ers of Chesterfield County to sub
arihe to stock in the County Fair
Association. If you vant th ' mm
ty Fair to prosper send i your sub
seription to Secretary Charles I.
Ilunley, Chesterfield, S. C. Do nut.
wait to he seen personally, this ca!
is to you.
I . .
1 | S'.at* I Sou' 1 < 'aroliim,
i < ollll',y ui ('In t' I field.
I Ui' the under u neil, here su* t i
to the capital stock' in the Ch-tetfii
Id County Fair A an iation, par
value shares One Dollar per share,
the number of shares pined >t> hkiIi<
our names, same to !>e payable in
casli, on or before December I, I1 7
'Ibis subscript mn is made nith amii-i
standnur th.it the Client,.rtield Counts
Fair A.-sociation w !l each y a? if
earned pay a dividend oil it's capital
j stoc! in a sum i. d to exc nl III pel
cent.
I _ _
MASS MEETING
On the JSth day of Nov. 1 .11 7 t
I I o'clock A . M "I'll'- i- > unit :i
; |>*>>111?> I some time aj;o 1 <? study the
r?ia?l svpd financial condition <>' <'l? >t<T|.i
|<| county ro.pec luliy ask thai
the tax payers of Chesterfield County
| meet in a n.a >. nice in^ in Courthouse
to pre at to our Reprosenta.
lives some proposed chanyes in olir
( road law s, etc.
If you .are a tax payer it is your
duty to come.
K. IC. KNKillT, Supervisor.
PATRICK
Miss Nina (iillespie is speu luu re.
I eraldays in Columlii.a with her l?roi
i iter, .1. I< llles pie.
At two o'clock Monday niorniii"
.tire v.a dis? i.cred in ihe I- , !d.nv
oc il|.ieii hy ( , ipne|| Rro- I al
the adjoinit.. I > 11 i I - > u 1 for (
hot! ami hat - !. I'll . e l.u. diiift
were so tar consumed that no
illll L' Was ?.o I
..ii 11 ii.) iiiriii i he fire
'soon ?-;i 11!}|t (II (III i> .111 t'11?* I 1-4-ll|>l<-11
i by I >. I' . I>ii > as pn i.u'liri- ami cru
eery store. l?y heroic work inosl of
the postollire fixtures ami leeords
were saved, also a few of the heavier
groceries freni the latter building
There was some insurance but not
enough to cover the loss.
Mr. ('.. S. Juicers, of Lamar, was
in Patrick Tuesday.
Mr. ('. K. Waddell, of Chcraw, was
in Patrick a short while Tuesday.
Mr. I). M. McNair has heeen confined
to his room for two weeks with
pneumonia hut is able to be out a vain