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MIDDENDORF WILL HOLD . COMMUNITY FAIR NOV. 22 ? ^^ feetter late than never," seems to be the belief of Mi.ldendorf with reference to it's community lair. s On account of the illness of one of it's leaders the fair failed to ma^terialize on schedule time. It is now ^set for Thursday, Nov. 22d. An interesting premium list has been arranged with some'cash prizes. The list follows: Money Prizes. Best display of Stock from one farm 50c Ladies Department Best display of fruit 25c Best display of vegetables . . . 25c Best display of jelly 25c Best display of pickles 25c Best display of Garden Seed. . 25c Best display Field Seed 25c Best display of Poultry 25c Girls' Department. Best display of Fruit 25c Best display of Vegetables . . 25c Boys' and Girls' Department Best display of Poultry 25c Ladies' and Girls' Department Best display of Fancy Work . 25c Race;, , w Boys 12 to 11) years of age 50 yard Dash 5c 3-legged Race Gc Broad Jump 5c Boys 6 to 12 years of age 50-yard Dash 5c 3 legged Race 5c Girls. Walking Match, 12 to 1G . . . . 5c Skipping Match, 6 to 12 5c 3-legged Race, 12 to 1G & 6 to 12 5c Boys and Girls. Potato Race, under 12 5c Sack Race, under 12 5c High jump by Boys under 18 5c Best all round display from one farm 50c Best display of more than one breed 25c < Best display one breed. Men's Department. Best four stalks of Corn. Best quart of Peanuts. Best quart of oats. Best quart rye. Best quart of Cowpeas. Best quart of wheat. Best quart of Walnuts, Hickorynuts, Pecans. Best one-half dozen Tomatoes. Best peck,sweet potatoes. ~ ~ Best peck Irish Potatoes. Best gallon of Onions. Best geek of Turnips. Best gallon of apples. to^^Bcst gallon <>f Pears. BpfH&est peavine Ilay. W Best Clover. Best Home Grass. , Best 2 stalks of SorKhum. LarKest Gourd. I Largest Pumpkin. Best haid of Lettuce. I Best saninle leaf of Tohncen Best quart of'Chufas. < ^ Best quart of Velvet Beans. Best quart of Soy Beans. i Best Winter Squash. Best 2 stalks of corn. Best quart of short staple cotton seed. Best quart of Ion# staple cotton seed. ( Best ten ears of corn. Boys' Department same as men's , Department. Ladiea' Department. Pickles. I v Best jar of Cucumber pickle. Best jar Beet pickle. * Best jar of Tomato pickle. Best jar of Pear pickle. * Best jar of Peach pickle. ~^^^Best jar of mixed pickle. 1 ^BBBest jar of Sauerkraut pickle." Best jar of Catsup. v Best jar of Chow-Chow. Vegetables. Best jar Butter B T.ns. Best jar String Beans. Best jar of Squash. f Meat jnr Cabbage. Best jar of Corn. Beat jar of To matoes. Best jar oi Okra. Beat jar of Okra and Tomatoes. Best jar Soup mixture. 6est jar of Sweet Potatoes. / Girls' Department same as Ladies' Department. Poultry O-nirtment. ^ Best pen of Plymouth Rocks. Best pen of Wyandottes. Best pen of O r phan tons. * Best pen of P.hv !>? b land Reds, j Best pen of L a^shans. Best pen c/ Inci .i.i Games. Best pen of V/h Leghorns. In Beat pen of Minor as. t Beat pair of Turkeys. (i Best pair Geese. (^ Best pair of Ducks. 3 Best pair of Bantams. Best male Bird. f Best female Bird. >tock, Cattle and Swine Department, i Best Mule. j Best pair Mules. Best pair Horses. J Best Jersey cow. Best Holstein cow. j Best Hereford bull. Best Shorthorn bull. Best An^us. Best Jersey bull. ' Best Holstein bull. ' Kitchen Department Best V6-dozen biscuits. ( Best nlain Cake. - ( Best layer Cake. Best Ms-dozen cookies. Best white Bread. , Best Graham Bread. Best Butter. * < Best V6 -dozen eggsBest sweet potato Pie. Best egg Custard. Flowers. \ Potted Plants. Best Fern Best Geranium. Best Chrysanthemum. Best Begonia. Best Wandering Jew. Cut Flowers. Best bunch of Violets. Best bunch of Chrysanthemums. Best bunch of Geraniums. Best bunch of roses. Best bunch of Dahlias. Canned Fruit. Best? jar Peaches. Best jar Pears. Best jar Apples. , Best jar Cherries. Best jar Plums. Best jar Blackberries. Best jar Huckleberries. Best jar Strawberries. Best jar Grapes. Prc#erve?. Best jar Peaches. : - I. ui-riL jar rears. Bust jar Plums. Bust jar Strawberries. Bust par Apples. Bust Jar Crap Apples. Bust jar Grapes. Jelly and Jam. Bust glass of Apple, Plum or Grape. Best jar of Honey. Best pint Molasses. Oldest jar Peaches. Dried Fruit. Best apples. Best Peaches. Best Plums. Dried Vegetables. Fancy Work Department | Bust crochet, tatting or embroidery Centerpiece. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery Luncheon cloth. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery Collar. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery Sofa Pillor. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery land ^Bag. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery ' Jresser Scarf. i Best crochet, tatting or embroidery Table Kunner. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery own Yoke. ! Best crochet, tatting or embroidery . Dorset Cover Yoke. Best crochet, tatting or embroidery i Be t crochet, tailing or embroidery j dress Yoke. Best crochet, tutting or embroidery i Inndkerchief. Be . crochet, uittioK or embroidery 'iliow Cases. Best crochet, Bitting or embrc?idery rowel. j Be. t one-half doy.en button holes. Best darning. Best pateh. Best rait doll. Best quilt or quilt square. Best made apron. Best made girl's dress. Best made lady's dress. Best marie I ul y's dress. Best knitting. A.cua Lvcnt* ' | j Best sarld'n hoi e larly rider. Best ?... o o?.l.......? T. | I Best pair vniiill" horses - lady and I fentleman riders. I j Best saddle h.>r;e jrirl *rider. , He t saddle hoiv l?.*\ rider. Best single han< >s horse. Hesi double harness horse. Best silmel mule in harness. | I Best pair . iu!es in harness. Best saddle mule? boy rider. In the above we have tried to make , i complete list of the things common o all. If, however, we have left out | t inything that you have to.bring, we vill be glad to have it and will give fou a blue ribbon. N Blue ribbons will be awarded for irst prize and red ribbons'for second. Products can be brought to the school house Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 5 o'clock and Wednesday morning from 10 to 12. Stock and poultry can be brought Thursday morning. Please label a 1 products, as the committee will not lave time. Exhibits can be taken out after a a'clock Thursdnv nft<>rrw?<?ri will, ti . permission of the committee in charge. Those bringing a farm display must let Muss Rowe know Saturday or Monday morning so that booths can be made for their exhibit. Do not prepare a large basket dinner. Bring luTich for your family and one or two visitors. Races wil^ begin at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Spea!;i> g in the afternoon, for which a special program has been prepared. Sandwiches, coffee and cake w ill be sold to help pay expenses. Any money left over will be put in the bank to be used next year. MRS. L. O. JOHNSON, Pres. MRS. A. F. WELDON, V.-Prcs. MISS IRENE ROUE, Sec. MORE RED CROSS MEMBERS The following new names have been added to the Chesterfield Red Cross Roll: Mesdames T. E. Lucas, M. J, Ilough, Lee Blackwdl, E. J. Clark, R. A. Griffith, W. A. Gantt, 1). W. Knight, Blanch Moore, Hade Miller, E, J. Miller, J. VV. Miller, J. A. Sosiarnon, O. J. Threatt, A. W. White, L. S. Horton, J. E. Thomas, Drew Bird, C. Thomas, J. A. Baker, L Bureh. Misses Ascie Gregory, Lit lie Me Lauchlin, Helen Garland. Messrs. T. E. Lucas, S. I). Ellis IL M. Oduni, W. J. Davidson, G. K Laney, John Nicholson. 5AM DIXON KILLED Only meager details are obtainabh at this time of the killing of Sam Dix on last Thursday by Ed. Campbell. It is known that on last Thursday these two young men, while more o less under the influence of drink ha< a fight on the public highway in th lower part of the County. Campbel struck Dixon on the head with i heavy stick, knocking him down. Dix on arose and started across a fleh nnd Campbell moved on. Only two small boys saw the figh and nothing was thought of it unti Sunday, when the continued absenci of Dixon from his f (miliar hau it! was noted. A search was made am he was found lying face downwan in the field he had started to cross on Thursday. lie had apparently died soon after falling. v iwiipiH-ii was arrested by Constable C.L. Melton and lodyed in jail CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the very kind attentions ahown us during the sickness and death of our little boy, James Henry. 1). C. T1IEKRKLL and wife | i for Sale o ! 1 ! ? SIX - ROOM D I STORE. WILL I SMALL IMPROV SIX ROOM HOL ABOUT ONE-ACI I TWO VACANT I J CATF.D IT! CHEI J. T. G CHF.RA TEACHERS' INSTITUTE AT ! CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL j FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TF I 'I his Teachers' Institute is the firs attempt of Chesterfield County at th< modern Institute. , The object is to brinj-- the teacher ; together in a social way and in i 'short time present to them in a con [ densed form some of the fundament I al principles of teaching, so neces i sary to teachers success. ( The teachers will have a rare op portunity in this Institute, to mee and receive instructions from somt I of the foremost educators of th< State, men and women wln? made a success in th? ir line. .Miss Stone is the Primary Teache j in Winthrop and has a National re putation as such. Prof K. 1). Hastlerlinjr is a Marl horo lad, who has made Rood in hii chosen line, mathematics, and nov ' fills a chair of mathematics at th State University. Mr. Melton is one of the younj I Principals of the State and is a mas ter of the subject which he will han die, English Grammar, and because of his experience in our county schools will be better able to aid th teachers in this most difficult of suh , jects. | The people of Chesterfield hav ! thrown open their homes to the teach : ers of the County and hid them hearty welcome to the Capital o I Chesterfield. Every teacher should avail hin self of this opportunity to meet th I people in Chesterfield as well as hi j or her fellow-teachers, and to receiv ! from thi'S?' able men nn.l uiw aid as will increase their efficiency. PROGRAM p Friday, November 16th. 1 1 :()() A. M.?Reports. 2:30 P. M.?Teaching of Englis ! Grammar, by Prof. Claude M. Meltoi I of Chesterfield 11 ijrh School, j 3:110 P. M.?Organization of Coui I ty Teacher's Association and In ! provement Association. | 8:00 P. M.?Public Address b lion. J. K, Swearinger. Saturday, November 17th. 'I 10:00 A. M.?Primary Methods 1 Miss Virginia Stone of V? inthrop Cu I ledge. 'I 11 :00?Mathematics, by Prof. F,. 1 r | Kasterling, of University f Sou ' , Carolina. e I l i " 1 HONOR ROLL FOR MT. fl| CROGHAN SCIICC - I ' I First Grade.?Nye Bureh, Frai Burch, Lida Rivers, Margaret He 1 drick. Advanced First tirade.?Leoi ' ( Rollings. ' | Second Grade.?James Jac'cso i Elbert Rivers, Steward Funderburk ' | Third tirade.? Maude Nicholstn 1 j Flora Huntley, Gladys Rivers, JIos Mae. Watson. Fourth Grade.?Glennie Moor Ethel Rusbinjr, Arthur Lee Moore. Fifth tirade.?N'ez/.ie Moore. Seventh Grade.?Tom Atkinson. E. G. EDWARDS. J To our cuitomeri and friendi ( Let's settle our obligations vhi! I green cotton is selling above 20 c . pound - C. P. Mangum, Cashier ?r Exchange wf.lling and exchange for ed Farm ise for sale, ?f. lot. ots. all louw. I I lainey ! w, s. c. i'age {> t NOTICE OF ESTATE SALE Notice is hereby Riven that on Tues* day November 20th. next, I will olTer for sale to the highest bidder for t cash at the Smith Ellis place in Ches? terfield County, S. C., beginning at 10 o'clock A. M., the following pros' perty belonging to the Estate of Cast therine Ousley, deceased: Household and Kitchen Furniture - and all other personal property be longing to said estate, lt-p S. I). ELLIS, Executor of the Will t of Catherine Ousley, deceased. 15 _ j DISCHARGE NOTICE 2 j On 10th December, next, I will apI ply to the Probate Court for this j County for a discharge as Executor | of Estate of II. C. Ouslev ?i..? ?> .u?..i J. W. OUSLEY, Executor. s V B MULES FOR SALE Pair black irtaro mules; won blue ribbon 3 years aj^o at County Fair; | weigh 1,200 pounds; 0 years old. . 37-p L. 15. DAVIS. a WAMBLE HILL LOCAL UNION WILL ORGANIZE j All persons interested in reorganiu zation of Wamble Hill Local Union j will meet at Wamble Hill school house a November 22. j- J Mr. T. B. Krackston of Columbia and probably others will speak at Y B. M. The public is invited to atL, tend. Please be* prompt as there is js other business to be attended to. e * W. A. SELLERS. h NOTICE I hereby notify all parties not to feed,shelter or clothe one Ila Wilson .McKinsey, aged 14 years. He left the home of his father on 28th of % Oct. 1917. HENRY McKINSEY,.. Chesterf.ehl, S. C., Route 2 il " NOTICE ,v On the 3d day of Dec. 1917 the County Board commissioners will rciceive sealed bids for contract to fur,y 1 nish wood for county, il-i '1 his 10th day of Nov. 1917. L. II. KNIGHT, Supervisor. D. j lhj MAGAZINES Pictorial Review and McClure's Magazine, both one year for $2.'25. Ask for complete clubbing list, is I can save you money on your sub, script ions. J. II. UATl.'FI'', 1 i Mt. Croghan, S. C. nm ' RAINCOATS If in need of a raincoat see me and n, I will have it made to your measure and guarantee satisfaction. Prices i, from$:i.(50 to $17.00. sa J . E. HAL!.. Chesterfield,,S. C. Route 4. e, ! FARMS Several good farms for rent. One for sale. I). T. TEAL. TIMBER FOR SALE ^ One million and a half feet timber, 2 Mi to .1 miles from Seaboard railC road. Lonj; leaf smd short leaf pine an<l oak. 1). T. TEAL. | = NOTICE OF ESTATE SALE OF > CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY 1 Under authority contained in the 1 Will of E. N. Itedfearn, deceased, we | will oIlYr for sale to the highest bid| ' der for cash on 2.1. day of I I'-cember, , next, (it heint* the first Monday) | within the lejtal hours, before the * Courthouse door at Chesterfield, I South Carolina, the following per| j sonal property belon<finK to the Ks| itate of E. N. Uedfearn, deceased: i | That tract of land in ("hestertield | j County, S. containing '.!<? acres, I i more or less, honinlcil North by lands { 'of Mrs, ! '. If. I'uiiderlnirk, Kast, l?y | j lands of J. A. VViliiams. Son'h by S. i I A. L. Hy. and West bv lands of II. It. | jdohl 1 an I beii.t; the lands convey i e l to I.. \. lledfenrn by \Y. .!, JohnI,son. I 1J sh ire; Stools Meivh. nt's and | Far' ici M i , ('h Taw. | .'{ Shares in People's Pvust ('0111i l?;.ny, Chcaw. [! 17 Sha. cs P ir k of ; erlield, I Chesterfield. I 10 Share (*)? ; >rficM Prrvt Com| pany, Chesterfield. | f)a Shares in Cheste; lield Ware I hi '.isc Co' >p:? 11 y, Chcs' rf.eld. ' One Kellcj* Top I ?< -ik and One Iron I Safe. { A M. KKDKICAUN i /,. T. RKDFKAIiN, j Kxecutors of the Will of K. N. Redfe.irn, deceased.