The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-14
B. F. Crayton and County Fairs.

a ": was made Saturday last to the
home OF onr venerable towrsman, Hon.
-. T. CrhytolI. He was iii some weeks
ago and has nor been on the streets.
anu 1t was thought 10 be til" proper
thliiS 10 cali ON him ana report 10 .i-
friends The riogrcss llc is ma!li,.-: fo-.
ward recovery. lie Is greatly ii.i-
proved. Indeed. We might >a> ~ r.
hale AMI hrAHy,and las hcc:. k'"lan. ID,
doors during the bad weather 'ir
i,;Iys ne haa an cN"cllcn! .lppr'li .ind
ices unusually ston.. IT, C'i'.ii. ~
mas MOI lost any OF lis l,:rr ai .u
tcrt tins; ronvcrsa,ion.'.>i I" alll
on the subject OF Irvi.lli: =" .o'dn.;
ol oNii'y AIRS WH~ 'i't uti','' - ilin
Tlsi'. ana thls Wi- p''t.l l'AN hiiin.e
Snl:tri. as hr ha hli !r@ day br
lore been notified % ~, lpoinGn"ni
ON Il conmlticc ~ rplnrrtipn "lih t!ir
State f'air wh,ril r..l.it~ rs !.i'., nee
II, columbia il' 3lh -. nrAi month.
ne docs not 'lrn H.N'i. i'nNt'vri thai
ne can iI-h n,lhla1 inr il!n
On iEc suhirci -. 'ntn'y lAii> ne
RaS lost ilnN' al ms enthusiasm. i.c
hriI"Nrr IiA' Tie prosperity npW -!
l"Iri " lil!'is"n county iM atIril
Iur'', 'n.tit.i'.iii!'ns. ln,iHf 81! ~.
%ri' '"~mlliN =. ~ 'rig li-'.
ni"l>r 'sn'' !" ii''' l.nldiii- pi N"ihis
lHli 'iA II past a'd ~ "it+it.ir.. -
~ ,.''" iilW Ai.i W.'9 :'f "oi .,t"A II
~ 'iir Ns'iruiiiliHl hptn'.'' ilo u ,i
thr np.hinn tilii nnl!'.ns c,;.lA ~ ,tl,ic.
'''4f';'ri,il - ~ l.r bi.>,n,>> INTERESTS
'.i'r'y anti county. tiaH wei ~
fAii. 'l' .l'l'n' .er.riy l!r
t: rtnNia.t i'la 'n nlrr'D,,"i
NI+'.n ~. r;nlr aii ia '".;i:nnia rr.lin
n.o' approach ~ exhibits ani Ni>iDi
those reid IN tins city. His ideas ar,
tfat Il wei ORGANIZED and well n!an-
age! +! ar brings about tl,r nr.tir-; nf
people from aii rlioh}a' sc;,U!A, .r
rin't> Tor the 'ran>rciion OF Hll r'.:--'.s
oi business. anl act" ~ Il s,i'nIuus
whlrh can y" bad from II" o;iirr -"nIcr
nor by any other means.
For mere than fifty years Nj Gii.
ION h"N been iu"niib"u With y .:t!rul
tilral Soricl,rS ana Fans !,"ih IS -
County and state. and There J. icl hap-
II" better authority in the Siatc"Il such
!. subject aud results I" b" "blalrrd
from slcii, organizations tran MIR.
Cr:yton. For more than haIf II cen
tury ne has been identified with eyer
movement winch had Tor lis object in
"Ecincnt and higher development IN
a. "ilcultural pursuits. As far back rs
W" iind HIM a+S"cin'"d with J. T..
'n'i,,,. ) J.. Reed: ". y. FAINT aud
JOSIAH ". Cobb. members of commit
zee OF the i''mcr,' Association in lh,s
County. who, at lis annual meeting.
were To award u,il"%. The following
iIsa part ct the premium li,i for 'ho
Ladies Tor hat year:
or best piece ot hnlncsnun, ,.Lli
wool! seven yards. one spinning: Wiict
"i0r the best piece OF siomrspiln. il
cot tor, seven yards, one hnn"h N.
cotton yarn.
"t"r IN" best piece Of vcstine, 3
yards, one pair best cotton cards.
For Que pair ladies' silk stockir-S.
one fancy work box.
For the best pair OF wonlcn socks.
one palrof gilt or plated knitting pins.
'For tho best sample Of raw silk
yarn, ounces, one silver thimbc.
For tho best sample or sewing silk,
one silver thmble.
=, "For the best specimen of butter, 10
lDs:, one china butter stand"
This premium list sounds very "old-
TINY to most of us. but there are
doubtless q number of grnndmothers
IN our county day who competed for
the above prizes.
MI. CraytOn ia anxious to sec our
County Fairs revived, and there nre
many who share this desire with him.
His idea Ia that Joint stock cOmpanv
should be formed and is confident that
S5,UUO would be ample capital. In this
connection he referred tn the winding
up OF tho affairs of the last County
Fair Association, of which he was
President in this COunte, stating that
he paid back the stock subscribed and
dividend of 80 per cent, and sees no
reason why the same could not be done
again In looking over the field for u
man whose energy and executive abili-
ty qualities him for the position, he
thinks that j. s. Fowler would make n
dnca hin; tn sa hn, IN Inc mater can IN