The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

acre, the Camp Torrance place for
$500 an acre and the Davis place at
1925 an acre. None of the tract Sc
lected is within the city limits: it is
about a quarter OF mile outside.
The committee has already arranged
for the disposition of $4,000 Of the
bonds.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES WORK.
The society then adjourned and the
executive committee met.
The committee adopted it's subcom-
mittee's report as to new grounds.
On motion the chair appointed as
commissioners on the part of the So
ciety Messrs. B. H. Boykin, Alex.
Guignard and Col. T. j. Cunningham.
On motion of Col. Love it was de-
cided to hold the next fair on the
new grounds.
On motion of Mr.. Wannamaker the
society's commission was added to the
standing committee on grounds to lay
out the new grounds and locate the
new buildings thereon. The combi-
nation committee consists Of Messrs.
B. H. Boykin, Alex Guignard, Col. T.
J. Cunningham, A. 3. Haskell, B. +.
Williamson, r. II. Pegues, J. D. W.
Watts.
On Mr.. Wannamaker's motion the
secretary was directed to return the
the 81, 500 borrowed last fall from the
legislature.
Col. McIver mo7ed that the present
legislature be asked for the gift OF
S., 900.
Mr.. Efrd and other members of the
legislature thought the legislature
would refuse this, this being election
gear and the State being now S400, ,00C
in the hole.
Mr.. Wannamaker's amendment that
loan of 50, 500 be asked for as here,
tofore was carried.
A motion was then carried that the
legislature be asked for gift of SIS, ,OOC
for use at the new grounds.
NO PosTPoNEMENT OF FAIR.
Mr.. Haskell suggested that the next
fair be postponed to the first week IL
December on account of the great
work to be done in getting the ne"
grounds in shape.
Secretary Love suggested that any
change Of time would throw the South
Carolina fair out of the circuit Of the
various other fairs to be held in the
fall in this section, and our fair woulo
suffer from putting out the privilege
show people.
On motion of Col. McIver it was de-
cided to bold the fair as usual on the
last week in October.
The committee voted down DR.. HI
nard's motion to open the fair or
Monday instead Of on Tuesday.
Prof. Colcock Of the South Carolina
college appeared before the COMMITTEES
to ask that the fair grounds gridiror
be conceded for the college football
game on the same terms as heretofore
that the use of the gridiron be fret
on condition that patrons Of the game
be required to pay the entrance fee tx
the grounds before seeing the game
Referred to racing committee.
NEW DEPARTMENT. sUPER1NTENDENTs
The committee elected the follow
ing department superintendentS:
Field Crops-R. NJ. Pegues.
Horses, Mules and AsSeS-W. D
Evans and G. 4. Guignard, reelected
Horses-W. D. Evans and G. G.
Guignard.
Cattle-T. J. Kinard and y. P. Has
kell.
Sheep and Goats-C. F. Moore.
Cattle-T. j. Kinard and \: P
Haskell
Swine-J. G. Mobley.
Sheep and Goats-C. F. Moore.
Poultry-L. j. Browning.
Household. W. Dreher.
Needle and Fancy-Jno. H. Whar
ton.
Manufacturers-M. S. Donaldson.
Mechanical. w. Dunnoyant.
Implements and Vehicles-B. II
Boykin.
Chemicals, Oils, etc.. W. D
Watts.
Fruit and Floral-B. F. Craytor
and R. B. Watson.
Fine Art-Capt. 1redell Jones.