The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
MANY EXHIBITS IT the FAIR.
PRESIDENT MORLEY MAKES
FIRST OF OFFICIAL AN
NOUNCEMENTS.
Agricultural Exhibits to be Featured
Secretary Wilson May Attend
Fair-Intcresting Football Games
Clemson Cadets Will be Here.

John G. Mobley. president Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical
society. Is in Columbia arranging
the BUSINESS for the coming State fair
which Is to be held In that city, Oc-
tober 81 to November 4.
President Mobley, in speaking OF
the fair, said: Never in the history
Of the agricultural society has the
prospect for an entertaining and ed
ucational State fair been as bright
as 1t Is today for the coming event.
At no time has there been in pros
pect more varied attractions, q more
brilliant midway, greater display
OF fine animals or more prominent
sociar features than will be at the
next fair. Among the leading fea-
lures will be the coming of Clemson
college. 600 strong. with the Glenn
son brass band and a full corps of
professors. A regimental parade will
be held every day and the agricul-
tural exhibit from this institution
will be great.
Tuesday will be educational day.
On Wednesday Capt. ]. w. Doar,
grand chancellor Of the State of
South Carolina OF the Knights of
Pythias. will command the Pythians
OF South Carolina and will issue a
call for them to attend on that day.
There will also be an interesting
game of fottbail and great arena
| events. On Thursday the game of
football between Clemson college and
Carolina will take place. This game
has excited great interest throughout
! the State as the teams are stronger
and In better trim than they have
ever been In the past
r. III. Hyatt will call a meeting of
the South Carolina Good Roads as
| sociation for Thursday, and there
! will be many other attractive events
for that day.
Friday will be agricultural day.
| and 1t Is now expected that James
Wilson. secretary Of agriculture of
the United States. will be present
and deliver an address. Secretary
Wilson has done so much to benefit
South Carolina agriculturally that
his presence here will be much ap-
preciated by the people Of our State.
| The racing events for eauh day
Will be great and will be pulled of
as rapidly as possible so as to avoid
delay. 20
Judging from the entries of poul-
try and live stock" said Mr.. Mobley,
lin every department that have been
| resolved up to this time these de-
partments will be unusually inter
, estins and the progress that has been
| made In the development Of the live
stock industry in South Carolina and
In the great agricultural develop
ment that has taken place in our
state Will be fully illustrated.
1T Is the endeavor of the man.
| agement to have courteous officials
In charge of every department. the
grounds kept neat and clean and
well policed. From advices received
from over the State the attendance
VIII be large. 1t is the place for
| friends to meet and the social fea-
ture Of the State fair apart from It's
| great educational facilities are of
great benefit to the people.
Columbia is an ideal place for
State fair. In the very centre of tn,
State and having most excellent rail-
road facilities it is in easy access to
all the people"
President Mobley stated that Secre-
| tary Efird and his general superin-
tendent, John ID. W. Watts, are in
the city cooperating with him in the
work of promoting the fair. He also
| said that Capt. Marcus b. Stokes of
Clemson college is here arranging for
the camp Of the cadets. That q full
| train would be Charatered to bring
| the Clemson cadets to Columbia and
that at this time it is also expected
that President d. b. Johnson will
bring the Winthrop students to attend
the fah' and that the exhibits from
this institution will also be good.
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