Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-11-20
Thankful For Things That Con.
tributed to The Success Of
The Fair. !: IS,
Thanks to the weather man.

Thanks TO Tue .tOHu VI q
for the large attendance and other
evidences of cooperation.
Thanks to the fakirs for teachr
ing the suckers lesson. z
Thanks to the Southern railroad
for making special rates to Edge-
field.
Thanks to the faithful women who
labored so unselfishly and unceass-
ingly for the success of the parade,
feature without which the best
day of the fair would have been the
least attractive. a....
Thanks to the merchants for
closing their stores several hours
Friday afternoon. =
Thanks to the fathers and moth
ers who came many miles, bringing
the entire family with them.
Thanks to the good people of
Trenton fer their presence and as
suranccs of still more loyal support
in the future. -.
Thanks to the merry.go.round-
man for bringing his big, bright
brassy machine. l -,
Thanks to the ladies of the:ceuie,
terry association for serving such
bountiful dinners.
Thanks to the pickpockets for
their absence. Sas'
Thanks to the mothers who lent
their babies to the fair Thursday
afternoon. All of them deserved
prizes.
Thanks to the members Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance; I'm
ion for providing the rest room tor
the tired mothers and fretful babies.
Thanks to the big hearted, big
headed, big bodied Mr.. Murphey
for his aggregation of attractions.
Thanks to Major Anderson and
the tournament con testants tor thls
new feature. ;,.r. al aoi
Thanks to Willis Duncapdor the
dispatch with which be dispensed
tickets, being as rapid and as accur-
ate as machine.
Thanks to Capt. Collett for the
very excellent manner in which he
formed and modified the parade
Thanks to Newt. Broadwater and
President Cantelou for their mag
nifcent farm collections, demon
strating to the people what can be
produced upon farms right here in
our midst. Mr.. Broadwater won
first prize.
Thanks to Manager B. F.--xan.
norman of the Beaver Dam Mills
for his generosity and public spirit.
Besides operating a loom in the fair
buildings, he bore the expense of
providing two wagons for the school
parade.
Thanks to the "croakers" and
''kickers'' for what they said in
trying to run down" the fair. They
caused the managers to be all the
more determined to make success
of the enterprise.
Thanks to those who pure hased;
season tickets, knowing at the time
that they could not attend all OF the
three days. The managers need such
encouragement.
Thanks to those who brought ex-
hibits long distance, knowing IN
advance that some of the premiums
were small. Such self-sacrifce and
public spirit are needed in order to
make the fair all it ought to be.
Thanks to Hon. John E. Swear
ingen for his presence and for hon
oring the parade by riding at the
head of the school wagons. His
coming will 1e a stimulus to educa-
ton in the county.
Thanks to the superintendents of
the several departments for the very
satisfactory manner in which they
discharged their duties.
Thanks to the trustees, patrons,
teachers and pupils for entering the
school wagon parade, contributing
to the success of a feature that will
become statewide in its popularity.
Thanks to Miss Sadie Minis for
the splen did example which she has
set the other younp ladies of the