The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26

Mccoy, Myrtle Boyd, LOurine Cum
mings, Ellen Foxworth Clelia Terry.
Concord Club-Fannie Lou Pres
colt, Maye Fort, Ora Holiday,
Nettie Newman. jamie Prescott, Selma
Smith.
Wedgefeld Club-Clara Morris,
Mary Jane Coulter. Earlne Watts.
Bethel Club-May Iiaynsworth,
Grace Wells.
South Lynchburg Club-wAllie M.
Floyd, Druie o. Floyd, Pearl Keals,
Virginia McElveen.
Winn Club-Ruth Allen, Annie Lou
Ingram, Jane Miller, Bernice Tryon.
Tindal Club-Teresa Simms.
Pisgah Club-Sybel Cole, Pearl
Hatfield.
Shiloh Club-Willie Beck Johnson.
Club that made the best all round
record. Oswego. presented a beauti-
full trophy cup.
This cup was secured with funds Sc
cured from the banks and business
men OF the town by Miss Lennon and
will go to club for one year, to be
Kept in the school house. If any
club succeeds in winning the cup for
three consecutive years, it will win the
title to the cup. This is the highest
mark Of honor bestowed on any of
the clubs in the county and the Oswe-
go Club should feel highly gratified
that they have won the club in the
first year of active work in the county
Of the Girls Canning Club.
The Concord Club made the second
best all round record and was award
ed four handsome pictures "The Sis
tine Madonna" "Sir Galahad," "St.
Cecilia" est. John the Baptist"
These, 1t is hoped, will encourage a
love Of art among the pupils Of the
school and are to be kept in the school
room.
While the Girls Canning Club was
hearing talks from Miss Parrott, Prof
Carberry and having prizes awarded
by DR.. Dick, the Boys Corn Club was
holding it's meeting on the court house
grounds and Mr.. L. l.. Baker, dis
trict demonstration agent, and Mr.. c..
A. McFaddcn. county demonstrator
for Clarendon County, were judging
the corn and making their decisions
as to the prize winners among the
boys. Mr.. Baker made a short talk,
explaining to the boys how to select
good corn and what kind Of corn
should be entered in a prize contest.
There were twenty-seven boys t.
make exhibits and to give in their
history Of their crops. Although this
was not more than q third Of those
who joined the club at the beginning
Of the year. their records were good.
The prizes were announced among
these as follows:
Greatest Yield-Howard Critcher,
1894 bushels. awarded $40 in cash
and pair of Howard and Foster
shoes by O'Donnell & Co.
Second Greatest Yeld-Richard
Wells, S6.5 bushels. Awarded a suit
of clothes by O'Donnell & Co.
Third Greatest Yield-Warner An
drews. 81 bushels. Awarded IS in
cash.
Others making yields of over IS
bushels were Thomas Brunson, Robt
w. DuRant and Coy McEachern.
For best ten ears-Frank White
$40 In cash by ID. j. Chandler Cloth
ing Co., and pair Of Regal shoes
Stubs Bros.
Second best ten ears--Warner An
drews, SIS watch by w. A. Thompson
and subscription to Herald by Knight
Pub. Co. and SIS in cash.
Third best ten ears--Horace Pres
colt, awarded steel beam middl,
burster plow, w. B. Burns and Son
For best single ear-iIoward Critch
I er, $3.50 in cash and subscription tt
Herald by knight Pub Co.
Second best ear-Wesley Mccoy
$40 from Dul.ant Hardware Co.
Third-Wilbur Prescott. pair o
shoes from Shaw and McCollum.
For best history of crop-Richar,
Wells. Hooking Valley Corn Shclle
from Geo. +. Epperson and $5 il
cash.
Second best history-Warner An
drews. so from :. Nj. Pierson.
Tihrd-Thomas Brunson, saddl
from Booth Hardy Live stock Co.
For best paper on "IIow | Selectc,
My Seed Corn in the Field "-firs,
Richard Wells. so in cash and 81 ii
pin from Mccormack Jewelry co.