Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
"YoRk COUNTY FAIR"


nothing like what 1t might have been
under proper effort was tremendous
success. not only from the standpoint
Of exhibits; but in point Of attendance,
gate receipts and good management
generally. The show was based on the
annual exhibits Of the York County
Boys Corn club, the York County
Girls Canning club, and those exhi-
bits were quite creditably supplement-
ed with exhibits of Winthrop Home
Institute work, York county raised
horses. cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry
dogs and samples Of different field
crops, including corn, cotton, oats. al
falfa, pumpkins, etc. ,.r
A section of the Winthrop campus
was roped off for the fair grounds, and
one of the recently erected large build
ings was used for the indoor exhibits.
including the Home Institute" work.
the canning club display, the corn
club display, and the poultry show,
and suitable pens were erected on the
grounds for the various live stock ex-
hibits. The accommodations, though
comparatively inexpensive, were quite
ample. .s.. .s-.
The attendance yesterday included
between thirty-five hundred and four
thousand people who paid admission
at the gates during the day, the admis-
sion price being 35 cents for adults
and 15 cents. for children. OF those
who were in attendance yesterday. the
majority came by private conveyance,
though all the trains from. the western
part Of the county were well crowded
with people who went from Smyrna,
Hickory Grove, Sharon, Yorkville, Tir..
zah and Newport. Today is county
school day. and large numbers OF
dren are in attendance.
Among the corn club boys who have
ten ear exhibits are: VIM. Stephenson,
VIM. Carroll, Earl Land, Sam Camp
bell, Carl Harris, MIN Horton, Conrad
Hill, Grier Barnette, Lester tinker,
Edward McFadden,, Bratton Land,
Otis Crawford. Alex Campbell, Marvin
FAIRIES, Joe A. Miller, John Latham,
Ralph Cain. John Horton, Howard
Jones, Lee Mickle, Tom Green, Lind
say Thomas, Frank Blanks. Those
who had single ear exhibits in addi-
tion to their ten ear exhibits were:
Lester Zinkler, Conrad Hill, Joe A.
Miller, Marion FAIRIES, Ed. w. McFad-
den. MIN Horton. Carl Harris, Bratton
Land, Earl Land, Lindsay Thomas,
Dewey Childers, Tom Rhea, Tom
Green, John Horton, Frank Blanks,
Ralph Cain. .. ........ .....
The canning club exhibit included
almost every fruit and vegetable that
is common to York county, preserved
in almost every, imaginable way, and
put up in a manner that seemed to
yield nothing to the best Of similar
packages familiar to the ordinary
trade. The exhibits Of the various
exhibitors were carefully arranged with
all due regard to artistic taste, and
made a most creditable show. Among
the girl exhibitors were:
Louise Anderson, Matte B. Camp
bell, Pearl Shillinglaw, Esther Latham
Kathleen Clinton, Evelyn Garrison. Et-
ia Poag, Cora Westbrook, Ethel White
side, Davega Rhea, Margaret Clark,
Fredda Gryder, Ethel Shillinglaw,
Flossie Shillinglaw, Jeanette Nicely,
Clara Cherry, Bertha Duncan, Mary
Garrison. Ruth Steele, Jessie Darwin.
Among the prize winners announced
yesterday were the following:
Davega Rhea had the largest yield
Of tomatoes.
May Garrison had the largest and
most attractive exhibit, best report
and second largest yield.
Evelyn Garrison and Margaret Clark
tied for second largest and most at
tractive exhibit of tomato products In
glass.
Evelyn and Mary Garrison had the
greatest variety Of canned goods.
Evelyn Garrison had the largest COL
lection of tomato receipts
Margaret Clark and Ruth Steele had
the best histories of their work.
Mary Garrison and Eta Poag won
first prizes for sealing.
Evelyn Garrison and Fredda Gryder
were awarded the prizes for the neat
est labelling.
Evelyn Garrison and Mary Garrison
had the best chow-chow.
Matte Belle Campbell and Clara
Cherry had the best catsup.
Clara Cherry and Fredda Gryder had
the best chilli sauce.
Mary Garrison and Evelyn Garrison
had the best pickles.
Ruth Steele and Ethel Whitesell had
the best preserves.
Mary Garrison and Margaret Clark
had the best jelly.
Cora Westbrook and Ruth Steele had
the best caps and aprons.
Miss Minnie Garrison, the superin-
tendent of the club work, was very
much disappointed that a number OF
club members who are known to have
most excellent exhibits were unable
to get these to the fair.
The cattle exhibits included a fine
herd Of Herefords from the Hamilton
Carhartt farm; a herd Of sixteen beau
tiful Black Angus. owned by Mr..
Noah Clinton of Edgmoor; some hand
some grade Jerseys owned by Mr.. ].
F. Bookout; some beef cattle owned by
H. F. Bookout; splendid Guernsey bull
belonging to DR.. r. A. Bratton; fine
specimens belonging to Leroy Deas,
d. D. Capps and the state farm.
The exhibitors of fine hogs were: