The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-09-05
LOCKHART FAIR
GREAT SUCCESS
There Was a Large Attend.
ance and the Exhibits
Were Numerous
and Creditable.

came on saturday as was Scheduled,
and it was one of the most notewor-
thy events transpiring in our county
in many a day. The attendance was
very large, the exhibits of an except
ionally high order and the education
al value was high. General Superen-
tendent Anderson granted a full hol-
iday and to him much of the success
of the fair is due. Miss Aisle Smith
agent of the girls canning and poul-
try club of Union county is deserv-
ing of much praise for the success OF
the fair. She worked out the details,
formed the committees and inspired
general interest in the. movement.
Concerts were given morning anc
afternoon by the Lockhart band Of IL
pieces. This band is credit to the
community. The exhibits were placed
in the school building and were we'll
arranged. The display of needle
work, bread and cake baking, heir
looms dating back nearly century
and half. Among these relics was
an exhibit of homespun quilts made
on the old hand looms and one OF
these looms containing some of the
homespun was shown, along side OF
the old spinning wheel and yarn
measuring devices.
The Lockhart Mills arranged a.
splendid exhibit of their products,
showing cotton from the plant to the
finished product. A distinctive fea-
ture and one which created enthus-
iasm was the sanitary and unsani-
tary rooms of a dwelling. The first
named had and iron bed with clean
linen we'll arranged, table with vase
of flowers, screens over Window,
while the second had the old wooden
cot, with tumbled covers, badly soil
ed, burnt matches and wooden GUS
pidors and one small window tightly
closed in the end of the room, The
model room was we'll within the
means of anyone and the contrast
was striking and impressive.
Another original and attractive
feature was the moving picture show
which included scenes of village bet
terment and activities of mill en-
loyees elsewhere.
The display of canned goods by the
Lockhart tomato club was most
creditable.
A big doll dressed in tomato
leaves with hat of same to match
was mounted on pyramid of beau
f,,Il Lob &c ~
from her hands streamers of red and
green ribbon were caught to assort-
ment of canned food products in
glass, canned by the girls themselves
under the direction of Miss Smith.
These girls had grown one-tenth
of an acre of tomatoes each, and
from two of the gardens two girls
had jointly realized the sum of $50
in cash from the sale of fresh fruit
besides what they canned.
During the morning various ath-
letic contests were conducted such as,
swimming, three legged, back-to-
back, wheel5arrow, sack, barrel, po-
tato and other races. Then there
was the live stock exhibits. Mules,
horses, cattle, hogs, poultry and pets
were shown. All of these being the
property of the employees. Prizes
were awarded and much friendly ri
valry resulted.
Miss Mary E. Frayser of the home
economics department of Winthrop
college gave demonstration with
the fireless cooker, to be made at
home, and with a washing machin.
She expresses herself as being de-
lighted at the wonderfully able man.
ner in which the operatives had car
ried out their plans.
Prof. J. L. Carbery, of Rock Hill,
who is an expert from the plant in
dustry bureau of the Federal Agri-
cultural department was present.
He it was, who first suggested the
idea of a fair of some kind for the
operatives when here last spring. In
his address he referred to Miss
Smiths unsurpassing energy and
her ready and tactful grasp of tho
situation. Also to Mr.. Anderson's
willing and generous support and
the appreciation and pleasure of the
affair on the part of the operatives
themselves. In fact, it was their
fair and they had reason to be proud
Of it. Mr. Carbery urged that they
consider this as the first of many to
come, one each year, and proving