The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-17
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hibits; Mrs. D. A. Geer, pantry
supplies; Mrs. w. c. Hearin, fine
sewing. These ladies will be al
their post of duty and willN"deliver
the goods"
Children's Department Under IS.
Mrs. Walter E. Greer is super.
,intendent of this department and
will take great pains in every de-
tail pertaining to this feature of
the fair.
u Floral Department.
Mrs. j. T.. West, superintend-
ent. in the place of Mrs. w. F.
Mattison, Who cannot serve, will
show you all the attention posi-
bic liz her department.
Art Department.
Mrs. j. T. Rice is superintend-
ent of this department and will be
on hand bright and early Fair Dav
ana viii, display the articles in her
department to an advantage.
Baby Show.
| Mrs. c. G. Todd will have
charge of all pretty babies, so
br!ng them ON and get the first
prize for: you know your babv
should win the first honors. This
part of the fair will be very in.
teresting indeed. We trust that the
mothers will not be timid, bur will
hrIne the little fellows along and
put them IN the Baby Show. The
papy show Eli be held in F. M
Sox q Co.'S Furniture store ut 3
!xfusic.
Music for the occasion will he
furnished by the Belton Concert
Band and will be in charge of NJ
d. Taylor, director.
We are reproducing the pre-
MUM list this week for the CON.
venience of those who possibly
may not have received premium,
list. This list will be of great ben.
eflt to you in entering exhibits if
l.a you nave not received a premium
Belton is a synonymous of the
words growth and progress
Twelve years ago the town Of
beiton was a mere country vii.
lage with, perhaps, 500. or 600
population. That about describes
the ,e belton Of twelve years 500,
out those few hundred people BE-
iieved in Belton-they realized
thaf the town was located to good
advantage, situated in the richest
section OF the State, and that Bel.
Ton could not help becoming q
town of Importance, and thev
n. e work to build Bolton. As
: result the towns growth has
peen something marvellous. In
lust Twelve years this population
mas mas, doubled, 9 doubled again, and
sill i has doubled doubted; another time
from IRON the little village of about
500 or 600 people Belton hoe
grown TO be a little city, with a |
population of something like 5.-|
900 people. -
ne town of Belton is backed
up Dy the finest and most fertile
farming section in all of the Pied
mont belt, and its elevation heino
$50 feet above the sea.IeyeI nI |
,ile highest point in South Caro- |
INA, south of th mountains. giyesi
It climate that Is ideal II isl
never too hot in summer and in |
winter the weather is never ex-
tremely cold.
Belton ownes its own water.l
works, and furnishes the town
people pure artesian water. TheI
town has the only concrete stand |
pipe in the State, and one of the
few in the South. 1T is f55 feetI
high and holds more than 100.
600 gallons. The very best firei
protection is furnished the busi-
ness and resident sections.
The Beiton Power Company
whose plant is located just out of3
the town a few miles, on the Sal
luda river, can furnish power ini
any unit. This company fur
nisiles power for the mills IN Bell
ton and Williainston, lights thel
town Of Belton and Williamson, |
]. and had plenty of surplus powerl
to spare any number of small
mamma ctliries that may be locat.l