The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
COUNTY FAIR ASSO-
CITATION ORGANIZED.
EPOCH IN INDUSTRIAL AND
AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS OF
OLD WILLIAMSBURG.

OLD WILLIAMSBURG.
Thursday of last week marked an
epoch in the industrial and agricul-
tural progress of old Williamsburg
county. The weather was fine and
ideal conditions prevailed for the
work that was done.
Early in the morning bevies of
pretty girls, members of the various
tomato clubs in the county, began
to gather on the court house green,
and as the morning advanced their
number increased until the midday
trains brought in the last important
acquisitions. Miss Edith l. Parrott,
who has charge of the canning
demonstration work in this State;
Miss Mae Pyatt. agent, of George
town; Prof C j Nevin. of Clemson
College; Miss Richardson, agent, of
Manning and Miss Ida Moore, who
holds a similar position in Horny,
were present, and members from
the following clubs were on hand:
Kingstree, Cades. Mouzon, Johnson
vile, Indiantown, Mulberry and
Union.
On the court house lawn every
thing was in readiness. The men,
bers of the tomato clubs were dress
ed in white and wore little white
caps and aprons. Several crates of
fresh tomatoes and green beans
were on hand to be put through the
process of canning. Tables, cook
ing apparatus and all the other
essentials were on the ground early.
Miss Amanda Edwards, local agent,
was in charge of the work.
At 10 o'clock these young ladies
and their instructors formed in line
and paraded the main streets, each
club flying its banner. At II o'clock
they assembled in the court house.
R N Speigner, Superintendent of
Education, called the meeting to
order.
America" was sung by the young
ladies, then prayer was offered by
the Rev P S McChesney, after which
interesting and appropriate ad-
dresses were made by Mr. Speigner,
Miss Parrott and Prof Nevin.
Owingsto the splendid rain that
visited this section Wednesday af-
ternoon a large number of our pro-
gressive farmers remained at home
to put out tobacco plants, and as a
consequence the attendance at the
mass meeting was not so large as
was anticipated, and it was not
until about midday that farmers
and others interested in the County
Fair project began to arrive. =
At the conclusion of Prof Nevin's
address Col EJ Watson was intro
duced in the interest of the proposed
fair organization. The Colonel was
in fine form and his address was a
brilliant and appropriate one. 1t
infused fresh enthusiasm into every
one interested in the promotion of
the new enterprise.
When Col Watson took his seat
Prof W w Long was introduced and
delivered a most timely and appro-
pirate address, urging the farmers
of Williamsburg to exert themselves
towards the establishment of a
permanent Fair association. His
address was we'll received.
Solicitor P H Stoll acted as chair
man of the meeting, and his ad-
dress of welcome to the visitors
voiced the sentiment and expressed
the feeling Of the people of King
stree in q manner that is particular
ly worthy of mention.
At 2 o'clock the entire gathering
was invited to partake of sumptu-
Gus spread that had been provided
at the large new Central warehouse.
The guests were escorted by the King