The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-09
LANCASTER COUNTy'S
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
Successful Event Favored by
Good Weather and Best
of Feeling Prevailed.
BIG CROWS IN ATTENDANCE
The Largest Crowd in the History of
the County Gathered Here Fri
day, "SchOOI Day"

uay, SCHOOL Day.
Thousands of happy visitors and
homefolks crowded the streets of
Lancaster last week, reaching a splen-
did climax Friday, when there was
the greatest gathering in the history
or the county. The second county
fair. more fortunate than the first
venture last year, was favored with
ideal weather conditions and pros
perity has made our people more en-
thusiastic over the possibilities of the
fair. The fair grounds were throng-
ed with people, particularly on Fri
day, and much interest was mani
tested in the exhibits. The carnival
was not all that the management de-
sired. Smithson's free show on the
streets was an interesting and thrill
ing act and the exhibits were most
creditable. The fair grounds occu-
pied the vacant lot on Main street -,
owned by Mr.. r. f. Wylie and on il
were grouped a number of tents.
DOMESTIC AND FINE ARTS.
tic and fine arts exhibits were to be
seen, the arrangement of the var
1ous articles displayed them very eff
fectively. The pantry products. can
ned goods, jellies, preserves, pickles.
wines, etc., cakes, pies. butter. fruit.
and other good things to eat were
most tempting. The exhibits in this
department were superior to and
much. more, varied than similar dis
plays last year. Lancaster county
housewives know how to cook and
make use of the farm and garden
products and are adopts i'm the culi-
nary art. Mrs. w. ID. Craig and Mrs.
ID. X. Penny presided over this de-
partment, answering questions and
explaining the different processes by
which the fruit and vegetables were
converted into the various delicacies
In this department a peck of fine
apples, entered by Mr.. ID. w. Hen
driX OF Heath Springs. attracted
much attention, as well as a bottle
OF sparkling grape wine made bv
Mrs W. p. Robinson of Lancaster.
NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK.
The needlework department. pre-
sided over by Mrs. NJ. II. McCarden
Mrs. K. r. Wylie, Mrs. w. p. Davis.
Mrs. w. III. Millen and Mrs. G.. w
Poovey, contained a wide range of
articles from the patchwork quilts
grandmothers' time to the latest pat
terms in crochet and fine embroidery
stitches. Handmade lace. tattine.
crochet. cross stitch, embroidery in
many styles. whole garments from in
rants to ladies' dresses. made every
stitch by hand. were on display.
Elaborate centerpieces. towels, hand
kerchiefs. yokes, fiounces, as we'll as
the daintiest pieces of fine lingerie
made up a fine collection.
FINE ARTS.
Misses Bessie McManus and Joe
Foster were in charge of the depart-
/. ment of fine arts. Specimens in oil
water colors. charcoal, pastel and
pen and ink were exhibited. A num-
Der or artistic landscapes, studies
from still life. and sketches of var
ious kinds made up collection OF
heal merit. The work of Master Ed
ward Croxton. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. M. Croxton. is worthy of especial
mention. This young artist is only
ten years old and his studies in oil
would do credit to a person of me-
ture years, ..
In this tent also the Mamie
Fraser Society OF the Presbyterian
hurch SOLD se&ss and sandwiches on
Thursday and Friday during the fair.
.From a booth to the left of the an,
trance of this tent Mrs: Ola, p. CAT.
ling distributed tracts nrgingss Votes
for Women sis., 81, e. :
& FARM PRoDUCTso ~, - =
OF more than passing intsreet yas
the display OF agricultural prod y cts
Ia the second big tent. To the, right
OF the entrance was the very compre-
hensive exhibit OF the, Lancaster Cot
ton Oil Mill, in charge of the man.
ager OF the mill. MreI A.. G.. Ellison
Cotton, from the boil to the most
carefully refined oil was shown In it's
many different forms. The seed. the
oil. the hulls after the oil has been
extracted, the many kinds of meal.