The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-29

fbooths Are aDasiAsantied ana fair II
f1ow Thing ~ PaYe<%aAmtcf Corset
khop snxl. Motor Sales lbmpaays ere
Winners. 50 FL s~ssc' . RI
Sumter county's -Arst fair was a
great success. Everybody, who at
tehded 1t was pleased with the ex-
hiblts and with tine spirit rof the event
ana all . OF one mind {. that Il
should become an annual Fair. ,,e, =
The fair ~. now ali over. saturday
Afternoon all of the beAatifaiiy dec
orpted booths. upon which their ows,-
ers had lavished SO much care and
attention, were Slisma I,tied and the
exhibits removed to other places. The
meichants sent their wares back to
thtslr stores. the Sealers sent their ex
habits back to the business houses,
the- ARTICLES shown In the ssehoof
booths WERE taken back to the school
houses ana the homes OF the patrons
and ttudents, ,ahd, tho poultry ana
Avsstcck WAS al retnov4a " satAfs
dsy' might ana sumter eolnty's mn
fsar was . s~accHssNAl, event 81 the
THE Ford autom0bile offered as d
prize, by the fair, ,fAnaeeihent cosrs
bihed WITH Ahe Kraase 0reaser Shows
wAAg wen by, Mrs. F.sB. Jenkins, who
at ohce. tSsd 1T The diamond finx
svas won w B.. r. g Dafaant, vino
trs1isd IN che moist money In the tick.
ct selling contest. His vote wai ST.
ooos Mi. Ferry k+aSn0ff came next
WITH stysee> VOTES andrJ. b. wsidst
came thlrd with it.4Oo votss. Mrs..
KtdbAtk dsd xSshe excellent work, 5huA
jrASf :tnfathds the reward. Mi. 8. 81.
Cain, principal Of BethSi school. w6h
Ia prize for selling si1ufe tickets thnn
Any other teAcfvr in, the county. 4
pnjss OF $40 being offered in this COM
.teet-5 ~ .gaar' tlyG,r "a ~l.ss ,srsylt
I'm the merchants. contest the SUM
'tet sCSfsek SHOP. with "a bsaatffuaFS
ArrsngAdr D1bt, dispiayihs. Gossafd
T&rssas ana ~arcessoties. won rs mn
hSias tor :beak sner2iahts So0th Sa6d
received = bfssesoR ss:ee. me 1fttSt'
aSstes cstApafy. GOT second PIKE 81
At.A0 VI the secohd best bootM 8
InAa = |ootft Sfr0Vins raiss AnaHSsk1lkl
s1ESv EASf boothr swaS .dfSptd INK
n1tka s4AS1eesvt4Aa
|es&0rststs&sc d~ses6f&tsu1s stnGos NJ
dikSaas~a vesry attractive .onss
dksnsnk mo pfisss,GxSrded &c tis4
Game cock todnsy faar u Adrftst
cSuAaN TIE asitrogeffh sCsfhpaty ~
savsnnah, Ga. offered 4 preiniuts.
OF - Tor the best baAerof psAvtnS my
raised on nitrosetrned son. q ~
Lennon Won 'tie prize and, aas RI.
csi%ed THO check TOR sams.s ~
That Sumter Is to have a county
aSf'next year seems already assursd.
In fSct nearly all who attended thss
one We're or me opinion thzt II worfd
becoahe an annuai necessity. Mr.:
NAM D'Donneii was 80 much delight.
cd with tho exhibits, especially the
variety and excellence OF the farm
products. that ne told Mr.. J. Frank
Williams THAT he woud give nifty snol-
lars IN gold TO the fafmer fnakirg the
best display 'of farm products from
his own farm al next year's>fAir. This
spirit seemed to be prevalent ana Il
ID thought that many of the mef.
chanes, and other business men of
Sumter will follow MI. o'Donnells
generous lead BY Offering prizes for
various FEATURES ~ the next far. -
ArxertiemAn from the department
q State. who was in the city saturday,
was AMAZED at the variety and excel
fence OF tho exhibits. saying that ne
had h ofidea that Sumter county had
any such farm products an those he
saw. He was also much pleased with
tho city and was surprised ana pleas
ed at the strides which It had made
since ne visited It two years ago
Only from the ladies' department, or
which Mrs. John r. Sumter was in
charge. HAYS the list of prize winners
been received. The prize winners in
the other departments will be pub
lished later. as they ran be secured.
The list OF prizes and winners Tor the
Ladies' Department was as follows:
Open to all women inc girls In
Sumter county. Mrs. John Sumter,
chairman; Miss Julia Obenschain, as
sistAnt: