The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
VAN WYCK READY
FOR FAIR EVENT
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Great Interest Being Manifested.
Marshals For Day
Selected.

ments are about complete for Van
Wyck Community Fair. We visited
all OF the schools directly interested
In the fair and made some announce
ments concerning the fair. Among
these announced to the schools that
there will be cash prize for the
best composition on the subject
The Community Fair" Open to
all pupils of Osceola, Van Wyck and
Ferguson schools. The best paper to
be awarded a prize of one dollar:
second best, fifty cents. These papers
to be submitted to a committee of
three. by one o'clock Tuesday, Oct.
S1st, to be passed upon and awards
made. The name of the writer
must not be written on the compost
ton, but number assigned by the
Nteacher, and the name of the school
4be written on the paper to identify
the prize winners.
There will be arrangements made
to serve lunches on the grounds.
The committee of program has
handed in the following: Chief
marshal. X. M. Yoder; assistants, l..
Z. Ferguson and Sam Vaughan.
10 a. m. to IL a. m.-Placing ex-
hibits.
11:16 g. m.-Parade of decorated
automobiles, floats and vehicles.
1880 a. m.-Parade Of school
children. led by chief marshal and
his assistants on horseback. accom-
panied by music. To march to rail-
road station and escort the speakers
to the fair grounds and school build
ing.
1915 p. m.-An address to the
schools by b. G. Ashcraft, editor
Monroe Journal.
j p. m.-Noon recess.
D. m.-Parade of live stock and
awarding prizes.
2:30 p. m.-Agricultural address
by Hon. e. J. Watson.
p. m.-Driving contest, single
team.
3:15 p. m.-Driving contest, dou.
BILE team.
$3.50 p. m.-Driving contest, best
lady driver. single team.
3:45 p. m.-Driving contest, best
lady driver, double team.
400 p. m.-Driving contest, sim
gle mule team.
AIS p. m.-Driviag contest. dou-
BILE mule team.
1890 p. m.-Riding contest
horse or mule.
4:45 p. m.-Trotting races, horse
or mule.
All exhibitors are requested not
to move any exhibits until after 4:3O
p. m.
All living in an Wyck community
fair district are urgently requested
to bring as many exhibits as possi-
BILE and all old and unique relics to
be placed on exhibition. Everybody
is cordially invited to come and help
to make Van Wyck's first com.
munity fair pleasant and success
full occasion. n
Van WycR was we'll represented an
Ringling's shows in Charlotte las,
Monday. Among those attending
were: w. N. Ashe. ]. A. Hyatt, j.
e. Nisbet, j. M. Nisbet, X. M. Yoder.
John Spray. w. Brunson, c.. r. Yo-
der, M. G. Harmon, J. NJ. Yoder, Mrs.
j. M. Yoder. Mrs, r. III. Massey and
Miss Eva Massey. These are grown
ups and did not go to take the chill
dren, but to see for themselves and
returned convinced the shows were
the best they had ever seen.
Mr.. w. N. Ashe carried little Will
lie Dobson. daughter of Mr.. Geo
Dobson, to st. Peters Hospital 1T
Charlotte. on Monday of last week,
to have her tonsils and adnoids re-
moved, which has been giving her
trouble for some time. The opera
tion was successful and the little
girl is now at home and getting on
fine. Little Willie Is a bright girl
and good day school and Sunday
school pupil.
Communion services were held at
Van Wyck Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev.
James Russell. These services were
fairly well attended.