The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-15

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interest in the department add large
ly to the merit of the exhibition
These ladies find special pleasure il
pointing out to spectators the rares
and most highly priced articles en-
trusted to theirIcare. Upon entering
this booth of curios one must rut
against the first real male attire OF
MIR Hugh Cooper. probably worn by
this well.known gentleman when he
was six or seven years of age; there
are two hand.forged silver teaspoons,
made over $50 years ago by a Kings
tree blacksmith named Isaac Patter-
son: a small Testament from Egypt
bound in wood from Mr. Olivet; a
small gold ring over 100 years old;
a black gutta percha ring, probably
made from a button of an old time
type; the wedding veil of Miss Mar
garet McCutchen, who became the
wife of Mr. Robt Dick; copy of the
GEORGETOWN Gazette of 1917, con-
tanning among other news items, one
relative to a runaway slave; a pro-
gramme of commencement exercises
of the Kingstree school of 1882. con-
tanning the names of Theo Solomon.
George Logan, Julian Jacobs and
Copply Keels as prize speakers" a
sword formerly owned by Capt D E
Gordon, and presented to him by
slave owners of Williamsburg dis
trict on February %, 1885," another
of the revolutionary period, and used
in that war by Mr. James Davidson,
grandfather of Mrs Edwin Harper;
a furlough from the Confederate
service, given to the late Capt J j
Steele on May l, 1864; an old helmet
of the Revolutionary war, now own
ed by Miss Beulah Nelson. Among
the many other rare and quaint look
ing articles of the good old long ago
are wedding and party dresses, ,laces,
one piece handmade by a Russian
princess; dolls, spinning wheels, siv-
verware, bric-a-brac, etc.
In the art department there is a
splended display of pictures and
articles of interest to a connoiseuer
in this particular line.
The schools having exhibit bootks
we're Wayside, Union High, Earles.
Salters, Kingstree and Mulberry.
Union winning first honors for its
display, and Kingstree second. The
display of class work by the pupils
of each of these four schools is high
" creditable to teacher as we'll as
student in the various lines Of work
shown and show the great improve
ments that are taking place from
year To year in the public school
rooms of the county.
In the way of field crop exhibits.
there is to be found a magnificent
collection embracing a little of ev-
erything from the lowly cabbage to
kingly corn; peppers, pumpkins and
'taters taking their usual prominent
place for size. Mr. w A Fitch has
an individual farm exhibit that
makes ones mouth water to look at.
His booth contains llS articles
some of which belong to his house
hold department and were tempting
indeed to hungry man.
The household department, in
charge of Mesdames Leroy Lee, }
F Cooper aud Miss Mamie Jacobs
presented a handsome and interest
ing display, and taken in conjunc
ton with the meatless and wheatles:
meals displayed by home demonstra
ton work agent, Miss Amanda Ed
wards, the meals being prepared bJ
Mrs T M Cooper, Mrs Hugh Cooper
and Mrs w w Barr. while the de
licious peanut waters, potato muf'
fins, etc, the work of Mrs W E Ne
smith and Miss Edwards. one can
without the least trouble, figure ou
his eats" without meats and will
but little wheat. The canning clul