The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-21
SUCCESS ATTENDS
CLARENDON co.'s
THIRD BIG FAIR

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selection and breeding OF the speci-
mems on exhibition. T.. Lee, G. A..
Sullivan, E. M. McElveen, I. V. Plow-
den, w. II. P. Sprott, Claude Sprott,
j. G. DuRant, w. j. Daniels, made
exhibits in this department.
Poultry Coops.
Poultry fanciers had their inning
in the large and exceptionally fine
display made at the recent fair for,
it is safeoto say that no finer exhibit
of fowls has ever been made in this
section of the state. Even those who
take little interest in this important
feature of the farm we're attracted
by the unusual display of high bred
poultry. These exhibits are the
strongest argument in favor of the
farmers devoting more of their cf-
forts to this profitable branch of the
farm.
Beautifully Arranged Booths.
Time and space prelude any effort
to give anything approaching an in
dividual write-up of the several
booths all of which we're tastily ar
ranged with numerous displays of the
products of the plantation in this
section and which are the surest evil
dence that nearly every fruit, flower,
shrub, and grain grown in any sec
tion of the land can be grown to
profit in this locality. Names of the
booths are appended: Relics and
curios, in charge Of Miss Irma Vein
berg; j. M. Lee, Of Alcolu, who had
selected the motto, "Live at Home"
for his booth, where he had 233 ex-
hibits including all kinds of fruits and
seeds, canned goods, boxed goods and,
as an innovation on the farm, he ex-
hibited bale of pea hulls clearing
demonstrating another profitable in
dustry for the planters. Other booths
were the Pineland Farm, by E. c..
Croskey of Wilson's Mill; Sunnyside
Farm, in charge Of Mrs F. P. Erwin,
where a delicious cup of tea made
from tea grown at the government
farm was served the writer together
with samples of Mrs. Ervin's skill in
the culinary art; j. w. Heriot, beau
tiful displays Of canned goods and
products of the plantation; Household
Department, devoted to canning,
eggs, cakes, bread, etc., in charge of
Mrs. ]. D. Gerald and Mrs. C. M.
Sprott; Sardinia Home Demonstra-
tion Club; Summerton Home Demon
stration Club; Harvin Home Demon
stration Club; Bear Creek Homo
Demonstration Club; Girls Club
Work.
Interesting Curios.
Relics of antiquity seldom fail to
attract attention and the exhibits in
the Curio and Relic department re-
ceived unusual attention. Among
some of the most interesting of these
exhibits were platter exhibited by
Mrs. A. Fl. Reese which was bought
in 1903 and now in nearly a perfect
condition; fruit dish brought from
Ireland before the Revolutionary
war, over $50 years old, and which
had been used successively by five
generations; other dishes nearly 200
years old; pink tea set brought from
ireland in 1760 brought over by the
great grandfather of Mrs. Newberry
and owned at present by Mrs. j. c..
DuRant, Jr. of Alcolu; pictures drawn
and painted in 1880; candle moulds
1877 years old; gun, 90 years old, silk
waist 81 years old; shawl 81 years,
exhibited by Mrs. A. H.
Reese; German handkerchief con-
tanning all the coat of arms of each
family of the German dynasty to the
present and brought to this country
by John d. Rogers in 1890. This
relic will obtain special value in all
probability, when the German autoc-
racy shall have been knocked out of
existence. Of special interest was a
deed granted South Carolina by
George III.
Testament Did Not Save Him.
The testament carried by Joseph
E. Graham Of Co. c., j. e. G. Hamp-
ton Legion, in the Confederate army
and the bullet which pierced the book
and went through the body of Mr..
Graham besides cigar holder, $50
Confederate bill, silk purse, watch
charm, pin cushion, taken from his