The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-10
THE COUNTY FAIR.
The Arrangements are Complete For
First Glass Exhibit i'm all De-
partments.

people of Sumter county and adjoin-
ing counties to attend the Fair. Fri
day the 10th will be turned over to
the cOlOred people. Every day will
be filled with interesting features
Tuesday will be the day that the
judges will render their decisions
and great deal of information may
be derived by asking the judges
questions after they have finished
their awards. The best judges that
could he obtained will do the judging,
and it would be worth great deal to
some of the farmers Of the county to
learn what is the standard of per
tection for different breeds of ami
i mals, chickens, etc. How can a man
breed up a herd Of cattle, a strain OF
poultry, or a breed of hogs if he does
not learn what type is considered the
most valuable? Every day during the
fair a noted speaker will deliver an
address upon the gradn-Stand on some
topic of vital importance to the wei
fare Of our country. The names O!
these speakers will be printed on the
programs and the hour designated
fo- the address. On Wednesday =
football game will be played between
the Sumter High School team and
team from the high school of Colum-
bIa. Wednesday viii also be Educa-
tional Day and all of the teachers
anf school children will be admitted
free if they form at the Sumter grad
ed school buildings and march over to
the grounds, each school in n body to-
gefher. Eleven o'clock is the houl
for the school children to meet and
march to the Fair Grounds which
are not more than a hundred yards
distant. On Thursday the pr~Ze win
ming stock will be paraded in front
Of the grandstand. This will be the
climax of the Fair and grand get
together of merchants and people OF
the country are expected.
The floral parade for which hand
some prizes are offered will be a won
derful display of the many handsome
automobiles owned in Sumter and
which will be beautifully decorated
The colored people have prepared q
very attractive program for the las'
day. Friday. and all of the colored
people of this and adjoining counties
are invited to take part.
The poultry show will be housed ir
the new poultry building which GOV.
crs four thousand feet of floor space
Mr. Arthur Wilder, the superintcnG
ent of this department. is the preSi-
dent of the Sumter County Pigeon
and Poultry Show and has made ar
rangements to take care of n large
exhibit of the finest poultry ever ex
hibited in this section. The main
building which has just been COM
pleted covers sixteen thousand fee
Of floor space and is designed to show
off to best advantage the vast re
sources Of Sumter county | make
this prediction without any fear oi
successful contradiction that in the
Field Crop. Household Department
Domestic Science Department anC
hogs and beef cattle, no better eX-
hibit will be collected in the State
than will be gathered in Sumter
There is going to be a great deal o.
rivalry among the Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs and the individual Farm,
Displays. These exhibits alone will
be worth journeying across the coun-
~ and spending u day i'm examining
| them. These exhibits were the talk
of the county when the exhibitors
had only three weeks to get them up.
This year with the whole year to Sc
lect and prepare there is going to be
something that will amaze every visi
tor.
| Al the time the main building was
designed it was thought that it would
take several Fairs before enough in
terest could be aroused in the county
to fill it with exhibits. Already eV-
cry inch of space has been taken in
side the main building and great
deal Of space has been sold on the
outside. Last year the merchants
and manufacturers display were such
ms would have done credit to a much
larger city than Sumter but this year,
these displays will be far better than
they were last year.
j. Frank Williams.
RcV. Richard Carroll will speak n