The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-09
THE COMMUNITY FAIR
A GRATIFYING SUCCESS

short time ago to unite and hold a
community fair at Beth Eden on last
Friday. The editor had several invi-
tations from people of this section to
come out and spend little
while with them Friday, and We
were assured that in addition to
the speeches and the many nice
things that would be exhibited that
there would be some good country
ham and country filed chicken which
we should share with them. So We
hooked up III and>asked Mr.. Frank R.
Hunter to drive out with US.
When we arrived Mr.. Elliot of Win
nsboro was speaking and We uncer-
stand that Pastor Boland also made
short talk to the people and Mr..
T. NJ. Mills presided Miss Smith Oh
Winthrop college made very inter
esting and practical talk to the Yo-
men on the value of foods and the
Importance of knowing how to cook
and what to cook and what to prepare
so as to conserve the best interest.
And then a picnic dinner was SER
we'd and the long table had on 1t
plenty of good things to eat Ana
we had country ham boiled and coun-
try ham fried and pork chops and
fried chicken and there were cakes
and pies and custards and pickles and
salads though the ham and chicken
and biscuits and bread We're good
enough for us.
The exhibits by all three of the
schools were very creditable to the
children and the teachers. The teach
ers are Miss Marion Earhardt for the
Beth Eden school, Miss RenvTick for
Long Lane and Miss jamie Chalmers
for Cromer. There were exhibits OF
corn and potatoes and pumpkins anu
fancy work and pickles and preserves
and bread and cake al : almost any
thing you can think Of that cen be
grown on the farm or made by hand.
and then there were some other
things which added to the interest or
the exhibits. In the Cromer booth
there was a beautiful rug made from
the hide of a very large COW that was
not only a beauty but also a comfort
It belongs to Mr.. J. C. Duncan, and
then Mr.. Duncan Lad On exhibit SOME
handsome wool blankets and a lovely
on his place. And there was a lovely
wool kimona made from wool grown
old time silk shawl belonging to Mrs.
A A. Sigh that is an hundred years
And in the Beth Eden booth there a
lively silk quilt that was made by the
late Mrs. H. H. Folk just about IS
years ago, and it also is we'll pre-
served. And Mrs. J. A. Caldwell had
some Of her handsome chrysanthem-
ums there, and Mrs. ]. c. Craps had
some bread made from SOY bean
flower and potatoes and a little wheat
flour and potatoes and little wheat
Chandler had on exhibition the first
pair Of pants that he never wore
which was-well, he said sixty five
years ago, though we did not think
he would admit he was that old, much
less being able to don pants that Tar
back, but that's what he said.
The Long Lane booth had no relics
of bygone days that we saw, but
there were some speciments of the fin
est corn that you ever saw, and many
other things that were good and use
frl, and it was the most elaborate OF
the booths.
altogether 1t was very creditable
fair and especially when it is remem-
bered that the idea OF having fair
was only thought OF few weeks ago.
And there was a large number OF PEG
pie there from all the country round
about, and it is good for them to
get together and mingle with one
another, and it is Just the friuition OF
the doctrine we preached few years /
ago when we went up and down
through the county and urged the
people to discover the school house
and make it the community centre,
and it is all very gratifying to us to !
see the people gather at the schooi
houses for these community fairs.
Represer tatives Of the several schools