The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
County Fair
Better Than Ever
The Return of Good Weather
Permits Crowds to Turn Out
To See the Varied and At
tractive Exhibits


The Sumter County Fair on Wednes-
day opened in earnest with bright
prospects of being the best fair yet
held. owing to the bad weather
| Tuesday everything was a bit quiet
, but with good weather there is
no reason why this cannot be the rec
ord year, for Sumter's fair. The en-
hlbitS this year are more abudant,
more complete and better quality
than ever seen here before.
The booths are features IN many
! respects, presenting beautiful ap-
! pearance and each completely COW
ering some special department.
! The Salem club, a home demonstra-
! ton booth, which has been awarded
lrst pr.ze OF $3.50, was declared by The
judges the best arranged booth ever
seen ~ them From any angle every
thing could be seen clearly and dis
tinctly. 1t was unusual in many
ways and very attractive. The can-
hcd products were OF Il high quality
, and there was an abundant display
of fresh vegetables.
Ire General Sumter club won the
2nd prize Of $100 the Bethel club,
third prize Of 500. There was only
one points difference between these
two clubs for 2nd place, which goes
TO show how close the competition
was.
The Lone Oak clubs exhibit which
was brought thirty miles to be shown
here won 4th prize Of SIS. Miss An
ne Moore, home demonstration agent
! Of Florence and one of the Judges
declared that it was stated in her
section OF the country that this dis
! tancc was too far TO bring an exhibit
| but that she had seen this feature
very neatly accomplished. The fifth
prize o. $50 was given to the Provi-
dence club.
| The girls canning club has
booth showing a perennial garden in
which il is shown that within q lin
| itcd space both large and small fruits
and garden vegetables can be grown.
The booth has not beds and cold
! frames. Fivwers are also seen grow
| ing.
Miss Truluck home demonstration
agent OF Sumter county, deserves Il
great deal of credit for these booths
| tnis year for according to the judges
they are as good as can be seen any
where.
The farn demonstration booths are
this year unusually good. The judges
are at work this morning deciding
what booths are to wen the prizes.
The stock exhibit includes the IA
nous Guernsey herd Of cattle belong
ng 10 AIr. r. NJ. Cooper. This herd
has been shown all over the country,
! in il. mid
western states at state and county
Etairs and has won more than one-half
OF all possible prizes. They are from
the Mimosa farm al Wisacky.
DIR. China has an exhibit of thor
oughbrcd Hols,ein and Ayrshire COWS
that arc we'll worth seeing.
Mayor l.. D. Jennings and other
noted breeders Of Durocs have some
hogs as fine as can be seen.
The poland China hogs Of Mr..
Plowden, Of Manning, present n fine
exhibit.
The poultry exhibit is fine in every
detail. This exhibit includes Rhode
Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons. Barred
and White Rocks, Anconas and many
other breeds. There are also Il num-
Der of bantams.
y number of CarneauX pigeons, be
! longing to Mr.. Wendell Levi are one
cNhib;t These birds are white, black,
red anl yellow and have won prizes
WhcrcV,r they have been shown.
The midway OF shows, riding de-
vices, etc. presented q busy spectacle
today. Crowds enjoyed themselves.
The free attractions arc getting in
readiness TO give their wonderful oX-
hibitions These attractions include
The ROYAL Scotch HighlanderS band,
under the direction Of Smith and with
Bobbic Brollier, the wonderful Scotch
tenor soloist; Jimmie Dutton and his
white horse. mule and clown; the
! Dolcmcade Sisters in the ferris wheel
ard revolving ladder acrobatic stunts.
! The aerOplancs are to wing their
way from Rock Hill today and be in
readiness for the -dcfying stunts
done in them by the brave air pilots.
Lieut. Geo. T. Wright is in the city to-
day and ready for his jump from one
plane 10 the other while at a dizzy
: height, parachute leaps from planes,
etc.
FORGET your troubles come out
ready 10 enjoy yourself and TO witness
SumtcYs greater fair.