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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18
County Fair Notes
Secretary Reardon Calls For
Payment Of Stock Sub
scriptions

In order to expedite the rapid
and most economical construction
Of the main exhibition fair build
| ing. poultry. swine. cattle. horse
and .ln1le buildings, race track and
grand stand, foot: ban and base
bali parks, and pay spot cash
for the. thirty-eight acres Of land,
fence in same and otherwise COM
pIete the brand new Greater S,,n,-
Ter County Fair plant at tfe
earliest possible moment, and save
/ thousands of dollars by discount
iug all building material and labor
bills, borrow no money and save
hundreds: OF dollars interest, the
Sumter County Far. Association Of
fcers and directors are asking the
stockholders to make extra ef-
forts To pay up their assessme
mot thing can be done until a certain
amount OF money is paid In and
the capital stock increased by
amendment through the Secretary
Of State. ~ s
Twenty per cent of the stock
has been ordered collected. without
delay. and stockholders can ma
teria1Iy assist the directors by. i'm
znediately mailing their checks to
E. T.. Reardon, Secretary Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce, for. twenty
per cent Of the amounts Of stock
ubscribed for. Make checks pay
able to The Sumter County Fair
Association = q.
All money paid in and not irn-
mediately used viii be. deposited in
savings department Of the bank
and the stock holders will benefit by
this arrangement. A building conf
mittee Of successful Sumter busi-
ness men viii have charge of the
construction work and supervise
every dollar paid out.
Sumter county, is going to have
a fair ground site and complete,
modern and conveniently located
plant, just outside the city limits,
on. one. of the hard surfaced roads
and with cement sidewalks lead
ing to the gates. ~
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Coll|N!Ti'Y
OFFICERS !.
GONVEN'Tl'Il[0 &
-SotD tDEVERY,NHERE

eo4unabfa: ect.s1 sevefai af
omcials are the program pf go
annual convention Of the ASSOCIATES.
of countY auditors and ueasurers
to be neld in Columbia WednesdM
and Thursday tof; Fair Week pe
tober 25-26, sessions being heldsi,
the state library. Governor HE
Fey; Secretary of State w Baslk.
|; Doyeis Query, chairnaa
the: tax cpnnaission; CopaprsuEjs
General. Waiter p. DuncalSfae
Treasurer S. 7. Garter are on ;s
programs announced today Tor aal
sdresses.fLssR. Harrison, of Sresa
Wood, issalso a asspeaker. The. 81
sions viii end at noon Thursias
when all the delegates viii attesas
the Caroline Clemson footSsf
gamessat, the Fair Grounds = ,5l5s
Eceuvention wiz start at osci6es
the: afternoon of the: 9th
evening at s. O'Clock there VIII
Ia banquet. iSs. W.
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The FIRST Baptist Church.

DR.. r. Jester of Winston-Sa-
lem, who viii preach for US during
eur meeting; IS IN town. He will
preach this evening Bro. Eugene
Olive Of Mount Airy n. c., is also
In tewn and Will have charge Of
the music. this evening and through
the meeting. There VIII be two
services each day. The morning
service VIII be at 10 o'clock. The
evening service will begin at 7.45
most cordial invitation IS ex-
tended to one. and an to attend
these services. ". e. Thayer.
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DR.. II. A. Moods sedan was
wrecked Saturday afternoon at the
corner of South Washington and
Dugan streets, when a Ford tour
ing car driven by a negro ran into
it. DR.. Mood had his car parked
in front OF mis- residence and had
just gotten into the car and start
ed to drive down Dugan street
The oncoming car struck the sedan
on the side and damaged it con,
siderably. The driver was arrest
ed and the case will be heard in the
Recorders court tomorrow.
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ing tAe great FdSedHL Ol Progress
Parade, and exceIling in the fol-
lowing points namely:
Best attendance in proportion
to enrolment; distance of school
from Sumter taken in considera-
ton.
Best order Of march in parade.
Best appearance in parade, in re-
gard to similarity in dress; ar
rangement of pupils as to size: pu-
pills wearing or. bearing insignia
OF historic nature, or Of particular
work done in school.
Any other feature of an original
nature, which will add to the gen
.era1 good appearance in the parade,
viii be considered by the judges.
The presence of each school,
whether competing for banner or
not. is requested in the parade.
The banner offered is to be an
exceptionally beautiful one, and
Will bear an appropriate inscrip-
ton.
]. a. MOOD.
Chairman Banner Committe.
Fl. D. TINDAL,
President School Trustees Associa-
ton.
j. Fl. HAYNSWORTH.
County Superintendent Of Educa-
tior.
Note-Rural schools can COM
pete IN cash prizes offered for non
commercial decorated floats or cars
can compete in athletic
eontests-City of Sumter schools,
while participating in this, parade,
Will not compete for any of the
prizes offered. ~
school Children Admitted Free.
To5 the School Trustees and Teach
z .efs of Sa1nter County, Greeting:
The rural schools have again
been invited to- participate in the
spectacular Pageant .zsof Progress
Parade, on County School Day, No
vember oath, at the Sumter Coun-
ty Fair. .ss.. :;
As general chairman OF the corr
raittee on Rural School Participa-
tion, Ishave been asked to extend
this: invitation to every school truss
tee and teacher to become a mem
ber5 Of this committee, and I
earnestly urge that you do SO, and
that in every school the teachers
and trustees meet to decide how
best to prepare for this great event.
There is a wonderful interest in
education at this time, ard cohse.
euently a great pride is taken in
the schools, in which the children
are being trained for future use
fuIness. $
. 1 verify believe that it is our
duty to respond on such occasion
as this, when the whole county
has united TO give pleasure and in
struction to the children. and there
by show our appreciation of the.
general interest in education, and
the desire of the fair promoters
for enjoyment of the children at
this particular. time I greatly de-
sire that every white school IN the
county take part. Please have the.
children become interested by
showing an interest yourselves.
Every white teacher and pupil
will. be admitted absolutely free
to the Fair Grounds on County
School Day, as the honored guests
Of the County Fair Associations.
Respect fully signed,
j. II. HAYNSWORTH,
County Superintendent of Educa-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Chicago. Oct. 14.-sixteen rail-
roads have completed an agreement
ment with the new organization of
their shopmen by which the men
waive the right to strike and COM
panies pledge not to htigate Both
parties agreeing to abide by the
decisions of the labor board. No
tice of the completion Of agree
ments has been filed with the rail-
road labor board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Columbia, Oct 1s.-Dr. Robert
A. Lancaster. a prominent colum-
bia physician, died suddenly early
this morning Of heart trouble in
his 63rd year. Mrs. Lancaster,
whosi is sister-in-law of former Gov
erasr Ansel, and, four grown
daughters, survive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Chicago. Oct. l4.-Aroused over
the unique but frightful crime.
members Of the Chicago medical
profession have volunteered to aid
the police in bringing to punish
ment an expert surgeon who is be-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Hiccougns IS not necessarily a
form of spirituaIisni All hiccoughs
do@not come from departed spirits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

The worlds wheat crop this year
is reported to be fifty million BUSH
els below normal. This is another
argument for every farmer in
South Carolina planting few
acres. of wheat. Sumter county
should grow sufficient wheat for
home needs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Beautiful Banner offered rs Prize
A beautiful banner has been Of.
fered as prize to the school enter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Washington. Oct. 1e. - Great
Britain, in a communication deliv-
cred to the state. department, is
understood to have declined TO
agree to the suggestion of Secre-
,tary Hughes for a reciprocal treaty
for. the extension right of search
seizure giving the American pro-
hibition navy jurisdiction outside
the three mile limit.
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WORLD news IN BRIEF

|1ieved to- have participated in the
first human gland theft in history.
Joseph Wozniak was the victim of
the robbery operation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Birmingham Eng, Oct. .13,-
Austen Chamberlaa, government
leader in addressing the. midland
conservative club, declared that it
would be criminal to break up, the
present coalition in view of the la
Dor menace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Paris. Oct. 1s.-The French
government has instructed Bartou,
its representative on the allied
reparations commission. to oppose
the proposition that an immediate
moratorium to proceed five years
be granted to Germany on all, cash
payments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Washington. Oct. 13.-President
Harding was declared by congress
ional leaders who have recently
conferred with him to be disposed
to call congress in special session
about November 20. The Republi-
can leaders generally favor special
sessions to clean up appropriation
bills>and other important Issisla-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

A tire ad. boasts of man who
kept the same air in. a tire for
eighteen months. Huh. Lots of
movie houses beat that record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

A sophisticated woman is one
who has learned to forgive herself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Philadelphia, pct.1 State SH
ator Edwin HI Ware, repusAeS
leader from Philadelphia, died s; s.
his home near here today BE 81
Sixy wears old Z. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Washington, Oct. 13.-Shipping
board vessels will remain dry re-
gardless of the outcome of the in
junction proceedings, brought in
New York on behalf. of American
privately owned ships, Chairman
Lasker has announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

New Orleans. Oct. 1.-THE at
tempted theft Of thirty letters said
to have been written by Asa G.
Gambler to Mrs Onezima DeBouch-
ell, from the office of Harold Noise,
associate counsel for Mrs. DeBouch-
ell. has been reported by her at
torney.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Chester, Oct. 12.-The verdict. of
the coroner's jury today In the in
quest of Bee caruth, who diedsfronl
the effects of "a gunshot wound at
the slaughter pen in this city at the
hands of, Claud f. KIattz, who
operates a meat market, was THAT
the said Bee Caruth came TO his
death from a gunshot wound fn1ict-
ed in the right side of back from
the accidental discharge Of a 'gansin
the. hands Of Claud F.. Klutta,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Washington. Oct. 13.-Prohibi-
ton officials said that the enforce.
ment Of new ban against IQror son
ships probably would be stayedsgen-
orally until october, 7th as: the re.
suit of the restraining order re-
turnable on that date, according; to
J. j. Britt, formerly Of Asheville,
n. c.. chief counsel of the pro-
hibition unit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Athens, Oct. 1s.-The United
States government, through the
charge ds'affaires here, has taken
steps for the dispatch to Greece Of
the American Red Cross mission
to handle the refugee situation
there. News, Of this action, .eeup-
ed with the; announcement that
the Red Cross had donated an ad-
ditional hundred thousand dollars
for relief work has immensely
cheered the Greek people,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Asheville. n. c.. Oct. 1ss.-Rsp-
resentatiyes of the carriers. repre-
sented here at the interstate. conf
merce commissions investigation
of southern freight rates today be-
gan to cross examine w. G. Wom-
BILE. rate clerk of the North Caro-
lima corporation commission. who
finished his direct testimony
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Boston, Oct. ia return in
/ many localities of conditions APP
proximating those of January /,
last, in number. of workers en-
pIoyed, working hours, and wage
schedules prevailing. is indicated
in review of the present situation
| in New England textile centers.
Belfast, Oct, .l6-An intensive
search is being conducted by the
police for an unidentified man who
attempted to assassinate Sir Will
liam Coates, Lord Mayor Of Belfast,
by placing a bomb at the latter's
residence.
! Mobile, Ala, Oct. 16.--A hear
| ing on the proposed grouping of
the nations railroads, under plan
published by the interstate, COM
merce. comissien a few months ago
lis. underway here with Mobile
business interests opposing the
plan.
: Posadas, Argentina, Oct. ia
iParaguayan gunbeat has been: bonn
harding the Paraguayan revolutions
ary garrison at Puntagomez, across
the .Parana river here. for the last
eighteen hours. Revolutionsits re-
[plied with machine gun fire, and
bullets spattered the vessel.
New Brunswick, Oct. IA
charge that the telephone belong
ing to Mrs. Edward Hall, whose
husband was slain with Mrs.
Eleanor Mills, had been tapped.
was. made by Sally Peters, woo
lives in the Hall household. Coun-
ty and state investigators profes-
sed ignorance Of the wire tapping.
Investigators clairned they had
learned that shortly before the
murder the Slain couple had spent
the day together at Manhattan
Beach.
x -
Chicago, Oct, 16-Police and the
medical society are aiding in. the in
vestigation, and are still baffled by
{ the mystery surrounding the gland
robberies. At least two men are
known to have, been subjected to
Operations and vital glands removed
from their bodies Both said they
were kidnapped, drusged, mutila-
ted and left in the street.
f. San Francisco, Oct. 16-Radio.
(which saved the life of Leslie At
kinson, last Thursday when the lin
.er City of Honolulu was burned
at sea, also caused his arrest on a
charge of leaving with army funds
from Pearl Harbor near Honolulu,
abroad the City of Honolulu. When
picked up by the army transport
Thomas he was recognized by ma
rines of the transport and radio
communication with Pearl Harbor
led to his arrest.
Washington. Oct. 1e. Great
Britain, in a communication deliv-
cred. to the state department, is
md arstood fo have declined ro
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Chanak, Oct. l3.-The general
retirement of the Turkish troops
from the immediate vicinity Of
Chanak is in progress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Washington, Oct. 13. The
freighter West Faralon, which res
cued the, passengers and crew sof
the steamer City of Honolulu has
notified the shipping board that
after transferring the passeHgsrss to
the transport Thomas, she would
tow the hull os the burned vessel
toward Los Angeles until met by
tugs. ~. ,is ~
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Washington, Oct. 1S.-Notiee .aas
been given by the interstate COM
merce commission that it woola
resume on November. II the con-
sideration of plans for the conso1-
idation of the railroads. taking up
first the proposals of combination
ranscontinental lines through the
northwest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

New orleans. Oct, 1s.-Final
preparations are being, made here
by the American Legion officials to
welcome the wounded soldiers, from
England, France, ITALY Serbia,
Czecho-SIovakia, Belgium and Ra-
mania, who arrive tonight ss:sdefe-
gates to the convention of the in
ter-allied Veterans Federation, .as
guests Of the Legion daring the
convention OF that body next week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

Columbia, Oct. 1s.-The Coluw-
bia Cham Der Of Commerce and the
q. D. c. chapters Of the capital have
launched a cooperative effort for
of the Confederate
Veterans who visit the state fair.
The railroads are Offering free,
transportation for the old soldiers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18

London. Oct. 13-The discus
sion OF the political crisis again
fills the principal columns of the
newspapers. The outstanding fea-
ture of the situation is the increas-
ed indication. of the hardening OF
conservative opposition to Austen
Chamberlain's continuance ,as5 the
leader of: the Unionist party, unless
he cuts loose from Premier Lloyd
George and the coalition. This is
regarded as unlikely.
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Writer Points Out How IL May be
Dev sIoped Almost Beyond the
Imagination.

Some people say the Chinese are
so poor that it will be difficult to in
crease their trade with us, writes Rob-
ert Dollar In the Nations Business. L
say that opportunities In China are
greater than in any other country, and
will illustrate how this trade can
be enlarged with conversation l once
had with a Chinese on street in his
native city. / said to him:
I'VE are going to increase trade
here by increasing the purchasing pow
er of the people"
"But," said he, sit cannot be done"
At that moment wagon load OF
lumber from my lumber yard came
along; 1t was being pulled by thirteen
men. 1t was In the winter and snow
lay on the ground, but those men
were I'LL barefooted. l was paying
them eight cents day. ] said:
"You take those thirteen men off
that wagon, put horse there with
one man to drive and put the other
twelve men into a factory and you will
increase their purchasing power. They
will buy more and develop the COM
MERGE Of your country"
! asked him how many persons In
China were going barefooted, and he
replied that there must be 1OO,OOOUe
anyway, II not more. I told him that
they were going barefooted from ne
cessity and not from choice and that
II they could earn more they would
not 60 barefooted. Each one Of then
wanted to buy pair Of shoes and
stockings. Maybe shoe manufactur
or will read this. What would 1t NEAR
to him to supply 1o0,OO0,000 people7
And bear in mind that shoes are
not the only necessities that thes'
1OOOO0,000 people are doing without
for the simple reason that they have
been too poor to buy.
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TEN YEARS LATER.

Salisbury Ctr, N. Y, July 20, 1917
A. ]. Phillips, Norwood, N. T.;
My Dear Sir-You will remember
that nine years ago my daughter
Helen, was cured of a very bad case
of rheumatism. No doctor seemed
to be able to give her the desired re-
lief, but your A. ]. P. Rheumatic
Remedy completely cured her and
now she is entirely free from the
disease. 1t is with much satisfaction
that 1 can report this condition to
you. Wishing you much success
am, Yours truly,
IA Albert LETTERS.
For sale BY Sisco's Pharmacy. Brad
ford; Guy @ Adams. Fairtee; e Lseke.
waits River; H n Richardson. East
Orange; worthley Bros. East Corinth'
C Doe. So. Ryegate; Hoiton's prus
Store. Newbury; e b Mann d Co..
WoodsyiIle; w G Atkins. HaverhflI. N.
n
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ORANGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

Notes for week ending August 10Th.
The big event of the week was the
Farm Bureau Field Day at Tunbridge
Fair Grounds on Thursday, August
II. AS this was the first county
wide field day that has been attempt
ed it was pleasing to those who had
the plans in charge to see the large
crowd turnout. 1t was estimated
that between four and five hundred
people were present. The features of
the days program was the tractor
and tractor equipment exhibition con-
sisting of Fordson and Moline trac-
tors, demonstration by stock judg-
ing team from the Green Mt. Pure
bred Jersey Calf Club, and Cook
ing demonstration by team of girls
from the East Corinth Boys and
Girls Home Project Club; Addresses
by Mr. H C Mckenzie and Mr. o H
Bension; and ball game. The ice
cream treat offered to the town hav-
ing the largest number of cars pres
emit was won by the town of Ran
dolph.
Plans for poultry culling demon
strations during the week of August
28-Sept 2 have been made this week.
Demonstrations will be conducted by
Prof. H A D Leggitt during that
week as follows: Monday p. M, Aug
% at G G Flint's in Braintree; Tues
day p. m. at w K Howe's in Tun-
bridge; Wednesday a. m. at N T Car
ter's in Cookville; Wednesday p. m. at
W Erwin's in East Corinth; Friday
a. m. at E c Cutters in Orange.
Other dates will be announced later.
/ H. A. Dwtnell.
County Agric. Agent.
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ESTATE OF FRANCES W. THuRBER.

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Brad
ford commissioners, to receive, examine, and sd-
lust the claims and demands OF all persons against
the estate Of Frances W. Thurber late Of Farlee in
said District deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset therero hereby give notice that will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the Andrews Bros, a
CheneyStore in the Town of Fairee in said District
on the 18th day Of Sept. and 18th day OF Dec,
next from 10 o'clock a, m, until O'Clock
D. m, on each of said days and that six months
from the 18th day Of August A. ID. 1922, is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors 70
present their claims to US for examination and al
Dated at Fairlee VT. this 22d day Of Aug
A. d. 1922.
E. F. Dudley,
]. +. Andrews,
40 Commissioners.
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UNION VILLAGE.

Mr. Oh aries Gordon of New Lon
don, N. H. is visiting his brother and
sister, w E Gordon and Mrs Frances
French.
Mr. and Mrs w E Swan of Provi-
dence, R. L., who have been spending
two weeks with their aunt, Mrs Emily
Pennock, returned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs M A Wilmot and their
daughter, Cora, accompanied Homer
Cook to Lake Morey last week Sun
day.
Mrs Alice Sawyer Robideau and
little son returned to their home in
Windsor last Friday.
Miss Nellie Ballow of Providence,
r. I. is visiting at G H PatrelPs
Dean H w Hawkes. and Mrs Hawkes.
with their family from Columbia
University spent Wednesday with
Prof. and Mrs Charles Jaquith. Mrs
Hawkes., who was classmate of Mrs
Jaquith at Smith College, will re-
main for weeks visit.
Mrs Sarah Burr accompanied Mr.
and Mrs Ray Powell and family to
Post Mills to Quechee Gulf and Ply
mouth last Sunday.
Church Notes.
Sunday school lesson for next Sun
day in the M. E, church will be "Ne-
hemiah's Prayer" There was a fine
attendance last Sunday. Sleeping
Sickness" will be the subject for
next Sunday.
In the evening at 7.30 the pastor
will preach on "How Ought Mar
Spend Sunday" Mrs Banghart is ex-
pected to be present next Sunday
and assist in the singing. A specia
invitation is extended to all.