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Jt Jt Jt Jt Jt Jt Jt jt Jt Jt Jt Official Organ Thomas County jljljljljljljtjljljljljl SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION ntcrprisc. * j» j» ji j» j« j« ji j« j«-j Why Wait? Send in Your Subscription NOW. ************ YOL. 1. No. 88. THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA i FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1013. *1.00 PER ANNUM. Most Successful Fair in JUDGE PARK UNWRITTEN [AIN PREMIUMS AWARDED IN SIXTH County’s History Came to 5 ION IN JUSTIFIGA TION . HOMAS COUNTY FARMERS FAIR Close Thursday Afternoon TOOK OATH OF OFFICE IN WASH INGTON YESTERDAY-— ISSUED STATEMENT TO PEOPLE HK- FOItK LEAVING HOME. NEGRO KILLED A.NOTHJ WAS FOUND IN HIS NEAR MERRILLVILLE NIGHT. ^IIOL^SK The P remlun ‘ 8 f° r displays at Best 5 stalks sugar cane, red, $1. SUNDAY t,le 8,xtl1 annual, Thomas County J. C. Beverly. ‘ * Farmers Fair are announced below, | Best quart cane tyrup in giass. $1. as furnished from the books of 3ec-|J. R. Vann, rotary Heald. These are all the j DISPLAY AGRICULTURAL THOUSANDS WITNESSED DARING AIRSHIP FLIGHT WHICH OOX-j<m£ their dMng Is as line as 1ms CLVDK1> THE CONTRACT OF AVIATOR RICHTER AT OXK O’CLOCK—LIVB STOCK DAY AT TUB FAHl YESTERDAY .AND LARGE EXHIBIT—AWARDS MADE LATE YESTERDAY—CARNI- VAL ATTRACTIONS WILL COXTINIE THROUGH THE WEEK. iu »uch an attraction Thomasville. The plantation shows are also popular anil- were crowded most of the time. It is said to be as amusing as any show of its Kind traveling with a carnival coin-* thirty!*'™* The Anal day of the Thomas Coun- the airship flight at ni e tUiiV * j ^j 10 fat g j r | t the little glrl,*tlie flea ly Farmers Fair passed away with starting the day s events. 5 ! c j rcugt the niuseum of curiosities, no unpleasant features. Tne Judges At ten thirty, the Loop the Loop j Joyland, A Trip to Mars, and other in the various departments announc- i,{cycle stunt took place at the Fair attractions on the grounds are a 1 .! o.d their awards late Thursday after- grounds, and later the oratorical j wor th the price of admission. moou, and they appear elsewhere in contest. The people, many of them The Ruloon Ascension Unusual, ibis issue of the Times-Enterprlse. brought their lunches, and hundreds i T j ie balocm ascents this week were The live stock feature the Fair the were seen at the park at noon, e at "j among the very best ever seen in last day and som e flno specimens, ing picnic fashion the most delicous j tj,| B ge ction of Georgia. That on bred ift the county were shown. Hors- Thomas county grown products tliat; \ved ne sday was very spectacular. <*«, mules, Jacks, cows, bulls, ponies, the housewife could imagine. 'THo parachute drop, using three sep- hogs, chickens and turkeys, were At one o’clock. Aviator ^ Iticliter | ara te parachute, startled the crowd, shown and awards made by the made another airship flight, and; and some thought for a moment that committee of judges. promptly at two o’clock the baloon; | ia( j ma( j e a mistake and would The agricultural displays were ascended, going to an unusual height j fall to the ground. The air was so judged at noon, the fancy work, cakes and falling about a hundred feet. qu | et and 8 tlll that the parachute and pastries having already been away from its starting point. The { anded just a few feet from the judged. The day was as clear and parachute man used four of the um-Starting place, and the baloon bag balmy as the others, and the trains brella looking contraptions and his; u | 80 descended not over a hundred brought many visitors to the city. !descent was spectacular. He fell in;feet from where it started This un- ■\montr the unusual displays was : the yard of Mrs. Vann, near tlio j UBUa l circumstance has never been the one hundred and fifty different Fairgrounds. experienced by any parachute man kind of seed grown on one farm; a The motordomc at the .Tones shows ; ln th | B section of the country, hall of string which a Thomasvllle ' vas visited by thousands, and the. The loop the loop and theu loop lady had saved from various pack- 1 “<’<*■ l">, llcd hy fo , ur e ,7 ;:cr “ ° r tile .gap was witnessed this rjornlnr ages and made a very handsome tl,e Indian Motorcycle Company. u ten thirty t,y the entire crowd, foot-ball shaped ornament there- were wonderfuUy exciting. A lady. u was a sensational momentary from; the display of trunks bags by the Georgia Novelty field on the night of November *»lx- teenth at Hill’s home, near Merrill ville. The killing was investigated and the jury returned a verdict of lustiflaible homicide. The woman, Elijah’s wife, stated that-he had gone away for a short time, stating that he was coing to j church, and afterward Galloway |came up to her door. She said he Judge Park’s Card. j appeared to he drinking and that J.ust before leaving for Washing- j sk® talked to him about church mat- ton Sunday evening, Judge Park J ters for a while, after which she issued the following statement Washington, November 120.— Judge Frank Park was today sworn in as a representative in congress to sunreed the late Re presentative S, A.* Roddenliery, from the Second Georgia Dis trict. and Performs in the contest and her work f ea t which is exciting and unusual F,nira nv tub „™ -u and ls as & roat 38 that of the men - . 1 <» If 8 features The man starts from Trunk ^'nmnanv of this city show- Oratorical Contest Largely Attended. j a high place on a bicycle, loops the iVg about flftee'n various models of One of the largest crowds of tho loo „ and then Jumps over a gap the product of that factory; the dls- entire Fair was present at Ue band ;ot about twenty feet, to a platform, s lay of Thomasvllle cigars, made by *‘ K nd a. 1».45 O'loekHedncada) «lafamounToT»pl3id n hay; n the'test among tne KK ” 1 ‘* <>V THK r*rBTB^fneTs r CoUeveT' a baskeU , ^ e toadies StudyOassIof Thom-; A y0IlnK ll0y , wh „ llvmt ncar Bos-P^" 15 ' utmOBt ln bBha,f of »" the made of goards and containing_two lor ‘-_ . , 03 . * h . 9 .. C “ rni , v ? 1 1 With gratitude for every kind the people of the Second District: Sylvester, Ga., Nov. 15, 1913. To the People of the Albany Cir cuit, and of the Second Com gressional District: wish to say to you that I finish ed the motions .pending in the cir cuit late this evening. ‘I have re turned to the people, through our Chief Executive, the commission which you confided to my weak hands^ 1 deeply thank you for your great'confidence, and you are the judges as to whether it was properly reposed in me. I have been greatly honored twice with the judgship. I have tried my best to uphold Its sacred duties. I hav© been again honored by you, and the other counties of the Congres sional district, by being elected as the representative of this great peo ple In the nation’s Con'-’rees. Looking to God for guidance, and to the people of the Second District for encouragement in ray efforts, I I j approach my duties reverently andj>n | sacredly and with the determination j went into the house lo attend to her children. awards, except the acre yield prizes,) PRODUCTS. hich have not yet been settled. ! Largest variety of agricultural They will be announced as soon as j products, artistically displayed hy person, $25.00. 3. L. Heald. 2nd best, $ 12.50.*' J. F. Hurst. 3rd best. $5.00 R. H. Heald. CATTLE. Jerseys. J Rest bull over 1 year, $5.00 rock- the committee can get together //.id pass on the reports from the various j contestants. STOCK EX IIUUT. I Horses and Mules. Best pair or worn uorses in har- J ness from farm. $5, and Semi-Week-1 ing chair donated by Watt Supply iy Times-Enteprise 1 year. W. I*. ;C’o. T. J. Pfeister. Wages. j Best bull under 1 year, $3..00 B. Best one-horse in harness from j W. Stone, Jr. farm, $3 and 3eml-Wekly Times-' Best cow over 2 years, $4.00. D. Enterrpise 1 year, W. J. Cargill. ill. Parker. , Best saddle horse from farm,, Best cow l to 2 years, $3.00. W. : The Stdngfleld negro, she 8aid.jj2.50. Herbert Neel. 1 F. Quarterman. • . '? followed her into the house and at- Best colt. 2 and under 3 years old.! Best heifer under 1 year, $3.#6. tacked her and sne hollered. Elijah $5 an ,i Semi-Weekly Times-Enter-! C. W. Cochran & Bro. came in about that time .?fid hit him , )rire j year, C. F. Davis. , Other Breeds and Grades, in the head with an axe, while he Boat co jt over 1 and under 2 years, Best cow under 2 years, $3.00 lay across the bed. The negro Hill old. j : , and Semi-Weekly Tlmes-En-' Mrs. J. F. Mays, confessed substantially to the facts terprlse 1 year C. F. Davis. j Best heifer, under 1 year, $2.00. as stated above and the jury immed-j Best colt under one year old. $5 1 Mrs. J. F. Mays. lately decided that it was justifiable. . am | Semi-Weekly Times-EnterprlseI Special Prize by O. H. Payne: For The jury was compos^! of J. J. 1 1 year. Ralph Newton. j the best exhibit of not less than five Turner, foreman, J. W. Johnson, I. j Be.«,t brood mare with colt by side,'head of cattle, from the farm, beet J. W. Wilson. Oscar Bird )OW ned and used on farm. $10.00 by,rutted for dairying purposes, either jThomasville Live Stock Co. W. T. ;dry or in milk, any breed, by one [Knapp. !exhibitor, $-50 Guernsey Bull calf. 1 Best stallion from county, over * Thomas County Stock Co. 13 years old. $5.00 diploma, and! Swine. «-.?* j Semi-Weekly Times-Enterprlse 1 s F11II Blood, Any Breed. : j ear. C. F. Davis. ! Best boar over 1 year old, $5.0t. and E. C. Jarrett. HORSE KILLED! ON TOE STREETS Best Jack over 2 years old. $5. di-’K. Mitchell. Ploma and Semi-Weekly Tlmes-En- Best boar, prise I year. Must be from this $5.00. \\\ p. •Minify. T. L. Kinney. , Best sow, ot to 12 months old, arid ,|lo r J year old, $3, and nty raised mule. Semi-Weekly Tiines-Enterprise t jt. $10.00 2-horse J. M. Byars. muuu 01 sua.ua ««.u - . „ , . fainted on thu Carnival of the cucumber shaped things from or « were especial tm! « roun(l8 ,a8t ni ^ ht an(i Iir - Danielft i n ess in the past I am which it was made: a small pecan ^ r V^ It T he 2 ris ^edteT loi^ ‘i belnP ,,r K osent ’ hfi rnrpd for the boy I Cordlall/anri «tnc«rV >ree, on which three pecans had f nre f redI# * Th $ recited lore at hi8 home, which is just across grown on a'budding done in March; ly selections and each was vi-or- |he 8t reet. An effc/rt was mad e to ously applauded. get him in the Hospital, but the The Judges had a hard time niak-. nurse In charge stated that there it I their decisions, so close was the; was no room available, merit of the contestants and finally; RUNNING AWAY JAMMED SHAFT OF MEAT CART THRU j ’* v TIM MITCHELL’S HACK HOUSE. ,«»»< J.,’ M. 1). Redfearn., ised on farm. $5 • Stock Co. Em- 12 montljpf^Old,, 1 year an Cordially and sincerely yours, FRANK PARK. and many other unusual things. The Carnival grounds were visited by thousand at night, and again today It w«s thronged with people, ^lded'to'7lve”the''flMtViie oTflVe j Rio free exhibition of tho »*” hl P.dollars to Master Harold Frye, «SHIMS LARGE TCOOKS While the crowds were coming from the Coast Line trains Wednes day morning, an accident happened on the corner of Madison and JacKson street which caused the death of a j nefl horse owned by Tim Mitchell, the M 1 ***, negro hack man. The grey mule which Mr. Vann j drives to hjs meat curt, became! frightened at a two-horse load of tur- j ^ keys, which was hacked near him.;' The mule broke loose, tearing off JD 9 i M bridle and started down the crowded j* * 1 K,nn Best sow. homasville Pre mmett Mltcliel Best pair pigs under d, $2.00. W. P. Sparks. Grades. pair pigs, under 3 months months Jest i nomas co r t years old. v by W. L. Ball b*.«t pair mules riiomasville Llv t Mitchell. •• t mule used on farm $5 by W. .’ochran & Co. Emmett Mitchell. Best mule colt, under 1 year old. o.ooi. (’. C. Pittman. j old. $2.o0. Woods Sc Wagerf. v; , V[ r Beat pony under saddle or to liar 1 Best brood sow'. $3. John B, WII- not exceeding 52 Inches Ip! son, $3. J. C. Beverly. Largest hog. any age. $10 boy* Second best, $2. Emmett Mitch- suits by Mallard-Varnedoe Co. 3. A. ChOstain. : Largest hog, under 12 months A. (old. $3. L. R. Porter. 1 Best country gRred ham, $L . J. G. A. [ Beverly. 1 Best country cured side, $1.$*. $4.1J. C. Beverly. Mlssln* many vehicles by a nafrow I S ’il;.” 8 ? 1 * 1 ' .. I GRAIN. YOUNG HON OF MR. .»U MRS. I*. *. I ^ ^ ^ - ' Th e winners Dm™ yield of SINKATH, OF DA VO, HAS NAK- the mule turned the Jackson street! The best bundle of cured sorghum, i wln . bB announced later.) IM>W KSUADK FROM DKATH IX Icorner into Madison, at the City ! .‘!‘°" t fort >' » talks . »'•««■ ' A DKOl'I.IAll MAXNKH. (Drug store. The turn was too short. 11 r8t lend the mule was headed straight: . Special I reniloma For llay. While playing under a big oak] lor the store. Tim Mitchell was In!. r ' . n,ol *h offered these prem- . ifc - - V . nouare .. «»«er o.. A yesterday In the city raised did not occur In the morning, but he the oebtocknee school, and the sec- i a r ° w ““ Jackson street when her went up'for the last time at ono ond , Mr ^ory Pullen of the i husband was arrested. He was ap-| •'clock In the afternoon making his Mel . s „rhool The first’ prise of! Parently drunk and was taken ln | usual brilliant flight, making daring fi Ye ^^dollars for the girls went’ to charge by the offleers. There never, dtps and curves around the grounds M)((s s a j| e D e kle, and the second | 1,1,6 keen such a howl raised hy one I before many hundreds of people. j prize "of two dollars and a half to w° l,,an over a man, they say. ns this! Knorninus Crowd Saw Airship. i mi m i.uclle Moncrief. ’ I laHy raised when he was taken away. Perhaps me largest crowd of the Tho contestants were Messrs. Har-1 Fair witnessed tho concluding (light'old Frye, Ramsey Davis, Hamilton A man on the grounds yesterday] •f Aviator Ilkhetcr in the afternoon ' Dixon, Emory Pullen, Harvey Chas- j became violently angry with his ‘ at 1 ’clock. He made no flight In tain, Rufus A. Adams, and Misses!daughter, for some unknown reason, morning, tout a| noon ho circled for Luclle Moncrief, Sadie Dekle, Idol- und a few men took him nway front i a mile or more around the Held and la Chastain and Carrie May -Scales.|her for a short time, everything af-j - — , •ver East End, his motor being' The Juagn were Messrs. H. J.]ter that apparently being patched tree . tlle fifteen months old son of!" 1 ' 1 hack near (lie curb and the mule .plainly heard throughout the city. MacIntyre. L. 8. Moore and Supt. J.'up. (Mf- and Mrs. P. J. Sineuth. of Pavo, tvan straight for him. the shaft There were several thousand people A. Duncan, of the City Schools. Su.pt. j swallowed a number of large acorns, the cart piercing the horse at la autos stretched down Clay Street Searcy, of the County schools, acted' There were as few arrests for as! 1 ' ,ac t that was not known until shoulder and going dear through I and over the large Held of Mr. Mitch- a" Master of Ceremonies, and the j Gift a crowd as Thotnasville lias ever I several hours later, when the little [his^body ell. where the flight took-place. • Thomasvllle Rand furnished delight- known. The baloon and other features of ful music for the occasion. tho Carnival will continue through Camlvaj Tlie Rest Ever Exhibited in The Coast Line train from Albany the week, at th. Plney Woods lot. ; ^ j yesterday ^brought In over live hmt-c UIlrt ,; r8tanil th^eaune 5V stream and In a few moments' »'-• Shows were visited this week by, „ 10 morning trains from Hal^’rldge l bl * ««». »«' *>»n I«*™ed that It}"?.*?™ dl ! d Th ? ..">»>« 1 *' hundreds of people mid all of the and M ontlcello also brought In ai was brougl,t “ko"* as the result of, eltractions were apparently well | orXR number It is estimated that ,somot hing radically wrong in the, patronized. The animal show Is one f lHy twn thousand people came to:‘' hll ' l s Bt °niach. An otic was ad-! of the best that Mr. Jones has ever lh( , 0 ^, v R11 (ra | n on vesterday alone : minlBtercd and It was discovered that 1 had and the Ilona, tigers, leopardH; .the baby bad swallowed whole! and elephants aro made to do very , . . . ,, , iacorns. clover and daring stunts by severs’ T? 11 Jlolordome. at the t arnlval i x),e ae. idenl was a most remark- j trainers . \ j® 1 }“ 1 r»w u^a? ' one an<l th> atla ‘ k procli>ltated The diving girls attracted unusual j® 1 , e , ar ’ and ,aw c [?. WtIt, at ‘ l»y the unusual incident cam* with-, attention and both of tho women ;k,®^, or , lnant ^ ! ' y ,° ung 1 cut warning and the little tot are very clever at their w. " " ’ ‘ “ are both swimmers with HAY. Host bule peavlne hay, $2.0u McKinnon. Hest SOO pounds hay. $,">.00. seized violent t-onvul-l The horse was knocked lincon jsions. j scions, hut In a minute revived an. When the attending physician ur-:) rlt<1 10 get up. Immediately blooi j In ms. and was open to those a f 1 do not tjun more than four lirirsi at the k.' rent or otherwise. 1 1st. $7.50. A. M. McKinnon. 2nd, $5.00, s. I,., Heald. •’Ird, $2.50. T. T. Joiner (xhton. LARGE CROWD PRESENT AT FAUt WEDNESDAY'. Perhaps the largest crowd that «ver attended a Tbomaa County Pair, In all of Its history, was pres- •nt in Thomasvllle Wednes day. Hundreds canto through the •ountry, and every train'that arriv ed that morning was corwded to ca pacity. Tho people spent the day at tending the various amusements, The winners In the acre yield of rived Oil the scene he was at a loss ■ began to spurt from his wound in a j rolton wM he announced later. 1 ■ ... Most two stnlks cotton, any varle- . $2.00. T. T. Joiner. Rest 5 pounds of short cotton In •d. $2.00. .1. .1. imvis (The best 5 pounds of cotton was it of J. II. llcrhcncr. hut it was short cotton, and Rest three stalks corn $1.00 and Thotnasville Press 1 year. S. I>. Heald. Rest 12 ears corn. $*.23 and who Thomasvllle Press ! year. A. ]. Shepherd. Rest one bushel of corn in ear, $2.On and Thontasvilie Press 1 year. < " ( ochran & Bro. 2nd best. $1.00. a. J. Shepherd. B#*st H bushol of rust proof v«a« vv uuiou . , . _ , , , . t in iii II111fs UIIII l II »* 111(11$ IOI WiiS work. They![ ady w ho rides Is especltjlly- attrac- ■ ( ij,„g ero „siy til before medical aid 1th records, ] ,lve 11,1,1 k er work Is splendid. could be summoned. It is believed It was stated toduv that i voum ,!,nt ,hn aror,, s km* been swallowed: 1 ACRE OF CORN NETS 60YII ,500 th»*r«*fori» wj romped it ion. SUGAR TANK. (The winners in the acre yl< sugar-<*aiie will be announced hy the fair management.) Best 2 pounds brown suenr . $! «'«* Mrs. W. \Y Dekle. in oats, $1.00 and Thomasvilre Pre*« 1 year. J. C Beverly Best three sheaves rust proof oftto, $1.00 and Thomasrille Press 1 year. J. L. Wilson. Best Ms bushel of Appier oats. $1. J. Beverly. Best three sheaves ot Appier oats. Thomasville Press 1 vear. J. C. Beverly. PEANTTTS. . Be ;r ‘ii bushel of ground peas, not Spanish, $1.0o. Elmo Duren. I»OULTRY—Farm Stocks Largest and best exhibit ot pouk (Continued on pace 3.) . man, [the oil of eoru, made merry with j the snake lady last night and to ; provo his courage, jumped into the 'pen with the snakes. He was easi- [ ly persuaded, however, to retire af ter his daring feat, and resents the, j Imputation that he lias sime seen' snakes. din;; lay baby unusually playful just before he seized by hard convulsions. DW.AKD J. \V EL DORN, OF lilt’ll- MON DUOUNTY, tiETS THAI MUOI IN I'RIXES AT THE Al • (•USTA FAIR. HOKE SMITH DOING CHEAT wu,m .OS tibltiGOLTUfllSTS one ii<» of the Greenwood, ; IMantatlon has been a revelation to \ nti .... . . I the people of this county. There Is V J ’ on^rva lon not a single thing In the display ‘ C..n».«ler harm ITola in his teens, Edward J Richmond oiinty, ha. $l.5oi», and lie holds record for production on re for tills season. H< the the 1m gets Your Friends Know It is just as important to use good stationery as it is to use good English; Either is an index to- character. Station- ery may be in good form without being expensive. See our new line. Peacock-Mash Drug Co, Phones 105-106 Tbomasville,’Georgia. I which cannot be jrown effectively in ■a mail’s garden, or back yard. The gardener who had charge of tlie ; display, Mr. Wilkinson has been com. ;t*Hmented hy everybody who saw It he exhibit, # for the artist! • effect of ;b!s work. loins at This (’onvention. John II. Goi-tlnn rlmpter. All members of the John B. G don Chapter. Daughters of the Con federacy who have not paid in their quarter for tho barrel of syrup to he sent to the Old j>oldlers Home at Atlanta, will please do so at once. It Is necessary that the syrup be nurchased as soon as possible, and it cannot be done until the money : * ,B '[ 0,o n mt ‘ nt problems, ami tor It la all in hand. i through the Congress the world h One •; air of mule** $ «;«•(» Wagon and harness I Oil; Rerehe/on mare too . 4l , v . , , 'Scholarship in college 25«» i Atlanta. Nov. 2u. Leading (Jeor- a nd national .-urn sh..« pin HgrltMiltiirista have written to, and other i.rlzen r.u Senator Hoke .Smith to congratulate' | him on his magnill ent address on ! Total i I ",on i ! " , kj*'ct of soil i DUHorvatlon and j These prizes ure given .voting Wei- \ jb' rn in connection with the Augusta j |<’hr°nicle’s corn show, held in con-j ia-C’arolim A’ork. ievelopai farm demonstration It appears, from Ihe last lev, days, that Georgia, j ,,'eetlon with the through Senator Smith, will have the! fa | r . addition honor ol instituting a movement | stt || 1|ut . "hich is to become nation-wide, and 1 from which all agricultural sections will benefit. The .Senator Is urging on the Na tional Conservation Uonress tlie broadcast consideration of agricul tural development problems, Ladies: The money can he left with the LI-1 l ^ a , r ?* I1 f <,PlRll,i !' r the proposed . ... ... ... alu to be glv ,> * 1 * >im can»tn>*. Agent For Fine Cwndies brarian, at the public library. ETTA A. REID, President MMETMOR THURSDAY *. .• w. •• Cotton Open Close December 13.55 13.35 January 13.1 J 13,02 March 13.22 13,0s May 13.IS 13.02 Tone: Barely steady. Loral Spots, 13 cents. Naval Stores Market. (By Associated Press.) Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20.—Turpon- tino Arm at It J-4. Rosin ton. (Types O., It.70 to 13.75; H„ |3.70 l.77$4ii.,tt.T*. *■ n. at the Senator's re quest hy the l'. S. Department of Agriculture. Senator Smith urges the heartiest co-operation between the Conserva tion Congress and the National Con gress ln the broad we' 6 . AHC030LD BIRD GOONS Two Thousand llushels of Corn autl Nome Machinery Were Destroyed at Ills Plantation. The largo barn of Mr. J. F. Arch- hold, at Ills country place, Chinqua pin, was (turned day before yester day. It contained two thousand bushels of corn and some machin ery. The cause of the Are was prob ably the oerbon bisulphide. In Ihe iif 1 mun busbclH of It cost him | ko it. or Just it. grown on on** no 2S cont-j a biislud to $51.0 5. The corn clubs an* growing in fa vor constantly among r'.n* boys and , leaving tho valuable jirl/.os out of tho ipiootion. these contests teach f the hoys what scientific farming! means and the results tint may l»e ! achieved. The nearest, approach to young i \Ve|born’s values was made in ISSiUi when C’apt. Z. M. Drake, of Malboro. | •3. C., who holds the world’s cham pionship in corn growing, grew 255 bushels and got $1.0u0 in prizes, laast year young NVelborn stood third j in Georgia, making 101 bushels of it | grown on one acre. The record in j Georgia was 17? bushels. Jerry Moore, the South Carolina boy, grew* 228 bushels a year or two ago on I one acre. i •—i corn, which was used to prevent j weevils. A lighted match anywhere near the barn or a cigar or cigar ette might have caused the fire. Mr. Archbold used hla flro-flghUng ap paratus effectively and managed to confine the flames to that one it lec ture. The loss was large. Vis \ our READY-TO- WEAR DEPARTMENT, as well as a full line of Cccits and Coat Suits, you will find a larg? assortment of dresses, including all the n ew shades in Crepe de Ch ; ne, Crepe Meteor and Charmeuse. These are all new and the best quality. Just received, a few sa'in pumps, in high and low heel; also the latest in pat- e t leather, the Baby Doll; ask us to show it to you. Louis Steyerman, The Shop tf Quality. On tbe