The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-03-14
THE COUNTY FAIR.

By reference to the proceedings OF
the Executive Committee OF the Lex
ingtou County Fair Association 1t
will be seen that the report OF the
finance committee was very encour-
aging and the Association is on a
substantial basis. This report is IN
deed gratifying to the friends OF the
A ISOLATION and at the beginning OF
the fourth year of it's existence the
Association is met with fatterlng
prospects which augers we'll for the
successful termination of the Fourth
annual fair which will commence on
Tuesday, October %, and continue
through Thursday, the 25tb. The
Association, for q county fair, has
been very liberal in the matter OF
premiums and has in contemplation
the introduction of a series Of amuse-
ments for the entertainment OF Visi-
tors and in connection with these
features the grounds and appurte-
napces are to be repaired and greatly
improved 80 as to combined conVe-
Hence with comfort, and to COM
plete the improvements a plentiful
supply of water to meet the require
ments of man ard beast will be pro-
vided on the grounds. The Associa-
ton has laid its plans we'll for bring
ing the claims of the fair prominent
ly before the people Of Lexington
county and con6dentally appeal to
their county pride for assistance in
the great and patriotic endeavor to
attract the attention of the home
seeker, the artisan and the capitalists
to Lexington county by providing a
means by which its u%nrivalled and
inexhaustible resources can be e1-
hibited to the best advantage and
the handiwork of the artisan and the
manufacturer shown for the best re-
suits.
1t is expected Of the people to do
their full share in this matter. They
should take a deeper interest in this
county enterprise and bestir them
selves in it's behalf. Each person in
the county should prepare n OF more
articles for exhibition and each neigh
borhood should be ~creditably repre-
sented in the grand display of speci-
mems which go to make up the
Industrial, manufacture, mechanical
and agricultural interests OF our
county.
It is as certain as certain can be
that If We do not make an effort to
advance. our own interests no one
will do so for US. We must use every
honorable means as they arise and
make opportunities to keep the re-
sources of grand old Lexington
prominently before those people seek
ing a change of homes for health,
or the betterment of their financial
condition, or for the investment OF
capital in money making enterprises.
Our county, more so perhaps than
any of her sisters, lie filled with grand
possibilities and if it was demon
strated in a plain practical way
what Lexington is capable of pro-
ducing and doing, the day would
not be far in the distance when u
sand hills and clay lands will be
yielding bountiiul h~arvests as a re-
ward of labor, our desert places peo-
pied with thrifty, sober and indus
trious families and the hum Of man
u~factories be music to the ears. One
If the best means to this end is
through the medium Of the county
fair. Therefore all classes should
take a deep interest in its success
and encourage it with substantial as
sistance.
At the risk of being considered
old fashioned we would suggest to
the ente, tainment committee as a
source of amusement to our Visitors,
to set apart one evening for an sin
visible" parade to be ended with a
grand fancy ball. This parade would
be participated in by a great num-
Der of young men and attract many
visitors to our town. The expert
ment is we'll worth trying.