Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-08-23
The Il. y. Agricultural Fair.

Next Tuesday, the Goth day OF
August, the old fair gates, near Kel-
Ter, will again be open to the public
Twenty-Five years ago the Changers
of Pungoteague and Belle Haven
lodges conceived the idea OF holding
farmers meeting, under the au>
spices of the said orders, to exhibit
their farm and dairy products, poul-
try, hogs. cattle aud horses, and the
success of this fair, from year to year
till now, has been almost unprece
denied and unparalleled in county,
State or country. Other fairs with
perhaps better town and city facili-
ties, railroad locations and other
ad vantages, have long since had
their rise and fall, whilst this old
fair has never really had blank
day or year. And this is as it should
bet being fair "of the people, by
the people, and for the people" The
idea OF money making has never
been part of this fair-further than
to pay off premiums and to keep up
current expenses and repairs from
year to year. The money for said
premiums has been paid almost ex
clusiveTy to our people of the East
ern Shore, South OF Pocomoke city.
This years fair promises to be one
of unusual interest to the social and
pleasure seeking people OF the East
ern Shore.
Base ball games between best
local, and between Accomac and
Northampton county teams, will be
played every day. A big tourna-
ment by young, single me o comes of
on the last day. The flying horses"
or "merry go.round" will be there
and side shows, incident to all fairs,
too numerous to mention. The bust
ling business men will be there to
collect old bills and contract new
ones, pretty girls and handsome men
land vice versa will be there to WOO
and to perhaps win, and all will be
propitious for an enjoyable, good
time. 1t Is the fair of Accomac and
Northampton counties-of Pocomoke
and Cape Charles cities. The old
oaks and pines are growing larger
and larger from year to year, the
track, for speeding, smoother and
better, the seats more numerous all
through the beautiful shady grove,
and a most hearty welcome FIR ON the
management awaits you.
Come to this your own fair and
vie with your friends and neigh
bors in exhibiting your handiwork,
best fruits and products of all kinds.
Come and we promise you a delight.
full weeks outing and a good time
generally.
The confectionery, horse pound
and boarding tent arrangements will
be ample, and the music by the
handsome young men OF the POGO
moke band all that you could desire.
Quite number OF good horses and
promising colts will be on exhibition,
and whilst not as speedy, perhaps, as
some Of the off-Shore horses recently
exhibited at other Peninsula fairs,
still they will be well matched up,
and added to holly contested trials OF
speed the money will be left at home
among our own people. In addition
to the regular speed entries there
will be daily exhibitions OF speed by
such well.known and popular horses
as White Tips, Bursary, Ham Dis
ton, Basil and others.
Come the first day and see for
yourselves and il you see anything
bad or Objectionable, frankly tell the
management of it and let US correct
anything that may even seem to be
wrong. We want clean, enjoyable,
harmless fair to which we can take
our wives and children without any
demoralizing effects whatever, and
such it has been the efforts of the
past, and the intentions OF the future
management to make 1.-THE best
evidence of which is the very large
percentage OF attendance by the la
dies aud children to this old fair for
the past quarter of a century.
Secretary.