The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-19
THE FAIR.
Fine Display Of Products and
Much Interest Shown By
Everybody.

The managers and Others connect
I'd With the Lawrence County Fair
have great reason To congratulate
themselves upon the unqualified sue
cess Of the exhibition presented last
week. They had given weeks and
months of unremltting care TO The
enterprise. and II required just
such unfhgging industry and good
management 10 make the fair what
Il WAS an unusually fine and COM
pEehensiye exhibit Of what our farm
ers and stock men and good women
could DO. The display OF farm an
garden products. 80 far as superior
quality is concerned, could not be
SURPASSED anywhere. and the amount
offered was much greater than that
ever heretofore displayed No fin
cr butter and cream could be pro-
duced. and the display Of embroid-
cry, various garments OF ladies wear,
quilts. etc. was very fine The su-
perlor quality Of the live stock ex-
hihlt was the subject OF general
comment HnraeA, mules colts,
short horns, jerseys. Poland chinas'
Berkshlres. sheep and goats not
very many Of the latter. however
were shown. and they made very
attractive display The gobbling
Of turkeys. the honking OF geese
the Quacking Of ducks and the eack-
ling Of plymouth Rocks and Wyan-
dosies noisily declared that Law
renee as a poultry county was rap
ldly taking place at the front
The array Of bread. pies OF all
makes. cakes Of all kinds iellies ol
every description was enough 4
make your mouth water. and suifi'
eicnt to drive the Judges To dis
traction.
The display of babies Of botl
sizes and various degrees Of beau
" was bewildering.
Premiums had been offered TO
the prauest baby. one Of each sex
and three unwise youths were rasl
enough TO accept the dangerous ant
alffieult position OF Judge. The'
made The awards as speedily as PIE
nlble and al once took To the woods
A large number Of lads and las
hes under twelve years Of age en-
tered into composition for priE'
IN be awarded 10 the hest speller
The contest was hot and sp.rite'
and created much Amusement
A flddlcr aaa a--..bea'er ID
yo, know what a "beater' isf =
octsyed the music stand In the yard
mrmingiy determined that the sian'
should be true 10 i,s name, and hon
after hour the old fashioned tunes
accentuated BY the rythmic stroke
Of the beaters sticks. were earri
I'd by the bresze To all parts o
a., beautiful square. Manager Yate
went up the steps OF the pavilion
and pinned the blue badge Of mes
n ON the nddler's breast, but !
c,uscd no break in time or tune
Nothing occurred to mar the in
hres. or the pleasure Of the occa
slpn. The attendance, notwithTand
Inc the Indictment weather. was yer
hrce on beth days And it tas
splendid gathering Of people. -
No finer looking. no better dressed
mn better behaved crowd can be got
ten together anywhere. Drunken
ness and disorder were conspicuon
hy their absence
There -las very little, of any dis
miisfartion concerning the awards
All seemed to realize the fact tina
nmeb ldy must fail to get the prem
inns IN these contests Judges We
~lected because Of their presume
fitness and not for any partial feel
ing for any exhibitor In a hrg
majority OF cases the judges wer
In utter Ignorance Of the ownershi
az the article shown and could moi
therefo-e. give a decision regard
less OF merit
As soon as possible a complei
l,n, Of the awards will be made u
an. published in the NEWS, prob
ably In next weeks issue.
W. T. Kane of Fallsburg, now mal
the offer for next year of thor
ourhbred Poland China Gilt TO III
urson in lawrence or Wayne com
lies who displays the best sugar cui
Cd ham.