Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-22
BREAKS THE RECORD
over $4,000 people In Attendance Yes
terday-some interesting Notes
of the Days Doings.

From The World of Friday.
The Hagerstown Fair this year was
larger and better than former years,
the attendance On both Wednesday
and Thursday being larger than at
any other time in the history of the
fair association. Over $4,000 people
were present on Thursday. Each day
there has been an increase over the
high water mark for corresponding
days of other years is the boast of the
fair association. Yesterday the in
crease amounted TO sSS325 over any
other Thursday and S1,9S2.30 over
Thursday of last year.
There was parade of live stock yes
terday morning around the grounds,
headed by the City Band of this city.
The stock exhibit far exceeded any of
former years.
10000 people crowded the grand
stand to witness the races and the at
fractions in front of same. The City
Band furnished the music for the per-
formances, and evidently made a hit
with the fair managers, as attractive
figures were offered them to remain
over for the poultry show last night
and to furnish the music today. The
boys would liked to have remained, as
the offer was fattering one, but some
could not stay and the band had to
refuse with much regret.
During the running race horse ran
against crowd of neople in front
of the judges stand and bowled them
over ike ten pins. Fortunately no one
was seriously hurt.
During one of the driving races, an
other accident occurred, when two OF
the racers locked wheels on the track,
the driver of the one being thrown
| from his seat. The horse continued
| to race around the track, making the
circuit three or four times before final
ly being stopped by putting a barrier
across the track.
Ex-senator H. G. Davis had several
of his fast horses on the track yester'
day and they were carrying off first
money.
Serena. the famous driverless trot-
ter gave an excellent exhibition. The
animal went around the track twice
without break and at the end put on
extra speed in order to come under
! the wire ahead of the pacemaker.
Prof King Kelley and assistant
made four most successful flights in
the balloons during the afternoon.
Pickpockets were plentiful and one
! Martinsburg young man is known to
have been relieved of his watch.
1t is estimated that over 1000 PEG
pie from Berkeley county attended the
fair this year, and Martinsburg bust
ness men should awaken to the fact
that fair brings much business to a
city holding same.
There were several fights on the ex
cursion train that left Hagerstown al
II o'clock fer points south. TOO much
booze was the cause of the fuses.
Cupid at the Fair.
The preachers of Hagerstown were
kept busy yesterday marrying couples
who went there to attend the fair
Some of the ministers did land Office
business The following were some
of them
Charles o. Enos. Cumberland, and
Ida L.. Crane, Cherry Run.
Emory Harden and Lille Cain
Berkeley Springs.
WiTber McBee, Sleepy Creek, and
Barbara Householder. Berkeley
Springs.
William ]. Canley and Lucy Myers
Jones Springs.
Charles Wise and Mamie B. Jack
son. Kearneysville.
Robert Maddox and Nellie Foutz
Shepherdstown.
| Frederick Mason and Melzonl Phoe
nix, Hedgesville.
{ John w. Parker and Mamie B. vii
liams, Bunker Hill.
| Not So Many Today.
Whilst Martinsburg and vicinity
sent over 1,400 people to the fair yes
terday. Agent Gard only tickeled z;
| over the c. V. this morning. Nearly
everybody wanted to be there on the
big day.
Stricken Watching Races.
While Watching the races on Wed
nesday, George w. Hixon, of Everett
Pa, was stricken with paralysis and
| Immediately became unconscious. He
was hurried in an automibile to a hos
pital, where ne died two hours later
without having regained conscious
ness. His brother and neighboi
were with him when ne was stricken
He was farmer, and is survived by a
widow and six children