The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-02
,,,Nv SPLENDID EXHIBITS ARE
SHOWN IN EVERY ONE OF
THE DEPARTMENTS.
large CROWDS EVERY DAY

Far Surpassed the Expectations of
Those Who Inugurated the Move
,nent and Made 1t a Success. Some
If the Many Splendid Features
That Surprised and Pleased the
People.
The Terrell County Fair, under
+be MANAGEMENT of the Library AS
sociatfon. went so far beyond any,
thing dreamed of or hoped for by
the ladies who inaugurated the
movement that they have not yet
recovered from their surprise.
= At the beginning the committees
we're lust little afraid that with
orr large handsome court hose, so
cour+eously placed at their disposal
nv the county officials, as the place
for the fair bare walls might be
c+aring them in the face on opening
dav. and every one had secretly de-
tprmined to bring down every article
they could find at home to fill up
snsce and give a fair" appearance
TO the building. But after the last day
for entries the problem that con
fronted them was what to do with
the avalanche of things that poured
in from every part of the counts
The magnitude of the response to
the efforts of the few who had been
quietly working for some months for
the enterprise was simply over
whelming in some of the depart
ments, and it is a matter of the
greatest regret that several valuable
and interesting collections had to be
turned away for lack of room.
The weather throughout was ideal,
there being just enough crispness in
the air to put every one at his best,
and it was a good-natured, happy
lot of people who thronged the
streets and crowded the court house
during the three days of the fair.
Terrell county folks have for these
years been so busy making money
they have hardly taken time to get
acquainted with their neighbors.
and this coming together for a sea-
son of hand-shaking and good cheer
and to see what had been gathered
together Of the cOunty's products was
an eye-Opener, and the county pride
Of every citizen has been greatly in
creased.
The Opening Exercises.
1t is something unheard of for
fairs to be ready with all the exhibits
for opening day, but Terrell county
made the record for having every
thing spic and span and the doors
wide open for visitors promptly at
10 o'clock Wednesday, when the
opening exercises began in the we'll
filled auditorium. The band in the
gallery played several lively airs as
the crowd gathered. With Miss Jes-
sic Martin at the piano leading the
audience Joined full strong in the
singing, "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name and all heads were bowed
during the earnest invocation by DR..
}. A. IVey. Mayor Marlin in a hap
Ply little speech threw open the gates
of the city and babe all a cordial
welcome to the good things provided
ior them. DR.. A. M. SOule, preSi-
dent of the State School of Agricul-
ture, who had accepted an invitation
to speak at 2:3O o'clock, was COM
PEELED to change the hour to IL
o'clock, and this probably kept many
farmers who had arranged to come
IN the afternoon from hearing his
splendid address. Prof Land in in
Producing the speaker called forth
liberal applause by his thoughtful
and timely remarks. DR.. Soule's ad-
dress was along practical lines Of
special help to farmers, but was
heard with great interest and
pleasure by all in the large audience
OF men and women But for limited
space we would be glad to pass
along at least a part of the valuable
information given out in such an en-
teftaining way by this scientific but
practical farmer who is in posi-
Jon to study the needs of the farm
efs. He pleaded eloquently for
nose advanced methods that lift
the work of the farm out of the dull