The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-15
OPENING
Of The Knox County Fair
Shows Great Array
OF Fine Exhibits In All The
Departments
And Everything Points To A
Successful Fair
All That Is Needed Is Fair
Weather Conditions
And Immense Crowds will
Enjoy The Occasion

Crowded. more space! more en-
tries!
Those were the words on the lips of
every man in charge of his special
department at the fair on Tuesday,
the day marking the opening of the an
nual carnival, which, according to the
statement of Secretary II. c. Gates will
be by far the largest and the best that
has ever been held in Knox county.
For the past several days Secretary
Gates and his assistants have been
busy checking entries of every des-
cription, firm pianos to pumpkin pies
and from grain separators to small
piece of hand made lace. At closing
time Tuesday evening the clerks were
so pressed with eager exhibitors that
they were forced to work overtime and
not until late hour did the grounds
assume Il quiet appearance. Even then
tired but well satisfied ticket holders
could he seen fastening to their place
of repose near the space allotted them
for their exhibits.
To describe minutely the grounds
and the hundreds of interesting things
to be seen would be practically impos-
sible, hlt we will follow the course of
an observer who casually strolls
through the gates. First, we are at
tracted across the expanse of the lake
and nore that on the other side there
is a great hustle and stir that causes
our footsteps to hasten. Soon we reach
it and, catching the spirit Of the time
and occasion. begin the rounds to see
everything
Beginning at the boat house and ex-
tending west, the driveway is lined
with games of skill and amusement,
fortune teller's booths, tents inside of
which are elaborately advertised won
ders and dozen other novelties that
will afford an hour of good entertain
ment.
On .he north side of the drive is
found The Clinton Grange and general
farm product exhibition. On entering
this building we are seized with an al
most irrepressible desire to eat some
of the luscious appearing fruits and
vegetables which are heaped in every
available place in great abundance.
These products of the soil, all of which
give the proud farmer an unquestion-
able right to assume an important air,
are passed with reluctance, we come
to another section of the building. We
see ..elf-satisfied look on the face of
the good housewife and, on following
the line of her gaze, witness an array
ly polished glass jars that are placed
| neatly in rows and that look almost
too good to be real In addition to the
above mentioned articles the building
| contains specimens of corn, wheat,
| oats, seeds of various kinds and al
most numberless other products of ag-
On tine rising ground west of the
dancing pavilion is found the stock
barn and tents containing clean limb
ed and carefully groomed horses and
ponies, bleating sheep, all of which
have been specially attended for. the
occasion by their owners, and swine
| of almost every breed, nearly all of
which are extremely large and well
fatted. In reviewing the stock the cat
tie pens must not be neglected. Hol-
stems, Light Jerseys, Black Jerseys
and various other breeds of bullocks,
cows and calves are entered in abund-
ance. A look at the stock department
gives us cause to stop and wonder at
the high price of steaks and chops.
The dance hall Is reserved solely for
merchants and industries of Mt. Ver-
non. At the northeast corner we find
exhibits of clothes and furnishings by
M. S. Lewis and going west in order
is found 10. B. Melendy with pianos,
the Singer Sewing Machine Co. with
sewing machines, William A. White
with vacuum cleaners, ID. l.. CARRIER
with vacuum cleaners and j. M. Bloch
er with stoves. At the extreme west
end of the nall is found collection OF
antiques and relics of the civil war.
of the revolutionary period and even
long bsfore that time. This assem-