The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-10-14
LAST DAY OF COUNTY FAIR.
Good Crowds Have Been In Attendance
Day and Nlehi When the Weather
Permitted.

The Lincoln County Fair went
merrily on Wednesday. after the
auspicious opening Of its sixth ses-
sion as noted in Wednesdays Lead
er.
An interesting feature Of that
lday was the Baby Show. about
forty embryo citizens contesting
Tor the honors. awarded as follows:
Prettiest girl under 6 months.
Virginia Clark, daughter of G. ".
Clark; second. Kathleen Ruttcr.
daughter of w. 5. Rutter.
Prettiest girl over 6 months and
under one year. Lula Magee.
daughter Of j. M. Maeee; second.
Dorris Elizabeth Ainsworth, daugh-
ter of w. g. Ainsworth.
Largest girl under 6 months.
Josie Dele Fauver; second. Nellie
vardaman Stanley.
Smallest girl, Mary Geraldine
Johbson. 5 months. nine and one
hall pounds. daughter of DR.. ]. H.
johnson; second. Josie May Yawn.
Pfettiest boy under 6 months,
Millard Beyel; second. Leroy Gar
land Price.
PEettiest boy over 6 months and
under one year, Charles Sherman,
tson pf Mrs. Annie Sherman; second
Wiley Kees, son of Clarence 'Kees.
largest boy under months.
Harvey Emmett Farrel. son of W.
H. Farrell.
Smallest boy, Leonard Maui. son
lof J a. Maui.
/ Prettiest girl twins, May Evelyn
and virgie May Warren.
The judges of the baby show
were Mrs j. E. Denman and two
weIl-known bachelor business men
Iof Bfookhaven. Messrs. w. H. Sea-
vey and Louis Cohn.
On Thursday the sun played hide
and seek all day long and the roads
were heavy from the downpour of
| the evening before. However,
there was a gratifying attendance
land satisfying exhibition in every
department. In the spacious ar
Imory on the court house yard the
Eagriculture display was noted with
Interest, Mr.. |. N. Click and Mr..
Tied Allea. vying with each other
lin tremendous variety of prod
lucts
i In the former exhibit, a cake.
the Ingredients of which were all
made on Mr.. Clicks farm. attract
led urusual attention. Wheat was
shown in every stage from the
sheaf to the -four sack and sugar
lfrpallRhe cane to the sugar Jar. ID
segerAl grades. 1he cake was iced
and was ornamented with home
made crystallized sugar and attract
led much attention. Home made
wheat bran was alsu a product Of
the Click farm and rice was shown
lin seed. polished for cooking, and
Iin.rice. polish for stock.
| Then there was the cane seed,
and the pancake flour made out of
| the seed. and the bran residue; also
the chicken feed made from the
cane.
Another novelty to the sight-seer
was pop corn. from one grain of
which had sprung eight or ten
stalks, each stalk containing sever
al ears
Ia Mr.. Clicks exhibit there were
/ many vegetables. including eight
kinds Of squash, also fine display
Eof tobacco that the proprietor
| counts necessity.
Just opposite this exhibit was
| that of young Ted Allen one of
our splendid younger farmers who
is intelligently prosecuting work
on the old home place Of his la
mented father. Mr.. Stokes Allen.
where Ted" and his mother still
reside. but under improved condi-
tions. In Mr.. Aliens exhibit there
were fourteen kinds Of baled hay.
home-raised. and four kinds of
corn: also velvet beans and tre-
lmendous white oak acorns in ap-
propriate baskets made of dish.rag
lgourds: there were paper-shelIed
and "Centennial'' pecans. pInders,
walnuts. crab apples. persimmons.
grapes. apples. tomatoes. arti-
chokes. lard, eggs. wines. besides
all manner of vegetables. including
Ired-ripe tomatoes. radishes. car
Irots. pumpkins. kershaws. peas.
turnipss etc., all together, with the
tasteful arrangement on the stands,
making a display to be proud Of.
and Mr.. Allen received the con-
Igratulations Of all whJ. viewed this
. exhibit.
Il Out on the yards the swine in
(which Messrs. Click and Allen also
had part. chickens. horses. colts
land mules. were matters of inter-
est to those interested
A number of our merchants were
lsplendidIy represented in booths,
land souvenirs were the order Of
the day from each one.
Seayey & Sons andB the McGraths
we're represented in the Women's 5