The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-17
LICklNd COUNTY tAlx
This Year TO furnish Greater Atlrac.
tlons Than Ever Before

The Licking County Fair this year,
October 1, 2, 3 and 4, will AFFORD real
entertainment, amusement and instruc.
tiOn to all classes Of people.
Many new and attractive features
are to be given, while the indications
point to an exceptionally interesting
exhibit Of horses, cattle. grain and
produce. The exhibit from the State
Experimental Station alone will be
worth visit by every farmer in Lick.
ing county.
Realizing that In recent years the
Fair has been the same old story. the
management has sought the assistance
OF the Newark Board of Trade and
business men in an effort to introduce
new features that will attract the peo.
pie. An organization OF the business
men was effected. and the suggestions
made by them were adopted by the
Agricultural Society.
As a result, the coming county fair
will be the biggest and best in all Its
history. 1t will be we'll worth seeing.
A contract has been made with the
Wright Brothers, inventors of the
flying machine, whereby Aviator Free.
man, of worldwide reputation, will
make two flights daily during the fair
The fight is to be made, rain or shine,
and as Aviator Freeman is. one of the
very best men in the business Fair
visitors may feel assured Of the two
daily flights Never has "birdman
visited Licking county, and this there
fore will be the first opportunity given
the great majority Of Licking county
people to see an aviator i'm action
Each fight will continue from eight
to twenty-five minutes, depending up
on the condition of the wind and
weather The big flying machine will
travel at the rate OF mile minute
and the airship will circle over the
city as well as over the Fair grounds
The aviator promises to take several
passengers on trip through the air
and H. II. Simmons, former president
of the Agricultural Society, has en-
gagged the first passage on the airship
Mr.. Simmons has posted wager that
he will make the fight with the bird
man.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the mer
chants and manufacturers and work
ingmen will give a big parade. valu
able prizes will be awarded to those
parade.
On Thursday. Oct. 8. the candidates
for Governor of Ohio will visit tn,
Fair. Congressman Cox democratic
candidate), and General X. B. Brown
Republican candidate) have accepted
the invitation to be present. The Pro
gressive candidate, Mr.. Garford, is ais,
expected to be present.
Newark business houses are to hi
gaily decorated during the week ant
Newark merchants will do all in thei
power to make the visitors pleased.
The race track is to have special at
fractions, high class starter has beel
engaged, and fine string Of horse
bis assured for the racing.
The Fair Ground will be put In fin
condition for the exhibitors and 70
visitors, and Secretary J. M. Farme
reports that everything points to
splendid lot of exhibits.
The business men who are behin
this movement to put new life int
the county fair are planning to sen
delegations to various towns through
out the county to talk county fair an
to invite the people to come. Thi
same plan was successfully adopte
by the recent Ohio.C Columbus Center
NAL Commission. which sent specia
train over the state on the Ohio Elet
trio Railway. The Newark men. how
ever, will make the trip by automt
biles. The committee appointed I
visit Mt Vernon will be here on Thurs
day, Sept. 10Th. Should the weathe
be stormy, fhe visit will be bade tn
following day.