The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-11-15
The Big Tri-COunty Fair Opens
Next Wednesday, NoV. 10th.
Will be RecOrd-Dreakins Event for South Georgia
Citizens of the three counties, Ben Hill, Irwin
and Wilcox, Will Vie With Each Other in
Individual and County Exhibits Com
petition Will Be Keen.

very near and the bids fair to be Gala Event
The Counties of Ben Hill Irwin and Wilcox making every
preparation this week which will be one OF both pleasure
and profit expected that the city OF Fitzgerald will
be the Mecca of pleasure seekers FOR miles AROUND WINE VIC
Fair is going
The buildings and we'll As all other physl-
cal preparations completed and ready for the open
ing day.
The management has been busy, indeed, for the past
fortnight getting the different features for each day their
proper place. and it opinion nat they have succeeded
in preparing program that will the most up-todate
ever carried South Georgia Fair. Everything Will
be practical, interesting and instructive.
Everybody who articles suitable to be exhibited at
Fair IS urged not to stand back give the management
this much cooperation the greater the individual exhibit
the greater will fair Every product of the three
counties should be in evidence Lay aside your best and ex
hibt it,
agency of the first quality 1t appeals directly to that great
body people that actively engaged in therng an IN
dusry universally regarded the foundation OF all the othe
Industries to which devote themselves 1t brings the peo
pie together year, from the country and the CITY, and
agriculture in the Section from whence the exhibits
The operation of Fair by two or three counteS where sou
and climate conditions the same OF much more Pracca
benefit than the larger fairs where SO many OF It's eXolS are
produced under very different conditions
Negfborhood comparison and competition, import nspr-
alton information that hits the spot and aroseS every
noble trait and ambition of progressive character
The Ben Hill Fair Association not organized for specu
1ave purposes but for public benefit and recreation and it
is hoped and believed that the Association will have the hearty
cooperation and support of every citizen in this section
1t will be the policy of the Management to be very Dera
in its offer of premiums and while the size and OF Its list
this compares very favoraby with those OF other ar
owing the heavy construction expenditures is not what we
hope and expect it to be in the near future.
We have made the charges for Admission and space very
low-uch than those of other fairs in this section and
hope for expect and solicit liberal patronage and CO.
operation.
Following is the program that will be carried each day
of the Fair:
WEDNESDAY NOV. goth.
At $3.50 a. M Royal Parade will form in front
of the Aldne Hotel Pine Street The parade will march
fine Sheridan north Sheridan to Central west
on Cen ral to MAN, south Main to Roanoke west
Roanoke to Lee north Lee Central west on Central to
Merrmac and on Merrimac and Lincoln Ave. to the fair
grounds around the course to the auditorium.
Presentation King and Queen of the Fair and their
royal guests from the domnions of Irwin and Wilcox
Song, '''1y Country tbs of Thee"
Invocation.
Short Dedcatoy address of the Fair Grounds by Presi
dent Martin.
Military salute by Fitzgerald and Albany Companies.
1870 P. M.
Sham Battle between Fitzgerald and Albany Companies,
in which practically every of actual battle Will
be enacted battle be all the fair grounds
from the Grand stand, and will be very exciting.
$3.50 P. NJ.
Horse and Motorcycle
$50 p M.
The grounds brilliantly lighted and the shows and other
attractions in full blast for the evening.
THURSDAY NOV. 21st, BEN HILL COUNTY DAY.
Signs Symbols and Facts of the Babys growth and what
she expects to be-
10 A. M.
Short address by Judge l.. Kennedy.
1880 A. NJ.
Ben Hill County's Prize Grafton.
AFTERNOON
Horse Auto and Motorcycle Races
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Pend
Irwin County Day-The Mother and her Offspring.
1O.aO M Short Addresses by Irwin county citizen.
Irwin County Prize Grafton
Afternoon-Horse auto, motorcycle and foot races.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER, 2srd.
SCHOOL d AY.
1oam.-Parade of pupils of White Schools in Ben HILL
Irwin and Wilcox Counties. Parade will form on Lincoln
Ave in front of entrance to the Fair Grounds Eaeh
and every school of the three counties will form company
and the principal of each school will act captain and the
teachers corporas All the rural district schools of each
county will regiment and the county school comm
oner will be colonel The schools also of every corporate