Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16

The s9th annual South county fair held by the Washington County Agri- cultural society will open at West kingston today and will continue four days, This fair has become the Old Home week for South county and it's thousands of sons and daughters from far and near return to repesg old ac- quaintances ana to join in the feStiVi- ties of the festival week
 Today, the first day. will be devoted to showing Of the exhibitions, agricul- turaLs livestock poultry, household ST-d dairy products, fruits and vegeta- bsSs, as well as all labor-saV1ng in vsntions and many other devices
 The second day has been given oyer to Grange day. when nearly every grange in southern Rhode Island will take part either in exhibits of in the float parade which IS neW feature this yeaL- Ii 1B understood that the W est Kingston, Na11Sasanses1s Davis vile, Hope Valley Westerly and Exc ter grRnges are to compete and much interest is manifested
 There will also be spRakEIss present, among whom will be Joseph PeckhaIn, head of the state grange.
 Thursday is Governors day and among the speakers expected are Gov eEnor Aram q. EOthier Lieutenant Governor Roswell E. BiTrChaCIo, Con- gressInen Peter E. Gerry and George F. -OSShaunnessy, William P Sheffield,
 
 ident Howard Edwards of Rhode Isl- and college.
 FIiday is 'ChiIcf1enss day. All chiI- dren under 15 will be admitted free. The programme will include field sports on the track in the forenoon and speaking, singing and spelling in the main. hall.
 Tine races this year promise to be ,bertar than ,0f the yEeaIss past.
 The total number ca entries this
  1yteET Gf 506 eEhIhitE. The increase in every department is noticeable and the apple eEhihi1 has 666 Entrie4s against =4BO fine p1eS1iOIts yRa1:.
 In ,csEtbIa tnFz1Ee ;aIe .5D per ESeEIh- more -eIt1iFs than in fCrrnET yRarR while the harsss will 'he caUufZEed. The fruit taken as 8 -WhdIe iB the best eXhiuit in stfars. One entIzy Tn applies alone in clHdes I2b TiIa-tss.
 In pears there ,a1ta LII ogILt1:ies, a gain 0f RbDut 40 over Tu,eWi0US year. Vege- tRhEE5 show d slight in1TeaSH as do the plants and flowers.
 Bread, cakes and pies lead by only six entries, whiEe the poultry shows ti7e smallest increase and that by one entry Canned fruits. ieTTies, needle work and domestic manufactures and childTen's special entries all show @ notable increase
 Beside the regular entries the Rhode Island college, -A5eigbboEhood guild and
 
 exhibit by W0r{1 Of tITen handicraft Since last year many Improvements have been made. An addition of 50 feet has Hzen built to the grandstand, the barns, cattle -sheds and outer build ings ha1Ve been paintRE. A new fea- Lure this 7yszzGr has heen the fitting up of offices near EhR -hnrse barns for St. pertntendHIn Of -RacfsB W.. P. Carpenter and Sec1atHIy of Races ,Jlnn H. Gran stun. also ;an .dfficR tIy ttEe cattle sheds for Nathan -Haza1Ed, ftEs sscretary of cattle.
 General Superintendent Philip A. Money has a separate office in the secret8Tyis building.
 Midway will tR tine scene of interest for the youn ger seEemEIIt, and every inch of space frum one end of the gruulICis t0 inc nttfrRr has been let to the fakirs.
 U.pGn the uppHr grounds near the subway, the Canadian immigration hJrEean will have "a .tRIut. 40rS4Q, to show exhibits frum tine western provinces of Canada Tine fisheries exhibit win also be fRaId this Szear.
 T'fre grange and the W. C. IT. U will have fifer usual rest tents
 The East Greenwich band has been proGured to furnish music, while the usual vaudeville will be held on the stage in front of the grandstand each day during the fair.