The Big Sandy news., 1913-10-17
A GREAT SUCCESS
Was the Fair Held at Louisa
Last Week.
The People Of Two Counties Joined
Heartily Into the EnteTpTise.---
List Of Awards.

The latest and best fair ever held
In Lawrence county came to hap
py and somewhat damp conclusion
at four o'clock Saturday afternoon.
During Thursday and Friday the
weather man WAS In a smiling mood
serving up the very finest brands
OF sunshine and atmosphere regard
less OF expense. We had good
sized crowd Thursday. a bigger one
Friday, and in spite OF drizzle and
dowI pour, mud and chilling winds
very nearly, II not quite, as
many attended on Saturday as
came out the day before,
Phey were eager and enthusiastic,
and little thing like rain and cold
didn't lessen their ardor. Our 'coun-
try friends In particular were hungry
for fair, 30 in spite OF discomfort
they GANG and remained until the
last word OF Charley Flannerys 100
perplexers had been spelled--and
missed. SO the NEWS says again
the fair OF October 8, 10 and IL was
the best In all respects the county
has ever had. At least this seems
10 be the consensus OF opinion. The
big public square, 20S by $40 feet,
was thickly dotted with horses.
mules, colts, bulls and cows that
would do credit 10 any county fair
In the State. Hogs which were the
perfection OF stock and breeding
were in improyised pens. Splendid
specimens OF poultry cackled and
crets In boxes and coops, while per-
feet products OF garden and field
showed their homely beauty hope
this expression is all right the
Rdmiring gaze OF hundreds OF abb
servers, People said, half excusing-
ly, We'll, II 1t hadn't been for
the drought we would have done
much better" II is hard TO see how
they could have done much better,
but II IL hoped that next year we
may have a favorable season and
soc Just what the good farmers, the
men, boys and women OF old Law
renee can do when the weather and
the sign are both right.
In the court room and jury room,
there was display which the NEWS
challenges the State TO excel OF
surpass. In eatables. There were
bread, cakes, homemade candy and
pickles, preserves, canned fruits
sauces and catsup- ketchup sounds
better--in almost endless variety
and profuslon. In things TO wear
and for adornment and TO look al
there was much that was very use
full, much that was very handsome
quilts, comforts, pillow cases, tow
els, scarfs handkerchiefs, beautiful
embroidery, beautiful crochet work
one exquisite dress OF II, paint
ings, and some things the NEWS
didn't know the name or use o.
and was afraid to guess, but al
was fine and good.
A most admirable feature was thu
agricultural exhibit sent here by tht
Experiment. Station at Lexington. II
was the same exhibit that was show
at the State fair recently held al
Louisville, consisting of farm pro
duets from all over the State. o.
course, the specimens having beer
selected for exhibition the best hat
been chosen. The various specimens
were arranged in large glass cover
ed cases, after having been careful
ly labeled. and these cases were ar
ranged on the. inside of a large
covered canvas tent and, were
shown by Prof. Carmody, of ths
Agricultural Extension Department
To the credit Of. our people be !
said that, according to, Mr., Car
mody more people visited this ex
hibit during the two days 1t wa'
here than visited 1t during the ,weel
1t was shown at Louivslile. 1t, wa'
a striking object lesson on wha'
Mother Earth can be made to Dc
under proper conditions of soil ant
tillage. ~
Friday was horse and horseman
ship day. Many good horses wer'
shown, and some of them woult
have shown their good points bet
ter il they had better riders. 4
horse is nervous "critter." will