The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-06-19
COUNTY FAIR Is
A sure SUCCESS
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Here Last Monday and Considerable
Money Subscribed.


There is a very large and well de-
veloped case of County Fair aever
abroad In the land and ii is very
Catching" Nearly everybody is tax
ing II and talking it. 1t is believed
that in short time every right think
ing man and woman, boy and girl in
| Lawrence and Wayne counties will
have this fever and go to work for the
success of what is intended to be the
best fair ever held in Eastern Ken
lucky. The fever" manifested itself
at the court house on Monday last,
when a fine meeting was held under
the auspices OF the CoSnty Fair Asso-
citation. All its officers and large
number Of the members were present,
and all entered heartily into the spirit
Of the occasion, promising personal
and financial support over three
hundred and seventy five dollars was
pledged as material aid for the fair,
and more will be raised with but little
trouble. Our people-merchants, far
mers, traders, stockmen and profess
tsional men-are aroused to a proper
sense of the good well ordered, well
| conducted county fair will do for them
and we are persuaded that great good
will come out of this years show.
1t is intended to make special fea-
ture of the Woman's Department, and
appointed q lady from every precinct
in the county to represent her part of
the county, Their names will appear
later in the NEWS.
Another meeting Of the Association
will be held here on the third Monday
In July, County Court day. when the
dates of holding the fair will be nam
ed. The dates will probably be the
7th, Sth and 9Th or the sth, 9th and 10th
of October. Let everybody get some
thing nice ready for show on that
occasion. Premiums and catalogues
will be published as soon as possible.
The Lawrence County Fair Associa-
tion met at the court house June Is,
1914, with V: b. Shortridge, presiding.
The president, v. b. Shortridge,
called the meeting to order and made
a goodstalk for the good of organiza-
ton. On motion of H. C. Sullivan,
committee was appointed to add to
the precinct committee one lady and
as many men as We're needed to com
plete the organization. Some very in
teresting and appropriate remarks
were made by way of encouragement
to the fair.
The following committee on finance
was appointed: V. B. Shortridge, G.
w Handley, David Elswick and VIM.
Taylor. The committee went out and
at.lf fad IL. a IL
met with a generous response. There
will be some additions to the amount
already subscribed, and later tho
NEWS will publish the entire list.
The chair appointed Mrs. Mary
Horton over the Woman's Department
of the Fair The following ladies wyse
also appointed in each voting precinct,
East Mrs. Florence Rife.
Fallsburg-Mrs. W. T. Kane.
Bear Creek--Mrs. Annie Ogle.
Lower Louisa--Mrs. Arthur Blll
kenship.
Upper Louisa Mrs. John Waugh A.
Webbville Miss Emma Thompsc:..
Cherokee-Mrs. Jesse Young.
Blaine-M Mrs. G.. w. Swetnam.
Lyons Mrs. NJ. d. Sparks
Richardson-M Mrs Jas. Hinkle.
Dobbins- Mrs. John Mcclure.
Catt-Mrs. Steuben Graham.
Twin Branch-Mrs Mart Johns, u,
Busseyville-Miss Bessie Bradley,
Charley-Mrs. Gus Moore.
Rockcastle- Mrs. Sam Branham.
Little Blaine-Mrs. A. L. Moore
Swetnam-Mrs. George Kouns
Gambill--Mrs. Nathan George.
lie ran fhnt la1 No,
present at our next meeting to arranr
to take charge OF the part of the wor,,
they are expected to perform in the
Fair.
Moved by Aug. Snyder and carried
that committee OF three be appointed
to purchase or rent ground for a fair
ground. The chair appointed Aug.
Snpder, Jay II. Northup and Or. T. ID.
Burgess.
The committee to enlarge the COM
mittee and add one woman in each
precinct was: V. B. Shortridge, John
Ekers and Mrs. Mary Horton
The committees appeared in the Big
Sandy News a short time ago that
were appointed by the old officers and
still hold as committeeman, and there
has been one lady appointed in each
voting precinct. The committees are
requested to do their best to work up
an interest in their respective pre-
cincts. We want the people to make
the best showing possible of their live
stock and their farm products, or any
thing else they may see fit to take to
the county fair We would like to have
the cooperation of our neighbors just
across the river In \Vayna county w
Va. and we hareby extend to them an
invitation and would like for all par
ties from Wayne county that would
take part In our coming fair to report
at our next meeting which will be July
goth, that being County Court day.
VIM. TAYLOR, Sec.
coRYDoN ENSLoW HEFLEY.