The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-25
Stores and Business Houses
Will Close Doors at
Noon Tomorrow.
BIGGEST DAY OF FAIR
Amusements on the Midway
Prepare for Large
Business.

Tomorrow. "FairmOnt Day." at the
fair most OF the stores will close nj
noon. The usual thousands of fair
visitors will b. in readiness to take
some sort OF a conveyance to the East
Side mardi gras. The many shows
on the midway will be going full blast.
The motordrome is to be in fine shape
to handle the crowds by evening to-
day.
The weather fnreCaster has prom
ised fair and cooler weather for the
balance OF the week. and probably the
largest crowds OF the entire five days
OF the fair will be present tomorrow
afternoon.
OF all the places in this world there
is at least one place that there ia
plenty TO eat-that is at the fair
grounds. There are more roasting
dogs" chickens. etc. in the fair
ground radius than IS necessary to
feed the thousands that are expected
to attend, but they all seen. 10 b"
crowded all the time, handling them
out "all hot"
Quite a few visitors to the poultry
show yesterday during the rain shows
that this exhibit is of general inter.
est. Apparently. the urbaRe visitor
Immediately he sees the splendid ar.
ray of chickens. geese. turkeys, etc,
wishes he had back yard enough u
raise a few MinorcaS or Wyandottes.
The rural spectator naturally feels
that. OF all wonderful things. these
are the greatest. There are also rab-
bits, dogs and cats in the chicken
house, but they are Gagged and on dis
play. There is an awful clamor of
barnyard noises heard as one ap-
proacheS the chicken show. There are
several specimens OF fowl on display
that have taken The ribbons repeated
ly, some OF them competing at Par.
kersburg this year and winning first.
second and third money there.
After leaving the chicken house the
cattle may be heard as we'll as seen.
There are so many fine exhibits that
it would not do any one participant
justice to say that his stock is inferior
to any other display. The judges will
have a hard time settling this matter.
but everything will be taken into con-
sideration. breeding. age. weight. etc.
Swine. sleeping in their pens. but
almost having 10 bend in two TO fit into
them. some OF the stock Is so large.
There are some Inc white ChesterS
there that will undoubtedly take
prize. for there is nothing on the
grounds to equal them in size aud trim
The sheep are in the last pens along
the yards. They present very fine
appearance. and seem TO be right at
home. not Shying in the least when the
crowds approach the bars 10 the pens.
One thing handy and useful is the
raincoat tent Tuesdays races would
have had to be run before the seats of
the grand stand had it not been for
the many sales of rain coats made on
the grounds as soon as the rain start
ed to fall.
The regular shows that were at the
fair last year as well as some add
tionai ones are the mecca for the
Young folks. and others who have no
great interest in the horse races.
The Traction Company has arranged
a schedule that Is entirely satisfac-
tory to every visitor that uses the line.
In the rain Tuesday the cars we're run
regardless OF passengers. and were
right on time on every trip.