The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-07-15
GARRETT C0UNTY'S BIC
FAIR ALMOST HERE
It is The Topic Of Conversation All
Over the County.

Only ten weeks more until the doors
of Garrett County's Big Fair will open.
How soon that dav and its amazing
revelations will be here
Two splendid fairs have been held
mlniticent Illustrations of Garrett
county's prosperity and possibilities.
The fair of 1913 was Good; the fair of
1914 was BETTER, the fair of 1915 will
be the BEST.
The fair OF this fall is going to be
Great. Let the croakers croak! Let
the wiseacres prophecy, Let the
calamity howlers howl The fair of
September %, 80 and October is 60
ing to be Immense. It's under head
way; it is being developed in hundreds
of orchards; gardens everywhere are
raising big vegetables Of all kinds.
Farmers, cattlemen. women and
children are planning and working for
exhibits of all kinds of farm products
Jams, Jells, canned goods, fancy work,
the creation of womanhood are in course
. of making.
In horses, in cattle, in sheep the ex-
hibi- will be larger and better than In
former years. In wheat, rye, barley,
onts and corn 1913 and 1914 exhibits
will be excelled. The potato exhibit
will be just wonderful. This is not
guess work, but actual facts. There
will be some potatoes this year. As for
garden vegetables, you can expect a
big surprise. Flrut prospects are very
promising.
Then. the merchants booths in the
year 1915 wl, be something fine. We
have been going to school and learning
the art OF fixing up, and making things
beautiful Sure, the bootes were fine
last fan but This fall they viii cap the
climax.
The out door attractions will he ahead
OF former years, on q bigger scale,
more numerous. We are getting ready
for Garrett county jubilee. Attrac-
tons are being booked. Flying ma
chine, manipulated bv one Of Americas
greatest bird men, will be a feature.
Visit the grounds and see what is 60
ing on.
What preparations are being made
for the fair. Something doing all over
Garrett county.
The people are coming Garrett
county is going to take three DAYS off
and 90 to the Big Fair-our fair-Gar-
rett county's fair. They are coming
from the back woods, from the hill tops,
from the valleys and hollows. They
are coming in automobiles, in carriages,
in buggies. horse back and on foot
They viii be here. The old folk, the
young folk, the boys and the girls. The
whole family will be here. The strapg-
er from afar will be here Even the
croaker will be on hand.
The candidates will be on hand; the
brass band will be here. Therell be
music in the air. For three days Gar
rett county will own Oakland and hold
a great carnival. There will be a high
old time in town.
Garrett county will put on its best bib
and tucker andifor three days have a
royal good time. We will not be from
Kitzmiller, nor Friendsvile, nor Grants
vile, nor Oakland, nor Sang Run, nor
Coon Hollow, no, stree, just from good
old Garrett county.
Oakland is getting ready for the oc-
casion-putting up new buildings, new
garages, charging hotels, fixing things
up, just getting ready TO turn the town
over and join in with the crowd for a
regular old fashioned time
You better make yonr plans to be at
the fair. Just start right in making
your plans to be here and take the fair
IN. It is your fair, when you come
bring along big pumpkin, cucumber,
bean, anything to show what you car do.
Remember it is We, Us and Company.
1t isn't Oakland's fair No, sir. 1t is
Garrett county's fair. Yours mine.
Mary Smith may have had the best
apple sass, but this year we'll see
about it. Judge Harvey may have ex-
hibited some four foot cucumbers they
were immense and surprised everybody
but just wait dozen other fellows are
raising cucumbers this year, the big
kind. Look out for a six footer.
There will be sourness pickles; sweet
ness-honey; there will be pies-an-
things; there'll be I-scream; there will
be an immense display of Garrett
county productions.
You cannot afford to not see it.
For the next ten weeks there will
be something doing for the fair in every
election district of the county.
Those who travel over the county say
that ''crop prospects are fine" That
means a fine display at your fair and
mine.
Write to your friends out of the
county to come home fair week and see
what is going on in their old home
county.
l.. A Rudisi1l