Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-09-08
COUNTY FAIR
GREAT SUCCESS
Grounds Thrown Open to the
Public Wednesday With
1000 Present
HORSE RACES ATTRACT
Sunday Will Be Big Day.-Pub-
lie Wedding in the Afternoon
Who Are They?

ELMA, Sept. 1.-THE sixth annual
Grays Harbor County Fair opened its
gates Wednesday with near
ly 1000 representative citizens from
every corner OF the county present
at the inaugural ceremonies. The
finishing touches had not been given
I all exhibits, and many of the fair EN-
ployes were busy on the grounds, but
this fact did not keep away the
crowds.
In the evening Joy Street was turn
ed loose. Festoons of electric lights
made day of night in the fair grounds,
and an enormous crowd thronged the
street for the sole purpose of "going
down the line" And they went. Ev-
cry side show was packed all the
time, and spielers were superfuous
There is merry 60 round for the
kids, and it was patronized to capa.
city every round.
Thursday was set aside as children's s
day, and the exhibits displayed by
the school children, including man.
ual training products and agricultural
trophies, are declared remarkable by
everyone viewing them. Most peo-
pie, and even the parents Of many
of the children who attend the very
schools where the exhibits were ac-
cumulated, are surprised at the va
riety and excellence. Judges were busy
Thursday in segregating the various
exhibits, and the winers in the com.
munity contests will be announced
later
DR.. E. B. Riley, of Aberdeen, be.
gan his work Wednesday of judg-
ing the babies in the baby contest,
and many fine youngster passed un-
der his discerning eye. DR.. Riley
states he never encountered a health.
ier lot of youngsters, and is emphat-
ic in his praise of the methods many
of the mothers of Grays Harbor are
employing in raising their little tots.
Thursday afternoon marked the be-
ginning of the racing and an enormous
crowd circled the track. Many of
the horses entered are noted for their
records, and just because the ban has
been on this variety of sport for a
number of years, is no criterion that
the race fans have all died off.
Today is Aberdeen, HoQuiam, Co.'S
mopolis, Montesano and West County
Day--a large title for few small
hours, but it is reported that the
roads are thronged with autos from
the harbor section, and next to Sun
day, promises to be the banner day
of Fair week. Horse racing, with gen.
erous purses, in the afternoon is the
principal attraction of the day.
On Saturday, Congressman Johnson
and Humphreys, accompanied by sew.
eral candidates for state offices. are
billed to make short speeches.
Sunday-of course everybody knows
what is going to take place on Sun.
day. In addition to many special
features scheduled for the last day
of the Fair, the public wedding is
to take place in the afternoon. Spec
ulation as to the identity of the prin-
cipals is rife, and the mystery has
added greatly to the interest develop
ed in the crowning event Of the week
The groom is declared to be a prom
inent fraternal man, but from the
large list of eligibles, no one has been
able to place finger on the guilty
man-something on the order of the
"Irishman's fea," is it figured out.
Congressman Albert Johnson will
give the bride away at the public
wedding-an honor few men ever get
an opportunity to assume. Mr.. John
son intends making special trip
down from Tacoma to perform his lit
| tie act, which goes to show that he
also realizes the Importance OF the
event.
]. J. Anderson, who will be host to
the bridal couple after the ceremony
at a dinner at the Imperial hotel, has
instructed the chef to rake his French
recipe books with fine tooth comb
and put up spread that for richness
and variety will shame any past meal
ever served in Elma. Those who
know Mr.. Anderson and the chef, are
pulling every string to be in on the
spread.
The Herald urges every reader to
take in the Fair at least one day.
Go and stay over at night. Joy street
is open until Cinderella's hour. Even
the grouchy moosbacks came out hap
py after brush with Joy boulevard,
so there must be something funny
there.
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