The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-10-18
CROWDS EXPECTED
FOR ANNUAL FAIR
Preparations Being Com
pieted' Rapidly
MANY PREMIUMS
ARE OFFERED

Vrauu SHthu, arena ana Stalls are
Rapidly Going Up and will be in
Readiness for Exhibits, Exhibitors
and Visitors. Swine Department to
be Large.
With the county fair but several
days off, preparations are rapidly be-
Ing completed to take care of the ex-
hlD1ts, exhibitors and visitors. Car
penters have been busy getting the
grandstand, arena and stalls in con
dition for the annual event and long
before the time arrives for the exhibit
ton to begin all preparations will have
been completed
AS in past years, the fair will be held
in the Darlington Meadow, an ideal
place for it. Ample space will be left
for buggics, automobiles, wagons, or
any other kind of travelling vehicle and
the indications are tha the crowds
will take up a large pal of the space
allotted to them.
The premium list is printed in an
other section of this paper While, as
in past years, premiums are not allot-
ed for every entry, some premiums arc
being held back for distribution among
noteworthy exhibits and other pre-
miums will be transferred where there
are no entries. 1t is thought, there
fore, that every worthy exhibit will re-
ceive recognition in the way OF a pre-
MUM
Farm Demonstration Agent p. W.
Moore states for the benefit of the
Boys Pig Club members OF the county
that he wants as many Of them as pos
slble to take advantage of the County
Fair to show what they have done this
year in this work. The managers OF
the fair promise to take care Of all OK
hibits OF the boys, and prizes will be
offered for tho best. lie also wants
State Fair with one or Two fine cxhib-
It's from the boys. These can be crat-
cd and shipped direct to Columbia
from the grounds. The boys should
oCC vi Bllolc .NlI. hOOlc lOl luItncI Ill
formation.
TO many the annual fair has come to
be an occasion when stock can be sold
or exchanged. This year the indica-
tions are that more actual traffic of
this kind will be carried on than ever
before, especially in the pig line. All
sthncc tUhn houn h1onIob cfock Of nv
kind to sell would do well to have il
at the fair where 1t can be shown to
large numbers Of people.
Secretary c. a. Power is now rcceiv-
ing applications for entry blanks. lie
will be glad to furnish the INTO all
those who ask COR them. He has made
a special request that entries be made
a. early as possible, SO that none will
be barred from The ring.
The judges this year will be all IIau-
rcns county men. They have not been
announced yet, but It IS assured that
they will be an impartial and capable
set of mon.
Laurcns will throw its gates wide
open Friday and everybody IS welcome
to the city. Outside Of 4 few little re-
strictions to be placed on reckless
driving, the freedom of tho city will
hc given to all the visitors. The re-
strlctions on reckless driving are in
tended for the protection Of all.
Following the regular exhibits in
the arena a foot ball game will bc
played in the afternoon between the
haurcns and Anderson high schools.
Nc admission will be charged to the
game and everybody viii be welcome
+, attend It. The game promises to-
be an exciting one.