The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
Farmers and Children Also Will
Have Special Days at the
CIarkSburg Exposition.
in EW FEATURES GALORE
Scope Of Big Exposition is En-
Iarged and Fall Meeting Will
Be Memorable.

y novelty or lnC central west Vlr-
gna Fair TO be held September 12,
l3 and a on the big exposition grounds
here, will be Its division into special
days, for each Of which there will be
special obsCryNnces.
Tuesday, September 12, the first day
Of the fair, will be known as Children's
day. Special amusements will be pro-
uded for the younger folk and an at
ractive program including contests
for which prizes will be awarded will
be carried out One Of the awards
Will be a Shetland pony. A like day was
observed at the fair last year with re-
markabc success. in view Of which
II was decided to have one again t4is
year.
Day for Farmers.
Farmers Of central West Virginia
will have their day Wednesday, the
second day of the fair, when special
program will be carried out under the
supervision of W. D. Zinn. Harrison
county agricultural expert, assisted by
Carl S. Lawson, Harrison county
superintendent Of schools. This will
he the biggest day OF the fair and in
addition to the special program there
Will be numerous special attractions
Of peculiar interest to farmers and
fruit growers.
OF All Parties.
Thursday, September IA, the last
day Of the fair, will he known as Poll
tcians day. This is indeed, a unique
thing, something that has mover be-
fore been attempted in this part Of
the country by any other fair associa-
ton, All the politicians Of the state.
far and near, Republican, Democratic,
Prohibition, Socialist; independent and
even the women politicians are to be
on hand for an exchange Of political
views and the presentation Of candi-
dacies. AS this is a presidential cleo
ton year and momentous political
problems are to be solved, more than
ordinary interest is being taken in
governmental affairs and 1t is pre-
dCted that the Politicians day at the
Central West Virginia Fair will be
huge success.
NIany DEPARTMENTS
The fair this year will abound with
new features. Its scope has been con-
sitIerably enlarged, there now being
a separate big department each for
cattle, horses, swine, sheep, poultry,
horticultural, floral and machinery
hall exhibits. Experts will be in
charge Of all these departments and
the premium offerings exceed by
several thousand dollars the offerings
OF previous fairs.
The expert ability and wide eX-
perenCe OF the men who are to be in
charge of the various departments
speak in themselves for the high
standard of excellence that is to be
maintained.
Fast Racing
The racing events will also Consti- :
tute one of the leading features OF
the fair. There will be the usual
saddle events with running races
each day as a special feature for lib
eral purses. Some Of the most noted
race horses in the country will be
seen in action and new speed rec
ords are promised, There will also
be pony, mule, and motorcycle
races.
Lack of space Iorbids an enumer-
alton Of the many special attractions
that will be seen at the fair this
year, 1t suilices to say, however,
that they will be Of the very highest
class, comprehensive, interesting and
educational. A number of them un-
der the direct management Of the
fair will be free. Special attention
has been given t0provide attractions
of peculiar interest to women and
children, and there will be a great
array of midway features,
On An Trains.
Excursions for the big meet will
be run on all branches Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad reaching
Clarksburg and there will be extra
and ample trolley car service direct
to the grounds.
Extensive preparations have been
made for the fair by Sherman @.
Denham, president, and HIS large
and able corps of assistants and all
Indications point 10 a record-break-
ing attendance. All attendance rec
ords were smashed at the magnifi-
cent meeting held a year ago but the
interest that is being taken in this
years meeting, owing to the special
features and exceedingly liberal
cash offerings, assures a still greater