The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-31
Dropping Out of Morgan.
town Races Will Help
Here.
FAIRM0NT DATE GOOD.
Brings Big Show at Time
When Farmers are Not
Busy.

The fact that no fair or race meet.
ing Is to be held at Morgantown this
year. according to the present plans of
the Morgantown association will prob.
ably materially assist in making the
Fairmont fair the greatest fair in nor.
thern West Virginia. The excellent
condition Of the roads leading toward
Fairmont from all directions will bring
thousands to this city in automobiles
during the week of August 21.25. The
excursions which will be run on the
Baltimore and Ohio and on the Mo.
nongahela will also bring thousands
OF out Of the county visitors.
Fair week in Fairmont Is each year
proving to be more and more popular
as time for the visit of former Fair.
onters who take advantage Of the va.
cation season to return to their origi-
nal home. Thus Fair week this year
will also be somewhat of an old home
week.
The announcement OF dates for West
Virginia Fairs is favorable this year
to Fairmont making this one of the
early fairs to come in the dull time
for the farmers, between the summer
and the fall harvest The fact that
there are cities or towns to hold race
meetings or fairs within hundred
miles Of Fairmont at the same time
this meeting is scheduled will mater.
Tally benefit the local fair by increas.
ing the number Of horses that will be
entered In the class races.
This meeting will draw practically
oil OF the horses that will be raced at
Parkersburg and Pennsboro during the
two weeks before August 21.25. and
also many OF the horses racing the
week previous In the Ohio fair circuit
and tho Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Virginia circuit will come to Fairmont
as this town Is favorably known to
horsemen as a good town In which to
West Virginia will have more fairs
this year than ever befored an this
viii also tend to bring more harness
horses to the Fairmont Fair as the
large number Of race meetings in the
state give horsemen variety Of near.
by places to which they may shin af.
ter the Fairmont meeting.
The following list Of Fair dates
was recently compiled by the state
department OF Agriculture and while
the list is not complete, as there are
yet one orStwo places at which dates
have not yet been announced, It Is ac.
curate and shows that West Virginia
is rapidly falling in line with other
progressive states and in a few more
years there will be fair in every
county.
The Richie County fair will be tho
first. August s to Il; the West Virgin.
70 Fair at Parkersburg. August 10 TO
~; Marion county fair at Fairmont
August 81 to rs; Gilmer county fair AT
Glenytlle, August 1924; Upshur coun.
tysfair at Buckhannon, September AZ.
Morgan's Grove Fair at Shepherds.
town September to s: Bluefield era.
ham Va, fair at Bluefield Sent. 1874:
Fayette County fair at Oak Hill Sent.
1915 Harrison county fair at Clarks
burg September 1914: Tucker county
fairs at Parsons September 1929: Pc.
tomacS Valley fair at Keyser Sent, 26.30
and kanawha county fair at Charles.
ton Oct. lila. Randolph county fair
Of Elkins will likely be about the
drst Of October or the last week In
September, although the date has mot
yet been announced.