The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-25
FAIR TIME AGAIN
The Purpose Of Our Own Festival anda
History of Some Others

Why is fair? We can't all answer that from single view
point something different to practically
wv There doubt though that the feeling of gayey
unversa-even to those who must work like Turks to
make the occasion a
The with Crouch has business at fair this
year. prepared enjoy the bare of band music and the
million that aren't music You must be keyed reVe in the
sight chag holiday Makers of bright decorations OF
pretty girls dhows and bahoos popcorn balls in red tissue
and sweating glasses orangead of sizzling sandwiches and
cones livestock and household and implement displays of pateng
running horses of bug andand Of golden
sunshine yellow duoud Ye and tired feet and whimperng
babies hea and smart aecs here and therefor haven't
reached the land Of perfection yet
Now let's peel the surface the situation and what's inside
This fair going be pretty fine advertisement for our whole
commune surrounding farm lands and farmers the town and It's
enerpng pubcpd merchants And really that Is the rock
bottom purpose holding advertising 1t is community aim
and effort people how much they amount TO- and to show OUT
sders that this is mighty good place to live progressive
country and neghbory people, looking Tor place In "nc "
settle couldn't reasonably ask for anything more or better
~. Courtesy to Visitors.
The folks of this community another Our farmers
know the business with whom they d Our business men
ara pretty well acquainted the people who come into their
stores Now show Of spirit hndness and
Intelligence strangers within gates during the festival season.
It is the best sort of advertising put forth
It is inesmaby worth while visitors home and ssy: II
svays like to attend The whole town to wgge s
atchstrng And the htes out OF their way
to poite-ready give information do little f'or-f certainly
eong back oener and get acquainted with some OF the
In order further the question which introduces this article
ve take down handy large red turn
o page 42e Therein learn that the word derived from the
old French af" French @ore" the italian the
Latin meaning holiday and that this is connected with the
b Latin festus" meaning feast. ..
In the United States fairs the kind that have been
the Old World The term here is applied 70 Vae i
exhibitions such church. charity and agricultural exhibitions and local.
slate national or expotons fairs The TACT b the
tr ID applied to where people expected to bestoW
patronage make purchases .= -. =. ...
.-. Bits Of Fair History. ..:..
The most common kind are agricultural fun and STATE a.
vou know This got their aat regular thing IN America IN
1879 At Albany n Y there prosperous merchant
Watson who believed such enterprise would encourage farming
and and help He used his influence with the
e legislature and that body appropriated $4,000 yearly tor nx years.
for premiums agricultural products and family
Since then annual county, district and state fairs quite gener'
ally held and county fairs especially are held not manly
for the goods for advertising we nave o o
fairs kinds are furnished intended
promote the welfare Of the city by attracting traders them Tbs
goes for worlds fairs which held in this country While
modties sold, the primary object is to advertise
Old World the fair institution
could find files Of the daily papers and country weees when old Mr.
Pharaoh ngng for living when Professor Plate dscourng
pure democracy and the what and how Of republic when the thou
of the Arabian Nights Entertainments being
out should probably find articles like this editors
writeup Of tho annual fair in his town.
Barter and Exchange Places
People throughout Europe look the fair meeting held for
purpose Of exhibiting and selling goods Originally fairs were held
at places for the sale of particular class OF
cand for the sale goods Of general character People
them exchange goods and to collect their stores last for
several Princes and the magistrates Of cities encouraged them
the privileges granted long still remain in force
Such fairs flourish today the outskirts Of civilization,
in Siberia Manchu Ac Turkey where people live isolated for long
stretches Of time and their buying oner than twice
year. They the church festivals which found to
afford the best opportunity commercial transactions the Of
people being place upon other occasions
~ Other European Practices.