The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-14
BIG Time EXPECTED
AT FAIR next week

Fair, the greatest week of the year
for all the people, and especially for
the young man on the farm who has
been looking forward to- this annual
event~for several months, where he
can learn how to raise the best crops
and produce the finest and most pro-
ftable stock.
The fair is also the place where once
a year Jim and John can see Susan
and Polly, where relatives can meet
and have a good dinner together under
the spreading oak and aim, and en-
joy the ties of friendship and kinship.
The opportunity to see so many of
your friends from far and near, to
exchange the friendly handshake, and
briefly recount the experiences Of the
past year, form large part Of the
pleasures Of the county fair.
Kinks seven-piece orchestra, in
strumental and vocal, will furnish the
music on Wednesday. At 1920 they
will give a popular concert near the
fair house, and play and sing all the
afternoon in the grand stand. This is
the same orchestra that was with us
last year, and all will remember it
was well worth the price of admission
alone. On Thursday the Medina
band will play, giving concert in the
morning and play in the grand stand
in the afternoon.
The State Dairy and Food Depart
4 4ment will have an exhibit both days
which Az should make It a point K
his VIII BE- rf s1eoial illfetesl
Ito The daiFyrnen Of the county, for Il
lis the first time this exhibit has ever
been at our fair. There will also be
another exhibit by the state, demon
strating the best way of preserving
fruit and vegetables by burying them
in trenches, which can be seen in the
vegetable building.
On Thursday morning at 9:30 there
will be ball game between Bruins
wick and Benefits Corners. These
two teams having been playing
against each other all season, are
thoroughly organized and uniformed,
and promise a good game. A strong
following from the north part of the
county will accompany each team to
see the last game of the season be-
tween these two contending clubs.
There will be seven races. three
are scheduled for Wednesday and four
for Thursday. This being the only
fair in northeastern Ohio for the
week, many more horses than usual
are expected. An unusual effort has
been made to have some of the best
horses in the country here, and the
speed committee confidently expects
to give the people the most and best
racing ever seen on the Medina track.
Be sure and see the 2:15 pace and the
free-for-all pace on Thursday after
noon. These two races promise some
sensational developments. in which
local horses will be prominent factors.
From the entries already received
and promised, there will be good
show of stock of all kinds, and poul-
try, fruit. and vegetables as usual.
There will be three-track merry-go-
round on the grounds for the first
time, and many new things along the
midway. The free attractions will
consist Of the ball game the additional
race on Thursday and the diving dog.
Those in the poultry-g growing contest
must furnish their own coops.
Always remember that the fair is
under the management of board Of
directors representing every township
in the county, and that whatever is
done is the result of the best judg-
ment of the majority of ell. and that
no one person has any arbitrary con-
troll in any way. Membership tickets
can be secured at the secretary's Of
flee any day of the fair for the sum
Of rs cents, the smallest fee allowed
by the state agricultural board.
1t might be well to add that Medina
county could not have fair at all il
| it had to relv on gate receipts and
entry fees. The assistance Of state
aid and county levy make this splen-
did enterprise possible for us all
There is never a surplus, so If you
want the fair to continue in this ag-
ricultural county, where it means SC
much, you must patronize it and dC
all in your power to keep it alive.
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