The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-08
COUNTY FAIR SUCCESS
Exhibits Are Fine and Large
Crowds Are Attending-Live
Stock Day Tomorrow.
LASTS THROUGH SATURDAY

dav morning and the weather man {
has furnished ideal weather for the
occasion. Large numbers of people /
from all sections of the county and ,
many from other counties are visiting
the fair each day and all are favor
ably impressed with the exhibits,
which represent everything grown on
the farm. |,
Splendid Exhibit of Canned Goods. r
One of the first things that at
tracts the attention of visitor to the
exhibition rooms is the splendid ex-
hibit of canned goods. Around 1000
cans of fruits and vegetables are on
display. 1t is beautiful sight-the
fruit of all kinds and the vegetables
and shows what the women of Rob-
eson were doing during the hot sum-
mer months.
Philadelphus Booth.
While there are only 4 individual
or community booths, these are most
attractive. The Philadelphus COM
munity booth is sight to behold. In
that booth one finds some of practi-
cally everything that can be grown
or made on the farm, all sorts of farm
products, fruits, etc. Then there are
good things to eat, which were pre-
pared by the girls of the farm-life
school at Philadelphus. Besides this,
one finds all sorts of needlework, croz
chet and ready-made garments, which
were made by the girls Of the farm
life school.
The booth is a most creditahle one
one of which any community in the
world could feel justly proud.
Raft Swamp Booth.
The Raft Swamp community booth
IS also most attractive and contains
any number of farm products and
things made in the homes. There are
home-knit socks, homemade clothes
and canned goods of every descrip-
ton. This, too, is a most creditable
booth. The Raft Swamp community
is well represented at the fair.
Lumberton Booth-Edwards' Booth.
The Lumberton booth and the indi-
vidual booth prepared by Mr.. B. Sam
Edwards of Lumbefton are also at
tracing much attention. In the Lunl-
berton community booth are varl-
ETY. of handmade articles, hand pant.
ings, etc. In Mr.. Edwards booth are
SO different kinds of homegrown ans
home-canned edibles.
Old Relics.
In the old relics department on'
finds things that make them thinl
of days gone by. There are the old
time spinning wheels with which th
mothers of the sixties made threa,
with which to knit and weave clotl
to make clothes worn by the family
There is in the display one blanke
which belongs to Mrs. J. R. Pool
and which was made more than 10
years ago. There can be seen tn
pants worn by the late Thos. L. Tod
of Wishart township when he wa
married sc years ago. One also find
in this department old guns, powde
horns and other things that will tax
his mind many years back.
Attractive Individuala Displays.
There are number of attracti1
Individual displays. Among them
one sent in by Mr.. w. o. Blake (
r. from Lumberton. In this di
play Mr.. Blake has rs different thing
which he has grown or made on h
farm. It is a sure-enough variety TIL
Mr.. Blake has on display. 1t wou
be difficult task to mention a thir
which the average farmer should ha'
about his home that Mr.. Blake h
not got in his display. Another di
play which is attracting special &
tention is a display of "a differe
varieties of canned goods which we
canned by Mrs. E. ]. Barfield of Ho7
ellsville township. Mrs. Barfield.
more than rs years old. Mrs. j. Ne
Regan of r. 1 from Lumberton al
has splendid display of canned goot
She has 72 different sorts of edibl
which she prepared during the SUI
fner for winter use.
Poultry Exhibit.
AS has been the case heretofo
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cry other department of the coun
fair. This year the poultry exhibit
Ilp to the usual high standard and p'
haps better than ever. There are
coopS of chickens on display, besiC
many coops of turkeys, ducks, e
Here one finds chickens of eve
breed known. 1t is perhaps safe
say that there has not been a bet
poultry exhibit in the State this ye
than can be seen at the Robson COZ
" fair. If you enjoy looking at CHI
ens-fine chickens-take a t
through the poultry department of
TAR. They are there.
state Board of Health Exhibit-Cau
symptoms and Treatment of
berculOsis.
One of the most instructive f
lures OF the fair is the display shl
ing the cause, the symptoms,
treatment, etc, of tuberculosis, S
mere mere by the State Board of Hea'
MISS Vara Herring of Raleigh
charge Of this exhibit. In this one
eoid or shown what are the allies
tuberculosis. Among the things NJ
eu as the allies are: roller towels,
Dacco, snuff, cigarettes, patent m'
zines and whiskey. Then one can
now tuberculosis is spread. This
uone by careless splitting, using
pu9iic drinking cup, kissing, cough
sI and sneezing with mouth unshielt
me me showing also teaches the imp
the sleeping porch. A design is
display showing how to construct