The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-03
THE COUNTRY FAIR HELD At
|Rv|NGTON A GRAND SUCCESS.
Friday and Saturday Two Big Days For the Farmers Of Breckn
ridge and Meade. Much Live Stock and Farm Products
Shown School Children Parade Headed by Brass Band
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

Inc NOunttN fdlT AZ lIVinSlon scorer
another great success Friday aud Sat-
urday, September 2S and 20.
4 1t was bigger AMI better than al pre-
vious years. The sttck, the exhibits
and the attendance, three poiuts that
are very necessary to the success of a
fair, were great improveme aud
showed wonderful progress over last
year.
President Garfield once wrote: "At
the head of all sciences and arts, at tie
head of civilization and progress stands,
not miltarism, the science that Kills;
not commerce, the art that accumulate
wealth; hut ayr icuture, the mother of
all industry and the m4intainer OF hui
man life."
Aud isn't this true, and isut 1t tue
that agriculture is the greatest boon to
humanity and to human progress Of
anything that is being done in this day
md time for the uplift OF the people
aud their condition.? Nothing has
brought this TO higher state of per
lection than the farmer and the mer.
chant. When these two factors get to
gether in the right spirit and work to-
gether for the b-ns fit Of the community,
better conditions are bound to come,
just as they have come to the com
rnunitv around Irviugtop, fCr good
community must be good tlade center
and must have good people, good farm
ers, good me- chants, good schools,
good churches, good banks. good high
WAYS, good shipping facilities, good
homes and good new papers. All these
things are coming tn the community
around Irvington, and are permeatiag
the whole county through the good
work of the Country Fair and its spon-
sor, The Co IL, Glover and Stock Club,
il president, secretary and members.
Nhe farmers are doing so per cent.
better than they did five or six wears
ago. Their live stock is 30 Ter cent.
better, their crops 50 per cent. better,
and their lands have increased 80 per
cent, all brought about by Efficiency,
hard work and spirit of pleasant ri
valry to produce and show results at
the Country Fair.
The weather was ideal for both days.
A good first day crowd was on hand
and followed the school children who
were airayed in fl ,gs and bunting and
marched from the High School building
TO the grounds headed by the Tell City
brass band. Prof. Kirk was in Gem
grounds several times. They showed
good training and kept the step like
sure enough soldiers. The Boy Scouts
made splen did showing in the ma
neuvers.
The parade was one of the special
features of the second day at the Coun
try Fair. Although there were not as
many entries this year as there was
last year, those who did enter proved
that they were interested in winning
the first prize.
The prize automobile, which was
owned by Don Lyddan, received quite a
bit of praise for its beauty and to those
who had SO artistically decorated it.
The body of the car was covered with
strips of white crepe paper, and the
young ladies who rode in it were dressed
in all white and carried parasols covered
with the white crepe paper, and with
all, it was unusually pretty and justly
deserved the first prize.
The prize float was good represen.
tation OF the Home OF Plenty the
color scheme being in yellow. The
float was G. N. Lyddan's and three
charming little girls drove the horses
The Irvington Red Cross Society was
represented in the parade and took the
second prize for the best decorated
automobile.
Several cars from Custom were in line
aud all of them were decorated in
purple and white.
A fine horse and carriage will always
attract attention, aud Mrs. Don
Dowell's turnout was very handsome,
and took the first prize for the best
decorated carriage.
De first day was given over to the
exhibits and the mule, cattle and hog
show.