The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-12
LoNabEKloN NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY NOVEMBER r. 1917
COUNTY FAIR BIG SUCCESS

Exhibits Were Fine and Crowds
Each Day Exceeded Expecta-
tions-Friday the Big Day
Winners in Baby Contest Gam
bling Schemes Hurt the Fair.
Robeson's third annual county fair
closed Friday night at 10 o'clock That
the fair was big success none Of the
thousands of people who visited it |
doubts. Even the managers of the i
fair were agreeably surprised at the |
number of splendid exhibits and the |
large attendance.
Friday the Big Day.
! While large crowds attended the /
| fair each of the four days it was on.
Friday was the red-letter day so far
as attendance was concerned. 1t is !
estimated that more than 5000 peo-
pie visited the fair Friday. That was
school day, and hundreds of school
children and practically all the white
teachers in the county visited the fair
on that day.
Baby Contest.
Perhaps one of the most interest
ing features of the fair was the baby
show. Thursday was baby day and
IL babies were entered in the con-
test. Especially did the mothers take
great interest in the baby show. Drs
W. A. McPhaul and ]. A. Martin and
! Mrs. H. I. Pope were the judges in
the contest and standard rules were
used. The winners were announced
Saturday afternoon. A 5-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Bod
enheimer of Lumberton was the win
ner of the first prize, SIS. The ba-
bies were judged on a basis of 100
, and the Bodenheimer baby averaged
SO 1-2. A 5-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes Ivey of Lum-
berton, r. F. D., won the second
prize-S10. Her average was 80. A
:. 4-months-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
e ter Taylor Of East Lumberton came
Q IN for the third and last prlZe-$5
4 The Taylor baby graded 9S. Tor a
S while it looked as though the girls
e were going to shut the boys out al
S together. 1t might be added for the
g information of the many mothers whc
felt sure that their baby was the pret
l. test, the sweetest and best baby
S they all thought that-in the show
IS that the judges judged the babies by
number and did not know themselve:
} until after they had rendered theil
n decision whose baby had Won out i.
l. the contest.
y "' JUDGES say that ve'y few o
,e the --tbies fai I'd TO average above s
st AID large Pr lent Of them rang
e. above 95. DE-. Martin told the fe
Id porter that it would be a diffic'.l
ne task to find finer bunch Of habie
a anywhere than were in the show.
a. Friday was livestock day and
re number of fine hogs and cattle wer
on exhibition.
The names of all prize-winners wi
oe be published in The Robesonian a
soon as complete list can be CON
piled.
r.. The judges say that the majorit
=. of the babies entered were boys.
q. a. The Only Reason for a Kick
~ H. The only kick heard about the fl
S and that was not a part of the fa
ia ,,tI was about the large number
ti55 gambling schemes that were allowe
tsu about the warehouse where the ia
e. was held. 1t is true that too muc
80 - of this wasallowed and it is TO
-, hoped that the fair mana cement wi
nc guard against this in the future.
oo All together now for bigger, be
=, ter fair for 1918
ks Nv p+h Mt f IL,
ng oros+ f.rn, p . fron, Inn,bor+on wv
the first prize on cucumber pickle
this being the third year in succe
OF sion that Mrs. Singletary has w,
first prize for pickles.
The Some contend that Philadelph
in should not be allowed to contest
ere an equality with other communitie
in Be that as it may, it's booth was ce
his tainly wonder and would have E
,ns tracted attention anywhere. 1t w
md arranged by Miss Katie Buie and Mi
the Nena Rhyme, teachers at Philadelphu
ay Mr.. o. o. Dukes, principal of t
M farm-life school, and Mrs. Duke
for Messrs. H. B. Ashley, Jr., and La
ant Buie. The booth has already be
yer given special mention in The Robeso
me ian, so no attempt will be made to {
of scribe it again.
sh-
The display of canned goods by M
= Joe Regan, who lives on R. fri
Eu- Lumberton, was astonishing. She
esl- ~ different varieties of canned stu
ton, selected from 500 cans put up by h.
kself. Especially noticeable were &C
,re- on the cob, sliced squash, whole ok
ook apples stuffed with raisins, potato
,alk apples cut in squares, English pt
ant but one-~would have to go throu
Tere the whole list. No wonder she
sely lot of prizes.
Ser
ing, Big Fire at New York.
title New York city's water front V
and the scene of another disastrous