The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
Success Crowns End Of
I'D Annual Medina Fair


annual fair here on Tuesday. The
seasons crops have been large and the
hearts of the farmers beat high in an
ticipation of unusually fine exhibits
and the winning of premiums.
While the association had every rea-
son to expect a successful fair-and it
has been a success, yet 1t fell short Of
the highest expectation in the way Of
attendance, on account of the rumor
spread broadcast throughout the coUn-
ty that Medina was threatened with an
epidemic of infantile paralysis. The bas-
Is for the rumor was the case in the
home of Alfred Griesinger, whose in
FAINT child died from the disease Sunday
morning. 1t is probable that no one
would have been endangered by at
tending the fair, nevertheless many
remained at home through fear.
AS usual, the first day was devoted to
booking entries. and the fair officials
entries in each department, which was
large. r1
Wednesday the cattle pens were well
filled with the largest array of blooded
animals ever before exhibited at the
fair, according to officials and those
who have carefully noted the exhibits
of former years.
The same claim may be made of the
poultry display. There was nothing
lacking in the feather line, the differ
ent types being well sustained. In the
pet stock shed normal number Of en-
tries were seen 1t was also to be no
ticed that the high cost Of living has
apparently interested many persons in
poultry who never were so interested
before.
l. The general display of farm products
was fine and comprehensive and, taken
with the individual farm displays, Of
which there were several, made very
good showing. The whole was at
tractively arranged.
Art hall housed beautiful display
OF cut flowers and potted plants, while
the art exhibit. both amateur and pro-
fessional, including oil and crayon
work and pastel seemed complete.
Manual training and domestic science
we're represented in large exhibit
Local business men who had attrac-
tive exhibits in the halls were. Dawson
Longacre, furniture, Hammerschmidt
& Clark, flowers; M o.. Hallpck, pianos
and Yietrolas The Barrett Co, fertil.
! aIizers Frank SANFORD. electric supplies
K jan saf8 gent fufni .iis gss AE6dlns
furnaces; Roy Oatman, plumbing; N. O
Fuller. dry goods; Hyde & Carver
shoes; Codding & Bagley, real estate;
r. Hoff. pianos; G. M. OFT, Cleveland
had piano player display, and Allen
& Hartzell of Wadsworth represented
their real estate business.
The auto display on the grounds was
! fully up to last year and was represent
ed as follows; Buick. e. c. Averill, Me.
i dina; Ford, r. E. Kimmell, Medina
Overland, Hanshue Bros, Medina; Chew
rolet, B. w. Bowman, Medina; Dodge
c. c. Cheeny & Son, Medina Maxwell
and REQ. New Medina Garage. Medina
Oakland, Geo. Gross. Erhart and Me-
dina; Studebaker, Alderfer Bros. Medi-
ma; Cadillac and Auburn, H. M. Address
of 'Elyria.
Other displays on the grounds were
of the DeLaval Separator, E. T. Pierce
Medina; E. E. Wallace. farm imple
Ford light, Lodi; Delco Light Products
: and the Republic truck. An exhibit
that attracted many and was of special
, intereNt was that of the State Dairy
, and Food Commissioner. 1t occupied
two long sections and was exceedingly
comprehensive. The Grim Mfg. Co.
, was represented, and the exhibition Of
a small farm tractor elected the at.
: tention of large crowds.
As usual there was the Ferris wheel
merry -go-round, baby racks, striking
machines, and all the myriad catch.
t penny contrivances to be found on such
: an occasion. The number of automo
: biles parked on the grounds was enor
nous, comparing favorably with thu
number last year. which was estimated
at about thousand
One of the attractive booths was tn,
7 one occupied by the w. G. T. U. ant
the DRY Federation" where literature
I and the DRY Buttons were handed t,
D people as they stopped at the booth
This year another attraction was adde,
to the work, in the way of a "Safet!
and Efficiency" exhibit. This consist
i, ed of object lessons and bottles, show
ing the percentage of alcohol in beer
wines and whiskey, and lectures on tn
) effect of alcohol in its relation to &C
a cidents, efficiency, health and child cul
I ture. Large crowds listened to thes
: ed in the microscope, where mounte
specimens OF hardened arteries, fatt
degenerated livers, hobnailed liver!
: granulated kidneys, and so forth, su
= perinduced by alcohol were showr
: This educational method is being use
! in all the large industries OF the stat
2 Following are the winners in tn
y Girls Home-making Contest: Mar
: garet Clapp, Chatham School, frst
Ruth Swanker, Litchfeld school, sec
ond; Clara Wolf. Mallet Creek schoo
third. The prizes have not yet bee
= decided upon. Bessie Gallatin and Ad
Burner OF Litchfield schools were rate
y fourth and hfth. for which no prize
It had been arranged, but an EFFORT wi
n be made to secure them.
t. In the g-growing1 contest, Nj
it Neiss Of Lafayette school was declare
s. winner, the prize being q trip to g
Y lumbus, Farmers week.
d, In the poultry contest Herbert Wo
2- Of MalIet Creek won the prize, II
IN TO Columbus. This contest would hav
4, lhoa MANY rnoras Antriaa haS7 N n0t has