Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-11-12
WEAKLEYS FIRST
COMMUNITY FAIR
Gleason Establishes Record to
Be Emulated. Community
Fair a Big Success.

The first real Community Fair to
take place in Weakley county was
held last Friday and Saturday at
Gleason. More than 285 entries of
products were On display and viewed
by more than 1900 people during
the two days. In connection with
the nice things to be seen on exhib-
it, which were inspiring to all, many
features Of amusements took place
and the good merchants showed
their real interest in the trading
public by selling goods at greatly
reduced price.
The entire two days was a sue
cess in every way, but the most out
standing feature was the great dis
play Of agricultural and home
science products brought in by the
good farmers, their wives and boys
and girls. The line Of products
that was most unusual and as
tonished every spectator was the
Irish potato display. While all ex-
pected to see a large and fine dis
play of sweet potatoes, inasmuch as
that territory is the home of the
sweets, the Irish potato display sur
passed it, there being ten entries
of the Irish and eleven of the
sweets. For the latter a prize of
SIS was offered. The most attrac-
tive exhibit was that of corn, which
consisted of 25 ten-ear exhibits by
the men and club boys, besides a
fifty-ear exhibit, brought in for dis
play by Mr.. W. W. Bandy. This
comprized as fine a lot of corn as
could be seen at a state fair. A
large lemon tree bearing dozen
lemons almost ripe was displayed
by Esq. Deck and attracted much
attention.
Then came eleven entries OF sor-
ghum, which proved that the soil
around Gleason can produce as fine
syrup as can be found anywhere,
and the collection Of bottles made
p fine display. There were also
seven entries of fine turnips. The
cotton, tobacco, pumpkins, hay and
sheaf exhibits were in keeping with
the other products.
In the ladies' department four
collections of canned goods were
found each collection containing
from 20 to IS jars of nicely canned
fruit and vegetables which lndl7
Gated that the ladies Of the commu-
nitv were doing their part to COM
bat the high cost of living by put
ting I'D canned goods and living
Of home. The fancy work contained
ono of the largest collections OF
oui't ever seen at county 1alr'
and the house aprons, dresser
scarfs, medallions and other things
showed that the ladies and girls
are certainly proficient when 1t
comes to needle work.
In addition to the general display
Of fancy work, there was a special
exhibit of work done by domestic
science girls Of the Gleason school,
This phase of work shows that the M
school board is keeping pace with
+bo times and giving their girls the
r;gbt methods of instruction, The
avbibit was very attractive and re-
ceived many favorable comments.
~ other school displays consisted
If maps, essays, drawings, and
enpravings which were very credit
able. /, h,,;Id;nr
was q very fine display Of poultry
More than rs entries, comprising
-nonv different breeds, and Varie-
zuouod that the poultry raisers
Of the community are taking great
interest in pure bred flOcks' -.
iiiT T,,,o milk cows and three pigs
were exhibited by club members
w. "e r W Watson of the Memphis
Farm Far Bureau was official Judge and
10 : a. d decisions seemed satisfactory
to all. While judging he brought
o ~ the merits and defects In each