Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-14
BIG YORK COUNTY FAIR
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY

On Tuesday. October 90, the York
County fair will throw open its gates
for the 1920 event and the indications
are that the fair this year viii eclipse
all former fairs. Judging from the
interest taken by the farmers a splen-
did collection OF choice products will
be exhibited by the more progressive
ones from ali parts OF the county,
while the housewives will vie with
each other in displaying culinary and
household arts. Members of the girls
canning and poultry clubs and the
boys corn and pig clubs will have ex-
ceilent displays. evidence OF their ef-
forts during the season just closing.
The livestock department promises to
be up to the usual high standard. re-
gardless OF the recent edict that all
swine must be inoculated and all cat
tie tuberculin tested before being
placed on exhibit, this precaution be-
ing taken to. prevent general. spread
OF infection when many head are
brought together for display purposes.
And there will be plenty OF amuse-
ment for the entertainment of the fair
visitors when they tire of inspecting
the agricultural and industrial dis
plays. The fair management has con-
tracted for an excellent collection OF
shows. which come highly recon-
mended as to quality and guam
tity of amusement. A number of free
attractions are also provided, inciud-
Ing. Curtis aeroplane, which besides
giving daily flights with daring aerial
stunts over the grounds will give any
York citizen the opportunity to see
how fair looks from several thous-
and feet In the. air.
A representative OF The Times was
at the grounds yesterday and already
there is considerable activity, The
grounds are being put in shape, tho
football field leveled and the race
track being got In first class condition,
No new buildings are going up this
year, but large tents have heen Sc
cured that there may be ample space
Tor all exhibits. both Industrial and
agricultural. Workmen were busy
getting everything in readiness Tor the
assembling of tho livestock and other
exhibits next week. Monday the
grounds will be humming with activ-
ity as exhibits are brought in, assign.
ed and placed In the proper depart
ment. The shows, also Will arrive
Monday and the tents will then be
going up. All exhibits must be en-
tered before next Tuesday night. as
the gates open early Wednesday
morning. -A!s- z ,FslN, a<Ts 80
The poultry department. probably Is
the best equipped so far as exhibit
space Is concerned, and 1t was learned
that the prospects for a capacity exhi-
,pition OF birds were good II. s. Ham,
mond, well known poultry fancier OF
Hock HILL has this department in
charge and he states that numerous
entries of purebred birds have been
promised II Is believed tho poultry
exhibit Will he far better than ever
bcfore. as the interest in purebred
bfrds has greatly increased I'm ork
county In the past few years. In this
department small entry fee IL
charged. but the birds are fed twa
tered and cared for. by the fair man.
asement and the fee is Intended to
cover only the feed expense.
The rivalry among the home dem.
onstration clubs Is keen and at least
I'VE clubs---ShRron, Leslie, Flint mn
GOLD Hill and Mount Holiy-are hard
mt work with the view of having the
best exhibit and capturing the first OF
the hVe prizes offered. Other clubs
VIII have exhibits through Individual
members and this department is ex-
pected TO surpass, its attractiveness
OF the past Certainly the number OF
community booths will be greater than
ever. Each of the five Clubs mem
TONED has committees In ehars,., and
s'pec'aI care will he given to the
pooth decoration and the selection of
me commodities to be displayed rhe
Hterest IN this department probably is
ereater than In any other department
and II Will he worth n trip TO the fair
to inspect the exhibitions OF these
clubs - ''
The canning and poultry clubs
which have heretofore held tho con
tor of interest as result of their
splendid exhibits, will also be on nand
with bells on and the girls Will
strive TO outshine their mothers in
the display Of their products. Tho
boYs VIII have samples of their corn
put they VIII not be able TO make final
displays and produce records as II IL
TOO early In the season. f.lr
rxcelient racing Is promised each
AFTERNOON Of tho fair. Already n
number OF horses from outside Rock
Hil nave arrived and arc being work
ted out on the track this week. Ac-
cording to Pride Ratterree' and John
Roddey. who have this department In
charge the racing this year will he
FASTER and more exciting than ever.
Horsemen who have been practicing
on the trnck state that 1t is fast get
ting into shape after year OF disusc.
secretary Fewell Of tho fair associ-
association requests The, Times to ex-