Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-16
BY n. L. FLEETWOOD


CARTERSVILLE, Ga, Oct. a.
Barlow county's ninth annual fair,
which opened here Tuesday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, promises to eclipse
anything yet attempted here, or by
any county in the south. This is
the opinion of experts from the State
College of Agriculture, who are here
acting as judges, and the attendance
is such as to guarantee it's financial
On the first day, the opening was
most suspicious, the school children
of the county, Confederate veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
civic bodies of Gainesville and Bar
tow county, formed line of march
and by the time they had reached
the fair grounds, the number had
swelled to over 1000.
Exhibits the Best Ever
buildings, which make up a part of
the local associations. modern fair
grounds, are unusually large and
there is not the semblance of depres-
sion on the part of the local folks,
over the drop in the price of cotton.
On the other hand, tAe exhibit build
ings are crowded to the brim with
bright displays from every section
of the county. ::
The exhibits arranged by the peo-
ple of Adairsville and Stilesboro were
especially notable. In the Adairsville
exhibit, prepared by VIII, Sam and
Bob Burns, were shown fourteen
grades of apples, flour made at the
Muse mill in Adairsville, and great
three feet Three feet is right. and
Il happens to be the "Gigantic Climb
ing" species. Naturally this attract
ed great attention, since this is. the
first time such a vegetable has been
on exhibit in this section.
stilesboro Prize Winner
mr. DpP6 nv the Stiles
boro Improvement club was awarded
the first prize for community eX-
hibits, and they won it most de,
servedly, for they had variety world
without. end: They They ha 10 b eigne sign
teen of apples, and twenty-seven va
rieties of garden seeds. In their ex-
hibit could be seen displays from the
field, garden, mines and homes, ana
everything shown was creditable. This
exhibit. was prepared under the d.
rection of Miss Campie Hawkins,
president of the Stilesboro Improve,
ment club, and she was ably ASSISTED
by Mrs. Ned Beazley. Miss Ess1e sag
Rrandon, Miss Bessie Hawkins and
Mrs. Carey Sproull, Mrs. Bob Jack
son. Mrs. Jack BeaZley, Miss 1dora
Burge. Miss Susie Williams, Miss
Beuiah Tinsley, Miss Bette Auch-
Live stock unusually Good
Featuring the live stock exhibit
this year was herd of Shorthorns
entered by L. L. Little & Co, OF ray
etteyilIe, Tenn, and a herd of Aber-
deen-Angus cattle from the G. b.
Hardin farms, in Tennessee. Natur-
ally these breeds attracted throngs
all during the day. but the local en-
trias were well above the average,
and lovers of fine blooded hogs, cows
and horses have much to please their
tastes in just what fine stock shouQo
be at it's best.
school Exhibits Numerous
Heading the list OF schools making
sxhibits is that of the Atco school,
which is under the direction OF MISS
Mary Harris, who has proven herself
a most able instructor at the mill VII
iage near Gainesville. She is as
sisted this year by Misses Mattle
PaIIa Stanley. Rhetta Davis and Eu-
nice Falls. Their pupils nave
worked diligently on their part of
the school exhibits, and the entries