The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-11-11
BIGGEST AND BEST
FAIR OUT DOES ALL PREVIOUS
EFFORTS
Finest Display OF Exhibit. And Most
Amusement Features Ever Seen
On Ground
The Fair is on.

The Fair is on.
When Aviator Merrill few into
Chesterfield last Saturday the county
became alive to the fact that fair
time had come and those who had not
arranged to spend several days at
the Eighth Annual Exhibition got
busy with those arrangements.
And it was right and proper that :,
several days visit be arranged for AS
no one could possibly take in the ell
tire fair in one visit.
1t is like State Fair in the magni-
tude of its various forms of entertain
ment, and in the profuseness of our
own Chesterfield County Fair exhib-
its. 1t was thought that last year the
Fair Association had reached the linn
it in giving the county big fair, but
this years exhibition proves that they
have excelled themselves in the sue
cessful endeavor to out do all former
efforts.
From the time the first free per-
formance starts in the morning until
the gates are locked for the night
there is something doing in the en-
tertainment line. The Great Krause
Shows do net belle their name; they
are great and furnish enough amuse-
ment to entertain crowds for months,
instead of a few days. The various
shows all seem to be clean and whole
some and very well adapted to en-
tertaining cohnty fair crowds.
Possibly the greatest crowds
thronged about the rope separating
the aeroplane landing field from the
rest of the grounds. The landing spot
is beautifully level and the onlookers
have an excellent view of the machine
landing and taking flight. After do
ing many wonderful feats, such as
looping the loop, tail spin etc., which
thrilled the spectators for half an
hour Aviator Merrill announced at 2
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
that he was ready to take up passeng-
ers. He was almost overwhelmed by
the rush and scramble, but when the
dust cleared away it was seen that
Mr.. Shaw Meehan had won the dis
tinction of being first to 60 up. One
after another, as fast as flights and
landings could be made passengers
were taken up. The first lady of Ches-
terfield to take flight was Mrs. Roy L.
Hurst.
The Farm Displays, while contest
ed by comparatively few farmers, are
the best by far that have ever been
seen in this county. Messrs. F. w.
Rivers and T. w. Gaskins, who won
about all the prizes, are to be con-
graduated for their efforts to make
this department such success. These
gentlemen have demonstrated that
Chesterfield county can compete with
any part of the United States in
growing general farm produce. This
is an especially valuable demonstra-
tion at this time of low prived cotton
and boil weevil anticipation.
The school displays by the Page
land High Srhool and Mt. Croghan
School are worthy of special atten-
tion. The Red Gross booth was made
more than attractive by the bevy of
pretty students in nurse costume who
had charge of it. This booth is draw
ing attention to a serious and most
commendable purpose and the exhi-
bit was very happy thought.
The Girls Canning Club display is
really wonderful. The row upon row
of glass jars of fruits, vegetables and
preserves are delicious to look upon
and the bewildered observer must be
convinced after a few minutes spent