The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-09-10
FRIDAY IS GALA
DAY FOR SOLDIERS;
BROWNING IS HERE
First Day Attendance Breaks Any
Previous Year Record And
Receipts Heaviest.
EVERY MINUTE INTERESTING
AS CROWDS THRONG STANDS
Big Event Closes Saturday Which Is
Get-Together Day; Racing
Program Complete.

They were all there on the big
opening day. Big and little, old and
young-from all parts of Henry and
adjoining counties, with gay holiday
airs and bright smiles of glad | came,
attended the Henry County Fair ON
the first day. The Wednesday crowd
was estimated in excess of ten thou
sand. The gate receipts were $500
more than they have ever been on
an opening day before. With the
first day of the 1920 fair consigned
to history, there is all the more roster
prospects for three other record
breaking days.
On all sides could be heard the
same remark "The fair this year is
bigger and better than ever" Tru-
ly it can be said that this fair is en-
joyable, and is being highly apprecia-
ted. Clear skies greeted the thou
sands who wended their way fair
wards, Wednesday morning. A
sharp little shower at noon, only
served to settle the dust and to fa-
cilitate travelling. Charlie Owens,
one of the several who has taken in
tickets at the fair for ten years, is
again on duty. He claims he is "an
institution, and he is important to
the fair management because he can
look a fellow in the eye and tell if
he is trying to deadhead, etc. He
remembers the ones who have passed
the seventy summers and who still
"take in" the fair. He greets every
one with a pleasant admission smile.
P P Pullen and Dick Collins and
other staunch old veterans with their
bronze crosses of honor, that they
claim admit them everywhere except
heaven and possibly there, are al
ways among the fair crowds-and
would be missed were they to stay
away.
| The association has car and vehicle
parking "down pat" and are endeav-
oring to efficiently handle the crowds
and prevent accidents. The field on
the right side of the fair ground en-
trance is being used this year as
hitching field. Numerous taxis are
capably abetting fair traffic.
Every department of the fair pre-
sents such an attractive front that
it is only matter Of opinion as to
what at the fair iy the best. The
displays in the Agricultural and Flo
raj Halls seem to have taken on new
impetus, so greatly do they excel last
years showing. Three special dis
plays of farm products grown by in
dividuals are attracting much atten-
tion. The watermelons- and pump
kins, o, Boy! And the corn exhibit
is excellent. The hay showing fair.
and the potato displays marvellous
Some potatoes grown in Henry Coun-
ty! Agricultural entries at the fair
this year exceed previous years by
hundred of entries. Do not fail to
Oberve the varieties of pepper on
display. No lack of Pep-er to this
fair!
The poultry exhibit excels that of
any county fair in this neck of the
wood. The fowls are we'll groomed,
we'll bred and very worth seeing. In
this department also, this year there,
are an increased number of entries.
And the Floral Hall why, by We'd
nesday noon, sixty cakes had been
entered and an untold amount of
needlework and culinary daintie9.
The lady who wins the CoYingt1n n
Bros, barrel of flour for the best
caramel cake will have numerous
competitors. The display of en-
broideries, crochet, and p'ain sewing,
etc, demonstrate that for the last
twelvemonth there are sCme few wo-
men in the county at least who have
done something besides sit and twirl
their thumbs. They are a compli-
ment to the newly enfranchised vot-
ers and will bear close and careful
inspection. A most interesting ex.
hibit is those articles entered by Ia
dies over sixty and unde~ twelve. Mrs
W d Looney, Floral Hall superinten-
dent, is highly pleased with the in
crease in the exhibits in her depart,
ment, and proud of the renewed in
terest in "the women's part of the
fair"
! The livestock exhibit is claimed tc
, not be quite up to last years show
ing, but there are somN fine cattle ant
, hogs to be seen, and more likely tC
arrive later.
S The turf program for Wednesday
e met with obvious approval from tht
fair crowds. Among the speed star
2 listed for the run off, the 2:15 pace
i were Page Hal and J N P, both blacl
' horses, owned by n Smoot and en-
tered at the recent big 'Paducah fair
. Billy Sunday, sorrel gelding, owned
h by w H Bynum of Murray, and {
: general favorite with the race fans
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