Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-07

was under the circumstances, will be
ficent show prepared for this year.
Experienced amusement and fair
people who arrived during the week
with concessions or to assist in stag
ing the fair, are unhesitating in their
declarations that the arrangements
for the Sumter county fair this year
are unsurpassed, since the new
/ academic building of the agricultural
college, with its ample space and
many rooms, has been made avail
able for all the finer displays.
The fair grounds have been some
what differently arranged this year.
The fences have been extended to
include the main college building
and also additional ground. The
main entrance will be some 35 to so
yards south of the place of entrance
last year, a new street having been
graded at that place. The old gate
Will be used exclusively for cars of
concessionares.
Farm Displays.
The five wooden buildings. which
held all the exhibits last wear, will
house only machinery, agricultural
and live stock exhibits this year.
One building has been set apart for
farm machinery, another for agricul-
tural products, and one each for hogs,
cattle and horses and mules. The
| poultry will be provided for in spe-
cially prepared coops on the south
side of the middle stock barn, where
the arrangement will provide the
best facilities for inspection by the
| public. Nearby these buildings va
rious machinery will be set up and
put in operation, and it is planned,
also. for tractor demonstration to
be conducted continuously also close
by.
Scattered about the grounds
among the buildings and along the
pathways will be dining halls and
drink stands, conducted by local in
terests, while fronting the street
leading from the stock exhibits to the
college building where the fiEer dis
plays are housed will be the midway
of the Metropolitan Shows.
The entrance to the college build
ing will be through the auditorium
side door, the front entrance being
kept closed. On the two floors in
separate rooms will be the county
canning club exhibits, school work
from both city and rural school, Red
Cross exhibits, food demonstrations,
mercantile exhibits by various local
business houses, the style show, pre-
pared by dealers in women's attire,
the textile and women's work de-
partment and fine arts, and the
Chrysanthemum club show.\ The lat
ter promises to be one of the biggest
and finest displays at the fair. The
flowers are particularly fine this
| season, and now are at the height of
their beauty. There will be a large
number of entries, and extensive
space has been set aside for these
flowers.
Lecco to Head Parade.
A reference to the program, print
ed in an adjoining column, will con-
vey some idea of the many attractive
! features of the fair. The opening
event will be the horse and mule pa
rade, starting from the Turpin sta
bles on East Lamar street, down
town, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Expectations of those in charge
of this feature are that more than
1000 fine mules, of which there are
many in Sumter county, will be in
line. This parade will move through
| the principal streets of the city and
out to the fair grounds, where many
of the animals will be exhibited dur
ing the week. Heading this parade,
it was indicated yesterday, will be
Chas. L. Ansley's grand circuit pac-
ing stallion, Lecco Grattan, ,whicn
was shipped here by Mr.. Ansley from
the state fair at Macon Friday for
this event. Lecco, with a mark this
season of 2:06 ga, will be at the
fair all week, and will then be ship
ped by Mr.. Ansley back to Memphis
to the stables of "Pop" Geers, to
be conditioned for next seasons
racing.
Thursday, November IL, is expect
ed to be a great day for everybody
it being the second anniversary of
the signing of the armistice ending
the great war. The American Lee
gion post of this city will have charge
of the celebration in the city, and
will be host to ex-service men from
all over the Third district. The af-
ternoon will be spent at the fair by
them, witnessing football, which
has been added to the program, or
viewing the exhibits. At night a
fireworks display arranged particular
ly to commemorate The occasion,
will be shown. Fireworks will also
be on the program for Wednesday
evening, the display on both evenings
being put on by the same concern
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