The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-02
Concession Men Begin To
Seek Best Stands
On Grounds.
Stable Reservations Come
In Fast AS Books
Are Closing.
Management Promises Best
Entertainment For
Four Big Days.

Ham and aigs, bacon and aigs.
steak and aigs-howll you have
your aigs; the hot dog man will
be there too, the fish stand, and
the hamburger steak artist. The
pungent taste will be apparent and
your nostrils Whit even pleasantly
of the odor, vile though you ordi-
narily may think it, as you enter the
big gates of the fair grounds next
Wednesday morning when they swing
wide to receive the immense crowd
that will throng the grounds and
grand stand for the opening occa-
sion of the Henry County Fair 1t
Nill be the beginning CT a whole
weekend of pleasure, care-freeness,
ana constitute the annual rest from
| the tolls of farm and shop.
Concession headquarters has been
a busy place this week, frequented
! by the eating counter man, pop and
soda stands, ice cream vendors, and
every such little thing that goes to
| make a fair a real event. when you
can once a year partalie of the delec-
! table flavors and dishes that ordi-
! narily would bring on a surgical
| operation, were it not for the physi-
cal exercise, developed good-nature
and all that contribute to rejuvenat-
I ing the SYSTEM and freeing it from
! the worries of business.
| Everything is taking final shape
| this weel, for the annual occasion
| from which dates the beginning and
| ending Of time as chronicled yearly
! in Paris and Henry County.
| The management shis year is
! promising the patrons a program far
| in advance OF former fair programs
in every particular. Never before
! have the entries in the speed ring
been SO large, with stable reserva-
| ions already made for 25 horses
/ including the stables of Glenn r.
Scott of brownsville, Jas. ID. Morris
| Of Gleason, Russell and Sons of
! Stevenson. Ala, O. b. Saxon OF
| Houlka, Miss, Ben Grogan of Muir
ray, Ky, E. G. Haley of Wyoming,
! ILL.,, and H. j. Claibourne of Browns
/ vile. other reservations are COM
| rig in via every mail, and Secretary
Richardson is about the busiest man
! about town and in the vicinity of
the fair grounds, where he is spend
| ing much time and effort getting the
1atting ready for the big conclave
During the iour days of the en-.
| tertainment hundreds of visitors
win come from far and near, to
all corners Of old Henry. In the
afternoons tho Paris business district
will, as usual look like deserted
mining village.
Larger exhibit lists obtain through
ont the floral hall department. and
farm products, fruits, vegetables, and
grain will be shown more extensively
than before on account of the attrac-
! tive premiums offered Blooded live
Ttock worth thousands of dollars will
be shown in competition i'm the big
show ring, and the showing OF poul-
! Try, hogs, and sheep will be excep-
tional
The races will be the attraction
every afternoon of the four-day
meeting. The half-milc ira tx II in
splendid condition for the swiitest
list of running events ever staged
IN the local circle. Attractions on
| he grounds during the week include
big carnival company, with the
arious and necessary special CON
cessions 10 amfse both young and
old.
/ The merchants hall will lie more
attractive than usual, several local
| merchants planning clever advcrtis-
ng booths that will attract more
han usual attention with many new
IDEAS to he exploited
Ehe almanac compilers have prom
Sod September 1, 8. . and 10 to be
good weather, such as is essential
for an occasion of countrywide
meeting in rubbing of elbows
The total of premiums and purses
. be distributed at this, the twelfth
annual meeting of the fair associa-
ton, amount TO more than six
thousand dollars. -Four big jolly
days. filled with recreation and in