Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-20
YORK COUNTY FAIR
Annual Attraction at Rock Hill Draws
Thousands of People.


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Weather Has Been Ideal Overhead
Although Not so Good Under Foot
Big Day is Today When School
Children Come-Federation of Bible
Glasses Seeks to Close Alleged
Gambling Devices and Request is
Refused.
(By n Staff Correspondent.)
York County Fair Grounds, Rock
Hill, October 20.-Despite the fact that
the ground underfoot was wet and
soggy and there was no assurance that
old Sol was going TO continue to beam
benevolently down as he started out to
do, the annual York county fair got
under way Wednesday morning with
a very auspicious opening, and has
since been the center Of attraction for
the people of York county for the week
as well as a place of interest for num-
bers Of people living in counties ad-
joining Today is to be the real big
day at the fair. Ir is to be known as
school day and it is expected that hun
dreds of school children from every
nook and corner of the county will be
in attendance. DR.. W. G. Stevens,
president of the fair association said
Wednesday evening that Secretary
Fewell and her assistants, had sent
out 5000 tickets to the teachers of the
county to be distributed among their
pupils and that it was expected the
great majority of those tickets would
be utilized by the children today.
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1t is the concensus of opinion among
those who have been in attendance at
the present fair and those Of previous
years that the present exhibition far
eclipses anything that has gone be-
fore; both in the number Of exhibits
and in their quality. The exhibit build
ings contain scores of most interesting
booths, beautifully decorated showing
the social, industrial and agricultural
life of the county Of York. In the
cattle barns there are numerous fine
hogs and cows and other fine stock,
the sight of which is filling the farmers
with more or less enthusiasm and
determination to return home and try
to emulate the example that has been
set by those enterprising farmers who
have brought the best of their fiocks
for exhibition at the county fair. There
are numerous pens of fine poultry and
other fowls and it is indeed a hard task
that the judges are going to have in
making their awards Of prizes, so keen
is the competition.
Unusually attractive this year are
the exhibits of the members Of the
various Woman's Home Demonstration
clubs in the county-scores Of jars Of
preserves and things prepared by the
women under the tutelage Of their ex-
pert instructors. Most interesting and
"eye opening" so to speak, are the
samples Of fine grain and other pro-
ducts of the farms Of York county
brought by the farmers to show to the
world that while cotton is still king
there is no good reason why he should
not be dethroned in favor Of other
agricultural crops that can be grown
on York county soil just as proftably
if the effort is only made.
The attractions on the Midway" as
the carnival is generally termed in fair
parlance, are better than usual. There
are more of them than usual-the at
fractions are superior, one feels like
one is getting more value for his
money than he usually gets when he
pays his 20 cents or his quarter to
see a show at the fair. And the shows
are clean. Girl shows" are taboo at
the York county fair. There is an
"Old Plantation" show that appeals
especially to the colored folks; there is
corking good horse show; there are
numbers of freaks on exhibition. The
young bloods have been having q big
time of it taking their girls on the
big Ferris Wheel and rocking the boat
when the wheel travels to the point
where it has reached the top Of the
circle.
There are numerous lunch stands on
the county fair grounds this fair
probably more than usual. They sell
"hot dogs" and soft drinks and HAM
burgers" and all kinds of truck to eat
and practically all of them appear to
have done a good business during the
week. Strange it is that so many peo-
pie should spend their time eating
truck at county fair when there is so
much to see and to do.
Oh yes, the fortune tellers are there
Madame Cleopatra of the Nile" or
whatever she calls herself who really
was born and raised up here at Kings
Mountain, n. c., or somewhere, will
tell you all you know about yourself
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