The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-27
GARRETT COUNTY FAIR
BEGUN TUESDAY MORNING
At New Grounds Just Outside of
Oakland With Large Ex-
hibitS of Products

Inc seventh annual Garrett County
Fair opened on Tuesday morning of
the present week on the new location
"a portion of the Bradley farm re-
Gently purchased by the board of di-
rectors of the association for the pur-
poses of the fair.
Since the transfer of the property
to the Fair Association great mass
of work has been done in order to
have it ready for this years exhibits,
and lot remain yet to be done be-
fore the association is satisfied with
what in a few years will be one of
the most attractive fair properties
in the State. As it is an excellent
building for the housing of live stock
and poultry has been completed, pens
Tor sheep and hogs have been tempor-
arily erected and the mansion house
located on the farm when it was pur-
chased has been put in the pink of
condition and in it are found the do
mestic arts and domestic science de-
partments exhibits, as well as that of
the grain and forage crops of the ag-
nculturalists. These fill every avail
able inch Of floor space on the first
and second floors of the large build
ing and are indeed marvellous to be-
hold. This building also contains rest
rooms for women and children and
surrounding it on all four sides are
first and second floor galleries with
comfortable seats.
In the women's building also are
the school exhibits, all vcly beautiful
and artistically arranged about the
walls and upon tables in two of the
rooms.
South of the mansion house or wo-
mems building stretches the fair
grounds for perhaps a quarter of a
mile, well located for the purpose, and
upon it are the stands of those who
delight in selling hot dogs, impossible
lamps and other ge-gaws' usually ped
died at country fair.
, Immediately fronting the women's
building are tents in which are housed
the community booths of the Hut
ton, Grantsville, Pleasant Valley and
Sunnyside community fairs.
To see these four exhibits of the
communities they represent is well
worth ones time and money. The
folks responsible for these community
efforts are to be congratulated and en-
couraged to do better and bigger
things all along the line.
Should Garrett county be so for
tunate in another year to have ten
or more community fairs and these
organizations exhibit their products
at the county fair, nothing more could
be more pleasing to the eye.
In the live stock buildings and pens
are to be found excellent horses, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, goats, poultry, rab-
bits, pigeons and other things coming
within the province Of the attractions
that go toward the making of a coun-
ty fair.
Tuesday morning the automobile pa
rade, headed by the Municipal Band,
was held. Some fifty or more cars
were in line, many handsomely dec
GRATED and all showing exquisite skill
and taste. The judges gave Miss Dix
on first prize for the handsomest town
car and to Miss Margaret Sollars went
the honors for the best decorated ag-
riculturaI car
Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock,
and again yesterday afternoon at the
same hour balloon ascensions were
made from the fair grounds which
were witnessed by hundreds o fpeople
pie. This afternoon ana tomorrow
afternoon at five o'clock the bolloon
will ascend.
The Bureau of Child Hygiene of the
State Department of Health will show
health movies on the Fair grounds
every night during the Fair. These
movies will show you what you can do
to keep the children of your county
well.
During the day there will be doctors
and nurses to examine children under
school age and to give individual adj
vice to parents regarding the health
of their children. This service is CIV
en- free by the Bureau of Child Hy-
giene.
There is also literature and exhib-
its on the care of the child at the mo-
bile bus which stands between the
women's building and the community
exhibits. Those in charge invite all
to bring their pre-school children.
After the Fair there will be sent
to the parents of each child examined
a statement of what was found. If
a child is all right and no defects
found, parents will receive a notice
of that fact. A similar notice will be
sent to the family physician.