The Republican., 1924-10-02
GRANTSVILLE COMMUNITY
FAIR HELD LAST WEEK END
Exhibits Were Large and Var
led, But Crowd In Attendance
Was Very Small.

The Seventh Annual Grantsville
Community Fair was held on last
Thursday and Friday at the fair
grounds in Grantsville.
The exhibits in almost every de-
partment were greater in number
than at any previous fair held by the
association.
The attendance on Thursday was
greater than upon any previous first
day of the fair, with prospects for an
increased attendance on Friday. but
weather conditions turned out to be
bad upon that day with the result
that the crowd was disappointing to
the management and to those who
attended, many going from Oakland
the last day. The representation
from Oakland as well as from other
towns in the county would have been
much larger had weather conditions
been more favorable.
The exhibits of cattle at the fair
was much larger and the animals on
display were superior to those shown
heretofore. Much interest was mani
Tested by the boys who are members
of the Guernsey Calf Club of Grants
vile and who had their animals on
display. The calves were shown at
the Meyersdale Fair the week previ-
GUS where they won against all COM
petitors.
The sheep and hog departments,
as well as the chicken department,
were all filled to overfowing. Es-
pecially is this true of the latter, i'm
provised crates having to be requi-
sitioned to fill the need to accommo-
date the exhibits of poultry.
The Domestic Arts department was
especially pleasing the women who
visited the pavilion in which it was
housed. The displays in every branch
of this very important department
were exceptionally large and varied.
Hand work of every description, in
Guiding novelties, hand painted pieces
and other attractive exhibits were ar
ranged with All eye to the artistic.
The large display of canned fruits,
bread and pastries, meats and vegeta-
bles, in their special containers, were
attractive and is only another evi-
dence of the progress of the wives
and daughters of the Garrett county
farmers. One especially attractive
collection of canned fruits and veg
etables was the exhibit made by Miss
Alverta Miller, daughter of County
Commissioner and Mrs. Henry P. Mil
ler, which consisted of innumerable
containers of all kind of fruits and
vegetables. Miss Miller is eighteen
years of age and her work in this line
can hardly be excelled.
The departments of farm and gar
den products, with the collections of
grain, fruits and vegetables were at
tractive.
In tent closely the band stand, the
students of the Grantsville High
School maintained booth in which
they displayed the work that is being
done in the domestic science depart
ment of the school and at which the
girls in charge served sandwiches and
coffee and were quite literally pa
tronized. The troop of Boy Scouts
also had a part in catering to the
wants of the thirsty by serving re-
freshments in the form of liquids.
On Friday the Salisbury Band fur
nished music at the fair while troup
of minstrels gave free entertainment
to the visitors.
The cattle judging took place on
Friday, when the following awards
were made by an expert connected
with the Maryland Agricultural De-
partment:
Draft Horses.
Best brood mare-1st and End,
Chas. Reichenbaker.
Cattle.
Purebred ShorthOrn
Best cow, 1st and End, G. F. Shaw.
Best bull under two years, 1st, e.
F. Shaw; End, E. ]. Beachy.
Best heifer under two years, 1st and
End, G. F. Shaw.
Dairy Cattle.
Best cow any age, 1st and End, j.
U. Stanton.
Best heifer under three years, 1st
and End, ]. U. Stanton.
Best calf, 1st and End, ]. U. STAN
ton.
Hogs.
Best SOW under 18 months, 1st, Clar-
ence Loechel; End, G. F. Shaw.
Best SOW, 1st, G. F. Shaw; End, E.
]. Beachy.
Best SOW and pigs, 1st, E. ]. Bea-