Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-09-19

II you own, or can rent, or borrow
an automobile, decorate it Tuesday,
Oct. 7th. and be at the La Plata Town
Hall at 10 A NJ. for the big auto pa
rade to the Charles County Fair al
Chapel Point.
Mr.. Hugh Mitchell will be Marshal
and will form the parade at the Town
Hall. The start for the Fair Grounds
will De made at 10, 30 sharp, and will
proceed in the following order: First,
The cars of the Marshal, the Committee
and the Aides. Second, the band.
Third, the decorated cars. The I'M
decorated ears will bring up the rear.
A service car from one OF the local
garages will accompany the carayan
TO repair any trouble.
Al st. Thomas Church, at the top OF
Chapel Point Hill, the parade will be
met by the Tournament Marshal and
his aides with lady escorts, all supurb-
lv costumed and mounted. The mount
ed detachment will precede the auto
parade to the Fair Ground gate where
the decorated cars will be judged and
the prizes awarded.
Besides the cash prize OF SlU.VO given
by the Fair for the best decorated car
OF any make, the following additional
prizes have been donated
For the best decorated Hupmobile or
Dodge, the Mitchell Motor Co. viii
give a Hood Cord Tire"
For the best decorated Chevrolet, L.
r. McDonagh will give the choice OF
"Gemco Bumper or Goodyear
All-weather Cord Tire"
For the best decorated Ford, the
Hughesville Garage will give an IN
itialed Motor Meter
For the best decorated Hudson or
Essex, Robt v. Norris will Tire
Cover"
For the best decorated Maxwell or
Chrysler, Herbert's Garage will give
cord Tire"
For the best decorated Lincoln or
Ford. the Matthews Howard Co, Inc,
will give a ''Silvertown Cord Tire
In addition to the prizes, the prize
winning cars will have parking space |
reserved opposite the Judges stand at
the Tournament track. All decorated |
cars will have space reserved at the
rail on both sides of the Tournament
track. The undecorated cars viii
haze parking space reserved in the
regular parking grounds.
Here is a chance for the best decor
ated car to win three prizes, so go to
il and let us demonstrate I the many \
visitors from outside the county who
will be present that day, that when it
comes to artistic, beautiful ana unique /
decorations Charles county yields first |
place TO none.
The Charles County Championship /
Fifty-bird Trap Shoot will take place
Thursday, Oct. 9th, beginning at IL
A. NJ. That well known official, Mr.. |
Harry I. Edell, distributor OF West
ern Shells. will referee. Mr.. Edell is
a man of large experience in handling |
trap shoots and the Fair has indeed
been fortunate in securing his services
to handle this event.
Practice shooting will be allowed
Wednesday, Oct. eth, beginning at
Z. NJ, and will be open to all.
The Charles County Championship
Shoot will only be open to residents OF
Charles county.
A silver cap, "The Edell Trophy
will be awarded the winner and suita-
BILE silver prizes have been provided
Tor 2nd 31d and 4th places. The en-
try fee for the trap shoot will be 500,
which will cover shells and clay pig
cons used. Here is fine opportunity
to settle that much mooted question as
to who is our Champion Shot En-
tries for the shoot should be handed or
mailed to Mr.. L. 2. McDonagh by
Oct. 9Th.
We haven't said much about the
stock subscription recently as we have
been saving the space for later date,
but the example which came to our no.
tice last week deserves immediate pub
LEGATION. A business man not now re-
siding in the county, but who is the
owner of considerable farm land here,
was so impressed by the possibilities
for lettering the county by the holding
OF an annual Fair, that as soon as he
read Of the project he wrote one Of our
prominent attorneys to Immediately |
procure for him ten shares OF the stock
if possible.
That the Riddles" may not feel
neglected, merry -go-round has been
for the duration OF the Fair,
so the little ones and perhaps many /
grown ups will be enabled to enjoy |
that ever popular diversion.
The fame of the Fair is spreading /
Statewide and creditable Information
is at hand that a herd of pure bred
Guernsey cattle from the vicinity OF
Cambridge on the Eastern Sho' will
be shown here.
Time is rapidly growing shorter for
so waste none of it, but
select your entries and get them in
shape and show your doubling neigh
bors as we'll rs the visitors that Charles
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