The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-09-30
FAIR SPIRIT MOUNTS HIGH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Annual Assembly of Garretton-
ians Promises to be Successful
if ]. pluvius Behaves Himself

The Greater Garrett County Fair
opened for its tenth annual time on
Tuesday morning under weather con-
ditions discouraging and dishearten-
ing to everybody everywhere.
Rain, which had pelted down all day
Monday, all night Monday night, did
not let up in the least except at in
tervals of uncertain duration during
the entire day, with the result that
attendance at the fair was not worth
mentioning, but through it all farm
ers, farmers wives and daughters,
farmers sons and towns people took
exhibits to the fair buildings in un-
ending streams, and the result is that
there are more exhibits of more diff
ferent kinds and better kinds than in
the history of the fair during its past
ten years of varying fortunes-and
misfortunes, for it must be remem-
bered that during the two years pre-
ceding weather of the same brand as
that of Tuesday prevailed during fair
time.
Tuesday had been scheduled as Fra
ternal Day. A parade and other fea-
lures were on the program, but these
were abandoned after the parade of a
number Of the members of the local
lodge Knights of Pythias mad marched
from the Pythian building, headed by
the combined Oakland and Crellin
bands to the corner of Second and
Liberty streets.
Yesterday was School Day and with
it came Frightening skies and hun
dreds of school children from all
parts of the county, accompanied by
their teachers and a real parade of the
future men and women of the county
was held. Many schools, of course,
were not represented, but large num-
bers of pupils were present from Crel-
q, Hutton, Swan Meadow, Loeb Lynn,
I. sccident, Grantsville, Sunnyside, Deer
Park, Oakland Grammar, Parochial
and High schools and others, the COM
bined number parading is estimated at
a thousand. Each school mad its own
design of headgear and many of them
were unique which tended to make
the affair beautiful and entertaining.
The County Athletic meet had also
been scheduled for yesterday, having
been postponed from the early spring,
but on account Of wet grounds at the
fair lot it was again postponed and
the events will occur tomorrow, at
which time representatives of the
Maryland Athletic League will be in
attendance to supervise the rares and
other features to be put on by the
high and grammar schools of the
county.
= Notwithstanding the wet condition
of the athletic field yesterday two Soc
Ger games WE'RE played by contending
high school teams, the results being
Grantsville l, defeated by Kitzmiller,
which school scored 5, and Oakland 3
against Accident, 0.
Friday will have a double attrac-
ton, for in addition to the athletic
meet all schools located on improved
roads within a radius of fifteen miles
are expected to have large reprresen-
tatives present and the American Lee
gion as an organization as well as all
others who saw service in the late
World War will march in a spectacu-
lar, history portraying parade. The
Legion is having the assistance of
members Of the Oakland High School
Senior Glass and faculty in arranging
for and carrying out the program
mapped out for the day, which prom
Uses to be one of more than ordinary
interest and beauty. The Oakland
Rotary Club will also have a part in
the parade, having been invited by
the Legion to turn out with that or
ganization.
The Fair officials, on account of
Tuesdays unfayorable weather, de-
cided yesterday that the Fair should
go on Saturday and hence Saturday
will be observed as Fraternal Day
when all fraternal bodies in the coun-
tyl are expected to take part in the
doings of that day.
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