Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-09-19
RAIN MARS RECORD COUNTY
FAIR. EXHIBITS BEST EVER

The Morgan county fair held last
week was indeed record fair from
the standpoint of exhibits, conces-
sions and entertainment. The coun-
ty fair board deserves the commen-
dation of all Morgan county folks,
for the elaborate plans they laid to
have fair this year which would
eclipse our largest fair of the past.
The racing card they lined up held
promise of being the closest run
and most interesting card ever pre-
sented at Morgan county fair. The
splendid entertainment features
which they provided at no small
expense, met with unanimous ap-
proval Loyal county residents
made special effort to fill the eXhib-
it halls and barns and tents with an
unparalleled exhibit along every
conceivable line. When the sun
set on Thursday night all was in
readiness Tor the biggest crowd
that ever gathered at the fair
grounds, expected for the last day
That the weather turned all these
efforts almost to naught is no ones
fault of course. Rain made the
track impossible to race upon on
Friday, and made swamp almost
of the entire fair grounds. In an
effort to enable the folks of the
county still to see and enjoy this
exceptional fair, the board decided
to hold everything over another
day. But old man weather was not
to be denied, and Saturday also
was a rainy, dismal day.
paffla and
poultry barns were overfowine
with the blooded stock of the coun-
ty farms. Doubling up of available
space was necessary in every build
ing and tent, to house this marve-
lous exhibit. Additions built since
last year were taxed to the limit
and still there was crowding to get
everything exhibited. In spite OF
the quantity of the exhibits. it was
obviously not at the expense Of
quality, for in every department
the high class of the exhibits was
noticed and commented upon.
The main exhibition hall contained
the best planned and most beauti-
fully arranged exhibits ever dis
played. The oranges, women s
clubs, vocational agricultural de,
partments, home economies, high
school, grades, rural schools and f.
II clubs outdid themselves to give
our county folks a visible, tangible
example of their skill and industry.
The crops exhibit as we'll as the
handicraft work was exceptional in
the quality of products on show.
OR talented American Legion
band afforded excellent music for
the attendants at the fair The
band, together with the splendid
negro quintet gave the grandstand
patrons the best musical entertain
ment they have yet enjoyed. There
is no doubt that had Friday been a
good day, the largest crowd ever to
have assembled at the fair grounds
would have passed through the
gates. because the word of this fine
fair had travelled fast, and most
everyone was planning to attend
the last day.
All Grades at County Fair
The system of grading Al work
at the county fair was changed this
year to the letter system. All club
members III the county who exhib-
tied are in one Of four groups-A,
B, c, or d. The A group equals
90-10O, B 5000, C 70-80, d below
20 and failure. The following per-
sons made the following groups:
Group A: Ruby Moore iva Kirk
wood, Helen Barkhurst Wilda
Spencer. Ruth Kimban, Geneva
Grubb, Maxine Wade, Dorothy and