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Show H FOR A COUNTY FAIR. H What about tho County Fair? H Will Fnrowan havo to loud out again H in tho mattor this year, or is Godar H ready uud willing to tuko hor turn. H Tho pooplo of St. Uoorgo began work H on tho Washington County fair two H mouths stneo, and tho furmors uud H ' gardnors in that sectlou liavo hud H uotico in tlmo to onablo thorn to muko H propanitlous for tho oront. At tho H hoad of tho committoo aro somo of H tho most wldo-awuko and outorprlsiug H men liv that county, and they uro H onorgotically, cousistoutly uud per H sistoutly urging upon tho pooplo of H thoir county tbo uood and importance H of giving this publio mousuro thoir H support, H Tho holding of thoso exhibitions is H bocoming moro popular each your, H nnd thoir vuluo and importnuco in H stimulating effort and timking folks H acquainted with tho possibilities of H their surroundlugs, is growing upon H tho minds of tho pooplo. Thoro arc H many pooplo who havo uoithor timo H nor mouoy to onablo them to ovon go H to tho stato fair, let alouo to a H national ovout of tho kind, who H would bo ablo to attend somo thiug of m tho sort noaror homo, und who would H dorlvo rost nnd oiicouragomout from H 11 dny or two spout at tho county H Thoro is ono thing howovor, that H ought to bo avoldod iu tho arranging H of tho program, and that is tho ox- M ccssivo horao-raolng. Whon wo uotod H tho way in whioh our pooplo bore iu H Oodar ttiruod out to witness tho nth M iotio coutost that took place hero iu M this city n short timo siuco botwoou m tho nthlotos and others of tho Druuoh H Normal nnd th6 St. Uoorgo high H school It soomed to us that somotbiug H of tho kind iu oonuoctlon with u H county fair would bo tho very thluu H to add interest to the mattor and pro H vido amusomontjaud ontoitaiumont for H tho pooplo during what could bo H siado a goaornl ioonl holiday. If tho fair woroto bo hold In Cedar tho dato could bo urrangod for a day or two boforo tho oponing of tho Urauch Normal for tho school year, and in that way it would not intorforo with tho attendance of any of tbo local studonts, and would givo an opportunity for pupils from othor placosto uttond uud participate in tho games and oxorolsoH that might bo Introduced to add zost and intorost to tho event. What is ncodod is for our loading men to como forward and assist In tho ontorprlso. A strong, onorgctio committoo should bo soloctod, who will exoroiso thoir ability in arranging arrang-ing Biich a program us will inuko tho occasion worthy of tho object hi vlow, whioh should bo to stlmulato nil classes of tho community, iu tho buillditig up of tbo mntorial interests of thoir homo sootlon, whether it bo along tho lines of ngriculturo or any othor praisoworthy and usoful avpaU- "- 1 3 |