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Don’t Forget the Bartow County Fair October 20-23
"v THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
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BAND OF THIEVES
cAUGjnjy police
Various Articles of Stolen
Goods Recovered And
Six Arrested.
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The city and county officers ran
nto a system of petty thieving upon
the part of a lot of negroes Tuesday
which resulted in the arrest of six
negroes and the recovery of various
articles of merchandise.
Chief of Police Bob Hicks noticed
passing along the street and going
from the Seaboard depot Henry Mc-
Coy, colored, with something con
cealed under his coat. Going up to
him he discovered that it was a box
of cigars. Running the matter down,
Chief Hicks ascertained that it was
3 stolen package, and with the aid
of Officer James. Hammond and
Sheriff C. N. Smith, proceeded to in
vestigate the conditions.
The result was that in a short
space of time Joe Lowe, Will Con
yers, Henry McCoy, Charley John
son, and two others, all negroes,
were placed under arrest and at
various places and at the homes of
these there was recovered one sack
of sugar, one quarter block of
cheese, one box of crockery, some
chewing gum, writing paper, writing
tablets and cigars. Most, if not all,
of these negroes, working at the
Flernister Grocery Company, Car
tersville Grocery Company, Sea
board depot and draymen, were evi
dently in a conspiracy together to
rob their employers and have evi
dently done so to some extent, just
how far has not been definitely as
certained as yet.
The officers expect lb go to the
bottom of the matter and it is pos
sible that more property will be re
covered and more arrests made.
The officers are as yet not giving
oufl their plans with the hope that
they will be able to bring all the
guilty parties to justice.
Daily Program of The Bartow County Fair, Car
tersville, Ga., October 20-23.
PROGRAM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th.
OPENING Dx\Y AND WOMAN’S DAY
8:30 Parade from town; followed by opening ceremony.
9:30 Ostrich trot.
10:00 to 11:00 Judging of mules in front of grand stand and mule race;
Judging of woman’s work; school fair.
11 ;00 to 1:00 Baby show in grand stand.
1:30 Races and trotting ostrich.
PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21st.
POULTRY AND FARMERS’ DAY AND LIVE STOCK DAY.
8:30 to 10:00 Judging of poultry show.
10:00 to 11:00 Judging of cattle in front of grand stand; judging of hogs,
sheep, goats and agricultural exhibits.
11:00 to 12:00 Judging of stallions and jacks in front of grand stand.
12:00 to 1:00 Judging of brood mares and colts in front of grand stand.
1:00 Races and trotting ostrich.
PROGRAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd.
VETERANS’ DAY AND NEIGHBORS’ DAY.
9:00 to 10:00 Judging horse and mule colts, one year and over, in front
of grand stand.
10:00 to 11:30 Judging of driving and riding horses in front of grand
stand.
10:30 Veterans’ parade from town to fair grounds.
11:30 to 1:00 U. D. C. reception to the veterans and address by Hon.
Tip Harrison.
1:00 Races and trotting ostrich.
PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd.
SCHOOL FAIR DAY AND SINGING DAY.
9:00 Parade of all school children in county from court house to fair
grounds.
9:30 to 11:30 Pony show; judging of Shetland ponies, riders and drivers.
11:30 to 1:00 Big singing contest in grand stand
1:00 Races and trotting ostrich.
Three splendid bands will furnish music throughout each day.
BARTOW COUNTY’S GREAT AGRICULTURAL
FAIR TO BE HELD HERE NEXT WEEK
ALL PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR OPENING ON TUESDAY
The Association Confident That the Exhibition Will be the Best Ever
Held In Georgia And That Thousands Will Attend
To Witness Many Events.
Mr. H. E. F. Jones, president of
the Bartow County Fair Associa
tion, has returned from Birmingham
and thus completed his preliminary
arrangements and plans for our fair
to be held next week.
Mr. Jones knowing in advance the
dates of the Alabama State Fair and
dho Georgia State Fair, dated the
Bartow County Fair in between so
as to catch the main and chief at
tractions of both fairs.
This is particularly true with ref
erence to race horses and midway
attractions. Mr. Jones is very confi
dent that the Bartow County Fair
will have the best midway attrac
tions of any fair ever held in Geor
gia, and in this respect has paid
particular attention to leaving out
all such shows which do not give
value received and are not entitled
to patronage. He has been just as
particular,, however, that every show
worth the price of admission will be
on the midway.
Mr. Jones has excelled all expec
tations with reference to the racing
feature of the fair. He has secured
the greatest number of the best
horses having the best records ever
raced in the south. They come from
all parts of the country and are own
ed by prominent individuals and
racing masters who, in each in
stance, are true lovers of the racing
sport.
Last year only about twenty hors
es were entered for the four days
CARTERSVILLE, GA., OCTOBER 15, 1914,
racing. At the time of going to press
The Tribune has been furnished
with a list of 109 horses with every
expectation that the number of en
tries will be further increased.
Among the most famous race
horses that will appear at the fair
will be Geo. D. Stiles’ string of hors
es from Rome, Ga., John Thomas’
horses, among which is Tennessee’s
famous pacer ‘Tally B.” and Mr.
Avery from Minnesota, with the fa
mous pacer “Asa Danforth.” Mr.
Avery will be remembered as hav
ing this horse at the county fair last
year and would himself have been
present but for the fact that he suf
fered a personal injury just before
our fair. He is known by his friends
to be a delightful and congenial
companion and a genial favorite
wherever he goes.
Other horses in attendance will be
those of Mr. Pallin from Rusher
ville, Indiana. Mr. Pallin wil} have
one of the fastest horses 11 the
world, “Possibility,” on tlife race
course here. This horse has lower
ed five state fair records this year
and never before has such a horse
appeared on southern raoe tracks.
Mr. Morand will have his string
of horses from Macon, Ga. Mr. Esco
will bring his horses from Athens,
Ga. Mr. Russell will bring his string
of horses from Stevenson, Ala. Mr.
Markham will bring a lot of horses
from Montecello, Ivy. Dr. Joiner,
from Alabama, Mr. McCurdy also
from Alabama, Mr. Walker from
Indiana and Mr. Walker from De
mopolis, Ala., will all bring famous
racers.
It ought to be apparent! to every
one that the racing at the fair this
year will he of the highest order
and will be participated in by a suf
ficient! number of racers to insure
the greatest enthusiasm. Each race
will perhaps have as many as eight,
ten to twelve horses and this num
ber always insures plenty of thrills.
All who like horse racing, and who
lo not, will have their cup of en
joyment! filled to the brim by wit
nessing the best horses with the
greatest endurance race on the Bar
low county fair grounds this year.
The purpose has not been to get
simply a large number of horses,
bull the largest number of horses of
known quality am’, hence, the suc
cess of the association in this re
spect lias been made secure by this
fact being known and the owners of
the best horses have been eager to
put tihem in the races here.
The racing will be a contest purely
between the best horses and ail
gambling and jockeying will not be
tolerated for a moment.
Surely Bartow county has this
year an opportunity to see excellent
racing.
No county fair is complete in this
day and time unless there is a Mid
way.
The Bartow County Fair will not
be without a midway.
NoUoaJy thal.Uui.il wit! have the
best of all the midways from Maine
to Florida.
The Fair Association has placed
the midway this year so that you
will have to pass through it and
even if you do not go in the shows
you will hear the spieler spiel and a
good spieler will cause you to stop
and listen any time. His antics are
no less interesting. He jumps up and
down, he calls and hollers, he
creates all kinds of alarms and never
tires until he gets your attention
and then he will proceed to set forth
the charms of the particular show
he is advocating with a zeal and
earnestness and eloquence rarely
heard from the host of public speak
ears.
But tin' spielers are all you will
see and hear unelss you go in the
show—and for this a small admit
tance fee is charged.
But they are worth the money.
There will he the “fat lady.” You
will find that she is “real fat” 4nd
not made up or padded. The “tallest
man” will be on hand. If you go in
to see him you will find an intelli
gent giant. The gypsy palmist will
“tell” your fortune and she will as
tonish you with the knowledge she
possesses of your private affairs.
There is no need to go farther to as
certain whether or not your lover
is true, your investments are safe
and your life a span. She knows it
by a study of the lines or your hand
and even if not a word of what she
tells you is true it will be told in
such way as to fascinate and charm.
There will be an old negro planta
tion show 7 . It wil 1 be the real thing
and who does riot enjoy the planta
tion negroes with their cake walks,
their banjos, harps and fiddles with
their singing and dancing?
The Panama Canal will be display
ed. Although several thousand miles :
here it will be brought, within the j
limits of Cartersville and shown as !
plainly as if you should spend many ■
hundreds of dollars on a trip to the
world’s greatest engineering accom
plishment.
There will be trips fo Mars, Mark
Kogan with his motor dome and
scores of other attractions faking
up every inch of space allolted to
the midway.
Deserving special mention is the
wonderful wild west show of Miller
& Echart. This troup of cow boys,
ranchmen and Indians with their
ponies, broncos and untamed horses
will present real prairie life with all
its serious and thrilling features as
I lie lighter enjoyments and past
times, after work is done or the bat
tles are over, such as rope throwing,
fancy shooting, bronco busting and
Indian war dancing. Some of these
things are truly marvelous and no
man who has not been among these
men of tho “wild west” has any
idea of what can be done by them
with rope, pony and pistols.
If the fair had nothing more than
its midway it would deserve the
patronage of every man, woman and
child in the county.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of the fair will be the Wo
man’s Building, over which Mr.
Henry Milam is the directing mana
ger. He has a well organized force
and this has perfected all arrange
ments for a most interesting exhibit.
Miss Jessie Burton is superintend
ent and she is assisted by Mrs. L. D.
Mimford and Miss Ludie Harvey.
The exhibits this year will be
much more extensive and artistic
than last year; and the school fair,
which is always interesting, will be
located in this building. This will be
much larger than it was last year
and will be located on one side of
the Woman’s Building. The Can
ning Clubs will be placed in the
front end of the building and the
Corn Clubs at the back.
The Canning Clubsfjare taking an
active jnterest in UitGua.lor as are
UuodiLe l ;ttui.bc.ho.oJa-of the county.
The arrangements will be in ev
ery w'ay more attractive. The ar
rangement will be both artistic and
convenient. In (he center of the
Woman’s Building will be a rest
room for the women, and this will
be an added feature of interest and
comfort to he many who attend the
fair.
The decoration of the building
and the artistic arrangement will be
a feature toward which much at
tention has been given, and i.b is safe
to say that it will be admired by all.
The management of fib a agricul
tural department of the fair reports
that the agricultural display this
year will be as good as displayed at
any fair in the south, it is known
that a now building has been pro
vided for the purpose and has been
put in readiness for the fair.
All the farmers of the county
should bring something to be shown
in this building and let the people
know what Bartow county can pro
duce and to what size and in what
quantities.
As usual the poultry show will be
one of the chief attractions of the
fair. This department is always well
handled and systematically con
dueled, and no industry of the coun
ty is capable of such development
and of such profit yeiiding income
to the county as that of the poultry
industry and the development of
pure strains of birds.
The show this year will be a sur
prise and an agreeable one Ip ev
ery attendant at the fair.
Mr. 8. S. Atwood will be at the
fair grounds Saturday and Monday
ready to receive and place all ex
hibits tendered.
Friday, October 23rd, will be
Home Coming day for the singers of
Bartow county at the Bartow County
Fair.
Two cash prizes for the best class
es contesting will be awarded.
Prof. J. M. Henson, of Reeves, Ga.,
will direct the singing. He expects
to have the Reeves Quartett with
him, which will add much to Lhe
interest of the day.
Special selections are expected
from Bartow county singers.
The announcement that the Fair
Association had decided to have a
singing convention very greatly in
creased the public interest in the
fair. Harking back scores of years,
FOOT BULL GAME
TO BUNTERESIING
Cartersville High Boys
Grapple With Tech High
Saturday.
One of the most interesting sport
ing events ofii.be season will be that
of tlie football game between Car
tersville High School and Georgia
Tech liigii School next Saturday at
the Bartow county lair grounds.
This engagement will give the Car
lersville liigh School perhaps the
severest test they will have this year
as the Tech High is one of the best
teams in Georgia while the Carters
ville High School team lias on it this
year an unusual amount of talent
and is well managed and coached.
The average weight of the Tech
High is 160 pounds while the Car
tersville High School average weight
is 140 pounds. To make up this han
dicap in weight the Cartlersville
boys will have to “go some” to out
wit and outskill their competitors.
Emmet Munford, Clarence Shaw
and Pryor Waldrop will be in Car
tersville High School uniform.
While the line up for the two
teams has not been definitely set,
the pick will he made from the fol
lowing for Cartersville: Ends, Young
and Scheuer; tackles, Peeples, Pet
tit, Scheuer and Neel; guards, Mc-
Ever, Williamson and Vaughan;
center, Scheuer or Vaughan; quar
ter back, Munford; half backs, Gil
reath and Vaughan; full back, Wal-*
dr up.
Captain Wofford Gilreath is get
ting his team into shape and ex
pects by Saturday to have them on
their toes for Ithe game.
Everyone who can should come
out and see this game, not only be
cause of the encouragement their
presence will afford the boys who
are developing themselves into ath
letes, butt for the additional reason,
also that the game will afford splen
did entertainment and diversion for
all who attend.
these entertainments were former
ly, and are yet, very interesting
features of any occasion, and the
people of Bartow county have al
ways retained a great fondness for
such entertainments.
Under Iho direction of Professor
Henson, a most capable director of
music, this feature at the fair this
year will he appreciated by hun
dreds. and perhaps thousands, more
than anything else associated with
the fair, and, hence, it is wilh con
fident expectation that those in
charge of the singing convention at
the fair expect all the singers of
Bartow county to attend and take
part.
The singers themselves are as
sured in advance that their efforts
will be greatly appreciated and that
large audiences will hear them,
while, upon the other hand, Lhe peo
ple can rest assured that they will
hear some good music, directed by
fine leaders, from musical throats.
Remember the day, Friday, Octo
ber 23rd.
If you fail to come to the fair, you
will miss this treat and many others.
Everyone should know that) the
baby show will bo on Tuesday, and
this feature of the fair will be in
charge of Mrs. John W. Jones.
All babies are eligible up to two
years old and the first prizes will
be in each class $2.50 besides the
honor and glory of having the fin
est baby in the county.
For particulars as to entries noti
fy Mrs. John \V. Jones, CartersvilTe’,
Ga.
Season tickets for the fair can be
had at the various drug stores in
Cartersville and will cost $1.50. All
who contemplate attending the fair
should secure these tickets at once
as it will be cheaper and more con
venient in every way.
The thousands who attend will
doubt *.s ai, many times block up
the way to the ticket seller’s win
dow, and, unless season tickets are
held, many hundreds will be de
layed in securing admission to the
grounds.
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