Farmer, Sept. 20—Farmer Community Fair held in the school building on Friday, Sept. 17th, was very successful. The exhibits in all departments were creitable, and some of them exceptionally fine.
The people of the section cooperated splendidly in getting up the fir, and the school exhibits were the best we have ever had. The stunts by the several grades for entertainment of the audience were thoroughly enjoyed, as was the music by Messrs. T. L. Miller and C. G. Nance, and Mesdames Worth Kearns and H. S. Kearns, and Miss Mozelle Kearns. Mr. George Ross of Raleigh spoke on co-operative marketing of farm products.
The picnic dinner spread in the grove by the ladies of the community was one of the most enjoyable features of the day.
No money premiums were given, but awards were given in the various departments.
One room was given up to old curios and relics, on which no awards were given, but the articles were many and interesting. The room was especially interesting to the children. It was in charge of Miss Vera McLeod. Edward Varner displayed a leg and foot made of wood by the late Thomas Lambert, his grandfather. It was neatly jointed together, and was actually worn by a disabled soldier. He also showed a model of a water wheel, on which his grandfather secured a patent.
Mrs. Lillian Thornburg showed a very interesting collection of old books and papers. Among them was a copy of a paper published at New Salem many years ago by Benjamine Swaim, called “The Man of Business.”
From the front page of The Courier, Asheboro, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 23, 1926
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