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West Virginia County Fairs Dates Listed by Secretaries
The article lists fair dates for multiple West Virginia counties with secretaries named and event spans ranging from August to September. It notes Barbour, Upshur, Harrison, Randolph, and other counties hosting fairs in late summer and early fall, with specific week ranges and secretary names. It also mentions a Jamestown tercentennial contest and Grafton Independence Day celebration, urging public help. Three miners were badly injured at Ferguson mines in Berryburg when a dynamite cap exploded during removal of a misfired shot. all three were taken to the Miners hospital at Fairmont and are not considered in mortal danger. Names given include Seve-Plater, George Kedrick, and Sonia Bonyi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Belington
Barbour County
Buckhannon
Upehan County
W H. Young
Clerkebart
Weet
Virginia Fair Association
Camden Sommers
Secretry
Clarkeburg
Virginia Central Agricultural & Mechanical Society
James N. Hee
Eilenboro
W. V. Ripley
Ripley
W. H. O'Brien
Shepherdstown
Morgan's Grove
E. T. Licklider
Weston—Lewis
Frank Wean
Wheeling
Virginia
Geo. Hook
Ferguson
Berryburg
Grafton
Fairmont
Seve-Plater
George Kedrick
Sonia *Bonyi