Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-30

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Monday night
THE FAIR-Thc paramount object OF inter
est in this city now is tho first ANNUAL lair OF the
Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural and Ii
dusrial Society. To tho grounds crowds have
been going, and there workmen have been EN-
ployed for several weeks past.
| Ga Saturday evening men were at work ha
| ishiDg up the edges of the track, maklog every
thiag smooth and even, aud completing the
rsilirgs.
A considerable number Of the owners Of fast
! tested their speed and endurance on the new
track. Some mess excellent drviog was done,
and the leading horses aud their owners were
| heartily npplauded by the crowd OF lockers Oh
present.
| While these trials Of speed wero going on
outside, the carpenters and other mechanics
we're buslly at work inside Of the building.
| fitting up and arranging the stands for The
different exhibitors.
| Mr.. j. L. BeoEhan, secretary, and McsSra.
J. II. Cation and VIM. II. Bacon, assistants,
| have been kept hu5iIy at werk since Saturday
morning in receiving and listing articles for
| exhibition, and issuing tho proper tickets to
exhibitors.
This mornipg the fair building and grounds
presented scene oil unexamped activity and
hustle. The workmen were finishing up tho
benches aud stands, and The paper hangers
and other decorators were hard at work. Oa
every side might be seen merchants, storckecp
crs snd their clerks busiIy fgiug up their stands
and arranging their wares for exhibition. Much
artistic taste is being saow0 and it is safe to
predict that the exhibition hall, will, when en-
treIy arranged. eclipse anything heretofore
seen 10 this section OF tho country
The ladies' as usual in all good works, CT,
ahead of all others. Thtir department is al
raady iull to OVERLOOKING, and new articles are
still pCuriog in. The number and quality OF
specimens Of the useful ha1diSork and skill
Of tho fair daughters Ct Alexandria and vIain-
ity are such as to cause the most hardened
bachelor to regret his wsrt Of taste and compel
him TO call on tue parsoD. Suffice it to say
that this department i fairly crammed with
everything pretty aud useful in domestic aDd
fancy work. worsscda, paintings, pen and ink
drawings, 81.
Il large steam farm orgiac, Owned by Mr..
Samuel Pullman, was placed upon the grounds
this morning and viii furnish the motive power
for such fsrG machinery, thrs NC as may
need it.
a number of farm wagons, wheat faps,
ploSs, tbreshils aud other articles Of sgrcli--
tural machintry were also placed upon the
grounds TO day.
Many ct those persons who had secured
stalls for their horses, cattle and other live
stock, brought them 10 to day and have them
ready fer exhibition Others will not como 10
until to morrow m1rning.
There wcre several improDptu tria's Of
speed on the track this morsiyg.
1t has bean decided to rcduc, The entrance
fco OF knights, who propose to ride 10 the
tournament % Thursday, the third day of tho
f4ir. from s. to 81 each.
The programme for the fremaos parade,
in connection with the fir, wti,h takes place
10 morrow evening, will be found IN another
column.
Prominent among the li,tures Ga exhibition
at the fair. is a full length portrait ct General
R}bcrt i. Lee, painted by an AIeXa1dria ART.
iss and exhibited by Capt Ell Potty.
Ihc steamer Harry Lodor, ct the Farmiog. |
ton iiac, WILL during the fair, remain hero IN.
Ill 4 D. n, each day, t. clablc her passengers
to vsi: the exhibitoa.
Extra policemen have been sworn 10, for
service during the fsir, aud al tramrs, Migrants
sud ciiordery characters will be promptly az
rested and locked up EGt!l it is over.
Mr. Vim. D1msiu is makiog large number
OF orGamcn;a, SIGH az cars vases, &C., f:oun
wood taken from Christ church yard and will
sell them at tho fair, fJr the benefit OF the 20,
low fever sufferers in the South.
An Invitation has been extended % tbs
Commissioners of the Dis.ric, u Cpiarrbi= 10
be present at Ii: fair.
Arrangements have been ;aa&3 h2 which, 9
special toa: will leave here ioT Washiuston |
csoh night du1i0g tho iai: atl o'cosk, This
sill give iul opportunity To ti::zens Of the |
District to visit the far and tic thHat:oa' per
tor1naHcas
THE FIREMgN's PAGADE-Iho arrange |
1ne5ts fer tho Freacn's parade ct The Fair
grounds 10 mor!Uw evening are Cow nearly |
np,etcG, aud it bids fair to BE- quite ijiaas
an feature 0! tho exhibition. The rr2srar}mo |
is IS iolows:
Form ou Prince street, right resting I'll Fair |
fax street at $50 p. m. in tie following crdcr :
Ghiei Marshall Steuart and Aid L. ". Falls |
Band
Relief Heck aud Ladder Coinpaby. |
Cpuchia Steam Fire Eugiuc Company.
Tic companies will meet at their respective |