Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-03
THE FAIR.


Fair There vas iu AI:xardiii ore of the
largest c.GSds ever seen, ard thcro vas Irob-
ably moro monoy sp-1t il ;hi5 city than in any
day sicc3 the late uap, a:anIes between tie
Statcs,' every ua1 Of tusintSs receiving his
full share If patronage. Vehicles Ct every
conceivable shsp,,s zo std qaaiitY we're brought
into reuus:tion to conYey Inc people from the
steamboats, ED cars. and al day long carriagce,
WagODs omnl5usscs a1d amhullncts were seen
going to and trom tee Fair packed doHn"
and running ever; tot Strangers, lmagiulcg
that tbs Fair Grounds IVES q great distance,
actually strapped themselves on bchisd some
Of the coaches.
TIE vast CROWD present. y eddy afternoon
tbinred cut considerably a; aud 7 o'clock,
when the sttanb0lta and trGins ewing this
city for Washington carried away large Lum-
bers, but there was a crowd lrS:n. on The
grounds last night. aud tho
MAIN BUILDING
was too tull for comfortable rr0menadirg, but
| the people all seemed lappy ard the young
| ladies managed 10 cat leo cream ard driGk sode
water at the young Dens expense.
We noticed that art uai the cold TIA stsnd
| there was always q sorambligg crowd. aud
above The el1 c2ud be heard. "A little this
way, Mister" but on e. luiry, taking little
| ourselves, aud fading i; tree, the mystery was
solved
There was also rrald display tf trass but
| tons; ard how they did take with tho ladies'.
One could not help fceios S,rry for the poor fell
lows clad 10 plain c.t2eu's d c:S; itr. a. the
crowd pes cl along, occ vas heard TO say,
"Sircc them sod CTS Gaze. u fellow can't even
get girl to eat Ice cream with him.
| The Potomac uud AnaICstan Beat Clul S
| from Wasbiogo1 and GcorSolUwo, were pres
EFT. haviug rowcd Gown in he Potion ac's barge
and atlrac q some at 'niitn. The following
is the crew Roberts, COX swat; Page, stroke
Curon. No. 9; Marshall, No. S; Poor, No. !;
MuCherry, No. E; Johusop, No. S; Wilkes
No. i; Noyes, No. 81 Wht!ugtou, Ne. >; Il iglel
| in the bow.
| j. w. Co: kertll, agent tJr the Wheeler &
| Wilson Sewing Miciiaes, hes very fine dis
| play, and attrsc much Hltat tlup.
| Mr.. L. PsH vas busy last night shnaior Iii:
| stock to naora from tic county. Mr.. p. ha
on exhibition boss. a2G shoes OF his own man
uIacurl tha. cauno: he sxai He'd Tor best IT, ACC
durability.
Mr.. TnCmas Hoy, ia addition 10 the pre-
miuns meutiOrGi 10 ycscrdaY's rapCit a!st
4 iSSSVeu NC utsL pleuIuh Lot uicpIaGc HedIt ! =
! JAS. h. Gallo 4 Son havo Tor r'liog around
their space bar TT iron, tHlnCd iDl 5 cod state
showing lis alperior quality.
| Inc art gallery aitruG:S attention, aud thCIi
are really s3mc vory beautiful pictures 10 thi
| Department. o! ccur5r, it has ten tquallet
and txccllcd i TIC 81 Tor tho halls CT one o
| the kings OF Greece Wera adorned With pioturI!
that the birds came DOM tn peek the GraDpI
| fIOGl 2 lfuit GGtkTt Oh a boy ! hIaG
| ODAY-TuELAaTDAY
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| lbtt nf 5fste,d,v thr nnly s,r, 81 atirac,ior
| Ieiro ih,t NJ Lrr.n ro,i,r L,; ,t;a ,i,o1non,
| tttr1 gss la,ca crowd ,r..eo,.
Atl1 o'cltcS ,h,ra Vas exhibition IF n
| tina stark m n, n.aunCi ard nniyi,hltandir ,
| tbi, has taken cl,c, I,cry DIV inc, tho hi
cnentd, il wa uiIn;ss, 4 v;th Sc u,pch in,cres
as it vas IN lbs FIRST Glf
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PREMIUMS AWARDED;
:, p'pirtmtn' Nc. 2-ClaS' |; thoroughbred
ilolAelts0i premium to Judge Fullerton
Tor oeSt Dull " years tic; CO to same for bull
year Ole; &c. 10 sans Tor c;W years Old I'd pre-