The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-07

% the Exposition, and while work slill pro |
crosses Ia aud on the various buildings,
grounds, ETC., interest IN the success Of che
Worlds great Fair does not slack Within
the past ten days much has been done TO-
ward completing details. OF ooume the
formal opening was premature, but post
ponements tend to dopress exhibitors more
than anything else, and as the public eX-
peoted, even demanded Il, the management
concluded Il was the best to throw her open
aud thereby Inspire al connected with the
AFFAIR to besiir themselves to get into shape,
and give people visiting the city an oppor-
tunity Of seeing already the 'grentest show
on esrth.n
Stables for several thousand head Of
blooded stock have been constructed and
many car loads ore now on the road headed
hithor
Machinery is getting into place in the
immense cotton and snw-mill departments;
aud the art gallery will be receiving its con-
tents the FIRST Of January, while the Me1i-
can octagonal iron building will be flushed
by the middle of January,
Workmeu are busy laying the railway for
the electric passenger train while the
dozen electric towers will shed a refulgenco
over the whole grounds that viii astonish
but please the world Of spectators.
Fountains are playing thousands Of jets
which are caught by the mild EephyB and
gently waited in refreshing sprays over the
park, forming beautiful miniature rainbows
by reflections OF the suu's rays.
Ways and means for reaching the Expo
sition grounds, which has been serious
question for the management to solye, is to
be remedied by laying a steam railway to
run from Canal street, which with the
street car lines and steamboats, on the river
will probably be adequate to serve the
throngs that will daily visit the grounds for
che next six months.
A very important evil in the way Of &C.
commodations for the public, which threat
ened to lessen the expected attendance, by
eXtortionate charges for board and lodging,
especially the latter, has been overcome by
a sudden reduction over the city. Now
one can rent room for a week or a month
without being necessitated in purchasing
the same seemingly.
Christmas eve, the three electric light
Companies engaged in lighting the EEposi-
tion, turned on every lamp and burner in
the building and on the towers, and such a
hall Of brightness has not been seen since
the Star Of Bethlehem arose in the East
1884 years ago. It seemed hundred suns
a thousand moons, a million stars had sud.
denly blended into a trinity, and that
Heaven itself had bent forward and smiled
down on this wicked world on this greaI
memorable event Of the 18th century, tn,
eve Of the birth Of our Lord and Savior
The reflections Of the electrics shone fol
miles around, and the glass tower Of horti
cultural hall was particularly attractive, Al
it glittered like so many diamones up abov,
the ordinary building. Those who say
this wonderful sight will never live lonl
enough to forget it, and those who didn'
see it will never know what they missed.
In music hall Of the main building
large Christmas tree was erected Christina
eve, on which many a pleasant souveni
was depended for those who took on inter
est in this old fashioned holiday pastime.
VIM. H. H. Judson Exposition Superiu
tendent Of printing and publishing ha
made an excellent official, and being
newspaper man knows how to deal wit
the press and has many friends. He eI
: tends the courtesy due the fraternity an
makes them as comfortable as possible
The management has literally arranged 70
the care Of editors and consequently th
: Fourth Estate will 60 to the front
OF all the gay Christmas eve festivitC
j. New Orleans had 'em bad. It seems this
, Pandemoniam had been let loose. Every
g body with his girl was on the promenade
and Camel street was lively scene. III
horns, whistles, drums, kazoos and 10 oer
shows had the run. The noise was terribl
and the fun was likewise. All in goo
? humor, and the stranger as we'll as town
man had some instrument Of sound an
l. chimed in and enjoyed himself. Grow
young ladies with their bows were arme
with the terrible noise producing fsh horI
4 and would in passing a bashful young ma
surge the funnel shape machine to Ii
o fellows OF ear and let him have a Chris
= mas eve salutation. The y. Z. would jun
; about three feet and sing out "hol,
n enough" This merFiment was kept up Ii
y, / q. m. with the aid Of FIRE crackers, whe
8 the rain drove all except a few revele
home to their little beds.
Last Thursday was the coolest day of Il
= season here. The ground frOze slight
. and banana plants and delicate tropic
I shrubbery sucoumbed and gave Jack Fro
d the palm.
The city is full Of visitors to-day, most
{ excursion parties Of teachers and pupi
from many States, WIS have taken adva
tago Of their holidays