Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-04
THE ABILENE FAM.
Collie elton OF Exhibits That Wauld
do Crtdis TO Any Part OF ths
GEebes
the Different Departments and What The
Conraia-roe scone Ia the Oit7-rhe
Opening Speeches.
Special 30 the Gazette.

Special &c the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, Oct. 3-Lookirg out
from the SUBURBS over the City this morn
to learn that an event of no mean import
ance Was 81 hand. From the Uaited
States sigual station, IS well as from
dozen other stately buildings, may be
seen the national colors waving under the
mild pressure Of the sir, and their fresh
and brilliant colors glistening in the rays
of besuiiful morning sun.
Approaching the city by wsy CT Pine
street myritds Of smaller flags are seen
from evsIY door AID window, and the
nusiless houses sre g0Egscus.y decorated
with such articles 80 represent their re
speCtive buslnrss5s The ousluesa streets
the city are completely througed with
vehicles Of every description, an1 your
reporter 4 working his way doSn
the Sidewalks through 8 l!v
inE, moving MSS OF humanity
meets ecu tess numoers OF people int
whose faces he had never gEz5d before,
which reminds him that NAN may be 81
home and smong Strangers IN this pro-
gressiVa sge.
Reaching the exposition hall, the large
enclosure around the building is ind to
be comfortably filed with people. The
committee are still busy arranging ex-
hibits and they continue 10 come III. In
the ladies department ls found
MAGNIFICENT ARRAY
Of sg: work, paintings In oil, water,
crBy0n end charcoal. In this depart
mert is found work inst was executed by
the ladies Of the Aoilene Country that
will compSre favora3l7 with any tia. hiss
heen produced 10 any country.
From the art rooms is reached the de-
psrGment OF ladies bsndiWork, work CT
the Ut edle, the loon, the culinary art,
ct. A description of the superb ex.
hbtts q TING department Is more than
yourlreportef feels competent &c give to do
Justice to the fair hands tbGt made them.
Iais department eXcels anything CT
the kind thst las ever been seen in any
county, and speaks volumes for the fir
ladies' Of tao Abilene country, The spect-
mems of me farm, the orchard sad the
garden are truly wonderful. The speci-
mems Of the several crops, vegetables CT
every description, fruits AID m Ions, are
of the very finest emo could not De ex
celled in California. TIE specimens Of
sll the different varieties OF
grssses, bojn Wild and domes.
tic, cre tasief1ll7 arranged snd
fine specimens Of cotton ss II grows in
the fi7ld are plsoei IN position. 50 that
the stranger cin see for himself that IS o
Gotten county this is not behind any other
section CT the stste.
At pers AID stables csn be found show
Of horses, cSttIe, hCgs. sheep Fad fowls
that would make me kentucky blue grass
stock farmer
QUAKE IN HIS BOOTS.
The attendance is alre.tY very large
and the greater portion OF the v!siio:s
| from abroad are yet 20 arrive.
Special trains cre running from Hsird
morning and evening for the sccommada-
ton If visitors Stables aat lots ere
| tiilirg up WITH fac stOcE, Gad still they
come TIE doors Ct exposition hal were
| thrown Cpsl at .. IN, to-day Spd tbs
| halls ara how crowded 10 oveIilowirg.
AVS O'Clock GsGersl Ssyles assembled
/ 10 tae grsnd stand aad rest very inter.
eating Letter fem Governor Ross, in
which he expressed daep =egret st heiag
unable 10 ba present CT account OF c1icia!
| business.
Lane Commissioner HIll was then IN.
| trcdQced end IN sd eloquent and able
speech CT forty minutes held the immense
audience spell Bound. Besices being the
best Lsnd Commissioner T. xss ever Lad,
Dick Hall :s an sbie speaker, and proved
an able substitute for cur beloved GOV.
ernor,
Governor Wheeler followed Captain
He'll il short speech, in which be pissed
fitting compliment 30 the lsdies and the
western people generally. The hotels
all c;o Hded snd Still they come.
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