Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-28
TIME DRAWING NEAR.
FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE EXPOSITION
WILL BEGIN.
ihs Filter Arrivod-The Large Organ In
P'sce-Displays Of Various sorts
Coming In Slowly.

The 14,o00-pound filter from the
Jewel Pure-Water Company. of New
York, through which 400, 900 gallons Of
water can be filtered daily, arrived yes
terday morning, and will be placed in
position just outside the Exposition
building Mt once. The filter will cleanse
all the water to be used in the building.
Ihis illterwas bought 10y Captain William
Henry White to be used in the Man
chester water-works now being CON
structed, and 1t Will be taken TO Man
chester as soon as the Exposition folks
finIsh with II.
TEsT FIRE ALARM.
Night before last test alarm was
turned in at one OF the boxes in the Tx
position building to try the capability Of
the fire department The apparatus
on the grounds responded quickly and
the test was successful.
GALArFA.
The "Galatca show paraphernaln
arrived yesterday from Atlantic City and
viii be put up AS soon as the exhibition
building Is finished for it. This is the
show in which a woman's head is turned
into stone and back again TO flesh.
PHOTOS.
On one side of tho entrance to the
music-hall gallery Is a display of photo
graphs 10y A. II. Pleckcr, OF Lynchburg.
COAL.
The Richmond Coal Mining and Man
ufacturnR Company-Mr. Gay mana
ger-will have on the main floor an ex-
hibit OF natural coke taken from mines
near Richmond.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Ryland a. Lee are putting a railing
around their space, one corner Of which
Is handsomely mnamonted by real
brown-st0ne arch. Tins stall will take
rank with the handsomest in the build
ing.
Sanders & Stayman will furnish the
manual pipe-organ TO beused III the con-
cert-hall. The instrument arrived yes
terday and Is one OF the handsOmest of
the kind ever seen here. IL is an Estey
organ, has three banks of keys, thirty
six stops, and pedal base with blower
lever. 1t is the largest reed organ with
pipe-top made.
Hume, Minor & Co., Walter d. Moses
& Co., and Manly y. Ramos a Co. are
making active preparations for handsome
and creditable displays.
STOVES.
The display OF stoves will be large.
The Southern toye-Works, Richmond
Stove Company, Charles Noble Il Co.,
PHILADELPHIA q. Z. Rose Il Co., Rich
mond agents., John Bowers, and others
are arranging their exhibits. Mr.
Bowers viii have cooking done on his
gauze-door stoves.
COLORED EXHIBIT.
The colorod peoples exhibit in the
main hall extends nearly from the music
hail on one side to the machinery hall.
This display is fast approaching compile
ton.
TROM GLEN ALLEN.
Messrs. Cussons, May & Co., of Glen
Allen, have sent down carload Of stuff
which is being placed in position. This
firm will have several small printing
presses running, and the display will EN-
brace all sorts of cards, calendars, and
other printed work.
CANNED GOODS.
Kennon, Gray & Co., OF Powhatan
county, have sent their lot of canned
goods which will occupy space on the
main floor in the western end.
FURNITURE.
Preston Belyin will have n handsome
display Of furniture near the Director
Generals Office. The space IS large and
has been beautifully papcred.
just left Of this is HablistOn q Bro
theirs exhibit. Their space has been di-
vided into three apartments, each Of
which is to be fitted as a room-bed-
room. dining-room, and parlor
Charles Jurgens is also putting IN an
attractive exhibit Of furniture.
MAYO's EXHIBIT.
p. II. MAYO and Brother are making
preparations for a fine display, and no
outsiders will see it until the Exposition
opens. for the whole space has been en-
closed and covered with canvas as closely
as circus.
TRUNKS.
II. w. Rountree & Brother have finish
ed their stall. The trunks are piled up
in attractive style, and the top of the
stall is covered with squares OF different
colored stamped tin.
PUT OUT.
Two men yesterday presented at the
entrance gate tickets which were not is
sued to them. They successfully passed
the turn-stle keeper, but before they mad
gotten far in the building they were
asked t. show their tickets by suspect
ing policeman, aud the result was the
tickets were taken in and the men taken
out.
OPENING DAY.
The ceremonies Of the opening day
will take place in the music hall, from
the stage OF which the speeches Will be
made. No charge, Of course, will be
made to enter the music hall on this
day.
OUTSIDE.
All the lot between the Exposition.
Grounds and the city limits is controlled
bv Robert Hill, Jr., lessee. 1t has been
rented for games. carousals, photo
graph.tents, confectioneries, bars, &c'
BUFFALO BILL.
Messrs. John w. Burke, general man
ager; Lewis Parker, contracting agent,
and Carter Coutourier. advertising agent,
all ot Buffalo Bills show, arrived in the
city yesterday. Their show will arrive
Sunday at daybreak in a twenty-slx-car
train from Washington. Six tents will
be pitched to live iu. All the show will
be IN the open air.
NOTES.
M. S. Valentine is decorating his space
for the display of meat juice.
Major Norman V. Randolph will have
An exhibition of paper boxes and labels;
"Old Sorrel," General Stonewail
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