Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05
ABILENE FAIR.
A Trades Display Which Wonld do
Credit 20 Any County in the
Couniry-Caussies &, presented,
Racing Among the Attractions CT
the Day-General Notes.
Special to the Gazette.


ABILENE, TEX, Oct. A 9 O'Clock
the trades procession formed st the stock
pens and moved up North Main to Mul-
berry street, thence north to Twenty
second street, east to Pine street, down
Pine street to the depot, from the depot
up Chestnut to the Palace hotel, then
east to eIposi ion hall. The procession
WAS over mile long. There were some
fifty fosts drawn by Texas raised horses,
on which were displayed every industry
OF Abilene country, the hook and ladder
company, hose companies Nos. and 2 In
full uniform, the Abilene Cadets in full
dress Uniform, and four traction engines
drawing thresners, mowers, respers, cul-
tivasors and other agricultural imple-
ments.
The trade displays on floats were gor-
geously decorated. To give 8 descrip-
tlon in detail would take page Of The
GAZETTE, and take more time than your
reporter can appropriate between acts.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE was represent
ed BY q reporter mounted on the top II q
bus, which IVES decorated with fsgs and
emoiems appropriate to the occasion; ur :
der the inscription, "Tne Fort Worth
Daily and Weekly GARET1E Leeds Them
AL"
The merchants and lradesmen Of Adj
lene and the Abilene country deserve
great credit for the grand display OF the
day. Following the f ats were
the fair exmoits Of fne stock,
horses, cattle, sneep and hogs in
lunches Of from four to twelve. Some
200 carriages, buggies and shacks were in
| the procession snd the sidewalks were
literally lined with people. Saelby &
| Eolt's bus line WAS Conspicuously repre-
| neHted in the procession by S h1e line OF
buses, carriages and ougg!es.
A number OF flats in the trades dis
play ere Ell titled TO special notice and we
regret lime will MOI allow us to give Il.
L. is estimated that over TO-, 600 people
were present to-day. Residences ana
business houses along the lire OF march
were richly decorated. Flags were dis j..
played from the windows aid housetops,
and the town boy with his toy was in the
full eDj 0ymens Of his fondest hope.
During the progress Of the possession
the mammoth fiat display of Hughes,
Reed & Co. was cspeized, damaging some
Of the valuable goods therein displayed.
The Abilene Reporter was represented
by mammoth float carrying the entire
editorial and typographical force with
presses, ETC., suitably decorated with
fisgs.
All who have Witnessed the procession
and display Ct products az the Exposition
Hall are outspoken in praise OF Abilene
and the Abilene country, and ssy tbs. it
cannot be e1;ellad in any part Of Texas.
The counties represented in the dig
play on exhibition are Callahan, Nolan,
Fisher, Coleman, Rannels, Shsckelford,
Jones, Haskell, SioBewaH, ard Taylor.
To sun the matter mp in few words,
the fair in all OF It's appointments
would reflect credit on any country Oh
this continent.
The show of fne stock which took
piace on the grounds from noon to p.
N. to day YVES botn lsrge AID tiae. From
lfty to seventy. fvs head were entered
tor premiums. The roplDg OF wild steers
csue of at 2 o'-lcck ara YES lsrg Ely sts
tended. At The exposition grounds fl
mems races, donkey races, climbing tnh
greasy pole, 8 Wheel-barroW race and
sack rsces Wsre ia,iulged in f3r the
amusement of those who did nog sttend
.Ae cattle roping.
Tia RACES which came of at
the race track from tc
Y p. m. We're largely attended.
Some hat dozen very fiue horses were en-
tered knd tns time made 0Y all wss good.
The first raca was Won By Frarcls Alb
ner's Gay horse.
TIE second race WAS won by Dir.
Woods grey mare.
With the races closed the GAY. A the
4trIcsl performance was given at the
operS house to nlgGt by locsl talent.
SPECIAL TRAIN RUS FROM BAIRD.
Special tc she Gazette.
BAIRD, TEX Oct. "A great number
CT cur people left on the 1920 special
train this morning 10 attend the Abilene
district fair.
This special ms been provided By our
accommodating railroad people to rul To
aud from Abilene daily during the fair,
tnus sfordiGg gts&s convenience for
Baird fer WGic1 we ere thankful. NImsG-
Gus EXHIBITS we're Carried from here to
Inc A1ileEa fair. q
FROM eWEBTwATER.
special to the Gazette.
SwEErwATER, TEX, Oct. "A num-
Der OF ouf people srs attending tbs Abb
hens iaisthis wsss&~
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