The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-08-15
OUR FRUIT FAIR.
Win ton Invite, Her Friends to Grand
Display.


Display.
The N. G. Annual Fruit Fair will bt
held in Winston, Wednesday and
Thursday, August 21st and 22d and
a beautiful display will be made.
FOrtyth county took the $1OOprize
at the State Exposition for the best
display of native products and now.
when she has an opportunity of show
ing them on her native soil, she is ex-
pected to surpass herself.
Browns Warehouse, one of the
largest in the South, has been secured
and space, 76 by 12O feet has been
laid off for the display. DR.. Blum is
now busily engaged decorating the
building with bunting and evergreens.
The house will be brilliantly lighted
by large arc electric lights and when
the many luscious and beautiful fruits
of this favored section are in place
we shall have scene of rare lowell
ness.
The address of welcome will be de-
livered by Mr.. A. FL. Eller, a member
of the Winston bar, whose eloquence
has become noted throughout the
State. The address will be made by
Prof. Massey, recently elected profess
scr in the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Raleigh. The music
will be furnished by the Salem Or
chestra of 18 pieces and the Salem
Cornet Band, both of which organiza-
tiOns have established an enviahle
reputation for fine music.
The display of fruits will be worth
seeing and will be a wonder to those
who are not familiar with the re-
sources of this favored country.
Premiums, ranging from $25. to
81 90 are offered for exhibits, without
entrance fee. Displays are wanted of
pears, apples, peaches, grapes, Eng
fish walnuts, pecans, nectarines, figs,
mulberries, Japanese persimmOns,
watermelons, cantaloupes and toma-
toes.
Premiums are also offered for
canned apples, pears, peaches, grapes,
cherries and Strawberries; for preserv-
ed pears, peaches, ounces, grapes,
cherries, strawberries, plums and to-
matoes, for fruit jellies of various
kinds; for greatest variety OF sweet
pickles and sour pickles; for dried and
evapOrated fruits Zone peck of each);
for best collection and best half gal
Ions of sweet and dry wine, sweet and
hard cider and for best gallon sam
Piles of grape and apple vinegar; for
best boquet assorted flowers, cut
roses, colens, oleanders, &C.; best col
lection Towering pOt-plants in bloom,
foliage pot-plants and ornamental
grasses.
Messrs. F. & H. Fries offer special
premiums of $5. 90 and So 90 for the
first and second best varieties OF
grasses. green or dry, that can be
raised in this section for agricultural
purposes, specimens to show entire
growth, including roots.
Everybody, all over North Caro-
lima, are invited to send exhibits. The
following are the rules:
L. No specimen of Fruit shall com
pete for more than one premium, ex-
cept Nos. AZ and 43.
2. No premium will be given except
the article shall be of sufficient merit
by the Awarding Committee.
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sued the day of the Fair at 25 cents
for adults; Children under IL years OF
age, 10 cents. Season tickets, mot
transferable, allowing the owner to
come and go at will, rs cents.
4. Articles entered for premiums
may have the owners name on them.
They will be- known by class and
number
B. Nothing will be allowed to be
removed from the hall until after !
o'clock, p. NJ, on the second day OF
the Fair. unless by permission of the
President and Secretary, given in
writing.
g. All correspondence regarding
entries, &C., should be directed to S
Ohio Wilson, Secretary State Soci.
ETY., Raleigh, N. c., or to j. A. Line
back. Treasurer, Salem, NC. Entries
a. clock A. NJ, August 21st
Z. Articles for exhibition will be
carefully guarded, and not be used
without owners consent. Canned
goods will not be opened.
There will be an auction at O'Clock
| D. m, August 22d, when all fruit may
be sold on account of the exhibitor
without expense to him.
There will be daily meetings of TIN
Society, at each of which will be dis
cussed leading Horticultural Topic
by practical Horticulturists, and it
earnestly requested that the member
of the Society be present.
The railroads have llmade specia
rates. Round trip tickets can be sc
cured at something less than the far
one way. For rates from particula
points we refer to the large posters
which have been placed Throughout
the State.
| The SENTINEL assures everybOd
of a cordial welcome and a pleasan
time in WinstOn-Salem.
| Come!
The announcement is made tha