Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19
MINEOLA'S FAIR.
The Last Day-Thousanis of VIsitors-A Pro-
nounced su,c'ss-Tha Town ani
County Proud.
Special to the Gazette.

| Special to the Gazette.
MNEoLA, TEX, Oct. 1s.-To-day's entertain
ment, participated in by thousands OF the best
and most cultured people in East Texas, closed
an important occasion aud noted q page in the
| history OF Mineola that will be read and con-
templated with pride by the citizens OF Wood
and adjoining counties. The Mineola district
| fair is no onger an experiment. It's grand sc
cess this " ar has forever laid in the shade the
skeptc and kicker, and you can't ind man In
S would ,hif be suecess ONE 81 them have
rubbed the antiquated moss off their back and
are trying to crowd into the front ranks with
modern progressionists.
The livestock exhibits. in every department,
shows the results of caref III breeding. and what
few practical and progressive ideas. soWn
even in the pine woods OF East Texas, can do.
Up to recent years all the effort TO breeding
stock in East Texas was looked upon as bur
lesqut on nature, but one has to visit the MIN
cola district fair now before he can conceive an
idea OF the advancement made in this line and
the amount OF fine bloodet stock there is hid
away in these wooda. The livestock exhibit
ress in that section of the state. In tue expo
sition and horticultural halls was abundant evil
dence of progress in the science OF farming and
fruit raising. Capt. A. E. Harris of Wood
county has exhibition e sample OF yellow
clarified sugar made on his plantation One OF
the Oldest grocerymen o! Minsola classihes 1t
with fancy Y. Q. sugar. UDshur county has
fine exhibit here in charge OF Capt. c. II. Hart.
Samples of bbon cane are or exhiOlt here
tured stalk. The exhibits of cane and sugar a..
the fair have resultt d in plans for 8 sugar plant
at Mineola. This fair has been worth slJJ, ON In
hard cash to Nineola, and thousands to the
district. and will prove great benefit 10 every
community that has participated, as an edu-
Gator, both in agriculture and stock raising. 1t
is an eye-opene. to visitors and will be instru-
mental in loca ing many people here tina: would
not otherwise have heard OF this section with
it, many advantages and resources,
The origin and wonderful success OF the fair is
due to the live business men of Mineoiawho COM
pose the directory. Jas. L. Ray. known to every
granger in Texas, 3. B. Hart, J. g. Brom6erg,
John HaGkle; J, H. Bail, H; H: Aiyord, Il. T.
Read Or. A. Patten and S. R. Bruce. j. H.
dent of the association, and w. l.. Mcdaniel,
secretary, were the martyrs by unanimous
choice, and az a matter OF course, when any
thing went wrong they solely were to blame. and
right gracefully DID thy gToIdm their epee ct.
second fair in Importance in the state. and says
those who received premiums will not have to
camp upol the trail of the association to get
their money either. Col. r: n. Stafford, dis
trct attorney says This fair is far ahead of last
year fair, and thinks it will aid no little to the
general b nom in Texas.
L. A. benson, the war eagle OF Mineola, don't
believe in making comparisons, but says the
Mineola district fair is the fair of Texas. W:
L. Mcdaniel SAYS the fair is a great success and
that everybody connecte with it is we'll pleased.
especially are they well pleased with the way
the Fort Worth GAZETTE has treated them. or
course, it would not do to slight the ladies, Tor
to mans: therefore we interviewed Mrs. 1. H.
Huffmsster OF the horticultural department,
Mrs. J. Il. Bail in the misc: !laneous depart
ment, Mrs. ". E. Mcdaniel in the art depart
m.ut, Mrs. w. NJ. Giles in the textile depart
ment, Mrs. D. n. Langford in the culinary de-
partment, and Mrs. Rosie P. Buchanan in the
educational department, all ladies OF culture.
who declared themselves highly pleased with
the result OF their efforts and thought the fair
superior to last years in every respect: Capt.
Ball of the Monitor did all in his power to make
the fair success and besides discharging the
arduous duties devolvinS upon him as vice.
president, he issued daily paper in order TO
boom things. A long list OF premiums were
issued to-day on poultry and farm products.
Ex-Sherif A. carp of Upshur county is here
in charge of Two freaks of nature in the shape OF
negro girls, ten and fourteen years of age,
whose soft, white. pink-linted complexion and
beautiful wavy hair would be the envy OF most
any belle. A number of physicians visited them
to-day, but attempted no explanation. Mr.,
Barnum has made repeated offers to the parents,
who are common field negroes, for these girls.
Their hair is long and wavy and has the ap-
pearance OF being bondeened, their eyebrows
and lashes are perfectly white.
The attendance on the races to-day was good.