The state chronicle., 1891-10-20
EXPOSITION NEWS
GATHERED YESTERDAY.
The Odd Fellows and
Advocates of TEN
perance Arrange
For Days.
THE WEEKS Il AT7,RAC1IONS
NUMEROUS.
A Good attendance at The Grounds
Excursions Arranged for
Points of Interest.

Monday is always quiet day at
an Exposition, and the attendance
yesterday was as large as was to have
been expected. The weather was
attractive and everything looked
fresh and neat. The State fair ex-
hibits have been nearly all removed.
Arrangements were perfected yes
terday for the observance OF Nov.
10Th as temperance day. On that
day State temperance convention
will be held. 1t is strictly non-po-
litical, and will be an old-fashioned
temperance gathering, with speech
es, &c. 1t will attract a number of
people from al parts of the State
and some of the ablest temperance
orators will be present.
Odd Fellows day will be Novem-
ber IL. On that day the buildings
and grounds will be entirely in
charge Of the Odd Fellows, who
will have their own gate keepers
and will regulate all arrangements.
A large per cent of the receipts
will be donated to the orphanage
which the order has established at
Goldsboro, and the amount which
will 60 to this will probably be
handsome. The Odd Fellows are
taking a lively interest in their
"day."
The Chatham county exhibit is
as yet only partially complete. Capt.
r. James Powell, who is in charge,
says many articles will arrive this
week.
The canned fruit in the Wayne
exhibit has as yet found no superior
in the big building.
A party Of excursionists arrived
yesterday. 1t is said that another
will arrive to-day.
Secretary Patrick says there will
be another week of racing. Liberal
purses ought to be offered so as to
attract fine horses.
A vIRGINIAN ON THE EXPOSITION
Mr.. j. H. Wilcox, editor of the
Portsmouth Progress, who delivered
an address two weeks ago at the
Exposition on Glide Water Vir
ginia," writes pleasantly of his visit
and has only words of praise for tn,
Exposition. We quote:
"North Carolina has been con
siderably ahead Of the other South
ern States ever since the days of re
construction, in the money whicl
she has expended in and the atten
tion which she has given to her ae
ricultural department. The South
ern Interstate Exposition at Raj
sigh is the outgrowth of this con
cern for our agricultural develop
ment. There is every evidenc
that the Exposition will be a splen
did affair and be we'll worth visit
ing.
eve believe that this Expos
tion will be far-reaching in its be1
efcial effects upon the agricultural
commercial and general business il
terests of the people of the SoutI
ern States, by attracting desirs
bic class of immigrants and a grea
deal of capital South. We are gla
to say that the Virginia exhibit We
exc, llent, and in fact next to Mort
Cal Dina in extent and value, a
though much of it had not been ser
in at that time. We advise all
our readers, if possible to pay tt
Southern Exposition a visit befol
it closes, assured that they will (
well treated by the management
and see vast deal that will afo1
them amusement and inform alton.
GRANVILLE COUNTY DAY.
To-day is Granville county ds
and large number of Granvil
people are expec,ed. A speci,
train will be run from Oxford tn
morning and it will doubtless
well-flled. Several noted speaker
are on the programme for the da,
Capt. ]. B. Hunter will deliver Il