The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-28
IStaff Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l


IStaff Cor. STATE CHRoNICLEl
NEW BERNE, \. c., Feb. 26-Not-
withstanding the weather was some
what threatening this morning up to
u o'clock, and at one time it looked as
if it would be bad day for the fair,
the weather clerk ordered it otherwise,
and about one o'clock the sun shone
out bright and beautiful.
The Racing.
The track to-day on account of the
| rain. was a little heavy, and the horses
| could not make the time which they
otherwise would have done. In the
running race Least Hope" won,
Charles" second, "Wille H." third;
time LOO. 1.15 In the trotting race
| Barney W. won, Jordan b. sec
ond, Phil Thompson third; time 2.31,
2.32, 2 33 13. There was also very
interesting buggy race.
An Interesting Department.
The machinery department is a sep
arate brick building as you enter the
door from the north end. The first
thing that attracts ones attention is
representation of a darkeys cabin, oc-
both Old and young. Two old men
are engaged in making shuch mats and
l collars, while the old spinning wheel
is humming away, spinning wool and
! cotton, joining in the tune played on tie
7 violin by the father of the family,
2 while three little darkeys, much to the
e amusement of the crowd, keep time
4 to the music with nimble feet. In this
t room the hum of machinery is the or
# der A steam engine is at work fur
s nishing the power TO turn the shafting
J. | erected for the various manufacturing
! industries here to be seen. First is the
:. butter and plate department OF Capt.
g s. H. Gray, New Berne, y. &. He has
y at considerable expense placed the nec-
" essary machinery here to show how
e the plates and dishes are made out OF
w sweetgum. They start in the shape of
re little thin pieces of boards. and are
I'd moulded by steamlug process into
t. plates. The dishes are cut by a ma
1t chine so as to be pressed into shape,
1t while another machine cuts little pieces
Of of tin to go on the ends Next to this
ne is a silk loom from New ,Jer Sey, weay-
g. ing silk handkerchiefs and fancy mats,
i'll of which there is a fine display for
of sale. Next comes department oc-
is cupied by a gentleman from Nor
it. | walk, Connecticut, with very
is pretty display OF clay novelties, con-
IT. sisting of little jugs, vases, pitchers
or and ornamental work OF all kinds. Mr..
IT, Frank J. Dugan. the manufacturer, il
d. here himself, and is very obliging in
k showing the process of taking the wet
ut clay and turning it into ali kinds Of
,ul pretty Thugs. One Of the most inter
b. esting ,and we might say Que of the
ID most necessary departments in thi
lot room, is the printing office of the Dali.
lid Whale This is an enterprise of tn
100 Daily Journal. They give away-No
he SELL-thousands OF copies to visitor
lty every day, containing the daily new
ID of the fair each day. 1t is neat fou
of page three column paper. We cor
gratulate Bro. Harper, tie clever man
to ger and editor, upon its success.
he Poultry and Stock Display.
Or These departments deserve speci;
'er, notice, for never before have we eve
up- seen a finer lot Of fowls collected t.
nae gether, and there is much fine stock
I, .ne AFox Chase on the Grounds.
a;S The fair is kept open every mig
,rto until 10 o'clock, and there are new a
&c
lad liao q % ueau'.iuI .l uisplay - nle wolh
He au" I Io.n!sI' ,T.,i we ing VI ioA lluiIerS
led. .,ilo o0.lou' ~ l1ullo' Int 'Ptopi1 1o.oi
ned 'iio "ieSo,t i, ooiu'ooi
ute iiiouii 1ou oii ni' :, noi'e' WIN
the sou 90 - ~ = ooiiIi :
chase in the grounds for the eDioyme
of the visitors. They have been chasiI
OH half
,mb have Just caught him. The hobb
horse man, the picture gallery, paral
ing the coon, "a little nigger), going
ana see the Galatea and other innoce
ap- amusements, all add to give the visitd
hav- a pleasant time.
pro. No Violation of the New Law.
o,d One thing the managers of the f.
ought to receive a great deal of creC
ller for, and it gives us pleasure to note
3ah- there are no thieves or robbers (co
1red monty called fakirs) around. Oh
ana man in Norfolk, Va, offered the ass
an citation 81, 600 for the privilege but
ed a was Mainly and fatlv refused III
J. OF shows that the gentlemen Of this as,
ton' cation are live business men, a.
lam, know full we'll that it would be dea
N aC blow to this fair if they were to
fakirs come on the ground; a
)rop- while there i first-cla2s dinino h
ano on the grounds to feed the peop
tne and an abundant supply Of wat
Inls THERE IS no DARKROOM, and as
how this effects the fair, it is a gr,
pleasure for US to say, that never
fore have we ever seen IN
orderly crowd for such large numl
-, loih' Of people in all the course Of our tr
'llha, els The Grand Stand is a new, strc
re building and will seat from 2,C0O
loiah 10000. 1t is a substantial building
. - ~ viii be here for years TO come. Th
VI; OT; is one department of all others of I
inpll, town that every New Bernian spe
49, 49, of with pride, and well they may.
is the fire department, There are +,
panels with fifty or more memt
dressed in the uniforms They T
noWn sented grand sight as they para
shing around therace track. The par
mess. oronnd tho track TO-DAY xuoo