The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-19
YESTERDAY IN RALEIGH.
GREATEST TRADE AND CIVIC
EVE R IN THE STATE
The Great Centennial-Raieig To-
day Larger, a Greater, a Grander
City-The State Fair.

Statc r dATs
Raleigh was one hundred years old yes
terday and celebrated the centennial by |
the most elaborate street pageant ever seen
in North Carolina, and one which would |
have been creditable to any place thrice
the size of Raleigh More than thous-
and people took part in the parade and
there were over twenty thousand specta-
tors. The weather was perfect, cloud
less and pleasantly warm. The city was
elaborately decorated in its centennial
colors of orange and red, with profu-
sion of national flags and all de;ails of
the pageant were carried out without a
hitch. Col. John M. Heck, the chief mar
shall, with a mounted staff of so, headed
the parade which moved at IL o'clock.
The Parade.
There were 10 divisions of the process
sion which was mile and half in
length Each division was in charge of
field marshal with large staff.
In the first division were State
and city officers, thirty citizens over Sc
years of age, invited guests from various
cities; lawyers and physicians in go car
riages. In the second division were
floats illustrating Sir Walter Raleigh
before Queen Elizabeth; and the recep
tion of Gen. Lafayette here; an elabo-
rate float of the Odd Fellows; also the
engine run on the Raleigh e. CASTOR in
March 1910. On this engine were Albert
Johnston, the oldest living locomotive
engineer, and Reuben Cole, colOred
iremen, both of whom came here with
the engine over SO years ago and who are
still in the companys service. Division
fourth illustrated the old and new
| fire departments and in it was the
famous fire engine used at Salem, N. c.,
in 1884 which is the oldest in the United
States. The city fire department
made superb show. Raleigh Typo
graphical Union was also in this division
Typographical Union, No. 54, had one of
the most original floats in the procession.
On the float was the remnant of one of
the oldest presses in the United States.
and in addition was an antebellum job
press from which dodgers were printed
and distributed as the float moved along
Some of the Oldest printers of Raleigh
also occupied the float, and the members
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number Of about fifty.
Division fifth illustrated in very
handsome way the war of 1912, the wal
with Mexico and the civil war with vete
rams of each as escort, and was ended
by an emblematic float showing Southern
progress with the motto "Peace hath hel
victories no less renowned than war
In this float, one of the prettiest in the
procession, made by Woollcott s. Sons
Miss Susie Tucker, attired in white, was
the Goddess of Peace" the four repre-
sentatives of industries being Misse
J Lydia Redford, Lizzie Wilson, Bessi,
: Powell and Matte Rem.
l In other divisions were great mum
/. Der Of industrial floats, which came, will
u one or two exceptions, in order as pc
programme previously published. Their
were also in line hundreds of pupils Q
= colleges and schools. The agriculture
and mechanical college float was arrange
with exhibits from the departments {
Il agriculture, horticulture, chemistry an
: mechanics by Profs Massey, Irbey
% Withers and Riddick, and containe
r products from the farm, garden an
:, greenhouse, with various farm and dair
IS implements, as Babcock separator, prur
r ming instruments, improved plows, sc
as used in these departments. The chen
istry and physical department exhib
consisted of various pieces of apparatu
as furnace, Diary lamp, test tubes, fun
/ nels, retorts, electrical apparatus. variou
b pieces of Hoffman apparatus, &c. III
mechanical department exhibited turl
ing lathe with the machinery propelle
d. with power from the wagon whee
H. H. blacksmith shop fugle, compass, leve
+. anvel, with various exercises in WOO
on iron and brass made by the students.
en- Shaw University, colored, which h
y. 450 students, had an entire division wi,
pe floats illustrating scenes of Africa,
Ie- which students from that country too
&C. character, and also scenes showing t
ps educational and industrial progress
:3o the negro. There was an exhibit by fl
di- tories and mills and also of improv
the cattle, horses and farm products.
Did
rd- The Divisions Formed.
ssII' The divisions at II a. m. forme
of First, containing Governors Guar(
No Supreme court and State office
lu- on south extension of Fayetteville sire
w. W. with right resting on Fayetteville stree
I'd. A. w. Haywood was field marshal. T
ms, second division was formed also
nd south extension of Fayetteville wi
ts 4ss right resting in rear of first division;
sn E. johnson and A. A. Thompson, fit
,Ie marshals. Third division formed
East South street, with right resting
., East Fayetteville the field marshals W,
. Maj. r. s. Tucker and Henry Hintt
1g' The fourth division led by E. B. Eng
W hart, chief of the fire department a
ne Jos. E. Pogue, was formed on W
Ms Ms South street, right resting on West F
,as etteville. The fifth and six divisio
with w. C. Stronach and w. s. Pri
J. rose, Profs. Hugh Morson and
B. benson, field marshals, resp
= lively, were formed on Lenoir sire
y while the seventh was form
) on West Lenoir, right resting on Faye
vile. Division seven, led by field m
any the Knights of Pythias float, one of
prettiest in line. also the magnific
float of the druggists of Raleig
with the names of the principal DIR
gists in the city inscribed on the sid
and the drug shelves. The prescript
lni- counter was busily utilized by the pl
macists compounding and filling.
this division, too, was the float of the A
and Obseroer, the rear being brought
Her by the A. & NJ. College display. Di
Ne ion eight was led by Thos. Pescud, {
eau ceryman, as field marshal, and was C
posed of grocery floats mostly.
/. displays made by j. r. Ferrall &
and D. T. johnson, were both hie
are creditable. The feature of the divis
ord however, was theRaleigh bicicle club. Z
was one of the leading and most charm
, features. eliciting applause especl
ina. from the ladies all along the route.
G. club was marshalled by Messrs. vii
Wynne and Cecil G. Stone. They '
. in single file, following each other i
that "S" fashion, led by Mr.. Wynne