Evening journal., 1892-09-06
The FAIRS FIRST Day
Five Thousand People Pour
Through the Gates.
EXHIBITS NUMEROUS AND VARIED


Manifested in Tror., r-lesh 4 uetero-
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The threntenino clouds of Yesterday
darkened the prospects of the NUmi.r'
ton fair TO an ALARMING extent and vylao
at midnirbt Inc min boran to po,,r
down I'm torrents evcrvbody sirbel ,vbon
they tbouobt of tbe fooaed E,ya nan
parix and "a fair that ,yonld he n damn
izzle Agreeable disapnointment how
ever was Ina store fo. fbem for tbe f,orn.
iur dawned BRIGHT and ciear nna / f, two
hours everyfbinr WAS "birb and drv "
and PRESENTED n Remarkably fresh annear
apce while The oir was as fresb aa that
of any ropular seanorf town Moro thon
this. fbe indications for rain drring tbe
Great exbihition wore entirely yyined out
and now Nonaoer Povlis walks more
brisklv than ever MS he thinks OF bo,.
he money win pour n. durin,, lis ,ree,,
Plenty of Now ,ybeat straw as dry as
bran. was scattered over tbe eyhibitioa
grounds from mo main ont rance around
The cntile sheen swine and l,orso drnrtf
inente. where the visitors generally walk
upou enterinr et tbis ratewav Vbe
straw was mt on to preveut visitors
from taking cold from walking over tao
sort of steam arose until the noon sun
thoroughly dried the earth
Thousands on tie Grounds.
AS oo,lv as @ O'clock tbis ,nornine,
visitors began to arrive Tbov came
from yyilningfon and lo,vcr or.,. Castle
county From thar honr untl O'Clock
tbis afternoon tbere was almost "a .fealv
stream at fle rntos Ttisaatfn,ntod tl,at
tlere are b 900 poopls ON tho Grounds
now and tl,a,. oro r,,in,.iu ,,.oro ~ tlee ~
bibifion tbon tbpv vould II fi,ey had most
Doped tbeir visit until Vhsrsiav when
fnllv 25 d o peoule are e,.pactod here to
iostlo abouf au dov
,,.,,.
~" '"' Ni"""'" N"'i"-i-''
An attractive section Of Tie grounds.
indeed, ls ihe women building. Here H
large pyramid of tropical pnts Tine
next most conspicuous object ls tur
large organ on which John Brown Niii
give organ reciiais every day Aroun
the SIDE OF the hnilang are hung pic
lures, enc most conspicuous being the
large painting Of W. G seeds ready Go
mount his bicycle. I'm glass cases along
tAe sides Of the bui dines are many
handsome pieces OF needle-work, and
painting on boiting cloth. plaques, silks
ana sgtins,
in the main building the william lea
and Sons company has its old mill DE-.
sprinNled with lour. The colorcd mcn
who DO the baking were busy supplying
tne hundreds WHO called TO Try @ sanple
OF -four The space devoted TO me eA-
l.D ,. "'.eN ,.gr ''''' q -,',i 'li' ''il'
ores confain,n0 buetvboaf self.raisinr
-four Tbe ensce oceuniod by ths o.lil,if
/ of papsdorfs cocoa Is decorated ir
almost the safae manner ~ q pbilins
81 Co dealers in salt and Conn
/ bava fhoir rlace tastefnllv ARRANGED
/ LARGE pvrarids of salt almost reaclinr
/ flo The roof are one of tbe features in
the deeorafions In front of tbeir oxbi
/ bit thsv bave nlacsd n ,vall buiIt of rock
salt William Lawtou's disrlov 81
electrical supplies Is handsome and
when the snace Is lirbtei it has verv
Dlaasiur effect He als, bas numerous
hanring lamps around Ills exhibit
Iessa k Bavls has two handsome
moutels on evlih,tion which attracted
considersble attention Yesterday The
New Yorl, Ciothinr House has n la~ro
displav of their roo3s Cleaver and
Hcarn. dealers I'm heaters and innres