The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-24
THE NEWBERN PAIR.
The Fair I'm Full Rlast-To.day 4,
Bright aud Beautiful-Atteud-
a0ce Large.


NEwBERN N C,F,b Special =
Notwithstanding that the wind was hist
Yesterday overhead the sun shone bright
and fair and the programme for the d4,
was carried out to the letter except III,
balloon ascension, it was too windy T.
II Il ,te the balloon The ascension and
parachute jump to day Is promised hy
all rs one OF the most successful ever seen
our attention was called to dsy To III.
exhibit of Mr.. Thomas A McI1tyre of
Onslow county. he is northern gentle
man who is building the Oaslow road
from Jacksonville to Newbern He sent
to the fair two carloads fer exhibition
i've stock mostly; he has eleven coops
of foe assorted fowls, a fiae stallion and
jack, these exhibits hsd TO come all
away around by Goldsboro to get here.
But by next fair. the new road will b,
d lished and people can come all the way
from Wilmington to Newbern, eighty
seven milesl to attend the fair.
1t was beautiful sight last and to
night to walk through the buildings
lighted with electricity, everything can
He seen just SIS Well at night as in the
day.
The aquarium in the fish department
attracts much attention, with the live
funny tribe swimming around. Ia here
are to be seen quite q variety. from the
little bright gold fish down TO the wide
mouth catfish. We noticed TO day in one
ef the frozen blocks of ice large trout
with bouquet of red fl1weis in his
mouth
1t would take columns to tell abont all
the pretty things to be seen in the ladies
fancy-work and art department 1t is
filled with all kinds of the prettest needle
work our eyes ever beheld. The walls
of this room are beautifully decorated
with handsome painting and portrsits,
embracing landscape and water scenes,
summer and winter scenes, etc.
We were shown in the curio room an
old Roman coin, made from between $50
to $50 B G On it is stamped the Tetra
drschn. One also made in 1898
Mr.. Jas P. Carr, of Haw River, Ala
nance county, N. c. has a psir OF
turkeys that weigh in their breeding con-
dition sixty pounds. The gobbler alone
when fat will weigh forty-tive pounds
Mr.. Carr has quite a number Of fin,
| chickens. ducks, etc, in all a car load
Mr.. w. II. B ay. of Newbern, showed
US $50 head of poultry of many varieties
With the exception of small part, Mr.
Bray fills one of the agricultural rooms
he also has some very fac cattle and
nogs One of his hogs weighs 74l
pounds 1t is said that Mr. Bray ha
made the largest and most varied exkibi
at this fair that has ever before bseI
made by any one person in the state.
Some OF the boys Of the town. assisted
by Prof. Dairy. of New York, gave al
entertainment in the opera house las
night.
The german given last night and to
night by the young gentlemen OF New
bern to visitors was u delightful occs
sion. To sweet strains of music tn
yDung people whiIled around tripping tn
light fantastic till the wee hours G
morn. There were quite a number {
couples of handsome young men au
beautiful young women. l know that !
is sometimes expected of a corr,sp0nder
to give names of parties and what kin
Il clothes they wore, and all that sort {
thing on an occasion like this. You
correspondent tried it once in days gon
by, and let me tell you. he will nevt
Try second time Suffice it to say ths
the ladies were neatly and hsndsomel
dressed
The fair association intend by anoth,
/ year to make good many improvement
on the grounds. II. B. Ii.
NEwBERN. N c., Feb. 23-Ti
, crowd Was much larger than yesterda,
good order, no accident. Racing t,
day; first trottipg by Dominion thr
IN five best, time 393 Running
CASTLE" time 14a Trotting, Ma
Spellmans best heat 1856. The displ
Of the fire works to night were msgnii
. cent.
Mr.. James A. Bryan gave a recepti
to night at his residence to the press al
invited guests.
The fair closes Saturday night.
III. B III.