The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
EVERYTHING Is READY.
y0R THE FORMAL OPENING Or
v5RGIyIrS GRAND EXPOSITION
A., v,e,da, Ia ,ho pay-I, VIII be the
Bsg stsIncr 1883, aud rhe''" hwy
Indication OF succc's'

lL.ng VIII uc d" ooicarg
-, t..vr been omitted by me on, and
WI .'' Sfr,,i,in state AgricWtuta4 ~ ~
- .,,I.4I society 60 make the "'s -
"a .' nrr ol The most sucCcsstU' az va
-. t.1I ever held IN the caPI'"' ~
~ .'- ri Dominion, t.,,s
81 tL' - and months preparations
I'' wv, fn ,r.srey,. and circulars am
h'N, | T.Vc becu sent out 10 d"
lNNt'''t,' 80. state ms we'll as 20 par N'0 ="
y '' ma ,fhcr states. " l1 -.
iH' '' "',..". ,,,,t gathering OF \nL.'s
l''"" r''t .i-,.,.,. VIII come 60 ~"
aus ,",N ,, Already signs OF ',S
ti.gort mo t.r CITY can be seen .,.,.'I
l"""N ",,' ,.,,,.l,r o. people di'''''
S".'V - r
"vit E,,t, and TUESDAY every 49,
pi -'i'..''''' ,.. .Itl win BRING a i"'",
I",'''- .-...rs. and thousands iii
iu.h".' Ca End country COUSINS W,n
ON r. .,r.r good humoI'1y ",'"It
49,. ..'r.. in.ru.entares' nHEtI 49,
~ en4lyS to peep az ,'' ~
- nu exhibition. ana 20 o "6 many
iNuu...iou rIuunds TO ''Ne ~
attractions ''''.
HARD AT WORM
, ,,.rf .gf 20 tho grounds yester-
N"'' ~ .,,r,tEirE on the rush.
G3f, i.Ifr..l carpenters hurried
llti " o., ,.It.e making some
a s.' '.i,'.,.,.'u- ln the booths, and else
iua d'l.l., ,I. t,UiIiar rumbling OF
49, '-i wagons. the buzz of saws
s u.5J" he rpgius Of hammers rcsounaed
D..
]. .'" .5.. y,bicb has been recently
'l'.N "'' ..'..'7' nva~ aud Thoroughly
"'',' ....l EI,uv eNhlbitors were hard
owe. "t ,, ,,r their evhibits and
az WIN .''>tt.@ 60 Ca me mo building
t|t'F, .,.,',,..lt n,Iy,ber Of tho
ht .,''a 'tr,..iv ropfleta and some
a.. 90 ,,'' ,'Il,li,Dis ,ipinue and
lt.Hs9ine. "a, v, me-. d ~ 4" AL toucb@s
l.'l'' ""t "t'', '1g,.''.t ~, ,1,,,biparv
i.-I..1 l,i,,, anu an cnntaip WrettV much
".l.i 49, -, =, ala fashioned grub
49, ,,.''' - cii,ss,,l t,ipd.n,iI and any
y.,r5siv ana ot,sntitv Of dainties and
e.ryic,alie household fuishings may be
seen I'm the fancv-work aud domestic
department. BESIDES these; i noidiSing
l"ISICal I'l,,l a. 81 ,,-..i,,rts in
i'It 1918, 20 g,i; a,,d tnV,rs horses
- lei. ,.nuitrv dogs ana
yS,nsrfy e,1rytpir,, im.,gInab'e viii be
A'nl'' y, , g., ,,.t,t vour taste
ettR' - - ,'" ~, IN. "a a.
VI Hoo"' ~ ''' %
TVr DECORATIONS
The decorations are exceedingly at
iractiyc' and elaborate. Everywhere one
{urus be- notices the work OF the decoia-
Tor. The music hall is fixed up 10 me
very best TASTE. MLidi,d"ii,GGt se,n.T, ro al
have itied Aimsei thtie' re ~ &c a a
piece lu the rear OF tit ICSI ~. - -
huge c9dt-oi arms OF Virginia WIN ny
laHlNtI W.IIS ~. ''uII' ii',,,,,,,,,
~ bo.I ItIrl. n 'I"t.FF.um % l I'M n
nies are dihptl pytulIuI3 q Iou ,t tae
spacious rooms, ana NdII-Hu'I Ud"ll'i2 >,
strr1W'Is ana shlgi4s iouvutd, az W.
UIoid~i'h 'I sNd"tI mass anu ~. NJ ~
render ID h". tuttl, a. ai ti, ~ ,,,.r "a
~ ~ j, az. ..'.,., ,iorL With are singnlarly
in lNt "'. e." "'i.'-a ~" .%%tS,,,,hH,,, ~ q
l.. .,'1 ..IIf. @ i4' 49, '''
~ -ro,o &C. to fru bIaet tho
,, ...r.t;l,s ,,dding 70 tho effect of
- ... F.,,., 80 oybil,ltg tho GOOD
go ......l 49,, ali ,,.o- tbo co,ID fr,,
.
~ '..~ tt,,ttrrs ana 10
i..I.I.'' .",.S % ,,9ilo
l-f'H I''''. wa a.. -, 80,
aIlnl!- 1N'u' H't ~ bc lOl bO'''h SO'''
SOME HANDSOME FNHIBITS.
,t..,,,r.r4 .,5 uoarord counties are
g., th. r,.. s..-, frop, start 10 finish
- tl. t,.t -r... II Win he remembered
~, -ft., l.... diGicuitv ON the mart
S'.'. O. 't.... ~, d'ridn d,ring the last
Lt..'lIti.r u.Ir,rl was awarded the
Tr-t rr.g. with Chesterfield n close Sec
ru1 THE r..a. Try between the two COun-
,.. nils ,..- fe more heated than ever
'. ,''' as, i'' is ,noi'ira Strenuous
.a.rts p. .Iflar In the laureis.
,rt ..t,,t5,1I .vL,hit 10 IN charge
Of ". ". Baker. of that county who
takes great pride in doing the th,ng
mp properly. Al la one OF We 10
tNn.uilT ''.l ,a,, ~ or he Moorish
u,Si-"'Y D.. I"t 10" ,ftcr Concertiou
Sj'ly on az ..'.'''II,i a. ''i ,ii,ins
OIL ..'..l"- ''h -, t''I loot a., tho \ye.t-
more man hundred igfI III Nh, Ime Es IT, -
tm ~ -, .,4o ' ,ba dr,tyInrs and the or
MUS .tit's''II,- brai,ebt ONT The
'-,'.'i - fl9tura Is the central
pi ,t"li.Il" as -, 49, ,bos ~, eitLnr
49, Al" t,c columns and pillars. as
n az ,t. fr.rt is covered with a beau
.,f - , ,,,rl, az SECTIONS from ears of
'', 3d.. ID and white grain having
corn We ~ a., "ttrLis g. I,Inr-
u,'' W. -. -, i,,o ',ritb an owe
oI' ,'' ,,.,i i, n he exlaedinllv beauti-
~, 't. .'' ,,,i',,, mo Tlan has beeu
-'i, 'l'l i,.l a,,d everutcd with sim
VI s'.,. -. mo roar norton of
'''' a.. ,.I,,.rrd Win GLASS so as
81. a.. f,l,,,t "a fbn hest advantage.
l.,,tif1I contrast Of the red and
,,.rit. GRAIN produces handsome
nr.'r me rest OF the decorations are
a. l,o.,.l,+.- vim tho leading feature
III hVel,l''" ~ ~ - SbretarF,rd in
al l"' NJ 800 ,,,ra rnorl granite
t'"3iuS ga" nm ..19t,,' - o,,ar "a hnu-
ha'i" ~, ~. S,l.orifies fruits and or
namental trees, iosethtr Win are
variety ~. 0ti,TfiiS,,i -, and tbe on
aIIdhstp p. aNi'itI' "aGey-,i attention
~ ,N''..l - 49,. [riI5inp
from an Pd!'9 VI ''V
EIpFORD's SHOWING.
po1r,r5,e ovhilit has not vet been
c,rnri.tad but viii be finished UP by
,rTniigy II win he exceedingly hand
..,., - ID, 80 .. II 10 already attra ct.
H., - ~, ',', ttcotfon Ly those entcring
3D.. l,,ni't1 No Efforts viii BE- spared
~ MIX an In Keeping with Bedfori's
Trstiaue rrputqtion upon similar occa-
Sions. The exhibit Is in charge Of Mr.
,,aeter1av he was literally covered NJ
y,ith arriruIuiral products and minerals
NJ NJ ..-... ,.,,,gca was 20 Gv Ia feet
near the front entrance. Corn and groin
viii be used for the decorations Whlcf
viii be eNceellnEly n nan, ha =, , @isf anf 5