The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
| NEXT FAIR AT NEWBERN
1T WILL BE THE BEST IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Everybody Getting Ready for the Great
Event--The Date is Feb. oath
to 29th Inclusive.

| respondence.) EVERY one who travels
| in Eastern North Carolina is struck
| with the many evidences of improve
ment in and around Newbern. Since my
last trip here, six months ago, I note
many improvements in all portions of
| the city. Residences, some of them
very handsome, are going up; street
! improvements that will give Newbern
| fine shell roads, are going forward;
| work is progressing rapidly on the
new public building Ito be very hand
| some) which is to be used as a post
| office, Federal Court building and Gus
| tom house; there is agitation looking
| toward the completion of the w. n.
| and ~ road from here to Norfolk; the
| improvements on the court house Will
| add much to the attractivenSs OF the
town and the convenience of this public
building; brick and granite porticos
being built on the north and south
sides and new granite steps being
placed at all three entrances; the cam
pus of the Collegiate Institute and
Academy building has been inclosed
with granite curling extending up
to the entrance of the buildings.
The oyster season is very good and
the shipments are not only larger but
the succulent bivalyes are larger and
finer this year than usual. The catch
of fish is not large, but there are some
very fine varieties to be seen down at
the fish house.
am told that more homemade meat
has been sold on this market this year
than ever before, besides the great
quantity of corn sent here from Hyde
county, quite a large amount of cram
berries and beans from that county
have been sold on this market. The
truck farmers here are all busy pre-
pairing their lands and otherwise get
ting ready for the trucking season.
The famous poultry yards of Mr..
William Dunn are in frst-class order
and it is worth any ones time to go
out to see them. Mr.. Dunn will put
on the market this year some of the
finest breeds of chickens ever raised in
the south.
OF course all Newbern and Craven
county is working for and talking up
the fair which will be held here next
month from the gath to the Goth in
elusive. Mr.. Chas. Reizenstein tells
larger than ever before and that with
good weather everything indicates that
the fair will be on a much larger scale
than ever before in its history. The
premium lists amount to over $4,000
trace purses $3,00o) One of the di-
rectors of the Association told me that
hewas certain that the main causes Of
the past success of the fair are the as
ladies of the city; the exclusion Of
bar roams or gambling from the
grounds and the drawing of a strict
line as to dead head tickets.
There are more applications up to
this time for race horse entrance than
ever before and the stock, agricultu-
raj and poultry departments will be
the fullest ever seen on the grounds.
Nor will the ladies be behind in their
Floral Hall exhibits. Thy are making
every effort to surpass any previous
display ever made in the State. And /
have no doubt they will succeed, for
the ladies of Newbern always do their
full duty.
In the enclosure of the race track
some novel and wonderful entertain
| ments will be given free each day.
AS to the fish, game and oyster de-
partment it is useless for me to say
anything. Every one knows full well
that this is the great attraction of the
! fair here. Suffice it TO say that under
the management OF that we'll known
veteran fish man, Mr.. Geo. N. Ives, this
department will be more complete
| than ever.
| Machinery hall is being rapidly filed
| with machinery and implements of all
| kinds. The knitting mill itself, in this
| department, to which new and inn
| proved machinery is being added, is
| an interesting sight
The Marshall's ball during the week
will be series of brilliant affairs. A
| larger hall than heretofore has been
secured for this purpose and every
thing possible will be done TO give the
young people good time. Arrange
ments are now being perfected with
railroads for a one-cent-a-mile rate
each way.
The city affords the most ample
hotel accommodations. The Secre-
| tary also has had printed a list Of pri-
vate families who will take boarders
during the week at moderate rates.
Newborn opens its hospitable arms
and bids all Carolina welcome on this
gala week.
The owners of the Wilmington, New
bern and Norfolk railroad are doing
all they can to bring into notice the
lands along the line from here to Will
mington. At Mayesyille, station ON
| this road, fifteen miles from Newbern,
there has recently been built very
large store and hotel. Other buildings
have been erected and the indications
are that Mayesyille viii be quite a
town at no distant day.
The Atlantic and North Carolina
| road mo longer called the "muliet")
under it's present excellent business
management, is in irst~class order.
the entire length from Goldsboro 10
| Morehead City having been laid with
new steel rails. A draw bridge is be-
/ ing built for this road across the
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