The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-28
The Mother Town Remembers
It's Daughter.
FROM BERNEToNEW BERNIE
Flag Presented to the North
Carolina City.
BY CAPITAL OF SWITZERLAND
The East Carolina Game, Fish aad
Oyster Fair is this Year Better
than Ever Before in
Its History.

Its History.
Newbern, N. c., Feb. 81 (spcciaD-
This has been one Of the most notable
days in the history of this old city.
founded in ITO, rich in historical incl
dents and great occasions. L spell
Newbern with big b to-day, though
Mr. w. II. oliver convinced me long
ago that the legal way to spell the
name of this city is NewheTn. This
week everybody spells it NEW
BERNE in honor OF the visit Of the
Minister from Switzerland, who comes
with q lovely flag from his own Berne
in lovely Switzerland, AS a matter of
connecting the present with the past,
this place should be called New Berne,
though the lawmakers seemingly had
no regard for preserving the connec-
ton between this city and the mother
town in the model Republic Of the old
world.
The Swiss Minister, Mr.. j. b. Pioda.
arrived in the city Wednesday night,
A delegation Of prominent citizens,
with President Chadwick's private car,
met the distinguished visitor al Colds
bOro and escorted him to the city.
This delegation was composed of
Messrs. Judge Seymour, NJ De w. Ste
vensOn, DR.. r. s. Primrose, o. n
Guion and T. w, Dewey A special
committee, composed of Hon. G. c..
Clark, Messrs. w, W. Clark, l.. Fl. Cut
ter. b. b. Neal c. R. Thomas, W. S,
Chadwick, Thos. Daniels, and f. Ul-
rich met the party at the depot, and
escorted them to the Hotel Chattaka.
To-day Minister Pioda spent some
time at the Fair grounds, and express
ed himself as greatly pleased with the
evidences of thrift and progress made
by the descendants Of Baron De Graf
fenreid and other libertv-loying sons
of Bern who left Switzerland, many to
escape religious persecution and 9TH
ers to find new homes and broader
fields in new lands. I'm the afternoon
a large number of prominent citizens
and visitors were invited to a delight
ful reception to meet the Minister
from Switzerland at the hospitable
home of Mr.. James A. Bryan, whose
public spirit is always equal to any
emergency, and whose hospitality is as
elegant as it is hearty. Col. Julian >.
Carr, of Durham, the orator of the
Fair and the largest exhibitor, was
present and the citizens here were glad
to show him the high esteem in which
they hold him.
The presentation was made tonight
at the City Hall to Mayor Ellis as, rep
resenting the city government. The
Minister made appropriate remarks in
the presentation and was happily res
ponded to by the Mayor and T. ii.
Pelletier. When the flag was unfurled
deafening applause and cheers greet
ed it, given with a hearty good will by
the immense throng of spectators.
The races to-day resulted as follows
The $50 trotting to harness, best }
in mile heat, purse $500
The first money was taken by
Tyroles The second by Easter Lilly
aRd the third by Elise.
Second race, running, two-thirds
mile heat, purse $3.50, best two in 3.
The first prize was won by Neola. The
second by Amsterdam. The third by
Lady HELEN.
The third. trotting to harness, free
to all, mile heat, best in 5, purse $i00.
The first winner was Miss Thompson,
The second Julian May. The third
Lilly d. The fourth Dominion.
1t takes four things TO make a sue
cessful Fair
1. There is nothing wanting to make
the Fair a success. There are more
lovely women here than l have seen in
many a day. and while they are not
put down in the official programme as
among the attractive exhibits they
have drawn more visitors, thereby
doing more to swell the gate receipts,
than everything else combined. / had
the good pleasure of making a tour of
the grounds with a handsome and
popular young bachelor who assured
me that, though ne had seen the as
sembled beauty of a dozen States, no
such gathering had ever assembled.
As he said thus he kept his eyes
fixed upon a lovely face that was full
of animation and interest in the races.
. The next essential attraction to
make a Fair, fine horses are here in
abundance, and there are congregated
a large number Of Judges of horse
flesh and racing. There are not want
ing too, so "they say" sporting men
who are backing their Judgment with
their money. The purses are large
enough to make interest run high, and
the good condition of the track and
the inspiring presence of great crowd
so that there is no stop to the conta-
gion of excitement make all conditions
favorable.
3. The third essential is fine weather,
and if President VIM. Dunn, who can
do everything else if he cannot make
weather, had had the ordering of the
weather he could not have ordered
more perfect days than yesterday and
to-day. 1t was cool enough and not
too cool The sun gave warmth and
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