The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
FAIR OPENS TO-DAY
fi
The Governor Opening Ad-
dress at the Grounds
at Noon.
BIG EXHIBITS ARRANGED
RALEIGH is ALREADY THRONG,
ED WITH VISITORS AND THEY
ARE COMING BY EVERY
TRAIN.
BUNTING AND FLAGS FLYING EVERYWHERE
The Racing is Going TO Smash Records
on Your Sunday go to Meetn'" and
Take the Children to See
the Sights.
1o;r vaak opens auspiciously.

The weather is clear and braciug.
The town is alive with exhibitors and
visitors. The country all about IS astlr
with interest in the occasion.
Raleigh is dressed in her "Sunday-go-
to-meetin's'' TO welcome her guests.
Flags and bunting fly and flop from
the leading business houses. Inside the
stores our prominent and enterprising
merchants have dressed themselves and
their stores in gala attire.
The street car company has put on
6ye-minute schedule from the capitol to
the Fair grounds, with plenty Of cars
and side-tracks TO match.
The handsome marshals and their
spirited horses are arriving On every
train.
Carload after carload of exhibits OF
every kind have been put in place.
Flags and banners fy from a thousand
poles all over the eommod8ous Fair
grounds. Every inch OF space ON the
Midway has been LEASED and every con-
ceiyable amusement has been pnt in
readiness There are nickle-grabbing,
dime-catching schemes. On, YES, but
they can catch Them only from those
who are willing to blow them IN. There
must not be and will be no crooked bust
ness, no pocket-picking, no purse grab
bing. The managers have planned per-
feet police system. These officials must
be on the lookout and bag the first Of
fender. Today especially should every
body be watchfuL There is going to be
great throng OF people in the city.
Pick-pockets follow great crowds upon
nobody's responsibility but their own.
The police, all the officials, and all the
people must be on the alert.
We have it from sir. Franklin, the
manager of the circus, that no taking or
other nefarious business is allowed by
the circus managemnt, and he will
thank the authorities and the people for
any aid they may give in catching up
with any persons who attempt these
things while his circus is in the city.
We know the managers of the Agri-
cultural Society will heartily join in
chasing any such characters out of the
city.
We are going to have gala week,
and let everybody be careful, be watch
full, be prudent and do everything to pre-
vent accidents, or any incidents that
may mar the pleasure of our fete oeca-
sion.
All day yesterday hundreds of people
were busy at the Fair grounds putting
the finishing touches on the hundreds
of exhibits. Hammers and saws, tents
and ropes, flags and bunting and plac-
ards, paper festoons, richly painted
signs and mottos, handsome wares, ar
tistic paintings, dainty needle work,
choice cooking, fine fruits, the products
OF the farm, the factory, the orchard,
the dairy, the barn yard, the hot house,
Oh oil
requisition to make a great Fair. The
horses were neighing, the Southdams
bleating, the Jerseys and Guerseys
and Holsteins were lowing, the blanded
swine were squealing and grunting, the
fine geese were hauking, the turkeys
gobblng for great State Fair, and over
1t all the roosters were Justify growing.
Yesterday was final arrangement day
and there were more people on the
grounds than has ever been there before
on Monday. 1t looked more like the
Wednesdays of years past, and every
body seemed in good humor.
Spirited racers were on the track prac-
ticing for the coming heats. There are
going to be no walk-oyers this year.
Trotters and PAGERS and runners are
here from all about, and every race for
every day is crowded with entries, and
each man has come to win, and he is
going to do it or smash records trying.
Today the Fair opens formally. The
city is already alive with visitors, but it
has room for many more.
The circus parade and the Fair pa
rade are to be special features, but our
streets are broad and Raleigh is a big
town. We can all keep cool, keep sober.
keep reasonably quiet, see the great pa
rades and then see both the Fair and
the circus.
Take care Of the little ones and give
them day of real genuine fan and
frolic!
THEY EXCEL THEMSELVES