Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-10-15
THE PARK FAlR.

! lhc 2 } pace ana tlo- duo
2: 20 trot OH the last day 81 the
Fair. Will draw Il large crowd.
The horses eutcred Ill the races
are making it at the Norfolk
fair this week in 2:I5A.
Exhibitors are requested to
state plainly to the secretary OF
tile fair. when making entries.
whether competing Tor special
or regular premiums, BE sure
and do this so as to avoid con-
fusion
| Steamer Nellie will commence
her regular trips to. and from
the Fair as follows: Tuesday, 1
a. III. Wednesday, 9 a. III.
Thursday, 9 a. N. Friday, 9 a.
III. Leave the Petit wharf,
foot of Fearing street, and make
20 minute trips. Fare, FIVE
cents
| Read the cheap rates on the
railroad and steamboat lines du
ring the fair Take advantage
of it and come to the Fair.
Everything indicates that it
will be big fair, and much
will be done to interest you.
See handbills.
Do not burden yourself with
provender for your horses. Our
farmer friends will be supplied
with it at five cents feed, which
will consist of half gallon of
corn and bundle of fodder. One
hundred and fifty feed boxes
have been made to accommo-
date the people.
! The military of Edenton aud
Hertford have been invited to
attend the Fair with the Eliza>
beth City Naval Reserves. Why
not have a sham battle? We
expect to witness a battalion
drill by the boys Get up a
program for the day--Thursday
Let's have a military display
and 4 general reunion of the
boys in blue.
There will be on exhibition
at the A. P. Fair, some very fine
specimens of agricultural pro-
ducts. We know whereof we
|speak. This week we were al
lowed to take peep at a collec'
ton that is being specially pre-
pared for exhibition. Some
thing that has never before beer
placed i'll any of the previous
fairs. Farmers, bring the fruit:
of your toll and let them b'
seen. They will be appreciated
by a lnIirlng visitors.
A letter received from th'
owner Of Earthquake Pilo
on last Saturday, declaring OF
his engagement with the Albe
marie Park Fair, iii consequence
of his getting disabled on th
cars in transit to Norfolk. H
also cancelled his contract will
: the Norfolk fair, only filling tw'
days out of nine, a loss of $40
by not being able to pace tn
other seven days. His owner
as we'll as the managers of th
. Fair, regret very much tue ina
bility of his horse pacing aga'ns
. time ON our track.
y We have said it before, bu'
2 we will say it one more tim
E that the Fair to be held her
l next week, beginning Tuesday
L 10th, will be the BEST ever hel
4 in the First district Of Mort
c Carolina. Already there is
i guarantee that every departmer
will be we'll represented. Th
= stock exhibit-horses, cattle
hogs, sheep, fancy poultry, &c
promises to be the finest see
anywhere. The ladies depar
ment of handiWork will be
pleasing sight. In fact, we can
begin to enunerate the numero,
articles that will be shown
the Fair next week.
Reports coming in from a
sections, are of the most graf
fying character to the manage
of the Fair. We. know of OF
family who have so far con
pleted seventeen exhibits f
the Fair, so you can judge Il
magnitude of the ;display. 1t
. not confined to the elder elias
. but the Juveniles are exercisir
their genius in developing som
, thing to bring to it. Even Il
4 little children have direct'
t their minds to invent somethil
= to take to it. Keep the ball
D motion, and success will crow
, your efforts. Some OF the ar
: cles we have had. the pleasu
e of seeing and they are perfect
d exquisite. Let the fruits
. home industry be unveiled
n the New Feature Fair.
r 4 dose that is always scasonablc /
dose of Simmons Liver Regulator,
king OF Liver Medicines. 1t kes
u liver active; the bowels regular; p
4 vents Biliousuess; and promotes digs
l. III