The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1897-06-08
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL,
Arkansas Editors Taking in the Sights
at Nashville
LEdltorInl Corrospondoncol

] wrote last from Memphis Just
before starting to Nashville, We
(the Arkansas editors) arrived here,
Nashville, on time last night
Crowd numbered about sixty
evenly divided as to sex, AS Score
tary Jobe of the ASSOCIATION, had
neglected to arrange quarters for
the gang, it had to divide up and a
number Looked twice before lodg-
ing was secured, as the city is some
what crowded in the central busi-
ness portion where nearly all try to
locate
Alto o'clock this morning meet
ing of our party was held at the
Maxwell Hotel, and Secretary pro-
tenn W. b, Folsom, of the Brinkley
Argus, Secretary lobe did not
Gomez soon had the necessary pieces
of pasteboard to admit all into The
Exposition grounds. Soon after 10
o'clock all boarded an electric car
and were soon at the grounds,
about two miles out, where the en-
tire day was most pleasantly spent
shall not attempt anything Hike
description Of the sights seen
during the would more than
nll the paper Then it might be-
come tiresome to many, as these
expeditions are similar in many res
poets Visited several Of the main
exposition buildings there are the
Forestry and Mining, Commerce,
Art, Woman's, Machinery, Trans
portation, Music Hail. etc, besides
numerous state buildings, Arkan-
sas and Texas are not represented
except in small way in neat
little building erected and main
tanned by the Iron Mountain and
Cotton Belt Rys, Large buildings
are made OF STAN a white &c
ment plaster similar in appearance
to those of the Worlds Fair, only
much smaller Grounds are very
beautirul-compose some 700 acres,
formerly used as fair grounds, AT
ter the exposition Is closed 1t Is pro-
posed TO turn It into an attractive
park
The most enjoyable part Of the
SAY to us, was the time spent at
Music Hall, listening to the fine
music rendered by the Bellotedt-
Ballenberg band, composed Of some
City musicians, Both IN afternoon
and evening we heard It,
In afternoon we witnessed an eS
hlbition Of "day Hreworks' by
means Of guns round missiles were
sent high into the armament where
they exploded and formed into
imagoa or likenesscs Of men and an,
mals, made OF paper machc saw a
man ostrlde q buckng pony
'Jonahs Whale dogs, cats, fish,
and statues of Washington and
other great men, 1t was novel
sight many Of w had never seen
the like before, Az night the yaH
eolored fireworks display was truly
grand, 1t consisted Of all kinds Of
rockets, twieters, whistlers, reyoly-
Ing stars and other figures, a sup-
posed statue Of Lincoln that did
not AT all resemble the great pa
trIot and but for the label In let
ters Of fire, one could not have
guessed for whom II was intended
Alright the grounds are well llt up
with arc lights and thousands of In
emdcseeut lamps ON sides of main
buildings, ON caves aud dome-a
grand spectacle,
Tomorrow Sunday we have a
special invitation 20 attend divine
services at several Of the largest
churches, and party will wecpJ
same, Also have an Invitation
from citizens TO take a 'trolly Ride
to Mt olIyette, In afternoon, which
we will accept Hoard Of Trade
have entertainment to o0or ~
Monday which we viii also accept
Editors, you know, have a way OF
accepting all the good things offer
ed them they are generally few
aud far bctwcn, except upon otea
slons like this
Expect to leave here Monday
evening or Tuesday for home, aud
may not therefore write more until
/ get there, j, w. q,
Nashville, Tenn June b. D1
Her Harness Broke
Mrs, Fanny Wilkins had a slight
accident yp.lerday while crossing
Walker stiub The descent Is rath
on PERCEPTIONS, after d rather peril
Gus ascent aud the harness broke,
lrlphtuulnu her somewhat The
crossing ON Walker street should be
attended to AT once Helena
World,
We did not know before that