The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-26
LARGEST ATTENDANCE
OF ANY FIRST DAY YET, SAY
THE RAILROAD PEOPLE.
MAGNIFICENT INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY
Opening Addresses Of Col Cunningham and
Governor Russell. Racing Yesterday
Close and Exciting. Program
and Events Of to day.

dustrial Carnival opened most auspicl
ously yesterday All the trains of Mon
day brought loads of guests to the capital
city and the streets, hotels and cars
We're thronged with new faces. Mani
festly the people of North Carolina are
beginning to appreciate the State F;nr,
both as an industrial and a social rune
ton. The assertion was made by the
railroad people last night that they have
already handled more people than dur
ing the whole of last years fair. There
is scarcely ii town in the State that does
not already have delegation on the
scene
The tireless efforts of the Fair man
ayers to make the Fair the best in the
history Of the association were seconded
by the mellowest of October weather,
and the results of yesterday brought a
look of satisfaction TO the faces of these
men who have sought to make the Fair
a worthy exhibit of Tar Heel industries.
The people and the exhibits are both
here and the amusements are abundant
and varied enough to make every hour
of the day pass lightly.
THE PARADE.
The most sanguine of the friends of
the Fair were surprised at the parade
and at the large crowd in attendance at
the Fair grounds.
Chief Marshal Drewry has done him.
self proud, and all day long yesterday
his friends were singing his praises and
showering upon the warmest congratula-
tons. Their prediction that he would
make it the greatest Fair ever seen in
the State, from a social standpoint, had
come true.
Ninety-two mounted marshals in line.
including twenty-five of North Caro-
lina's handsomest. young women with
charming representatives also from
Georgia, Florida and Virginia. is not Il
sight often witnessed on such occasions
First in line was Chief of Police Nor
wood, mounted ON handsome black
horse. Following him was the entire
police force of the city.
The Archdale band preceded the mar
shals, who were led by Chief Marshal
Drewry. with Aides Il. T. Hay and r.
III. Bradley.
First of the marshals were the Maids
of Honor and their escorts. as follows:
Mrs John w. Cross. Raleigh, with L.
L. Eberhardt, Raleigh.
Miss Gladys Clark, Raleigh, with Ben
W. Baker, Raleigh.
Miss Mamie Norris, Raleigh, with DIR.
j. NJ. Aver, Raleigh.
Miss Margaret Smedes, Raleigh, with
Henry *. Burgwyn, Jackson.
Miss Annie Simpson, Wilson, with j.
r. Young, Henderson.
Miss Bessie Williams, Newbern, with
Lee Everett, Rockingham.
Miss Fannie Cameron, Raleigh, with
S. s. Bachelor, Raleigh.
Miss Vivienne Strong, Atlanta, with
Tom Pescud, Raleigh.
Miss Charlotte Young Henderson,
with ~ III. Cannady, Oxford.
Miss Ethel Roberts, Durham, with e.
o. Aston, Raleigh.
Miss Addie Lee Short, Washington,
with John Stronach, Raleigh.
Miss Mabel Leach, Littleton, with DR..
p. w. Caphart, Kittrell.
Miss Myra Smith, Jacksonville, with
John r. Allen, Raleigh.
Miss Met Upchurch, Raleigh, with
Fred Howle, Raleigh.
Miss Jessie Wyatt, Raleigh, with J
X Makepeace, Sanford.
Miss Claudia McCullers, Raleigh, with
w. n. III. Smith, Raleigh.
Miss Eta Halstead, Henderson, with
Nj. w. BoushaIl, Belcross.
Miss Lulie Biggs, Oxford, with r. f..
Long, Roxboro.
Miss Zouine Swindell. Swan Quarter,
with w. X. Jacobson, Washington.
Miss Lucy Leach, Littleton, with -.
Men. Page, Hoffman.
Miss Lille Tucker, Raleigh, with Al
len X. Smith, Smithfield.
Miss Addison Richmond, with ID. c..
Barnes, Murfreesboro.
Next was a carriage in which were
seated President Cunningham, Governor
Russell, Major Davis and Mr.. Charles
Root. Following this was Il carriage
containing Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Burgwyn and Captain Charles A.
Cook In the third carriage was Mrs.
Cunningham, Mrs. Jarvis, Mrs. Root
and Miss Florence Glenn. The fourth
carriage had in it Maj. John w. Hardin
and Major Franklin.
Following the carriages was the fire
department, led by Chief l.. A. Mailer
and his assistant, Walter Woollcott. In
this division of the parade there were:
The Womble Hook and Ladder wagon,
the Rescue engine, Rescue Hose wagon,
Capital Hose wagon and Victor Hose
wagon.
Behind these were long string OF
private carriag es.
nc pdIdue began ut Lilo " tIUth anu
reached the Fair grounds half an hour
later, and at noon Governor Russell
formally opened the Thirty Eight an
nual State Fair
PRES. CUNNINGHAM'S REMARKS.
Secretary John S. Cunningham intro
ducing Governor Russell. spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is not ex-
pected of me to make a speech to-day.
but l desire to say that it gives me great
pleasure to see here to-day people from
all sections of North Carolina-the
mountains, the seacoast and the Pied
mont belt.
'And | desire to thank you, my friends,
and all those who have so periodically
aided me in making this real Fair
All the people of the State have joined
in one great patriotic effort to make
this an occasion of which every citizen