The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-07
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HEAT HAD =.
ITS EFFECT
Reduced Attendance al
the State Fair.
CROWD NUMBERED $4,000
Excellent Displays MAZE In the
Several Departments.
CROWD NUMBERED 10000
RESULT OF THE TRACK EVENTS.

Fair weather and a cooler atmos-
phere attended the opening of the "a |
day OF the State Fair. but in spite OF
the Improvement in the climatic con-
ditions the attendance was not hy any
means as large as 1t should have been.
This was no doubt largely due TO the
heat However. there were over 5o,-
900 people who saw the big show
throughout the day. while there was
also large attendance in the evening.
During the morning hours, and, In
fact, up till the time when the track
events began. the several exhibition
halls were well crowded and the sever
al displays proved to be very attrac-
tive. There was plenty Of good music
furnished by the National Band, the
venders of food, soft drinks. fruits and
candies did a lively business. while the
very few side shows which exist this
year made things quite lively about
the grounds.
1t was due to the forethought OF
President Perkins and the other ofii-
cials of the association that quite
Street Home for Children and OF the
st. Aloysius Asylum were afforded an
opportunity to visit the fair yesterday
as the guests of the management. Of-
ficials OF the association were detail
ed to escort the orphan children ana
their custodians through the several
departments and later they were taken
to the grand stand from whence they
witnessed the vaudeville performance
and track events. There were also 80
inmates OF the Old Mems Home as
guests OF the association, ana every
thing was done TO make them COM
Portable and TO permit them TO see ev-
cry detail of the great exhibition.
THE MERCHANTS. DISPLAY.
OF the many displays made that
known as the merchants display Is
perhaps, the one which attracts most
general attention. Here Is to be seen
about everything that one requires.
whether In the nature Of wearing ap-
parei. household utensils, patent medi-
cines, or ornamental goods. There Is
very large line OF prepared food pro-
ducts, which the visitor IL invited TO
sample, but the wise man--for 1t Is diff
ficult to restrain a woman--prefers TO
pass them by and thus spare his stom-
ach from a great deal OF unnecessary
suffering. II is not to be Inferred from
this that each one OF these food pro-
ducts, whether OF liquid or solid nature
is not very good by itself. but IL is the
combination OF the samples that Is
more or less Injurious. In this same
building are also pianos. organs, car
riages. articles OF furniture. and a
large assortment OF generally useful
goods.
ART AND NEEDLEwoRK.
The art needlework department, as
usual Is centre Of interest and this
year under the management of Mrs.
Frederick Reuckert Is quite up to the
usual standard. and, In fact. many
persons who are competent to pass an
opinion said that II surpassed the ex-
hibits OF former years. The display
consists OF large number OF pieces in
Kensif'gton. embroidery, coronation
work. lace handkerchiefs. some of very
great beauty and fneness, drawn work,
sofa pillows. in Bulgaria and Batten-
burg. and an immense quantity OF en-
broidered eoylies. table covers. mats
and other such products OF the female
mind and hand t
The AGRICULTURAL field and garden
Separtment II very good indeed. the
display OF fruits. vegetables and flow
| ers bein~ remarkably attractive. Here
cabbages. celery. turnips. carrots. no.
tafoes. red and green peppers. together
| with beans. meas. and other small veg
| etables. still further along appIes,
pears. peaches. ounces, grapes. plums.
peach TOMATOES and a 'erge collection
~ beautiful melons Then come the
| flowers and plants. some blooming In
| rires vasest ard bottles. the disn'ay of
| dahlias ard astars beirr verv fine
In m adjoining buiidirv is q very
| full exhibit Of Agricultural implerre,fs
| including tho new han nearing Buck
eve mower. tho Palla~a hav tender. the
double corn sp'anter. harrow and corn
| harveeters and LARGE ,ire ~ steel
| plourhs farm wavors. and new labor
| savinc r~~Icv,tural toois.
POULTRY AND DOG SHOW.
In the poultry and dog departments
there is always n crowd. the feathered
creatures seeming to possess some spe-
cial attraction. Turkeys. geese. ducks
roosters, hens. chickens. pigeons and
water fowl make up the poultry show
There are SOME very fine specimens oi
light Brahmas Asiatics. Polish Minor.
cas-. and black Spanish fowls. In the
dog department the display OF st. Ber.
nards Is quite large. while there ar,
CANNES OF every description, from the
big. burly mastiff to the smallest ter
| rier.
The display Of cattle IL remarkabl,
good this year. and the animals arr
much more comfortably located in tn
new cattle sheds than they ever have
been before. The entries includ
Hercfords. Jerseys. Devons. Ayrshires
Short Horns. Holsteins. and other On
nous breeds. even I'm superior numbe
10 any previous exhibit. While the ex
hibit of swine is smaller than usua
the display of sheen is larger and fine
|. Those include shropsrircs. leicester
, cheviots. Cotswoids. Hamoshir
. Downs. Oxford Downs and Horne
y Dcrsets.
Z During the afternoon the bic gran
e stand gradually filled up and the spe'
fstors rassef the time In witresslr
\ the track events ani tho vaudevil
show. There were several new featur
= in the performance notably tho cal
walk bv coiored performers a~d Pr,
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, diculor ladder. the ton of which towe
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