Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-10-13
TIE STREET FAIR.
SUCH A GRAND SUCCESS THAT
1T WILL BE CONTINUED
THROUGH FRIDAY.
The Exhibits Demonstrate What q
Grand Country This Section Is
Thousands Of People Pres
ent-The Displays are
Remarkable.

Never before has Mexico looked so
business like and full Of rush as she
did at 8 O'Clock Wednesday when
the LEDGER cannon doomed forth the
news that the Mexico street fair was
formally opened. AS the town clock
struck 8 O'Clock the cannon started
the ball and soon every bell and whis-
tie in Mexico was making all Of the
noise possible.
The streets, already crowded, were
rapidly filled until they became
packed and 1t was plain to see that
the Street Fair was already q grand
success. A long line OF people ex-
tended from the Fair headquarters
from q very early hour. Those In the
line were entering exhibits and the
secretary but repeated what he did all
day Tuesday-worked his fingers of
to get them all In. the Mexico Cor
net Band was out and attracted much
deserved attention.
In the court house all was activity.
Mrs. M. r. Wise, who is in charge OF
the culinary displays, was the busiest
person around. Mrs. Wise has worked
hard and faithfully for the success OF
the fair and many of her suggestions
have been followed with profit by the
directors. In her department there
were cakes, breads, cooked chicken,
cookies, butter, ~jellies, preserves and
all name of edibles. They attracted
q great deal of attention and were
very prettily displayed. This depart
ment occupies the entire corridor
running north and south and the halls
were nicely decorated with old flags.
Assisting Mrs. Wise were Mrs. John
A. Guthrie, Mrs. James T. johnson
and Misses Minnie Basket and Julia
Ross. To further set forth the court
house displays, the flower entries
were placed here and were under the
charge Of Miss 5allie Brown. The
flowers were elegantly displayed and
the monument shaped bank at the in.
tersection of the north and south cor
ridors was beautiful and attracted
much attention. Assisting Mrs. Brown
were Misses Bessie Emmons, Artemis-
ia Edmonston, Esther Houston,
Mona Foster, Mrs. l.. A. Raum. Mrs.
Raum also did valuable work in the
fabric department.
Miss Jessie Wells had charge of the
fabrics and fancy needle work and
she was handicapped for want Of
space, although she had at her disposal
the sherif's office, the collectors Of.
flee and the circuit court room. The
latter place was literally fIledI with
fancy quilts while the other two rooms
were crowded with other handiworh
of the ladies of Audrain coun ty. These
rooms were crowded all day and Miss
Wells and her assistants, Mrs. W. Il.
Coons, Misses Fannie Potts, Kots
Luckie and Mrs. E. 8. Williams were
kept quite busy.
In the west wing of the east and
west hall were very pretty displays
by Morris, the photographer, and Mrs
Dea Carr Smith, Miss McMaster and
Miss Linnie Allison of Hardin College,
The latter consisted of some fancy
coloring by young lady pupils of Mat
Allison and some very beautiful work
in china decorating by pupils of Mrs
Smith and Miss McMaster.
1t was very interesting to visit the
poultry headquarters in the Cool
building on the west side of the square
where J. r. Lampson has charge. In
this department was all manner Of
chickens, ducks, turkeys, guineas
pigeons, geese and eggs. A pen o
white guineas owned by VIM. West
attracted considerable notice.
On the east side of the square, IL
the booths, was a fine display of al
kinds of corn, tobacco, seeds, etc
The corn on this side drew much at
tention both on account of the large
ears and the full grains. No county
in the state a raise better orn thar
Audrain. Turner & jackson hal
q very nicely arranged booth on thi
| side and next to 1t on the northeast
corner of the square was j. O. Ringo'
"old relief booth which attracted
more attention than any of the dis
plays. On the north side the Hatha
way & Keath Seed and Produce com
pany had the first booth to the east
Next came the butter display unde
charge of J. A. Harrison, who was as
sisted by w. A. Sharp and Johl
Crews. Eggs were also in this de
partment. Morris Pearson had charg,
of the fruit display which came next
This display was q very interesting
one and showed what Audrain count,
can do in the way of fruit.