Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-10-14
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.
William j. Bryan to Be Given
Grand Reception
Tuesday.
Especial Correspondence of the Kentucky
Irish American

Especial Correspondence of the Kentucky
Irish American.
FRANKFORT, Oct. 13.-The Frankfort
Street Fair and Carnival, given October
3 to 6, was a grand success far beyond
the most sanguine expectations of its
originators. 1t was launched into exist
ence on Tuesday morning by Gov. Brad
ley in a short and eloquent address, who
was followed by Mayor w. S. Dehoney.
The decorations were most beautiful and
artistic and reflected much credit upon
the originator, the business houses and
public buildings being particularly at
tractive. The average attendance was
10000, although on Friday, Centennial
day, the crowd was conservatively esti-
mated at over Is, 900, many claiming that
there were 10000 people in the Capital
City that day. The old town was in her
best attire and every door was open to all
who knocked. The displays of the prod
ucts of the farm. the exquisite needle
work and most tempting delicacies exhi-
bited at the courthouse were the finest
ever seen in Kentucky. The free vaude-
vile shows, the magicians, snake charm
ers, hypnotists and other attractions were
up-to-date and exceedingly entertaining
to the thousands that thronged the street
during the few days of the fair. The
baby show brought out the young Ken
tuckians in large numbers and prizes
were awarded to the babies of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. NJ. Vanderveer and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Miller. On Wednesday at high
noon Mr.. Drury- o. Shields and Mrs.
Sarah +. Casey we're united i'll marriage
in front of George Stehlin's store in the
presence of fully $4,000 people. Mr..
Stehlin donated handsome suite OF fur
niture to the happy couple. The fire.
works were the grandest ever seen in
Frankfort. The spiral exhibition on
Broadway was undoubtedly the finest
part of the fair and greatly enjoyed by
the large crowd that witnessed it every
afternoon and evening. Taken all in all
the first annual Frankfort Street Fair and
Merchants Carnival was grand success
from every point of view and it will be
repeated next year upon grander scale
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan, of Louis
vile, have the sincere sympathy of their
host of friends in this city in their sac
bereavement-the loss of their infant son
1t is announced officially that the camp
of instruction for the First and Third
regiments, Kentucky State Guard, viii
not be held this year, owing to the
weather being too cool for camping.
A large crowd will undoubtedly NEE
William Jennings Bryan in Frankfort OF
Tuesday next, when he will address the
voters in the interest of William Goebel
candidate for Governor. A forty-iv'
minutes speech will be made in the STATE
House yard, after which Col. Bryan viii
leave on his special train for Versailles
the home of ex-senator ]. c. S. Black
burn.
The many friends in this city of Mis-
Clara Harris, the pretty and charming
young lady from Anderson, Ind, wh'
has been visiting Miss Nellie Sullivan oil
Madison avenue for the past two weeks
will regret to learn that she has returned
home. Miss Harris renewed many &C
quaintances in the place of her child
hood and carried to her adopted home IL
Indiana many fond membranes of OLE
Kentucky.
Col. L. A. O'Connor, late of this city
but now of Knoxville, Tenn, has secured
a lucrative position with one of the larges
houses in that city and is greatly pleased
with his new home.
Thursday, October Is, Mayor Carte
Harrison, of Chicago, and his marchin,
club, 500 strong, will bear down upoi
Frankfort. Fully thousand voters from
the county have arranged to be in tn
parade, and the local Goebel Club, 5O
strong, will also take part. Thousand
of visitors are expected from the sur
rounding counties. d. Nj.