The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-01
COME l. The FAIR!
The Capital city's Invitation to all
South CaroIinians.
EVERYTHING NOW READY.
Exhibits Promise TO Be Unusually
Full and Varied-Great Crowd
Already Assured-Some
of the Attractions.
Of the Attractions.

Columbia, Oct. 2S.-special: All
the preparations for the State Fair, SO
far as these are within the reach Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety, are now practically completed.
Both President Cunningham and Sec
retary Holloway have taken quarters
here, and they have been busily en-
gagged in matters relating to our great
fall gathering. They are both conf
dent Of great gathering-one Of the
very largest that have been witnessed
here in the past thirty years. This Of
itself will constitute leading attrac-
tion of the fair. Every such crowd is
good-humored and jolly, and jolly peo-
pie are always happy.
Even were there nothing in the fair
but its effect in thus bringing thous-
ands Of our people together, it would
be worth the peoples attendance and
patronage. But there is much more.
Col. Holloway reports that there is
assurance Of fine exhibits in every de-
partment. Judging also from the busi-
ness going on in his Office We may safe
ly count on an exhibition that will be
varied, extensive and irst-class in
every particular. This fact is enough
to furnish reasons for a great gathering
Of people from every part Of the State.
But there are other reasons for such
gathering this year. The short crop Of
cotton has been sold at far better prices
than were expected. Whilst our peo-
pie are the worse for the failure Of their
crops, yet the unexpectedly good prices
has put them in good spirits, and they
are after a little innocent pleasure.
The State fair affords the desired op-
portunity and the people mean to use
it. They are coming here by the car
load. The railways have given good
rates-one fare for the round trip, plus
ten per cent.
The business men Of Columbia real
ize that there must be some attractions
in addition to those on the fair grounds
In the daytime the people do enjoy
themselves on the grounds, yet they
like little run down town on the cleo
trio railway and arrived there they ap-
preciate little amusement. The city
fair association have undertaken to
supply this. There will be trapeze
performances, tight-rope walking, aerial
diving, and every afternoon ballon
ascension. At night the First U. s.
Artillery Band will give a grand con-
cert on the State House. grounds, ac-
companied with a display of fireworks.
Main Street itself will be brilliantly
illuminated.
The annual ball of the South Caro-
lima Club will take place on Thursday
night Of Fair week in the hall of the
House of Representatives. On this
occasion there will be joyous gather
ing Of the beauty and gallantry of South
Carolina. The hall Of the House Of
Representatives is one Of the hand
soonest in the entire country.
Ample accommodations will be avail
able for the visitors. Besides the ho-
tells and the boarding houses, there
will be numbers Of private houses
where excellent accommodations may
be had. There is already an Intelli-
gence Bureau Gin the Central National
Bank building) where information as to
these accommodations will be gladly
furnished.
Fair week this year will be season
Of genuine enjoyment. Let everybody
come.