The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-10
SOME or THE FAIR EXHIBITS.
They ate Coming in On Every Train
in Great Numbers.

in Great Numbers.
The prospects of the Fair increase
hourly. Articles are arriving both nv
freight and express, and entries keen
tho clerks busy.
Jacob :. Allen, Jr., OF the Whining
ton street hardware store. Is fixing mn
n fine display. He has nearly completed
an old cabin home, in ancient style.
which viii be quite feature of the
hall.
L. G. Weathers is putting up some of
the most artistic wall paper designs ever
shown here.
The exhibit of the Royster candy fac
tory occupies the western side of the
octagen
Steinmetz is preparing one of his char
acterstic displays of flowers. 1T is a
little early for some varieties Of chrys-
anthemnms. but his place will be a
bower of beauty.
Mr.. Ivan Nj. Proctor has accepted
the dictatorship Of the Department Of
Horses. This information will CRAFTY
the many lovers of horse-flesh.
The Centreville Cornet Band of
Winston Salem has added some fine
players from Danville, High Point and
other places. Very fine music may be
expected.
The boys are getting up a race of their
own for Friday, Children's Day. Look
out for the champion goats!
The Durham Hosiery Mills will make
an interesting exhibit and it will be
found near the display made by the
far-famed Occoneechee Farm.
- 10Th, vxssif -.
combined exhibit from factories-over
twenty in number, not only furniture,
but machinery, mattresses, paints, bas-
kets and other products of their busy
works will be attractively shown. Mr..
Il. A. Wheeler, President of the Bust
ness Mems Association, and Mr.. Charles
Raglan have given most valuable aid
in this department of the Fair and de-
serve the appreciation of the people.
The office of the Secretary of the
Fair will be moved TO the Fair grounds
on Saturday morning, the 18th inst. It
is desired that life members call on
Wednesday, or as soon thereafter as
convenient, for their tickets at the of
fee in town in the Pullen building.
These tickets admit strictly the mem
Der. wife and children under twelve
years of age. Those who do not call
in person are requested to send written
order stating number of children UNI
der age mentioned TO be placed ON tick
cts to insure their admission. No other
form of family ticket is used.
FAIR VISITORS TO THE FAIR.
Among the charming young ladies who
will visit Raleigh Fair week will be
the following:
With Robert Jones-Misses Loise Holt
and Addison, of Graham.
With Mrs b. G. Badger-Miss Bessie
Underwood and Miss Ellen Underwood,
of Fayetteville.
With Miss Mamie Robbns-Miss Min
ME Foote. of Warrenton.
With Miss Rosa Battle-Miss Leila
Phillips, of Tarboro.
With Miss Ethel and Mamie Norris,
Misses Maude Morgan, of Richmond,
Va, and Daisy Haines, of Winston,
and Vivian Strong, of Atlanta, Ga.
With Miss Adelaide Snow-Miss Daisy
Holt, of Burlington.
With Miss Mary Armistead Jones
Misses Daisy Smith, Goldsboro, and
Viola Alexander, of Charlotte.
With Mrs. Paul Lee-Miss Olive JOY
ner and Miss Mabel Joyner, of Balti-
more, Md.
With Miss Blanche Blake-Miss Jo-
sephine Phillips, of Tarboro.
With Miss Loula Biggs-Miss EVA
Newton and Miss Benhardt, of Sails
bury.
With Miss Lucy West-Miss Lucy
Marrow, of Toledo, Ohio.
With Miss Matte Pace-Miss Sadie
Young, of Winston.
With Mrs. w. III. Williamson-Misses
Florence Holt and Margaret Holt, of
Burlington.
At the Marlboro House-Miss Snowden
Carr of Durham; Miss Florence Glenn,
Of Wilmington; Miss Jenie Watson, of
Newbern, and Miss Nellie Currin, of
Oxford.