The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
NIGHT At THE FAX;
PAINS FIREWORKS
The air Grounds Will be
Open at Night.
COMMITTEE SO DECIDES
contract For Lighting the Grounds
Has Been Awarded.
PROSPECTS ARE FOR A GREAT FAIR
Il VIII, as Usual, be a Great Social Event and
the Exhibits in All Departments Pro-
mise to Eclipse Those Of Any
D.o,oue Ear
Previous Fair.
the State Fair.

Now for the State Fair.
i, is ALWAYS ar event OF Importance
TO the whole State. and IS annoallN
! looked forward to with great inter-
est.
Besides being an exhibition Of raw
and manufactured products 1hat
shows the states and pro
cress. it is a great social event ina
each wear brings the people OF the
| State together.
The Fair this year promises. in
both Of these respects. 10 eclipse al
its predecessors. Elaborate prepara-
tons are already being made Tor 1t
and the prospects are most encour-
aging.
The Fair executive committee held
a meeting Yesterday and decided TO
open the grounds at night. 10 TINS
end arrangements were made with
the Raleigh Electric Company (Whose
president. ". j. Andrews. was pres
entl. for the erection OF the poles ana
wires necessary for lighting the
grounds. They will be open at night,
and will be most attractive with the
many exhibitions in progress.
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS.
The proposed grand display Of fire
works upon an extraordinary scare
bv Pain. of New York whose superb
exhibitions at Manhattan Beach have
been so famous was ordered by the
committee. The program in full Will
| be published. 1t excels anything ever
seen in our State. These pyrotecnists
are official contractors for the gov
| ernmpntS of the United States. Great
Britain. France and Germany, being
| uneXcelled in the world.
The admission at night will be only
Twenty-Five cents. The fireworks will
take place on Wednesday night and
will present the latest novelties in
the art. including some wonderful
new and beautiful spectacular effects
never before shown.
Entries are rapidly coming in. the
educational department has applied
for more space. as some of the lead
ing colleges in the State nave given
notice of exhibits. There will be Il
notable display of school furniture
and appliances, also from various
houses.
Applications for space or privileges
should be made at once. Premium
lists sent promptly on request. \
new edition of the race programs is
now ready. demand for the first
1 Il IllDlIS 1oNtI " tlldlS u Slj10d ID
ING exhausted them.
At yesterdays meeting the follow
ing members Of the committe were
present:
Pulaski Covper. George Allen, Jul
ius Lewis. Perrin Busbee, w. +. Ash
ley. J. S. Wynne. F.. \. Odds. W. y.
Withers. r.. II. Battle. w. G.. McMack-
in. c. NJ. Busbee. y. Z. Broughton. j..
G. l.. Harris. Walter Clark. j. G.. Drew
rv. J.. =. Pogue. secretary and {. b.
benson. president.
TUE PREMIUM LIST ISSUED.
The premium list for the next State
Fair WAS issued from the press yes
terday. 1t is a neat publication Of
more than n hundred pages and. be-
sides the list of premiums. contains
the rules and regulations and full dl-
rections to exhibitors at the fortieth
North Carolina State Fair.
The Fair will be formally opened
on Monday. October the tNventy-sec-
ond. 1900. at twelve o'clock noon, by
His Excellency Daniel L. Russell.
Governor OF North Carolina. assisted
by the president NJ eN-presidents Of
the society.
Liberal premiums are offered in all
departments.
The products of the soil. the work
shop, the dairy. the poultry yard. the
housekeeDer'S pantry. the studio. the
factory. are all desired. and Will meet
recognition and reward. There will
be something for everyone of the
household to seek. in honorable COM
petition. Write for amy particulars
YOU may desire, and send the entries
early that YOU may wish to make.
Careful Judges. the utmOst impartial
itv ard prompt payment of premiums
Will be leading features of this Fair.
Through the wise and patriotic ac-
ton OF the Department Of Agriculture
the premiums in the departments Der
tanning to agriculture. including pro
ducts of tie farm and garden. the
stockNard and poultry range. and the
orchard. dairy, apiary and the house
wife; kitchen and SmOkehouse have
been enlarged and improved. Special
facilities for the show of live stock
have been obtained. and a. agflcul-
tural implements will be found more
fulIy displayed than heretofore.
The lowest rates on the railroads
and convenient schedules Will pre-
vail.
There will also be many pleasing
and instructive exhibitions on the
Midway. which has been enlarged by
the extension of the grounds. afford
ing room for more variety and inter
est than ever before.
The premiums offered fer trials Of
speed exceed anything heretofore. be
mo $500 in cash. Our adyices indi-
, cate an unusually large field of fine
+ and speedy horses. Every race Of the
, program Of 1899 was promptly run.
: and the fastest time ever made on
the track was scored. The Fair man
agement anticipate more interest this
YEAR. and all the days have been filled
!. /, with attractive programs. The track
;. is one of the best in the country. and
|. has been in use nearly thirty years.