The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-10
OPENING OF THE
FAIR AT BLOOMSBURY
IT'S THE FoRTY-sIxTH ANNUAL
EVENT OF THE KIND.
The Fair Is Well Stocked and Prom
ises to Be One of the Most Inter-
esting in the History of The Asso-
ciation-The Exhibition Building
Is O Mammoth Affair-For the
Race Events Of the Three Days
There Are ia Entries-Horses in
the Different Events.
From a STAFF Correspondent.

From a STAFF Correspondent
bloomsbury, Oct. 9.-The Bloomsbury
fair is on. For the forty-sixth con-
secutive year the gates of the grounds
devoted to the exposition Of the Co
lumbia County Agricultural. Horticul"
tural and Mechanical association were
swung open and business looking teams
began to arrive early this morning and
kept up in steady procession all day.
All goods necessary to make this tair
one of the greatest successes IN It's MS
tory were delivered before night. The
fair grounds, which are situated on q
large tract of level land a short dis
tance from the business section or
bloomsbury and are easily accessible,
look tonight, with their streets lined
with white tents like a regimental en-
campment.
Every foot of space around the main
exhibition hall and the various en-
frances has been leased. over 5000 en-
tries of exhibits for premiums have
been recorded upor the secretarys
books, and many more were seeking
admission at 6 o'clock tonight, keeping
the secretary and his large corps or
assistants extremely busy.
cial interest in securing Midway" at
fractions such as bloomsbury has never
before seen. There will be interesting
doings every minute during the entire
fair week. There are a great number
of entertainments under cover Of can
vas and the person who goes to the
fair to have gay time will have only
himself to blame if he doesn't get it.
Grounds on the Level.
Nearly all the county fairs Of North
eastern Pennsylvania are located on
top of the steepest and most inacces-
sible hill in their neighborhood. This
association has displayed good COM
mon sense in laying out their grounds
on level, convenient and easily
reached tract of land only few min
utes' walk from the depots of the bor-
ough, and stone sidewalks run to it's
very gates.
The grounds inside the high board
fences are laid out for the convenience
of the visitor. The main entrance is
beside the secretary's Office and right
in front of it is long street lined with
canvas houses, log cabins and rough
board shacks, where refreshments and
games of all kinds, except games of
chance, may be found. Going along
side the fence the first department is
reached, that of poultry. There are on
exhibition here more than 1000 pairs
of fowls, including pigeons, turkeys,
geese chickens and all feathered
bipads.
In front of the poultry department is
the mammoth exhibition hall. more
than 300 feet long and wide and high.
Arranged along it's sides are the dis
plays of local and county merchants
and a rich variety of goods is set forth.
In the center is a partition and on
either side of it is tastefully arranGed
tempting and luscious fruits, home
made pastry and bread, preserves.
fancy needlework, paintings of all
kinds, vegetables and all that consti-
tutes an agricultural and horticultural
fair.
Machinery of All Kinds.
Following the fence along the spec
tator comes upon bewildering aggre-
cation of farming implements and
machinery of all kinds and for every
conceivable purpose, from the little
hand-power corn shelter to the giant
steam plough and roadmaker. Near
this department are four huge circular
tents filled with the choicest products
Of rival carriage and wagonmakers.
At the head of the streets and the
exhibition hall there is the Midway"
with its many alluring signs and pic
lures flapping in the breeze and beck
oning the passerby to venture within
its attractive, snowy canvas tents.
Some Of these side shows have ample
accommodations for large audiences,
and the artist who painted the enticing
pictures swung in front of them did a
good days work.
At the right hand of the main en-
trance are the stables and stalls for
horses, cattle, swine and sheep, and
they extend halfway around the radius
of the circular track The horses en-
tered for premiums and for the races
are many. The cattle entries are also
numerous. the herds numbering from u
dozen to twenty-five and representing
the following breeds: Dutch belted,
Devons, brown Swiss, Guernseys, Jer-
seys and red polled. The swine include
exhibits of Poland China. Berkshire.
Chester White, Duroc and Tamworth,
while the sheep are present in ouan-
sty and quality.
The races for the next three days
NAVE oipuShl OuN III tulIlGS IUt
'S,455 offered in purses. The first race
" the fair will be called tomorrow at
+. o'clock
Special Excursions.
Special excursions for the fair have
been scheduled on five railroads enter
ing Bloomsbury, and big crowds are
assured.
The dining hall privileges have been
sased to the Bloomsbury Normal
'chool, and a turkey dinner and all
hat goes with 1t is being served by
his institute. The man whose appe-
lite Is given an added zest by the Oc-
.ober breezes and does not care to wait
II this hall is crowded will find AN OPP
portunity to dine in more than dozen
other places on the grounds. One res
taurant is run by the ladies of ST.
Johns Lutheran church. of Catawissa;
another by the Wornens Christian
Temperance union, of Bloomsbury, and