The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-25

From the Weldon Leader we take
the following notes about the Weldon
fair to be held next week-Tuesdav,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
The Weldon fair will be the greatest
of them all.
There is a big crowd coming to the
Weldon fair. Come and see it.
The Working World is splendid. It
will be on the Fair Grounds in all it's
glory.
There is not a better band in the
South than the First Regiment band,
of Richmond, Va. 1t will be here
fair week.
The Welsh ponies will be driven
around the race track, four-in-hand, :,
daily at the fair They are beauties.
We will have convenient schedules
during fair week, and low rates
Don't miss the biggest fair of them
all.
Let us save you the trouble of
writing your friends to meet you at
the Weldon fair. They will all be
here.
Such a week we will have, All the
fun and frolic for the young, and in
struction for the old. OF interest to
all. The big Weldon fair.
Get your season ticket to the fair
before the rush. They are on sale
now, at IS cents for the entire week.
Call on Secretary Green. Office over
the express office.
The little seven year old female con-
tortionist is wonder. She will be at
the Weldon fair, and give free per-
formance every day. The hobby
horse will be here, too.
The race program will be sent to
any address. All kinds of races and
big purses. The mule race will be
funny. The race is free to anybody,
and purse is given to the winner.
BELMONT SISTERS.
These ladies will have charge of the
daily balloon ascensions at the big
Weldon fair, and they come well rec
commended by the largest fairs in the
country. They will ascend 5000 feet
and come down in parachutes.
RECORD-BREARER IS THE FAIR OF 1900
The Floral Hall this year will sur
pass any previous exhibitions in the
immense display OF domestic and
heavy manufactures, fruits, flowers,
vegetables and all the nice things
that emanate from the farm, the farm
er and the farmers wife, the domestic
hearthstone, the manufacturer, the
inventor and the merchant. And
thi. fair will he noted and 60 upon
record for the beauty and magnitude
Of its hall display and it's wealth Of
exhibits fascinating in their attrac-
tiveness.
CON THE MIDWAY"
Ever since the Worlds Fair at
Chicago the Midway has been held in
veneration by the people, and each
year adds new interest to the ever in
creasing features of that strange con-
gress of amusements. Heretofore the
Midway has had secondary attention
from the fair officials, but recognizing
the demand for popular amusements,
enlarged space will be given to the
Midway, and attractions booked that
will serve to entertain the multitude.
While nothing offensive will be per-
mitted, there will be no lack of fea-
lures of the rarest nature, and from
beginning to end it will be one con-
tinuous round OF pleasure.
GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME AND WILD
WEST.
The Great Roman Hippodrome and
Wild West will be at the Weldon
fair. This is the leading attraction at
the big fair, and it will be absolutely
free to every man, woman and child.
There are IA horses and Is men IN
this combination and they give eHhibi-
tions of chariot races, hurdle races,
racing with a riderless horse races
with hounds, standing and bareback