The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-27
FAIR NOTES.

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II you have a horse that you fancy
can run a little, anywhere from SO(
wards to a mile, bring him up. Some
body will match you and try to take
your measure.
They're off," or nearly so! Fail
time coming. Flying quarter horses,
dashing half mile horses, galloping
mustangs, fast mules and everybody
whipping from ''eend TO eendl"
Interest i IN the Fair is increasing and
widening. The Grenada Fair unques-
tionably stands high in the estimation
of the people. The attendance prom
ises to be large.
The Cumberland Telephone Co.,
through Mr.. Leland Humes, the assist
ant general manager, has kindly offered
to lend its help to any public enterprise
in Grenada and has forwarded ten dol
lars for the benefit Of the Fair.
There will be "a solid week of fun and
entertainment in Grenada, beginning
Monday, Nov. 9th, the big circus; on
Tuesday, the election, and Wednesday
Thursday and Friday the splendid Fair
and races. First class dramatic and
operatic entertainments in the even
ings will round out each days program.
Many of our hospitable home folks
will entertain visitors during Fair
week. 1t will be a great opportunity
for social courtesies and kindnesses.
The graces of social hospitality add
much to the Joy and brightness OF life,
so let us have the town full Of young
people.
The ladies, always enterprising and
helpful, are taking a big interest in
their departments. The displays In
these departments possess greater in
terest for the gentlemen than most
folks suppose, and in a quiet way, the
men feel great pride in the skilfull and
artistic hand-work Of the gentler sex.
The horses are galloping and speed,
ing in trot and pace, on every hand
getting ready for the races Every
body begins to drive a little faster and
to put an extra touch on horses, har-
ness and vehicles as soon as the Fair
program Is announced, whether intend
ed for the exhibitions and races or not.
The well known and long establish
ed house OF Oliver-Finnie Grocer Co.,
desires to add to the premiums publish
ed, a prize of one OF their best and cell
ebrated Silver Moon cream cheese, for
the best three pounds of butter made
in the Fair district and to be shown
without coloring. This is a handsome
premium worth about $500
The following extra premiums have
been added 10 the premium list in the
Ladies' department.
Best specimen Of Misunderstanding
silver AID steel embroidery scissors.
Best knitted Spread-Handy push
cart-offered by E. A. Meaders g. Co.
Best specimen Needle work by child
under II years-Sterllug silverthimble,
Best specimen of Needle work by old
lady-Sterling silver ;himble.
Best specimen homemade candy
Sterling silver candy and pickle tongs.
The free street Fair and trades parade
promises TO be a great success. The
ladies are at work among the owners
of private ~turnouts, and there will
doubtless be some pretty and artistic
vehicles. Single turnouts do as we'll as
double teams, and everybody should &c
in. The business men will have their
distinct advertisements, and there will
be a lot OF funny and ludricLus comic
floats. These street parades have
proven a great and enjoyable success
wherever tried.
A little misrepresentation seems to
trouble some OF our horse owners in re.
gard to the races made ''open to the
world" This need trouble no one.
The purses are not large enough In
these races to attract fast horses from
a distance, and the Limitations provid.
ed prevent any outsider from coming in
and sweeping the boards. Our home
folks will have all the races furnished
for which they have horses present te
conterd, and we do not expect to see
an outside horse in our trottting and
pacing races, and few, if any, In any o.
the races. The trials OF speed and the
purses offered are intended to develoI
our home horses and to encourage
home interest in breeding, and even, i
by, any chance the regular specia
races should fill with outside horses
other races of same character will b,
put on the program for our Fair dis
trict horses exclusively, If they ar
here.
The Memphis who 1sale and retai
merchants who have donated specia