The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-26
SHOWS AT NIGHT
WILL BE GIVEN AS FEATURES OF
THE STATE FAIR.
CONTRACT WITH Mr.. ZEIGLER
HAS BEEN CLOSED BY THE AMUsE.
MENTs COMMITTEE.

Unuer the Direction OF MIR. ZieSler.
Outlook Is for About 1900 Soldiers
i'm Line for the Parade on the
Opening Day-Cavalry Tilt Pro-
misses Many Entries-Prospective
Exhibitors Are Already Engaged
i'm Preparing Their Booths in the
BuiIdings-sumter County Has n
Contest on Between Rival Exhibit
tors.
A contract was entered into with Mr..
E. T. Zeigler by the ADJUSTMENTS
| Committee of the State Fair yester>
day morning, whereby he will present
night attractions at the Fair grounds
during the continuance of the great
| show that is to commence on Nov. 6.
The contract was not signed UP, but
the terms were agreed upon.
At the meeting of the directors OF
/ the Fair Association day before yes
terday it was practically agreed that
a counter proposition to that submit
ted by the directors to Mr. Zeigler
would be accepted. The only provi-
sion was that certain points should be
| settled with him, and those points were
| looked to by the ADJUSTMENTS Commit
| tee.
Nine turns" win be given at each
night performance. That is what Mr..
Zeigler has thus far determined upon.
| The turns will embrace performers
whom Mr.. Zeigler considers thorough
| iy capable to entertain the large aud
| fences that are looked for. He will
have the Streets of India troups from
the Plaza, and also the high diver.
| Fireworks will be displayed, and
there will be feats of bicycling and au-
| tomobile manipulation by Dare DeviP'
fitzpatrick, who has established a rep
utation as a most remarkable chas-
seur. Fitzpatrick is the one-legged
wonder who astonished the country
some years ago by riding a bicycle
ington.
A meeting of the commanding officers
of the military in Savannah was held
yesterday at the Office of Col. Jordan
F. Brooks, who is in charge of all the
military arrangements for the Fair.
| The programme for the parade was
| discussed by the officers, and all SEEM
| ed confident that there would be a very
| creditable showing made by the mill
| tary.
The troops will assemble in the Mill
tary Parade Ground promptly at II
| o'clock on Wednesday, the opening day,
to receive Gov. Gambler, the reviewing
! officer. A salute for the Governor will
be fired by the Chatham Artillery. The
| Governor will proceed to the Fair
| grounds, whittier he will be followed b :
the troops, under command of Col. P.
| w. Meldrim, senior officer in the state
service in Savannah. 1t is expected
that there will be about 1000 men in
llne, which will be remarkable show
ing, considering that there was no ap-
preparation made by the Fair directors
for the parade, or for the entertain
ment of troops that might visit the
city.
Inc Fair grounds will be reached at
about II O'Clock by the military. The
noon hour is that at which it is the
| present intention to formally open the
FAR, which will be done with the mill
itary feature the Governor reviewing
the troops as they pass before his post
in the grandstand
The cavalry tilt will take place on
Nov. 8, and many of the cavaIryrnen
| are expected to remain over for il
Many teams will be entered, and some
| or the finest sabreurs of the United
states will show their skill and their
Workmanship. No entrance fee will be
charged either the teams or the indi-
viduals entering the fitting contests. A
| report to the contrary was circulated.
but General Manager Moore said that
| Fair Association
have all the cavalrymen enter who will
and that there will be not one cent
charged.
filters are expected by Col. Meldrim.
commanding the First Cavalry. from
the two squadrons of his regiment in
this section. The bingham Hussars.
the Tattnall Guards, the Liberty indie
pendent Troop, the Liberty Guards, the
Mcintosh Dragons and the Wayne
Troop are expected, some in full
| strength.
| Quite number of those who will
have exhibits at the Fair have already
begun to get their booths in readiness.
The interior of the buildings resounds
to the music of the hammer and the
saw. Those showing such industry are
determined that they will be in readi-
ness for the opening of the Fair.
| AHoSc NOW puSy WIN tnelr booths
| are principally individual exhibitors.
but there are two or three of the ten
or more counties that will have exhip-
its that have also begun preparations.
| Brooks is among these.
The Southern Express Company. the
Georgia Telephone Company and the
Southern Bell Telephone Company and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
| Will be represented at the Fair grounds.
General Manager Moore says that tel
ephones will be put in by the COM
panies wherever they may be desired.
So many of the business houses of
the city will have representation at
! the grounds that ii seems very certain
that there will be many telephones nut
! il.
! Sumter county is so anxious to get
! in the contest for the rich premiums
! that have been offered for agricultural
displays that there are two rival ex-
| hibitors clamoring for the privilege of
making an exhibit. Mr. J. f. Ross is
one, and Mr. James l.. Montgomery is
! the other. Mr.. Montgomery seems to
! have the backing of an agricultural
| club, and his exhibit will be that to
! represent Sumter county. Mr.. Ross.
who writes that he has already got
| together a very creditable display. will
be asked to put IL in as an individual
exhibit
Pictures of Veterans.
Capt NJ. Ed Wilson. who attended
the reunion Of the Efingham County
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