The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-22
COMBINED SHOWS
Layton Carnival Co. to Arrive
Sunday Night.
President J. A. Long, Of the State Fair, is Here
and Everything is Rushing on to
Grand Consummaion.

The Layton Carnival Company will ar
rive at the State Fair Grounds on Sun
day night The company travels with
eighteen cars, and includes "a Trained
Wild Animal Show of 200 wild and fero-
cious beasts from all parts of the globe.
Every animal is trained to perform in
some way. There are lions, tigers, leop-
ards, panthers, wolves, bears and others
too numerous to mention The show
comprises twenty cages, the most beauti-
full and artistic ever made.
One million paid admission to see this
show at the Worlds Fair, where it COW
cred one acre of ground
This company also includes the Streets
of India, which will be seen for the first
time in Raleigh. 1t is better than any
circus, and comprises acrobats, barrel
jumpers, knife throwers, slack and high
wire performers, jugglers, bicycle riders.
There are ten big acts in the big ring,
including Columbus, the largest elephant
in the world He weighs five and a half
tons and is educated to perform many
clever tricks. The Streets of India will
give two shows daily.
Columbus. the big elephant. will be in
the great industrial parade on Wednes-
day of Fair Week.
President j. A. Long arrived here yes
terday, and is hard at work in the sec
retary's office He is without doubt one
of the best presidents the State Fair
has ever had.
He is delighted with the accommoda-
lions furnished b the railroads this
year, enabling those who live within any
reasonable distance of Raleigh to get
here and return home the same day,
obviating the necessity of being away
from home night and still having prac-
tically I'll day to spend at the Fair.
He considers the interest manifested
in the Fair all over the State is UMPIRE
cedented. He believes they are all COM
ing" from his county, Person, if the
weather is good.
Governor Aycock yesterday accepted the
invitation to open the Fair. Secretary ].
E. Pogue received a telegram from Col.
p. NJ. Pearsall, private secretary to the
Governor, now at Greensboro, which
read.
"The Governor will open the Great
state Fair
Col. w. c. McMackin, who has charge
of the racing department, reports that
the entries are filling in rapidly, that
the list in every class will be complete
in the next two or three days. This de-
Iartment is going to make a splendid
showing
The Deaf and Dumb School at Morgan
ton Will make a great showing. They
will give a living exhibition of their
school work. This will be something new
in the way of Fair attraction. In addi-
ton to this the school will have it's
usual industrial exhibit, which is always
an interesting one.
The K. F. Morris Manufacturing Com
pany, of Durham, manufacturers of the
celebrated Key West Cheroots. will be
represented in the float division of the
;arade They will have an deliberately
decorated band wagon and will lead the
float division. The wagon will carry
fine band. Mr. Frank Wilson, a represen-
tative of the company, is now in the
city and will have charge of the float.
Representatives of Frank ]. Silvers &
Co., of Philadelphia. expert float design
ers and builders and promoters of floral
parades, are here to give attention to
the floats for Fair Week