The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-26

balloon ascensions. the dive from height
of so feet. slack wire artists. while Gle
plants. camels and other animals will be
passing here and there.
FOOT BALL.
/ The football contest on Friday after
noon will be a game that will be remem-
bered. The elevens from Guilford College
and from the A. and NJ College will go
against each other on the gridiron, and
as each team is strong the game Will be
an exciting one This alone will make
Friday a day of great attendance.
The gun shoots will attract many visi-
tors These take place Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and besides many
valuable prizes the State Championship
shoot comes on Friday. Crack shots will
be on hand to compete.
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
The social side of like in Raleigh will
be at it's brightest during Fair Week, and
there will be germans given each night
in the week Monday night there is
subscription german at olivia Raney
Hall. Tuesday night the Nine O'Clock
Cotillion gives splendid garman, while
the Corona Club will delight it's friends
Wednesday night On Thursday night the
Capital Club gives its german and on
Friday night the grand ball of the Mar
shals of the Fair takes place at the
Capital Club.
These and many private receptions Will
make Raleigh a perfect dream of pleas
ure to all who go in for the social pleas
urcs.
AT THE THEATRE.
There will be a strong opera company
at the Academy of Music on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights This is the Boston Ideal Opera
Company in comic and grand opera. There
are 80 people in the company and each
evening these artists of song and dance
and melody and mirth will delight their
audiences.
THE A. AND M, FAIR.
The A. and NJ. College will almost have
fair of it's own this week. In another
column Will be found an outline of the
exhibitions and experimental work it will
present each day. The attractions here
begins at 4:30 Monday afternoon with a
| dress parade on the college grounds,
which IS a sight worth seeing, while at
| one o'clock on Wednesday the entire
body of cadets will give parade at tho
| Fair Grounds The A. and NJ. boys VIII
Ic centers of attraction.
MANY MEETINGS ARRANGED.
There are to be meetings of many kinds
during the week, and all of these are OF
interest. At o'clock Wednesday night
! the annual session of the Confederate
| Veterans takes place in the Hall OF
REPRESENTATIVES. At $50 on the same
evening the North Carolina Horticultural
Society meets in the auditorium OF the
| Agricultural Department while the North
Carolina Farmers Association holds its
meeting in the same hall from Z to $3.50
The annual session of the North Carolina
Agricultural Society takes place at
O'Clock Thursday evening in the Hail OF
the House of representatives,. A special
| feature of the 50th meeting of the society
will be the presentation of seven papers
On agriculture up to date by students OF
the A. and NJ. College Before this meet
ing begins the North Carolina Tobacco
Growers Association will meet in the
Senate Chamber at 1880.
The seven young men from the Rural
Science and Biological Clubs OF the A
and NJ. College. who will present the
latest views on agriculture, and their sub
iccts are as follows:
bacteria. Useful and Injurious-Cadct
J. e. Colt, Of Rowan county.
Practical Butter mahng.-Cadet j. w
Bullock. of Granville county.
Rusts of the Cereals.-Cadct }. G. Beav-
crs. of Wake county.
SHUTS of the Ccreals.-Cadct T. w
Foster of Arson county.
Conformation of Beef and Dairy Cattle
Cadet w w Finley. of Wilkes county
Insects as Disease observation-disclosures
c. w. Martin of Portsmouth. Va.
Soil Culture and LegumcS.-Cadet j
G. Temple, Of Moore county.
These exercises begin promptly at &
=. M. and will be completed before tn,
annual election of officers at $50 p. III.
AND OTHER THINGS.
But space forbids to tell Of all tho
clories of this great Fair. There arc Sc
many that one must watch the papers
read all the circulars and keep an eye
out for all The signs That the Fair vii
be record breaker is now unquestioned