The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
OUR STATE FAIR
B e Crowd In Attendance and
the Exhibits are All
Splendid.
Especial 10 The Messenger-3

Especial TO Inc MESSenkeEc
Raleigh. ". c.. October 2s.-The pre-
dic:son. that his state fair would Be
a record breaker proved more fhan ae-
curate. Last night p. sident J. A Long.
OF the State Agricu Iral Society. said
he was sure this would result There
w2s never before so great 4 throns OF
people here on Wednesday o. fair week
As early rs S O'Clock people began to
go 10 the fair grounds. by railway and
electric cars and IN all sorts OF vehicles
People from the country in great num-
bers drove II The crowd tomorrow.
which is always the great day OF the
fair. will no doubt literally sverrun
everything.
Not an exhibit was missed today by
he sight-seers. Farmers inspected the
ing lines OF agricultural products. the
quality OF which has never been equall-
I'd; poultry fanciers saw with delight
ne soc specimens OF poultry; cattle
,Cvers looked at some of the finest cat
- ever shown here. The horses and
- ponies. on view in large numbers.
ere surrounded by many Interested
people. l.. Banks Holt. OF Alamance
county. has a remarkable exhibit of
poaies, mainly Shetlands. They are the
smallest ever seen here.
There are plenty OF amusements and
S0od ones. The midway has clean
| shows this time, and better a fractions
than heretofore. the Layton dfteen
| shows being a feature. The clay pigeon
shoot began today and continues to-
morrow and Friday. The last day 1t
Mil be for the championship or the
state. There are various free amuse-
n1en;s in the great "a OF the race
| course. The day was superb. IL was
d 5oy 10 be alive and In such a happy.
well dressed and we'll behaved throne
~ people as hat at the fair and on
thr streets. 1t we'll represented the best
ellen mt of North Carolina
Commission Of Agriculture Patterson
said. You can say for me that II is
= splendid fair: the best l have ever
seen"
The floral parade, the Industrial pa
Iadc and the military parade was one
of the great features OF the day. 1t
made the tour of the city, watched by
Thousands The military of the State
'uard. nine companies, were under
coiamand of Colonel j. F. Armfield. of
tn First regiment, the cadets OF the
cricultural and Mechanical college
be.lg also in line. Miss Julia Howell
Was in charge OF the floral parade.
which was by far the finest ever seen
here. Henry w. Miller and Sherwood
ILisgs were in charge of the Industrial
parade, which was easily the finest
since 1892, when Raleigh celebrated its
centennial. There was also a handsome
parade of decorated bicycles. Ali these
features made an imposing picture
when they reached the fair grounds
made the circuit of the track and hen.
grouped In the oval. There was music
by Ave bands. a bugle corps and a
drum corps. The fire department and
"a number Of wild animals were sn the
big Harade, which was 50 handsome
tlat IL will long be remembered.
The orchestra and band Of siind at
the fair proves to be a decided attrac-
ton The school for the blind has q
fire exhibit of manual work. So have
the school for deaf-mute and the
A~ETicuftural and Mechanical college.
There was only one race at the fair
today. 1t was a trotting race, 2:2
class. one mile heats. the best 2 in 8.
for a purse of $500: sam Patch (Can-
Sidney Prince (House). drawn; Pc
tronel CHardin). 2. 2. ,; Katise Drew
err. 3, 3, 2. Times 2:24 L.. Z:ss IA.
2:26 1-2.
The committee of experts to pass up
on the extensive apple show at the
state fair began work today and Will
finish II tomorrow. There are 25s va
%rleeies, of which about fifty are seed
ling. These latter they will identify.
Ihey find so far three new varieties OF
apples. Those judges are Bracket and
Taylor of the United States a~gricultur-
al department. n Taylor. Of 81.
Louis exposition. Bracket says the
show. which is entirely Of western
North Carolina apples, il remarkably
fine and he is greatly impressed by the
seedlings.