The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08
NOW FOR THE FAIR.
Great Preparations for Carolina's Fall
Carnival.
NEW FEATURES THIS YEAR.

NEW FEATURES THIS YEAR.
The Elks Joining With the Asricul-
turai Society to Make Things
Unusually Pleasant for
the Visitors.
COLUMBIA. October 4.-Special:
The great South Carolina annual State
fair begins on Tuesday the 2Sth inst,
and the people of the State will begin
to flock to the Capital to spend a great
gala week. This year there is more
in Fair week than the State fair itself
and the band concerts and street illu-
limitations. 1t will be carnival week
also and after the people leave the fair
grounds in the afternoon the fun for
the day will just be starting up. Down
in the city there will be no end Of at
fractions incident to the great Elks'
carnival. The streets will be illumi-
mated and the side shows of various
kinds will be in full blast. Confetti
tossers will be everywhere and young
and old will 60 in for real good time.
Bands of music and brilliant illumina-
tions and attractive decorations will
add to the scene Of feStivity, and the
fun will continue until the midnight
hour has arrived each night. The
whole carnival will conclude with a
grand Elks' street parade in which the
militia will participate, the fire de-
partment will be out, and the queen
will be crowned.
All along the line those who have
charge Of the various features of the
great week are hard at work and moth
ing is being left undone to make the
week the greatest in the history Of the
State Agricultural Society.
The Elks have the guarantee in
signed contract from the Carnival
company furnishing the shows that
all shows that will form part Of the
street fair shall be clean and moral,
and that there shall be no gambling
brought to Columbia by them or oper-
ated under their auspices or control,
and the management Of the carnival
enterprise will be held strictly to the
letter Of the agreement in this mat
ter. the first appearance of anything
of the kind being the signal for the
revocation of all privileges.
Among the street attractions will
be the electric theatre, the Statue
Turning to Life" the Electric War
Show" 'Lunetta," Big Snake, Samp-
son." "Old Plantation" Egyptian
Snake Eater" Vaudeville Theatre,
Hall Of Fame" Palace Of Mystery"
etc. There will be several star shows
and Prof. Grittins Brass Band will be
much in evidence. The ElkS will run
their own Country Store" and Elks'
Jail, and there will be voting for the
queen Of the carnival and the most
popular Elk.
A great many features of the carni-
val are just at present being finally
decided upon.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
The fair itself promises to be an un-
usually good one. Col. Holloway is as
busy as can be receiving entries. The
exhibits in all departments this year
promise to be large and interesting.
Several large concerns are already ar
ranging for space for extensive exhib-
its. The merchants of Columbia are
being urged to make exhibits from
their stocks of goads and if they carry
out the idea some handsome displays
Of this character may be expected.
From all parts Of the State comes
information indicating very large at
tendance at the fair this year.
Another feature of this years fair
which will be an improvement on pre-
ceding fairs will be the races. Good
purses have been offered and some ex-
cellent stables will be brought here
for the meet.
For the society folk the State ball
committee is making preparations on
a more extensive scale than usual and
they say this Years ball will be one of
the finest that they have ever given.
The managers Of the theatre are
booking in number of star attrac-
tionS for the week, and this year pro-
pose to vary the plays with each sue
ceeding night.
Everything is looking far more pro.
missing than usual for great gather
ing Of the people of South Carolina,
and if such is not the case it will be
no fault Of those charged with the
work of providing suitable entertain
ment for the crowds, and entertain
ment to suit all, rich and poor, old
and young.
RAILROAD RATES.
Account Of the above occasion the
Southern Railway announces rate of
one fare plus fifty cents admission to
the Fair Grounds, for individuals, and
still lower rates for military compa-
nies and brass bands, in uniforms
twenty or more on one ticket, from
all points in South Carolina, including
Ashville, Charlotte, Wilmington, -Au-
gusta and Savannah.
Tickets to be on sale Oct. Is to 30
inclusive: and for trains scheduled to
arrive at Columbia prior to noon of
October 81, with final limit Of Novem-
Der 26.
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