Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-10
THE RADFORD FAIR.
Some of It's Attractive Features-Au
tomobile Races-Persona1 News.

RADFoRD, VA. October e.-(special9
Great interest is being manifested along
the railroads and through the county gen
orally, in regard to the district TAR TO
be held here Tuesday, wednesday, Ihurs-
day, and Friday of next week
The weather is perfect. The railroads
viii rive half rates And all things point
to the gathering of a mighty assem-
blage Of people and fine exhibit.
So many entries of cattle and horses
have been made this week that thirty or
more additional stalls will have to be
built Thirty head Of cattle were entered
Yesterday from Greenbrier, W. Va, ano
a herd from Tennessee. Ten race horses
are already in training at the fair
grounds Messrs. W. N. Boswell and l..
S. Hudson. of Lynchburg; Messrs. Ollie
Jordan and Harry Barton, of Pulaski:
Carr, Of Giles, and Messrs Baldwin. Bull
lard, and Foster Of Radford, are the
owners.
On Tuesday there will be sale OF
thoroughbred Shorthorns. polled Angus
and Hereford cattle. A football game
will be played Wednesday between ST.
Adams and Kings College, while the
tournament will be held on Thursday. and
the Ragamuf1in's parade will take place
on Friday.
AUTOMOBILE RACES, TOO.
There will! be daily automobile races,
in addition to the regular speed trials
scheduled for each day, and an automo-
bile will be rallied on the grounds by MT.
Weynick of Roanoke, the chances to be
81 each.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Hermans, Of
Christiansburg, nave issued CARDS Tor the
marriage Of their daughter, Hattie TO
Guido Ernest Heuser, Tuesday, the list.
ned a
Thomas Episcopal church at half past
;. o'clock. after which Mr.. and Mrs. Heu-
ser will go to Wytheville the home of the
groom, to spend their honeymoon. Miss
Hermans is the eldest daughter OF Mr.
c.. A. Hermans, delegate from Montgom'
cry county to the Legislature. She ha:
been for several years postmaster at
Toms Creek where Mr.. Heuser is ship
ping clerk for the Virginia Iron, Coal, and
Coke Company.
DR.. Dora Simpson, of Newcastle, Pa,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Simpson
of Christiansburg. will sail on the 21st
for India to take charge Of hospital
DR.. Simpson is a charming woman az
we'll as successful physician, and her
departure is much regretted by her
friends in this section. Her brother, Rev
Edwin Simpson, recently went as a mis-
sionary to India.
Mr.. George Is. 'klmball. lett MONDAY Tor
Bramwell. W. Va. where he has joined
a Norfolk and Western engineering corps.
Mrs Thomas CARAT is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Warner ]. Kenderdine IS at home
again. after spending the summer at
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Miss Hattie Hermans spent Sunday and
Monday with Colonel and Mrs. J. r.
Miller en- route from Thoms Creek to her
home in Christiansburg.
Mrs. E. S. Jones went to Wytheville
Wednesday to attend the Methodist Epis-
copal conference.
Colonel George W. Miles spent Wednes-
day and Thursday In town.
Mr.. G. S. A. Henry, an instructor at ST
Adams, is convalescing, after an illness Of
several weeks.
Mrs. B. A. Minnick. Of Wallace was
the guest this week of her niece, Mrs. R.
E. McNeal.
Ex-Governor Tyler spent Tuesday and
Wednesday at Belle Hampton. his Pu-
laski estate, shipping cattle to be exhi-
bited here next week.