The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-17
.SEABOARD SPECIALS
To the Fair From Weldon,
Hamlet, Ltuisburg'
Plans for the Midway. Enthusiastic Interest
Everywhere. The Space is Nearly
all Gone
all Gone

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Com
pany announces the following special eX-
cursion trains for the Great State FAR
On October 30. 30. and 81 special viii
leave Weldon at a. M, and arrive al
Raleigh 10 a. nj. Returning, will leave
Raleigh at 6 n. m. On the 29th and Soth
this train will not handle passengers be-
tween Franklinton and Raleigh.
October 29th end Both there will be
specials from Louisburg, leaving there
at a. M. and arriving here at III a. H.
Returning, leave Raleigh at $50 p. M
October 18th and Goth specials VIII
leave Hamlet at $50 a. NJ, arriving at
Raleigh 1920 a. m. and leaving b p. III
A train will be run from the Union
Station to the Fair grounds every 81
minutes on October IS, 20, and 30 ana 81.
This is the first year that special mas
been run from Hamlet. Altogether the
management of the Fair is to be congrat-
ulated upon securing such splendid tram
service Now nothing whatever STANDS
in the way of this being the most sue
cessful State Fair in the history OF the
State.
Layton's Mighty Midway and Carnival
Company will furnish a large number OF
attractions Mr.. Bert Hoss, assistant
manager and general agent, has just
closed a contract with Mr.. Joseph h.
Pogue Secretary of the State Fair. me
Midway Company is composed of fourteen
high class shows and five feature free
attractions. There is a positive guar
antee that all shows are strictly clean
and moral. for ladies, children and gem
tlemen.
This is the company that will furnish
all the attractions for the knights Oh
Pythias Carnival at Wilmington, n. c.,
the week following the State Fair. The
following is a list of the free acts:
Professor VIM. Lotto, high diver, diving
from a one hundred foot ladder into
net, twice daily.
Professor Baldwin's balloon ascension
and parachute leap, going to the dizzy
height of 1000 feet.
Mr.. Harvey CASTILLO, flying trapeze art
ist. the most neat and novel act OF its
kind in America.
Mr.. William Sulzer, single balancing
trapeze act and slack wire artist. doing
two of the most thrilling acts before the
American public.
The double team. the Adams double
aerial artists. has pleased thousands, its
first season in America.
List of paid shows: /. Statue turning
to life, a beautiful marble statue turns
to life 2nd Old Plantation, the South
before the war, twenty performers. 3rd.
Osal. leafs snakes alive" before your very
eyes 4th. Wild man, alive! alive! the
strangest being on the face of the earth,
the talk of all the cities where exhibited.
5th The girl from up there" society's
latest craze 9Th. The largest snake in
the world, weighs 200 pounds. 7th. Cycle
whirl, Madison Squire Garden success, di-
rect from Greater New York dare devil
act Sth. The Merry Go Round, the chill
dren's delight. 9th. Trained wild animal
show, wild and ferocious beasts from all
parts of the globe 10th Streets of
Cairo" from the Orient, showing life as
in the Orient 11th Electric Theatre. in
Poses PlastiCues. 18th The War show,
reproducing all the latest events of the
day. Battles of the land and water
fought over again. 18th. Ferris Wheel.
Take a trip sixty feet in the air and see
all the sights as you whirl around. 14th.
Ocean Wave, first time in this city.
Mr.. N. G. Copeland, of Richmond. Va,
will arrive here this morning to take con-
tracts for building and decorating floats,
carriages. traps and buggies, also deco
rating buildings.
Those who are interested will please
leave their names with Miss Julia How
ell. MI. j. s. Wynne, or Mr.. Daniel Allen.
and they will have MIR Copeland call to
see them.
Mr.. summerlin, general advertising
agent for the fair, returned yesterday
morning from trip in the eastern part
of the State. He says he never saw so
much interest in the fair before