The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
TIE STATE FAIRS
GRANO PAGEANT

such 4 scene of splendor in the way oil
Q trade. fioat and floral parade. Ealeish
has never witnessed as the one when
viii take place "Wednesday OF Fair week.
". Miller and their assistants have
d9re IN immense amount of work, and
have accomplished great results. MOI
only viii Raleigh be Represented. but also
business concerns in and our of the STATE.
II Will beyond question he the greatest
and most gorgeous parade ever held III
North Carolina. and those who fail 10
put in a float will miss a great oppor-
tunity.
MANY business houses Of the city have
already signed up TO enter the parade.
and SOME have already begun work on
their floats. while a great many more
are expected TO enter this Week.
Those who intend to participate in the
parade should send in their names At
once. as no float. trap or bicycle viii be
allowed in the parade unless the owner
has registered with the head of hio Ii
vision. The following is the complete
list of those who have signed for the
different divisions:
FLORAL PARADE-MISS JULIA
HOWELL. CHIEF-MP. WIN. j. An
DREWS, MIR. HENRY KING. As
SISTANTS.
The City of Raleigh; Miss Eliza Bus
bee; Miss Blanche Blake; Miss Frances
Jones: Miss Loula Wyatt; Miss Rosa
Battle; Miss Hazel Allen; Miss lvey
Roberts,; Miss Nelly Massey; Miss
abe Young: Miss Katie Smith; The
BAPTIST Female University; John Bou-
shall; MI. and Mrs. j. X. Marshall; Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Miller; Mr.. w. II. King;
Mr.. James s. Crawford, Goldsboro;
Robert Giersch, Jr.; Ed. Denton. Jr..
Seaboard Air Line: DR.. II. NICK. Tucker;
A. D.. Zachary; ". n. Brewer: II.
Steinmetz; j. l.. O'Quinn: Mrs. r. W.
Hedges: Miss Ina Horton: w. r. Muir.
ray, Durham, n. c.; G. w. King, Dur
ham, n. c.: Mr.. Claude Taylor; Mr..
Charles Reid; DR.. j. r. Rogers.
THIS BICYCLE CORPS-MR. w. II.
HREWER. CHIEF.
Fred c.. smith George Gooch; George
Vaughn: Sam Sanders: A. NJ. Moore;
Richard Holmes Arendell: Wal
ter Newsom; Halbert Levister: Amzi
EIlington; Thomas Ruth: VIM. Sherwood;
w. l.. Jones; Virgins Billings; Sam
Smith: James Novel;: Erie Johnston:
II. C. Iohnston; A. l.. Terry; Frank
Proctor; Winder r. Harris; r. G. Watt;
Tom Gibbs. Leo Heart; e. Dewar; n.
r. Jolly; Harding Pell; Clifford Dement,
Peyton Ennis; Vann Yates; Richard
Hervey; Seigle Linton: Leslie Jordan;
Bruce Jones: Herbert F. Carroll: Willie
Thomas; Harvey Hill: Bennett Mial;
Walter Fowler; Arthur Holding.
INDUSTRIAL DIVISION-MR. J. S.
WINNIE. CHIEF.
The Chatham Manufacturing Compa-
ny, Elkin, n. c.; The Southern Railway:
Boyd & Eastman; Raleigh Times; Coop
er Brothers.: Raleigh Hosiery Co.: Raj
eigh Cotton Mills; Farina Milling Co.;
Carolina Ice Co.; Johnson & Johnson;
Caraleigh Mills: The Wilson Desk Co,
Winston, N. c.: The High Point Buggy
Co., High Point. n. c.; Virginia-Caro-
lima Chemical Co.: Key West Cheroot
Co.; Raleigh Tobacco Market.
MERCANTILE DIVISION-MR.
DANIEL ALLEN, CHIEF.
Weathers & Utley; The Singer Manu-
featuring Co.; The Carolina Shoe Co.;
Jolly Wynne JeWelry Co; CrOwells
Drug Store: Darnell & Thomas; G. M.
Bretsch; S. G. Pool; California Fruit
Store. j. G.. Ball: T. G.. Williams Co.,
Richmond, Va; Perry & Rosenthal; S.
& D.. Berwanger; Sherwood Higgs (
Co.: Daniel Allen & Co.; w. II. King
g. CO.: Wyatt harness Co; J. w. Bar
Der & Son: J. A. Turner: Barbee & Co.;
j. l.. O'Quinn & Co.; Edwards &
Rroughton: Cross & Linehan; Henry T.
Hicks & Co.: j. p. Wyatt & Bro; Carey
]. Hunter; j. Rosergarten; Craddock-
Terry Co., Lynchburg, Va: Bobbitt-
G. o o,,-
w. c.. Stronach's Sons.
Craddock, Terry & Co., of Lynchburg,
the big shoe manufacturers, will take
the Southern Belle Float which will
lead the procession.
This float will be OF a most beautiful
design, drawn by -four splendid horses,
and will be the novelty of the parade.
The City of Raleigh will have a hand
some float, through the courtesy of
Mayor Powell. This float will represent
Sir Walter Raleigh before Queen Eliza
beth. 1t will be in the floral division
and will attract a great deal of atten-
ton.
The Chamber of the Mer-
chants Association and the Tobacco Board
Of Trade, will unite in having a float rep
resenting the Raleigh Tobacco market as
a leader. This will be one of the hand
somest floats in the parade and will be a
fit tribute to the health of the young
tobacco market.
Barbee & Co., will have something new
in the way Of a float representing cotton
as King. It will be a beauty and no
mistake.
A dream of beauty and one that will
delight and please the hearts Of all, will
be. the float of the Baptist Female Uni
versity, which will be in the Foral Di-
vision. Just what this will be will be
left for the public to surmise, but it will
be great.
The Southern Railway will have some
thing unique in the shape of a modern
locomotive. The company has gone TO a
great expense to build this float for this
special occasion.
The Seaboard Air Line will contrihute