The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-28

Each day the races will be OF a kind |
10 interest all and the horses are Of a
ela2a 10 be remembered. Enie Powers. |
ne great racer, that has lost only on
race TINS season. viii be here and will
sii"" The fastest time ever made in the
stare and is sure 10 reduce our track
record several seconds. Gypsy Red. a
morse with a record or 2:0s is expected
10 be on the track.
fine horses on the track. and fine
horses IN the stalls is the rule. The live
STOCK exhibit is one that is going TO prove
vi vast interest TO all who enjoy seeing
.he pest that IS 10 be found in ANNA
ne. mere have been demands for stalls
ior not alone magnificent horses. but the
best all cattle will be on exhibition. You
VIII see what modern methods have done,
ana you will see Why North Carolina has
a right 10 be proud Of what its citizens
are accomplishing in this line.
me fruit exhibit is one at which every
Dody ike 10 gaze, and with these viii
De the splendid display OF flowers, while
at other points the products of the mines
OF the State VIII be seen. Agriculture
horticulture. mandatory. mining. poul-
try, live stock, art. education. all have
places in the picture. and all will be
complete exhibits. Nothing is being
neglected in this great State Fair and
the people who do not attend will miss a
grand opportunity.
4 GREAT MIDWAY.
The Midway viii be one vast area Of
amusement with the allied attractions Of
the Layton Carnival Company, which pro-
vidcs amusement of the real kind. Among
the great attractions which viii be seen
here at the State Fair will be the wonder
full Cycle Whirl, Statue turning 10 Life,
the old plantation, the wonderland OF
beauty, the streets of India with the
largest elephant in captivity, moving
pictures and illustrated songs, the red
dome and its hundreds Of electric lights,
the snake eater, Streets Of Cairo, life in
the Orient, the Louisiana Purchase
Creole, Wild Aztec girls. museum of liy-
ing curiosities, the largest and smallest
women in the world, the london Hall of
Fame, Paris Ghost Show. big burlesque
shows, Atlantic City's Ocean Waves. the
South African Zulu. the Ferris Wheel.
In the list of free attractions there are
many things to delight all, among these
being a splendid flying trapeze perform
ance, a double trapeZe and loop walking
upside down, thirty feet high. the daring
balloon aScensions, the dive from a height
OF so feet. slack wire artists. while ele-
plants, camels and other animals viii be
passing here and there.
FOOT BALL.
The football contest on Friday after
noon Will be a game that viii be remem-
bered. The elevens from Guilford College
ard from the A. and NJ. College Will go
against each other on the gridiron, and
as each team is strong the game Will be
an exciting one. This alone will make
Friday a day of great attendance.
The gun shoots will attract many WISH
tors. These take place Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and besides many
valuable prizes the State Championship
shoot comes on Friday. Crack shots will
be on land to compete.
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
The social side of like in Raleigh will
be at its brightest during Fair Week, and
there will be germans given each night
in the week. Monday night there is q
subscription german at olivia Raney
Hall, Tuesday night the Nine O'CLOCK
Cotillion gives a splendid garman. while
the Corona Club will delight it's friends
Wednesday night. On Thursday night the
Capital Club gives its german and on
Friday night the grand ball Of the Mar
shals of the Fair takes place at the
Capital Club.
These and man. private receptions will
make Raleigh a perfect dream OF pleas
ura to all who go in for the social pleas
uTes.
AT THE THEATRE.
There will be 4 strong opera company
at the Academy of Music on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights. This is the Boston Ideal Opera
Company in comic and grand opera. There
are 30 people in the company and each
evening these artists of song and dance
and melody and mirth will delight their
audiences.
II A. AND NJ. AIR.
The A. and NJ. College will almost have
q fair of its own this week. IN another
column VIII be found an outline OF the
exhibitions and experimental work it Will
present each day. The attractions here
begins at 4:3O Monday afternoon with a
dress parade on the college grounds,
which is a sight worth seeing, while at
one o'clock on Wednesday the entire
body of cadets will give q parade at tho
Fair Grounds. The A. and NJ. boys NIL
lc centers of attraction.
MANY MEETINGS ARRANGED.
There are to be meetings of many kinds
during the week, and all of these are OF
interest. At s o'clock Wednesday, night
the annual session of the Confederate
Veterans takes place in the Hall OF
Representatives. At $50 on the same
evening the North Carolina Horticultural
Society meets in the auditorium or the
Agricultural Department, while the North
Carolina Farmers Association holds its
meeting in the same hall from Z to S:5U-
The annual session OF the North Carolina
Agricultural Society takes place at .
O'Clock Thursday evening in the iiall OF
the House of Representatives. A speci2l
feature of the 50th meeting of the society
will be the presentation of seven papers
On agriculture up to date by students OF
the a. and NJ. College. Before this meet
ing begins the North Carolina Iooacco
Growers Association Will meet III the
Senate Chamber at $50.
The seven young men from the fufal
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