The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-11

This is Bulloch County Day, and from
the outlook last night it will be one
of the gala days of the fair. Elaborate
preparations have been made for the
event by Mr.. J. r. Miller, who is in
charge of the Bulloch county exhibit,
and every aid on the part of the fair
management has been extended. 1t is
expected that there will be a large
crowd at the fair the entire day.
The number who have applied for
| tickets is large. and it has been found
necessary to run three special trains
to bring the crowds. The first special
over the Central of Georgia is sched
uled to reach Savannah at Z o'clock.
The second will be run by the Savan-
nah and Statesboro, and will arrive at
9:15 o'clock, and the third comes in at
| 1890 O'Clock.
The visitors will proceed at once to
the fair, where they will be taken in
charge by a committee of Bullocn
county men and shown about the
grounds. The county display viii be
the center of attraction and it is near
this that the special exercises of the
afternoon will be held.
The Addresses.
Mr.. Miller has arranged an enter
| tanning programme for the early part
! of the afternoon The First Regiment
Band will be stationed before the west
entrance to the agricultural building
and a special programme will be rem
| dered.
At 2 o'clock the address of welcome,
extending the privileges of the fair
grounds and the city to the visitors
will be made by Col. p. w. Meldrim.
! This will be responded to by an ad-
| dress by Hon. ]. A. Brannen of States
| boro. After the addresses several Sc
! lectiOns will be played by the band,
| and the visitors will flock to the grand
stand to view the races.
| Proprietor Kennedy of the Wild West
| will put on a special programme in
honor of the day. Some of the best
features of his performance will be
! given and the visitors will have the OPP
| portunity of viewing some of the most
realistic exhibitions that have been Civ
en- on the grounds during the fair.
Biggest Crowd Yet.
Mr.. Miller spent Sunday in States
boro, returning here yesterday morn
ing. He reports that the enthusiasm
throughout Bulloch is high and
| that the indications are that the crowd
| tomorrow will be the largest of the
fair. A number of visitors will attend
| from counties bordering on Bulloch,
though the majority will be Bulloch
| people.
A large number of the visitors on
| the grounds yesterday were Bulloch
/ county people, Nearly every one will
| remain until tomorrow and push for
ward the interests of their home coun-
| ty.
A number of additions have been
made to the Bulloch exhibit. One Of
| the most interesting is seen in the
booth occupied by the Statesboro News.
| This is a large potato entered in COM
| petition with the large 10-pound pO-
tato shown by Mr.. Miller. The po-
tato weighs SA pounds and is the prop
erty of the Hon. T. j. Edwards, of
| Daisy. Tattnall county. The specimen
is a fine one but is still more than a
pound short of the weight of the Bull
loch county potato.
booth Ready for Visitors.
The Bulloch county booth is ready
for the reception of the visitors. A large
banner on which the word Welcome"
has been painted has been hung across
the entrance to the display. All of
| the specimens are in place, and the
| showing is an unusually attractive one.
The miniature houses, made of cane
| and of corn are the centers of attrac-
| ton. The display of preserved fruits
is of high standard and the arrange
ment, designed to bring out a con-
trast in colors makes the exhibit one
| of unusual beauty. The seventy
| pieces Of wood shown also attract at
tention and are greatly admired by fair
| visitors.
The remainder of the week is filled
with special days. Tomorrow is La
dies Day and especial attention will
be paid to making the fair pleasant for
ladies. Friday is Governors Day and
this will be one of the gala days of the
| fair. Saturday will be the closing day
and mark the end of the big carnival.