The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
FINE HANDLING OF CROWDS.
Especial TO The Messenser.)

Especial to The Messenser)
Greensboro. y. c.. October lf.-NC
matter what may be said il some res
spects. the Southern Railway Company
has certainly Won the plaudits Of every
body here for the excellent manner in
which the crowds to the reunion were
handled. and especially passengers go
ing to the Guilford Battle Grounds,
last Tuesday. In addition to this,
special excursion trains have been run
from various localities every day of the
week to the fair grounds. Tens Of
thousands of people, men, women and
children nave been transported, sched-
ules have ben perfect and not a single
accident of any kind has occurred to
person or property. The attendance at
the fair which closed today has been
something remarkable. The entrance
at the gate since the fair opened Tues
day afternoon up to last night were
$4,000, an average Of nearly 1O, 1000 per
day for thre days and today it is e5tl-
mated fully 5000. The fair like the re-
union has been an unqualified success
in every respect, but the people here
NAAA NAAi' 80 vi ~
tired. The festivities of the week
closed tonight in one of the o bril-
liant social events in the history of
Guilford county. The grand ball of the
season given under the auspices of the
Merchants and Manufacturers club.
Last night at the elegant club rooms
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, a most elaborate and
beautiful reception was given CONF li-
mentary to the many visitors in the
city. This was perhaps the most large
ly attended reception ever given by the
Merchants and Manufacturers AssOCi-
| alton and without doubt one of the
most pleasant.
The guests were received by MIR.
Robert Douglas and Mr.. j. w. Llndau
of the board of governors, Mrs. ]. w.
Lindau. Mrs. E. r. Carter. Mrs. E. w.
Myers and Mrs. Fisher.
During the course of the evening
delightful refreshments were served
and dancing was INDUCED in by many
Of the guests, music being furnished
! by Williams orchestra.
The alleged ~pickpocket who was so
badly bruised up at the fair grounds
| Wednesday while in the act of stealing
a diamond pin from Mr.. Duke Hay Of
Winston, was able to stand his pre-
liminary hearing bpefore Justice Of the
Peace Wolfe today. His name is given
as c. L. Jason and he claims Charles
ton. S. c., as his home. Mason waived
examination and was bound over to
| court under a $3.50 bond. in default Of
which he was placed in Jail to wait
trial at the next term of superior
! court. Mr.. c.. S. Bradshaw was Ma
| sons attorney. A good many people
thought Mason has a partner IN the
business and he would put up bond,
but if the fellow had any friends they
failed to make their appearance yes
terday. i,
Stories about dogs, monkeys, or par
rOts are always interesting. At the
races at the fair yesterday this CORES
pendent witnessed a remarkably smart
| incident or sagacity, c~lairVOyance or
something in a parrot. Faust the min
strel man and acrobat owns a trained
| parrot. Mr.. Faust's representative had
| the bird at the fair. Mr.. Faust likes
TO plunge and he takes the advice Of
the parrot in picking winners. Yester-
day the parrot perched on the book
makers stand. The bOOkmaker called
off the odds and horses. The parrot
called out the names of two horses.
Mr.. Faust placed his money on them
and won a neat sum-. c. L. Downs Of
Richmond, Va, a widely known turf
man offered Mr.. Faust $500 for the par
rot and he refused to sell.
Colonel John S. Cunningham is Que
of the many who attended the reunion
who has found the fair so attractive
that he fingers in Greensboro. He Is
always a welcome visitor here, for be
sides being one of the biggest tobacco
planters in the world. next to Genera
Julian S. Carr he is the biggest hearted
man in the world. Colonel Cunning
ham last night was still talking Of tht
reunion. SAID he:
ct was the most notable event il
the history Of North Carolina. Their
W a never as many people in our stat
from so many different states in tim
OF peace gathered in one city at on
time IN North Carolina life. | believ
that the GuiIfOrd Battle Ground Wi
be provided for literally by the Unite
States government and kept up as
should be. 1t is one of the most hist
rical spots of the union and our libeTt
and success of the revolution by o
forefathers is as much due to this bat
tie as to any other fought IN that me
morable struggle by our fOrefathers."
l Colonel Cunningham is chief MAJ
shall of the Mecklonburg fair who
will be held in Charlotte. from the PIT
to Goth of October 1903. When aSkc
about the prospects Of tobacco price
Colonel Cunningham said tobacco w
still selling very low. Our farmers
he said adopted resolutions askIn
/ the president TO deposit some of Il
surplus in the United States treasUr
in southern banks to aid in moving OF