The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-02
PRATT CITY OPENS
FIREMEN' BAZAAR
Large Crowds in Attendance
for First Night
THE CONTESTS ARE LIVELY
Street Fair Will Open This Afternoon
at 2:3o O'Clock and Many Attrac-
tions viii Be Offered to
the Visitors.

Pratt City, February -(Special)-This
is Firemens bazaar week in Pratt City,
The bazaar was opened tonight at the
city hall with an excellently rendered
musical programme. The crowds in at
tendance are without parallel in this city
tomorrow the Robinson Amusement COM
pany will be added to the already num-
erous attractions. The bazaar will con-
tinue all the week. The various contests
are well begun and before the week they
promise to be quite lively.
All of Pratt City turned out tonight and
the city hall was thronged with people
during the evening. The members of the
fire department, thirty strong, wore their
new uniforms, this being the first time
they have appeared in public with the
new suits and they lent colbr to the &C.
casion.
The hall is beautifully decorated with
buntings of red, white and blue, the
booths representing the three companies
are tastefully arranged. No. is presided
over by Mrs James A. Kirk, No. 2 by
Mrs. William Grady and No. by Mrs.
Herman. All of the booths are attracting
considerable interest by their unique dec
orations The Valentine cards of No. l
booth, designed to represent local per-
sons and happenings, are very interest
ing.
Watch Contest Lively.
The contest for gold watch to be
awarded to the most popular mine foreman
IS already becoming lively. he contest for
the handsome meerschaum pipe to be
given to the alderman who receives the
highest number Of votes, bids fair to be
spirited. Scores of other contests will
come in for their share of interest.
Tomorrow the Robinson Amusement
company will arrive in the city and with
its dozen attractions will be seen in the
city for the entire week This is one of
the Oldest and most reliable carnival
companies in the south and has appeared
in nearly every town and city through
out the country.
In connection with the midway attrac-
tons there will be given between inter-
missions daily, free exhibitions of high
diving, and slack wire walking
Pratt City is justly proud of her fire
department and everyone in town is in
terested in the success of the bazaar AS
proof of this every man, woman and
child is working strenously to make ii
one of the red letter events in the history
of the city.
Proceeds for Equipment.
The proceeds of the fair will go to the
fund that is being raised for the purpose
! of equipping the fire department to take
part in the tournament to be held at An.
niston next May. All the volunteer fire
departments in Georgia and Alabama
will compete on this occasion for prizes
In the past Pratt City has carried off
several trophies in these contests and this
year she promises to eclipse former re-
cords.
The only contest tonight was the one
FOR the most popular young lady under
the direction of Mrs Kirk at booth Ma
l. The prize was two dozen carnations
donated by r. G. Curry of Birmingham.
After spirited race between Miss Min
ME Phillips Miss frankie Mcnamara of
Pratt City and Miss Pow of Wylam.
MISS Pow won by a close vote. The net
proceeds from this contest were s25.
tomorrow night there will be a contest
at all three of the booths. AT booth No
a necklace will be awarded to the Young
lady receiving the highest number of
votes.
The street fair will open tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2:90.
Missionary Society Meets.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Methodist church met this afternoon
at the parsonage and elected officers for
the ensuing year. The society has lust
closed most successful years work.
This year it proposes to do great things
for the advancement of missionary work.
Work Progressing.
The work of sinking one of the artesian
well of the Pratt City wata- works deem
er is progressing rapidly. Forest jackson
of this city, has the contract and is push
ing the work as fast as practicable. When
it is completed it is thought that Pratt
City will have an abundant supply of
water.