The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-02
FARM iTHEDAY;
SHOW At A n NIGHT 6 ID
Great Crowds Expected for the
Double Celebration at Lynch
burg This Week.
ALL CLASSES WELL FILLED !. r
Horse Show Programme a Full
and Good Ot1c---Big Cotton
Plant-Wins Prize.
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XII LYNCHBCRG, VAof Is October L.
The fourth annual exhibition Of the
Lynchburg Horse Show Association, the
4 Hrst or the Virginia indoor shows, nnd
4lho first exhibition OF the Interstate
Fair Association, Rof Lynchburg, which
will be held here next week, promises
y To- bring the largest crowd TO Lynch
burg Tic city has Observation-Disclosures
I falr$is TO be held during the day and
the horse show ut night.
All OF the classes OF the horse chow
arc better filled than ever before, de-
the management has restricted II The en-
tries 10 Virginia owned horses. Tho
fair will have MI of the farm, machinery
! and fancy departments full, while tho,
races viii be OF a high character
Enough free attractions and side shows
viii be here to delight Nil classes, but
no gambling will be permitted on the
grounds. Excursion trains Twill i be run
on the three local railroads on three
days.
Visits High School.
IN Mr.. Bruce r. Payne. who has charge
4 OF the secondary education in%the Curry
Memorial School, OF the University Of
Virginia, paid the Lynchburg High
School n visit yesterday for the purpose
or studying the system In x vogue. He.
Was the guest of Superintendent Glass
while In the city. Before leaving he
declared the lnstitution was the best
nigh school he has seen or has knowl-
ridge Of In the entire South. Mr.. Payne
is making this tour In the interest Of
The department or the University which
he. represents. g.
I Mr.. John L. Oglesby. one Of the best
known toba eco men OF IJvnchburg. who
resides on washington Street, fash I,
,onablc quarter. has an immense cotton
stalk growing In the front yard OF his
residence. which Is attracting consider
Able attention. The stalk was planted and
J has been cultivated by Mr. Oglesby until
4,t has attained the height Of s feet and
- inclls. It has on 1T 1bO we'll developed
Splls and more than % Of them have
already opened disclosing n fine grade
\ OF cotton The stalk s35an inch In dia-
q meter at the ground and Mr.. Oglesby
proposes to have a walking cane made
from It. al 81 ~ y III IA
Plans for the Y M. c. A.
The Executive Committcctof the local
i r. M. C. "a received the plans and spcci-
Z 1cations Yesterday from the architects
FOR the proposed new homo, for the as
will be submitted TO local contractors on
Monday for&bids. EThe6new home s to
Fcnst upwards Of $4,000, and 1t Will have
4 all modern improvements including 2,
well appointed gymnasium nd "a large,
swimming pool. as well as about forty
rooms In the dormatory for rent to the
single members for living quart ers, As
soon as the committee 4can arrange mn
approximate date for the cornerstone
laying, an effortEi TO he mad 10 have
President Roosevelt stop over here on
the return from his Southern tour to
make m address upon the occasion.
The date, or course. will be hxed on the
Z day the President will pass here. Senator
Daniel and Congressman Glass have
been asked to extend the invita- ton TO
the President and they Will do SO short