The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-01
THE COLORED FAIR
Formal Opening Exercises
Set for Today.
Rain Interfered Yesterday Though
There is Already On Exhibition
Much of Agricultural and
WOman's Work.

A rain that cut out all chance of a
parade or of attracting a crowd has
postponed the opening of the Colored
State Fair till today.
The marShals and officers are to pa
rade from the city to the Fair grounds
this morning at 1880 and the open
ing exercises are to take place at noon.
there will be an address and music.
The officers of the Fair are: Abe r.
Middleton. of DupIin president; j. f.
Hamlin, of Raleigh, Secretary, and j.
p. Arlington, of Raleigh. chief mar
shat
While there was no formal opening
Yesterday there was music, and num-
Der of visitors braved the rain and
vent to the grounds to see what was
being done. The scene outside was
ireary, but in the hall there was ac-
tivity in arranging the exhibits. over
the gate driveway there hung wet and
lark the banner that faced President
Roosevelt and the welcome to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. State Fair" inscr.b-
ed on it seemed an echo of the past.
The displays that are being ar
range show advancement and progress.
The Colored Deaf. Dumb and Blind
Institution has the central space ana
mere are mattresses. brooms, big and
little, clothing, bed room slippers,
fancy work. wood work and other
handicraft. showing expertness, while
great big pumpkin is an attraction.
On one side is the pantry display.
This is small as yet, but the breads.
,akes and preserves look very appe-
izing Across the hall is the display
IF the North Carolina Business
School, lately established on South
street in Raleigh Here are excellent
exhibits showing the instruction given
in dress making. millinery, hair braid
ng and dressing, and other things
IN that show definite work
Across one section of the west wing
is large and varied display of quilts.
fancy work, embroidery, crochet work,
knitting, artificial flowers. carpets.
rugs and paintings. The Crosby
School has a display ofworh done in
the school, such as drawing, painting,
arithmetic, composition and so on
Exhibits of buggies by J. w. Barber
and of organs by Darnell & Thomas
are also to be seen.
The best thing, however, is the
agricultural and trucking display and
Of this the two best exhibits are those
of S. NJ r. S.ade, of Shotwell, twelve
miles from Raleigh, who owns the
Green Hill Farm, and of Fletcher
Lockhart, who lives three and one
half miles of Raleigh. Both of these
show cotton on the stalk and In the
bale. corn, peppers, cabbage, turnips.
oats, wheat, meal, -four canned fruit.
peanuts, pumpkins, Irish and sweet
potatoes, all in great variety. Lock-
hart has a farm of 120 acres and is
fifty-one years old, and besides his
truck he makes Is to 20 bales of
cotton, % to 80 barrels OF corn. Slade
has twenty acres of his seventy-four
i'm cultivation and besides his varied
trick makes two bales of cotton, 80
to 40 barrels of corn and has four and
one-half acres in tobacco. Each is a
thrifty colored farmer and each has
money in the bank. There is a lesson
in the success of these two colored
men. both old. both making and saw
ing money. both respected, and both
attending to their own business on
the farm.
outside the rry-go-round horses
arc cbamping at their bits waiting for
riders and the music pants to get a
showing. The Roosevelt flag swings
doIefully and waits for the sun, the
nhotograph artist, and the sellers OF
PEANUTS. apples, candies. sausage and
"sich" like are all there and II today
brirbtens ND so will they, and as
tho horse races are run there will be
merriment.