The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-18
THE FAIR OPENS IN
BRILLIANT ARRAY
Governor GIenn's ElO-
quent Address.
THE BEST OF FAIRS
Chief Marshal B. Frank Mebane Lines
Up a Big Force Of Marshals in Spleen
did Form and a Burst of Music
and Applause After Governors
Address Starts off The Fair.


The Great State Fair of 1905 is
now in full swing, and this follows
a day typical of the Sunny South
which with its glorious beauty made
possible the beauty of the opening
events.
Briefly these events need but a few
words. for following the assembly OF
nearly sixty marshals with Chief Mar
shall Il. Frank Mebane in front of the
Marlborough House, the procession,
headed by the Third Regiment band,
next the marshals and then carriages
on officers and invited guests of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society
moved through the gaily decorated
streets to the Fair Grounds, where
at the grand stand Governor Glenn
formally opened the Great State Far
of 1905 in a magnificent address. This
was the occasion, but it was happy
with its joy and brightness.
Between ten and eleven o'clock the
State Fair marshals in the brave attire
of riding gentlemen with sashes over
shoulders began to gather. Chief Mar
shall Mebane wore a sash of white,
with gold braid the words Chief
Marshal in gold across the front.
while the sasheS of the assistants were
of blue. with silver trimmings, all be-
ing very tasty.
While the marshals were gathering
the Third Regiment band gave music,
until the carriages were filled and the
marshals were in line. Then off moved
the band and the goodly array of mar
shals on prancing steeds took up the
line Of March. while the crowds along
the streets gave generous applause.
Half way to the grounds on HillSboro
street the band halted and played as
the marshals and carriages passed. At
the Fair Grounds the procession
passed up the gay Midway, circlcd
around into the race track after pass
ing the grand stand, and as the MAJ
shalS drew up in line, the officers ana
guests alighted. After this the mar
shals made spirited dash around the
track.
In the Carriages.
In the carriages which formed part
of the procession there We're:
First carriage: Gov. K. b. Glenn,
Hon. Ashley Horne, president of the
State Agricultural Society. and Secre-
tary of State. ]. Bryan Grimes
Second carriage: State Treasurer Il.
r. Lacy. State Auditor Is. F. Dixon,
and State Librarian Nj. O. Sheriff..
Third carriage: DR.. and Mrs. G. A,
Mebane, of Greensboro; Mrs. b. Frank
Mebane. OF Spray; Mrs. John Z.
Drewry. of Raleigh and Mrs w. i.
Harris, of Danville, Va.
Fourth carriage: DIR. George T. Win
ston president of the A. and NJ. Col
lege: Mr.. Cary j. Hunter, Mr. r. Il.
Raney. and Prof. W. A. Withers, OF
the executive committee of the state
Fair Association.
Fifth carriage: Mr. Josephus DAN
iels. of The News and Observer; Mr..
Al,,. 4 fxaer DhEt
and Maj. J. Nj. Crenshaw, of Wake
Forest. and Col. J. c. L. Harris of the
executive committee.
Sixth carriage: Mr.. u. l.. Daught-
ridge. of Sampson; Idr. I. b. Parker,
secretary of the State Farmers ALI
ance: Mr. John w. Thompson and Mr..
T.. T.. Britton.
Seventh carriage: Hon. r. H. Battle,
Mr.. George Allen, Mr.. w. p. Wood. of
Randolph; Hon. w. p. Wood, of Ashe-
boro. and Mr.. j. H. Currie, of Fayetfe-
Vile, of the executive committee.
The Marshals Here.
The assistant marshals here yester-
day We're:
G. l.. Jones, Raleigh; r. M. Novel;,
Selma; r. Y. McAden, Raleigh; Frank
l.. Fuller. Jr., Durham; Thos. X. Penn
berton, Greensboro; Otho Smith VIII
low Spring: w. d. Merritt Roxboro;
Is. -. fGdlhllll iNellCiSii, " - ANNN.'
Smithfield; H. B. Austin, Clayton; X.
nj. Myatt. Smithfield; Claude l.. san
ders. Simthfield; b. NJ. Sasser Raj
eigh: Il. ]. Cheek, Greensboro; X. y.
Ivie. Leaksville; p. 3. Fleming, Raj
eigh: r. s. Cross. Sanford; II. p. Ed
wards. Sanford; T. j. .Lassiter, smith
field: ]. a. Long, Jr., Roxboro; w.
A. G.. Clark, Jonesboro; j. L. Durnam'
Durham; Norman H. Johnson, Fsal-
eigh; u. l.. Spence. Carthage; f. Il.
Howle, Raleigh; e. l.. Daughtridge,
Rocky Mount; w. f.. Lindsay, Chapel
Hill; C. Ed. Taylor Southport; l.. NJ.
Smith. Raleigh: F. u. Morris, Hender-
sonvilie; ]. B. Tugwell, Raleigh; John
ID. Dawes, Wilson; Hugh B. Adams,
Durham; j. Bowen, Elm City; j. j..
Russell, Rose Hill; w. r. Mann, Whit
akers; Chas. e. Johnson, Jr., Raleigh;
j. r. Blair Troy; j. F. Musselwhjte,
Hope Mills; c. B. Armstrong, Gas
tonia: r. B. Barnhill, Elm City; J. Y.
Blades, New Bern; S. M. Parker, Hert-
ford; Thos. H. Webb, Duke; ]. A.
Hockaday, Angler; w. H. Pace, Raj
eigh: ]. w. Stephenson, Smithfield;
]. F. Ragan, Raleigh; A. T. Grant, u,
Mocksville; B. S. Little, Raleigh; D.
l.. Clark. Clarkton; r. T. Scott, Nor
risville; S. G.. Pace. Mt. Airy; S. A.
salmon, Lillington; c.. L. Mann,
West Raleigh; J. c. Kendall, West
Raleigh; ]. w. Mcneil, T. j. Samuel,