The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-02
JELKS AT THE FAIR
GOVERNOR AND PARTY VISIT CEN-
 TRIAL CITY.
Attendance On Big show Grows, Wnh
 Each Day-Other News of Day h Selma.
Advertiser Bureau.

1 Advertiser buTehu, | Selma, Nov. 1. | Larger and larger every day be-
 comes the attendance at the second
 annual fair of the Central Alabama
 Fair Association. Many hundred vis'-
 tors irony the surrounding countr
 came to the city today and took in the
 fair and spent the day on the ground
 taking in the wonders which are on
 exhibition there. The majority Of
 these people left this afternoon TOT
 their homes well pleased with what
 they had seen and the way in which
 they had spent the day. .... The different places of amusement
 upon the Midway did thriving busi-
 ness and the shows entertained the
 crowd to their satisfaction. The races proved most entertaining feature to
 the many hundred who witnessed them
 and one of the main features of the
 day was the largo humber of ladies present. The womans department Is under
 Ghe supervision of Mrs. B. H. Craig, 1 and there has been collected large amount of the handwork of wopan
 These exhibits prove most ihterest- ing feature of the fair to the women visitors.
 Tomorrow will be Children's Day at ! the fair and 1t Is expected that there
 
 of the future citizens of this section of the State. The public schools or l the city will close at an early hour to give the pupils a chance to So 10
 the fair early in the afternoon. The orphans from the Methodist Orphan | age at Summerfield will also come in
 body and will take in the many
 various places of amusement.
 Today was Governors day at the fair and there was present on the grounds all during the day large number of people of this section of the State. Besides Governor Jelks, there came to Selma a large number of the most prominent citizens or | Montgomery. These citizens were met upon the arrival of the train by diff ferent members of the Central Ala bama Fair Association and were es- l corted to tbe fair grounds. The fol- lowing are the citizens of Montgomery who attended the fair today:
 William D. Jelks, Governor; J. Craig Smith, Treasurer: R. R. Poole. Com
 missioner of Agriculture; w. F. Will l kinson, Chief Clerk; W. r. vandiver, President Alabama Agriculture Assoo citation; Barrie D. Holt, General Man. nzer Alabama Agricultural Associa- tion. Montgomery;
 Mcqueen Smith. Director. Alabama Agricultural Association: H. c. David son, Director. Alabama Agricultural Associations: W. N Cox. City Council man and Director. Alabama Agricul. tural Association.
 The State house officials and promi- ncnt Montgomerians arrived at II o'clock and went immediately to the fair grounds. A committee consisting of President Ellis, Treasurer Melvin. and others met them at the train and escorted them to the grounds
 The Governor rode in a handsome landau drawn by pair of white horses. As the Governor neared the fair grounds a detachment from the Frank Pettus Field Artillery, under command of Sergeant Jones. fired a sa- lute of seventeen guns. At the fair grounds, Governor Jelks and the par ty were shown through the main building and over the grounds. Later the Governor was introduced to the audience assembled on the grand stand and made a few remarks.
 The party returned to the city at | 2 p. m.. and a luncheon was rendered
 at the Hotel Albert which proved a
 most delightful occasion.
 l Today was made a kind of halt
 holiday among the wholesale stores of | the city. Many of these establish
 ments closed their doors at 1 o'clock ho C1n