The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-14
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR THE FAIR
Reports From Maury And Adjoining Coun-
ties Most Encouraging, And Every
body Is Coming.
MUCH WORK BEING DONE
AT SOUTH SIDE PARK

Maury county, but from the adjoining
counties as well are most encourag.
ing, and nothing except rainy weather
can prevent this being by far the great.
est fair in the county's history. The
Giles county people say they are com.
! ing in large numbers and will bring
their fine stock with them. The peo-
pie OF Nashville look ON this as the
largest and best county fair in the
state and will be here not only on
Nashville day, but on other days. The
people of Marshall county are greatly
interested and will be here with lots
Wednesday-Marshall County Day.
and DR.. S. R. Hardison have an engage
ment today with a number of promi.
nent Marshall county gentlemen and
have gone to Lewisburg to arrange for
a large excursion on Marshall county
day.
Here in Maury, as has been here
tofore stated, the people are going to
close their homes and all come. The
Commercial Club of Mt. Pleasant has
taken hold and the people of the
Phosphate City will move up en- masse
on Mt. Pleasant day and stay through
out the week. The days are as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, Sept. 25th-Mt. Pleasant
Day.
nesday-Marhsall Caunty Day.
MISUNDERSTANDING Day.
Friday-Giles County and School
Children's Day.
Saturday-Old Soldiers Day.
Mr.. w. P. Woodbridge, Manager of
the Musical ride, has been invited by
our progressive harness and saddle
merchant, Mr.. A. Samuels, to select
from his extensive stock ladies' sad.
die that will be given by Mr.. Samuels
to the most graceful young lady rider
taking part in the musical ride. This
saddle can be seen on exhibition at
W. P. Woldridge's drug store.
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The work on the track at South Side
Park is being rapidly pushed forward
to completion and by the time for the
Fair to be begin the track will be in
finer shape than it has ever been in
previous years.
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From the amount of orders received
from horsemen all over the country
for stalls for both show and race
horses, one is compelled to believe that
there will be the finest lot of racers
and show horses ever on exhibition
In the State. The Association is some
what concerned about the matter for
fear they will not have enough stable
room to supply the demand.
s.
The committees of ladies all over |
he the county who are interested in |
he Floral Hall display at the Fair,
'eport that the interest being mani
ested in this feature of the Fair far
anything ever done before.
The chairman of the different commit
ees feel confident that the display
will be larger and better than in past
ears.
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One other feature about the Floral !
Hall display that is attracting more
attention, interest and rivalry is the
poultry show that will be held there
Turing the Fair. The whole first floor
f the hall will be devoted to this de- +
'artment, If necessary, and one of
he officials remarked today that he
elieved the whole of the space would
e needed to accommodate the dis
iay of poultry that would be on hand.
f.
Old Soldiers Day-Saturday the b,
9th, is creating lots of interest among
hese old veterans. One of the fea-
Tres of the Horse Show on that night
ill be the special ring for the best
I'D Soldier Rider. The prize will be a
engraved silver medal by I
he Association to the winner. !.