Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-14
aREArER BLuEFIELr

ger. 8ran0 street parade on horse
back will be formed on Blueaeld
Avenue, to start marching promptly
at 1:S0 y. m. All parties on horse
back participating In the parade will
enter the Maple Shade Hog Farms
free OF charge; all other adults will
be charged so cent admission. chill
dren under twelve years OF age come
In free. The Hog from Missouri viii
be In this parade; 25 pieces of the
Naval Gun Factory Band OF Washing
ton. ID. c. will render the music. Az
ter the parade IL formed they viii
march along Biuefield avenue to the
eastern pavements. then file to the
right and pass over board walk to
the Maple Shade Farm: where In
different vocations OF most interest on
the farm. the regular musical pro.
gram will be executed, by this mos,
magnificent band. Hogs will be
shown In their regular quarters and
points OF interest will be pointed out
by their owner. and timely remarks
Will be made on the construction OF
their houses. quarters and the prop
er feeding OF all classes of swine.
more particularly the Berkshire.
which will be the only breed OF hog
shown. The Audience is requested
TO follow the music and at all times
to keep in touch with the music as
a director to the various points of
interest. The route has been care
fully mapped out to take the least
amount OF tramping. and introduc-
Ing the greatest novelties.
About half OF the march on the
Maple Shade Farm will be over the
site where the future Fifth Ave-
nue." OF Greater Bluefeld will be
built. and from this great future
thoroughfare IL is possible to sec
South Bluefield of the past, present
and future, and at this point the
Band will linger long and execute
several numbers of rur musical pro-
sram, constituting part Of the mus
ical extravaganza to be given on the
first afternoon of our Hog Show.
The great hog "Godiva" will be
exhibited. and every one desiring to
test their judgement will have an
opportunity to guess at her weight.
being mindful at all times that the
party guessing the nearest to the
weight Will be entitled to a $1,000
prize. One guess only permitted
each individual who holds a ticket to
the show.
A committee OF FIVE will he named
to do the weighing on the scales.
located on the farm and announce tn.
'esult. and this committee of five
will elect by ballot the party entitled
to the prize money, in case of a tie.
While the guessing is going on u
will be possible for the audience to
see Greater Bluefield In a manner
that Greater Blueheld has never been
seen before. The Classical Stony
Ridge will be in full view as we'll at
the Northern side OF East River
Mountain and Big Ridge rising on
an altitude OF 1900 feet above sea
level; the audience will be In full
view OF the houses with square roofs
on the ridge Immediately east OF the
United States Court House site. and
be almost distresslngly near to these
houses.
Who can resist the temptation of
coming out to this great Hog show
and gaze on a true Indian Summer
day at the sky with not a cloud above
the horizon, and see these great
mountains above giving up their YER
dure and exchanging II apparently
for all colors OF the rainbow, and
who can resist the temptation of
treading on the native soil when yet
in natures place, of the future Firth
avenue OF Greater Bluefeld, where
1t will be possible and highly pro-
bable that noble. lovely and refined
femisoles will be reared.
In clearing up these lands the Ma
pie and Locusts constituted the for
hidden fruit and have been left to
grow in a natural way. and all prom
ising oaks and other timbers have
been allowed TO grow TO furnish natur