The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18
BIG CROWD GOES
TO TAUNTON FAIR

Long before noon on Tuesday throngs
OF people began TO assemble on the Taun-
ton Green, in expectation OF seeing Prof.
James Ford perform his marvellous feat
of hypnotic power. AS the hour of IL was
striking, an open carriage appeared on
the common, closely followed by an un-
dertakers carriage. In the former was
seated Prof. James Ford and Miss Flor
ence Gibson of New Bedford. Prof Ford
was accompanied by two assistants. one
of these introduced Prof. Ford TO the
he was received with tremendous APP
plause After a short address, he Inn
mediately presented Miss Gibson, and
proceeded at once to place her in hyp-
accomplish. as Miss Gibson is partcu-
Iarly responsive subject. After being
hypnotized. Miss Gibson was encased in
a regulation casket, placed In the under
grounds. Many people, in the meantime,
had taken the cars from the Taunton
common to the fair grounds, and were
awaiting the arrival of Prof. Ford and
Miss Gibson, when they appeared. Miss
Gibson, still enclosed in the casket, was
lowered 6h feet in the earth, and then
covered. Here she will remain like one
dead until Friday, when she will be ex-
'humed and resuscitated at the grand
stand.
AS one enters the fair grounds. his at
tention is Immediately drawn TO the
mammoth exhibition hall on the right. In
dining room has been fitted up, where
every day genuine clam dinner is
served. The cuisine Is excellent AS one
ascends the stairs, he finds himself in the
midst of superbly decorated merchants
booths. Here are represented large
number OF prominent Taunton business
houses, as well as out-of-town manufac-
turers too numerous TO mention. on the
floor above, are found many varied and
beautiful exhibits. There is a large dis
play OF fancy work executed by the wo-
men of Bristol county. There are home
made rugs, a particularly fine exhibition
of flowers and plants, an attractive array
of vegetables of all sorts. and fruit or
every description. very attractive as
well as useful feature TO be seen on this
floor is the day nursery, which occupies
the whole north end of the building This
nursery is maintained by the fair man
agement. and here small children are re-
ceived and taken care Of. while their
parents visit the various exhibitions an.
| amusements on the fair grounds. At the
| opposite extremity OF the building, a
| large and very beautiful collection oil
photographs has been arranged.
| The Midway or Pike at the county fair
| this year will be found by many patrons
OF the fair 10 be the CHIEF source -
amusement. The directors deternlnatlon
| TO make this years Midway the grandest,
most interesting. most gorgeous array oi
privileges has In every way been ful.
| niled. The superintendent OF teni
grounds is Mr.. Harry Carlow man 9l 81
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| largely owing to his efforts that the pa
| irons OF the Taunton fair arc enabled to
| witness unique and interesting eNposi-
| tons -.
| From Coney Island special cars have
| conveyed such large shows as the grea,
| Happyland illusion, she" Maud, tne
| DoiIa "a Minute Mule, the Ocean Wave
| Happy Hooligan. the smallest horse IL
tho world the three-handed lady etc. on
| the immense platform directly opposite
| the grand stand, the superb Gregory
| family I'm wonderfully daring and grace
| full evolutions, Beaumonts Ponies, th'
| finest educated ponies before the public
| the Lovells, and scores OF others appear
daily. -,
| ara varied exposition of poultry, pigeons
| etc At the eastern extremity OF ths
| grounds is n mammoth showing or blood
| cd cattle. The races. In which a NUM-
| her OF well-known horses participated
| proved very exciting
| In fact the fair as whole exceeds II
| variety OF exhibition. and excols the hap
| niest efforts OF any previous year