The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
RAILROAD TRAINS
DIRECT TO GROUNDS
r., i. & r. to Supplement- Street
Car Service to State
Fair.
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READY FOR MONDAY. OPENING
Ample Accommodation for Wis.,
\ itors-Honorary Vice-Presi-
READY FOR MONDAY OPENING

dents Named.
Will, only one day intervening be-
fore the opening OF the second annual
State Fair ana that Intervening day
being Sunday, when the grounds VIII
he kept closed to the public, to-day
is the climax OF all preparation for
the big show.
The Fair Grounds present n busy
scene. In every direction workmen'
and exhibitors are placing exhibits and and
putting afrairs in shape to receive the
thousands OF visitors who will pour
the gates on Monday.
The city already presents gala ap-
pearance, with a large number OF pus-
mess houses decorated but many other
buildings will decorate to-day and
Monday. so that on the opening day
OF the fair all Of Broad and Main
Streets will present an unbroken line
OF flags and bunting.
SUPERINTENDENT OF Transportation
Buchanan has made all arrangements
for carrying the crowds to the fair on
the street cars, and the service Will be
as perfect as 1t is possible to make IT.
and with last year as n criterion, that
means 1t will be entirely satisfactory.
Traffic Manager w. p. Taylor states
that the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad will arrange to ops
crate trains between the siding at
Broad and Laurel Streets and the state.
Fair Grounds on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. October 9TH, 10th and
nth, the fare to be cents each way.
Trains will leave Broad Street and the
Fair Grounds ut intervals of about
twenty minutes. commencing at 9:a0 A..
NJ, and continuing until about $500 Il.
NJ. each day.
Major DclInnr Against Record.
+ Manager Coleman has arranged for
a special train OF ten carloads of cattle,
sheep and swine that Will be shown at
the fair, and an express train OF SIX
cars of horses, new entries for the
races. There will be over $50 horses
entered in the races next week. Major
Delmar is In the best condition and is
going to go fast against his record.
1t Will be worth a trip across the State
to see this wonderful horse. Mr.. Cole
man has arranged for special entries
from several stables Of horses now In
Lynchburg. ~ .
Where Visitors May Stop.
Secretary Lloyd has received many
offers from citizens to take visitors
into their homes during State Fair
week. and the following names and To-
cations are printed. that out-of-town
people who desire to arrange for ac-
.commodations in advance may do so by
applying direct to the parties men
toned.
Miss NJ. e. Davidson, 1902 East Clay
Street, lodging; Mrs. Loving, 1927 East
Broad Street, board and lodging; Mrs.
a. Kirkland. 1906 West Cary Street
40S East Cary Street, lodging, ten peo-
pie; Mrs. +. w. Putnam. 1908 East
Marshall Street, lodging: NJ. j. Guilt
nan, 1918 Floyd Avenue, lodging, four
to six persons; Mrs. "A. j. Shelton, T24
North Twenty-ffth Street, board and
lodging, four PERSONS: Mrs. r. j. Chris
5tisn, AHA East Franklin Street, room
with or without board. seven or eight
people; Mrs. Wilson, .40S East Grace
Street. lodging, seven people (gentle-
men preferred);. Miss Powell, 20l1 East
people; Mrs. Gathright. 642 North
Eighth Street, lodging. three or four
people; Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea, 110l East
Clay, accommodate sixty; Mrs. L. B.
Palmer. 4l9 Elm Street, lodging and
meals. six people; Mrs. 2. Francis, IA
North Sixth Street. accommodate ten
to fifteen people at popular prices;
Levi Hexter, 2333 West Grace Street,
three furnished rooms; Mr.. p. Hopkins,
f2716 East Broad Street. board and
lodging, accommodate seven people;
Mrs T. II. Brown, 100 East Marshall
Street, lodging; Mrs. Eva r. Baker.
100 South Fifth Street, lodging; Mrs.
D. Rider. ITO West Main Street, lodg-
ing, accommodate ten; Mrs. e. Wor-
than, 821 West Main Street, lodging,
accommodate six to ten; Miss A. Mott,
304 East Main Street, lodging; Mrs.
Il. A. Stevens, 800 North Twelfth
Street, can accommodate two: Mrs. j.
d. Dalton, 10 South Sycamore, board
and lodging, accommodate twenty-five;
A. w. Robinson, 1914 West Main Street,
lodging, can take eight or ten; several
boarding houses In square; Mrs. +. J.
Il. c.. Gisselbrecht, 1914 East Main
Street, lodging, meals II desired; ac-
icommodate six gentlemen: Mrs. B. Il.
Mason, 407 East Main Street, lodging,
meals opposite. call phone 1886; Mrs
i. c. White, 915 East Marshall Street
lodging. accommodate twenty-f five; five
boarding houses on same square; Mrs
b. 3. Terry, 1904 West Cary Street
lodging, six gentlemen; Mrs. G.. II
Beale, 1916 East Marshall Street, lodg-
ing. accommodate four people; Mrs. II
II. Bass. 1916 Porter Street. Manchester
three or four dodgers; boarding house
in neighborhood; Miss a. Ambers. ZOE
East Main Street, three large room:
two small rooms Z Mrs. A. II. Hicks
Springs. stop 80 on car line
board and lodging; Mrs. Fred Jones
30S East Main Street, lodging. ten peo-
Sple;5J, Jennings, 500 East Broad Street
lodging. fourteen single rooms.
Honorary Vice Presidents.
Tho following well-known citizen.
of the State have been appointed BY
the Virginia State Fair Association tt
act as honorary vico-preslttents: ~
a. J. McAIath, Accomnc; Murray Boo
cock; 4Albemarle; pr. D. N. Rust, Alex
andria; w. a. Rinehart,s Allegheny
r. G. Southnll, Amelia r. II, Drum
mond. Amherst, Thomas ~. Stratton
Appomattox; Samuel Forrer, Augusta
Tate Sterry, Bath; John A.. Stuart, Bed
ford |. Harmon NeWberry. Bland: X