Smyrna times., 1909-06-30
ALL PLANS COMPLETE FOR
THE GREAT COUNTRY FAIR
WILL OPEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THE BIGGEST ENTERPRISE EVER
Monday Will be the Great "Home Day''
of the Fair and an Elaborate Pro-
gram Has Been Arranged.

This is Country Fair week. By
Friday all the booths and tents will
be up and the grounds will be thrown
open to the public Friday afternoon
and evening and will continue Sat
urday afternoon and evening and
all day Monday. 1t is the big
show of the year. The people are
talking about it and the ladies
of the Century Club under whose
auspices it is given, are active
with the one ambition to make it the
best three days fair they have given.
The High School green will be fenced
in as heretofore and at night will be
lighted by myriad of electric lights.
Prettily decorated boothes more at
tractive than ever, will be arranged
artistically under the trees. A band
stand will be erected for the use of
the Stayton Cornet Band of Smrvna
which will give a concert every.even-
ing and at intervals throughout the
whole day on Monday. There will
be the sidespliting sideshows, the
gypsy encampment, box ball, cane
ringing, hit the baby, wheel of for
tune, orange grove, Swiss Ice Cream
Garden, Japanese Tea Garden, de-
licious lunches, picture gallery and
everything to amuse and attract the
public. You must not miss it. 1t
will be bigger, better, broader than
last year. You will meet your friends
there. Leaving the Fair Grounds at
intervals will lbe Automobile Tours
under personally conducted" guides
who will spare no pains at giving
ever ybody a chance at "Seeing
Smyrna. q"
Fine Talent at The Side Shows.
The committee in charge of the
sideshows has secured first-class ar
lists from home and abroad and are
prepared to render a fine program.
Two tents will be kept going. The
popular Chill Brothers" MinstreIs.
a juvenile performance have added
new songs and jokes to their roper
toire and you will be afforded a good
laugh if you see them. Then there
is the renowned college chorus from
"The Soul Kiss" sung by twelve
college students. This will be charm
ing to say the least. The famous
White Rose Minstrels will give us
performance each evening. The ladies
have secured the assistance of several
operate voices Oadies) who refused
to sign with Hammerstein. These
artists will charm their audience
with solos duets, trios. A famous
clog dancer from a distant city will
give his first performance at the
Fair. Norris Orchestra will furnish
music.
Trained Horse a Feature of the Fair
Don't leave the Fair Grounds with
out seeing "Virginia'' the trained
horse which will be brought here bv
Dushane Cloward of Wilmington. 1t
does all kinds of tricks and is well
worth seeing. This is something new
for Smyrna. The horse is valued at
over $1,000.
Monday the Big Day of the Fair
The big day the great Home Com
ing Day of the Fair will be on Mon
day. Many former Smyrnians are
expected to participate in the events
of the day. The Fourth" will be
celebrated on this day with becoming
spirit of patriotism. All the stores
will be closed on that day and mer-
chants and business men and their
clerks, business concerns of everv
description in Smyrna, and Clayton
are invited by the Club ladies to take
part in the parade. This parade will
consist of floats beautifully deco
rated, horse back riders, tournout
OF Smyrna and Clayton organizations.
bicycle riders, decorated carriages
and automobiles, &c. The parade
will rendezvous at 10 o'clock at the
corner of Main street and Glenwood
Avenue. Cummins E. Speakman will
be chief marshal of the parade and
he will be assisted by Marshals
Homer D. Hudson, Edward G. Walls
and DR.. Frank Gardner. The route
of the parade will be down Main to
Commerce street, out Commerce to
Union street, to Mt. Vernon, down
Mt. Vernon to Main to Frazier up
Frazier to Pearl, to South street and
thence to Fair Grounds. TIL, parade
will occasion lively contest for the
prizes that will be awarded. The
prizes which will be given out at close
of fha avaro;oao ba,yo hao.. .4.t.