Smyrna times., 1911-06-28
GEN, DUPONT TO Be HERE
OPENING OF COUNTRY FAIR
THREE-DAY EVENT OPENS AUSPI-
ClOUSLY IN SMYRNA, SATURDAY
Boulevard Builder to Meet Club
Women, Board of Trade and Make
Address.-Fourth Big Day of Fair

All is in readiness for the Great
Country Fair, which will be opened
next Saturday and continue Monday
and Tuesday, July l, and A. under
the auspices of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club of Smyrna. The opening
day will be featured by the presence
of Gen. T. Coleman DUPONT, the
donor of the much advertised 50, 900,
900 boulevard, which will extend |
from one end of the State to the
other. General DUPONT will meet
the people of Smyrna at the Fair
Grounds and while he does not desire
a public reception, he will be glad
to meet the citizens of Smyrna and
tell them about his boulevard plans.
No definite hour has been fixed as
to just when he will arrive in Smyrna,
but he is expected to be present at
the opening of the Fair next Satur-
day afternoon. The Fair manager
will probably have President Charles
H. LeFevre of the Smyrna Board o f
Trade to introduce him. The presence
of General DUPONT is expected to
draw a large crowd of people. 1t
will be an auspicious opening for
the Fair, which will take place on
the schoolhouse green on South street,
near corner of Main. Plenty of
date the crowds which will assemble
during the three days of the great
event. Tueday, the Fourth, will be
the biggest day of all. 1t will be
an "Old Home Day. for Smyrna.
Here you may greet again your
friends of long ago and renew almost
forgotten acquaintenceship with old
schoolmates and friends. John G..
Gray, Esq, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, and Josiah o. Wolcott, Esq.
of Wilmington, and others will speak
and music will be furnished by the
Stayton Cornet Pand. This gathering
of friends and neighbors, celebrated
each year on the Fourth, will have
a tendency to strengthen the love o.
home and town and eventually give
new life and vigor. Town pride lie
in all of us and is ready to asser
itself when the right influence i
brought to bear.
The Side Show The Great Attractio
The Side Show, with Mrs. Alic
M. Read as chairman, promises
more complete bill than ever. Th
program consists of continuous vaude
Vile as follows: First Performanc
Coon stunt, song and dance; Japar
ese solo and chorus: Irish sketch
Boys song and dance. Second Pei
formance-Magazine Advertisement
Cream of Wheat, Old Dutch Cleans
er, Gold Dust Twins, Fairbanl
Fairy Soap. Third Performance
Military drill with chorus of ter
character song; Japanese specialit.
Irish sketch. All songs and dance
are bright and breezy and the al
mission is worth double the pri'
charged. The Ice Cream Gards
with Miss Esther Megear as its cor
petent chairman will occupy pror
inent place on the grounds and Il
young ladies who assist will loc
we'll to your comfort by serving i
creams, ices, cones and "penr
ikes." "Hebe's Bower" will
not far away in charge of Mrs.
S. Dwight who, with her efficie
helpers, is kept busy serving SC
drinks of all kinds to those W
wander into the "Bower." I
Committee of the Fair has secur
an excellent moving picture sh'
with splendid assortment of p
lures. This will be well worth yo
money and everyone should see
entire program. The Rose Gard
in charge of Miss Anna Middleto
will delight the hearts of the CT
dren-every rose has hidden be-
tiful souvenir. Be sure to get o
w. A. Ransom And His Clever Tri
And the seight of hand perforr
will be there. "Magic, Uni
Might. Don't fail to attend
performance. Mr.. William A. X
som, a well known former Smyrn
is to be with us this year
sleight of hand and magic attr
tions. Mr.. Ransom is Presiden
the Society of American Magici
and needs no introduction to
Smyrna audience. Mrs. Thomas
Wilson will have charge of the Ca
Booth and fresh homemade cam
may be had each day. Mrs.
Anthony will have very attrac
Novelty Booth, where all kind
fancy articles may be bought TO
cents. The Five Cent Novelty B.