The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-21
ORDERED FOR THE Event.
Fine Weather for the Opening of the
Marion County Fair

been apparently ordered for the oc-
casion and could not have been i'm
proved on. The Star man took a look
over the grounds a I II o'clock and as
a whole the fair is going to be a big
success. The exhibits are still COM
ing in from the country. and the ag-
riculturaI building, which looked some
what empty yesterday afternoon, was
rapidly filling up. \ brief statement
Of what is on the ground is as fol-
lows:
The cattle, hog. sheep and mule
pens are mostly filled and the exhibits
are most craditable, and there is some
as fine stock there as the land can pre-
duce.
The poultry exhibit, We believe, is
the best the fair has ever made. The
great building for this department is
filled and the poultry is simply top
notch birds. The department is Ger
tainly doing itself proud and almost
every variety of barnyard fowl is rep
resented there by some fine specimens.
The big building of Messrs. McIver
* MacKay Is filled with a representa-
tive exhibit from their stores. and
some very handsome goods are display
ed there in taste. Their furniture and
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and viii appeal to anyone as some
thing good.
The large building of the Ocala
Lumber & Supply Co. was beautifully
decorated yesterday, every foot of the
feeling overhead being festooned with
white and light green crepe paper
| strips and interspersed with autumn
| leaves and Spanish moss. The decorat
| ing was done by Mr.. Chas r. Mum
caster, the secretary of the company,
/ with a force of helpers and it is a
work of art. The walls are covered in
Beaver Board and gives a fine eX
ample of the neat work that can be
done with this material. The painting
and decorating was done by Mr.. j. a.
Morris, Jr.. and gives a good idea of
| his skill and talent in this line. The
two large rooms in the rear. finished
as special rooms, with high grade
finishings and furnishings, are most
attractive. There are many exhibits
of the articles made in the novelty
works of the company, and the home
manufactured articles are a credit to
the city. The display of paints, var
nishes, wall finisrngs and builders
hardware and material is as good as
was ever seen here.
The 0. K. Teapot Grocery has made
a large exhibit Of its tempting wares,
and Mr.. Harvey Clark. the prophet or,
has received a great many compG-
ments on his splendid display. 1t is
a miniature of the stores stock up
town, almost and would make anyone
anxious to trade at a store where such
goods are kept.
Walter S c. Yonge has most ar
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large space which he filled last year
He exhibited much skill in the arrange
ment of the room and is receiving
many compliments on it,
The Marion Hardware Company has
made most wonderful display of ag-
rfcultural implements, pumps and gas
oline engines, and Messrs r. O. Connor
l representing the International Har-
= vester Company, Messrs. "Hen" Weth-
erbee C. f. Thomas, Sam Christian and
: others are as busy as bees showing the
, implements and making them 60
where they are built that way
; Mr.. w. D. earn of the Ocala Fertil-
izer Co. has a display that will APP
: peal to the til1er of the soil, no matter
: what he grows. His display Of fer
tilizers of every kind and some croI
products. grown with them, is fine
There is among other things the larg.
est pumpkin we ever saw in his eX-
hibit.
: Mr.. Tilghman, of Palatka, district
/ agent, and Mr.. Bruce Meffert. the loca
: agent of the Ford automobile, have
two of the beautiful 1912 cars on dis.
play. a touring car and a runabout.
, The big rest room is filled with seat
t and chairs and is most comfortab bic
and many tired mothers will find res
and comfort there.
The gasoline engines were busy
pumping water into the tank, from
which it is piped to the different build
l ings.
The colored peoples department i:
almost ready and will be entirely filled
with exhibits. 1t is going to be
credit to the county and the domestic
: art and fancy work is certainly mos
f creditable display The exhibit of FEES
= sender Academy is better than las
p year. and is a most worthy product o
the hands Of the pupils of that institu
ton. Prof ]. w. Wiley, the principal
g. is busy with the pupils. arranging tn,
display.
, Mr. Meffert's display of farm pro
4 ducts, and especially the exhibit 9
= hams. shoulders and breakfast bacon
. is worth anyone's time to see am
gives a fine example of the formulation
I wealth of our county" The cotton dis
play is great and there are some fin
r vegetables and a world of preserved
canned and bottled goods from farm
orchard and vineyard
The corn display in DR.. Boozer's de
, partment is a most worthy one. an
- would make any Illinois corn grove
sit up and take notice. The corn cam
> | from all over the county and will b
= one of the most interesting and profita
| BILE features of the fairs exhibits d.
Boozer is staying right the job an
He is very proud of one freak, an cal
: or rather five ears of corn under on
y ! shuck. Then there is Mutt and Jeff.
= two huge ears of corn, one very elon
:, gated and the other much sat down o
in the making.
The floral and plant exhibit is mos
interesting and beautiful. and fills a
: entire side of the long wing of tn
: building.
It is usual to leave the good thing
: for the last. hence the delay in gettin
= to the woman's building. In this de
partment is the big hit Of the fair thi
year. The ladies have covered them
selves with glory. The huge room
just packed and damned with beauti
full exhibits Of fancy work and sewine
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