The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
NEXT WEEK To SEE
FAIR IN IN FULL BLAST
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Leigh X. Page, l.. G. Miller, Sam co.
hen, Abe Warwick, tn Land of CEN
1"rs, digging through the crowd alons
the midway on their tour of insDec-
ton, and he might almost see Morgaa
Mills In the distance looking on.
for thee months the State fair as.
sec!att2n has been preparing for this
Inc greatest of all fairs. They have
prepared well. as President Henry
aiftax' says, and from what is CLEAN
ed from headquarters. there win he
one OF the grandest and most in
structive ara interesting fairs the
south has ever seer.
We have strven to make the fair
the most instructive of ali Sta
Pres dent Fairfax And in order tn
prove what lie intimates he points to
the many Instructive departments
the many divergent sources of infor-
nation which the fair association
places oetore the people this year.
facts ana figures speak for Them
serves. The books of the associa-
llon. which are apen te-tAs- public
TINS is a fair which belong to the
pubic. show that there are hundreds
OF things which bring to the people
what a fair should bring. There may
De some things which some peopla
may object TO, but the fair. as Mana :
ger warwick says. is a fair for all
the people
Things to be Seen.
from the time one enta & tho gatas
ne VIII begin to see things
The Da1 ghters of the Confederarv
"lii nave large booth near the en-
trance--a booth where much tn eat
may be had, and where a rest may
be taken before going down the
line" viz
And going down the line" means
that all along the line there are
places OF refreshment. with baIlyhoo
joints between. but the Joints"
VII prove to be places where red
headed kangaroos, wild men from
Befneo fNew Jersey, tattooed
freaks, trained flies. hot saugage
spotted swans. living skeletons. fat
men ami women, midgets. and other
hordescripts from all the herni-
spheres may be seen for dime or
nickle.
There viii be nothing lacking ia
divert the man from his business the
woman from her biscuits, the child
from his looks.
1t has been suggested that the
school board might give the children
the +full week. There will be little
study nnxt week Even the cita
council will meet Monday night and
adjourn until after the fair. The
courts viii meet on Monday and let
business go over for the one grand
week of The year.
Fifty County Exhibits.
some of the attractions of the fair
VIII be intensely interesting. There
will be fifty separate county exhibits:
r Mn j.tro In t,tJt ,-IS
and more stock than Director SrilI-
man knows what to do with.
The horses cows, hogs and sheep
VIII cover tho whole territory assigned
them and some more. The. chickens
win have to roost on the fence. and
fhe hprficultnrtsts viii take adyan-
tage OF the many flower beds In the
hig oval.
Hread end cakes that mother made
VIII h" there beside tho crazy Quit
md the 'ar Of tam. While over IN
the race track will be seen some of
the finest ponies and Jumpers ever
placed on the track here.
fhc shows ara Of the highest class
nothing Objectionable, and all of
interest in one way or another.
There Will be no aeroplanes this
Year. But there will be plenty of
taiip'Hs ana pArachutes. the latter of
the most Sensational character.
The show horses will make Chief
Marshal Grundy feel proud. Some OF
the real Arabian stuff is already here
end may be seen todaySat the grounds.
~IomoErow a carload az .da pple srays
Will arrive, ana then will come two
carloads of Donies
Monday will be corn day. Tues
day, city council day; Wednesday.
Richmond day; Thursday. state fair
day, and homecoming day; Friday,
Petersburg day, and saturday, farm
ers' day, and getaway day on the
race track.
Charged With Assault
Hurruss. twenty-five wears old.
vas arrested last night on 8 charge
" assa uiting r, Rohieder.