The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
RED DLETTER DAY AT JASPER TUESDAY Features UnderwOOd's Ad- dress and Fair Opening GREAT PARADE TODAY More Than S2000 Spent Preparing Grounds for Fair-Bankhead Is
 Among Those on Programme.
 Brothers Meet
GREAT PARADE TODAY

Jasper, September S0.-(Special.)-ro morrow is to be a great day for Jasper, and the citizens of Walker county. The Walker County Fair will formally open at 12:sO o'clock and the visit and speech of oscar W. Underwood will make the day full of variety of interests of ex- citement and dignity
 | The fair management has planned great parade. which will take place about 10 o'clock. which will be Q free-for-all af- | fair
 The parade will stop in front of the courthouse while the distinguished visitor of the day, Mir. Underwood. makes his speech. At the conclusion of his speech the parade will proceed to the fair ground and the fair will formally open.
 Senator J. H. Bankhead. one of Jas per's oldest and most distinguished citi- zens, and who has done much for im- provements that have bettered the condi- tions of all the citizens of the county, will make the opening address. The fair management has made plans to insure the entire flair week great suc- cess. More than 5000 has been spent improving the fair grounds. and now they have splendid new buildings for exhibits, also booths for other attractions. The race track has been carefully grad ed, and is now as firm as can be found Electric lights have been installed throughout the buildings and grandstand Carnival companies are today erecting their attractions.
 The balloon ascension will be a feature every day, as several young girls have consented to take a flight with the bal l looness which the management has se- cured.
 The citizens of the county and of Jas per have given nearly S3o00, which will I be awarded in prizes for the various ex- hibits. The exhibits are to be in place l today.
 1 F. r. Hunter of Cincinnati, wealthy man of that city, who has home in Jas per and considerable business interests here, has wired friends that he will ar rive here Wednesday.
 The Walker County Fair officers are the following: A. S. Preston, president; J. R. smith, manager; J. H. Craig, secre- tary. The executive committee consists of the following: R. O. Cranford. chair man; J. M. Kilgore, W. Ed Hall, Guy V. ORear and J. w Sartain.
 Interesting Wedding A marriage of interest took place in Jasper yesterday at the home of W, D.. Manasco. when Miss Maudie May Looney was married to Mir. Harry Rehberg, the Rev J. II. Longcrier officiating. The contracting parties have been living in Jasper for some time and have many 1 friends here.
 Met After Long Separation
 The Stalnaker brothers have met after 1 long separation. Will Stalnaker. who has 1 been in the west, is now visiting his brothers, who reside in this county John Stalnaker has charge of the Gamble mines and Charles Stalnaker is engineer l for the county.
 Improvement Association i The ladies of Jasper have formed a school improvement association, and have already done much toward improving the city school grounds. Mrs. ]. II. Bank head and Mrs. T. l.. Long have raised about 500, which will be spent in laying 1 cement walks on the school ground