The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-27
FAIR IS FLOORISH|NG
Exhibits are All Right and Attendance
il Increasing

Tn second day Of the Marion Coun-y
Fair IS encouraging in everything "a
the weather. which gave people the IN
comfortable feeling of not knowing
whether it would rain or no /, lid.
Everything looked lively On the
grounds this morning. Taer- Were
not many people. but they cant ~ eN-
pec,ed in crowds before tomorrow.
The machinery department = no. as
full "a ! wa, last year. The Marion
Hardware exai5it. a. usual : very
complete. Frank Mathews boat i
attracting attention ana compliments
from all,
There are three good auto exaibit--
the Florida Auto sales 60. mas two
fine machines. Mr. y. +. Condor a big
REQ auto and several motorcycles AMI
bicycles. The Christian K Neal Co.
also has a fine machine. All there
We're on the south side Of the hall.
on the north side, half The space i
vacant, The Gable Company mas sew
eral pianos in we'll fitted Up com
partment. over this Miss Mary Con-
nor and Miss Annie Laurie Perry pre-
sided. These two charming young la
dies. Miss Conner with the violin and
Miss Perry at the piano, occasionally
wove u web Of music that their hear
ers found impossible TO break.
The Cheek-Neal Coffee TO had "a
booth where Mr.. \. l. Weatherbee ana
his assistant handed out dainty little
cups filled with the delicious bever-
age.
The veteran salesman Mr.. 7. 4.
Carroll, has department where ne j.
exhibiting samples Of the fertilizer
sold by the American Agricultural
Chemical Go. y striking feature Of
the display was a map Of the world
with strings leading from the points
where the different ingredients Of the
fertilizer are mined or manufactured.
There We're Il good many strings. ana
their ends were well distributed over
the map. Mr.. Carroll has been in the
business long time and knows mighty
we'll what the farmers want
The coOps III the poultry show are
nearly all filled and the exhibit is even
more handsome than complete. Mr.. Ed
Bennett says the exhibit j. even bet
ter than it was last year.
The woman'- department. i well
filled with dainty and useful articles.
Not much space is left. and Miss Annie
Davis and her assistants have dis
played everything to the best advant-
age.
The horticultural show is much
more complete than last year. The
oranges and grapefruit ferns and
flowers, are eNcellently arranged ami
beautiful to see.
There are 1176 registered articles in
the agricultural department. and a.
least 1900 altogether There are not
as many exhibits as last year. but
they look better.
The corn exhibit is not a. large a
last year. but the corn is of a fine
quality. There may be more exhibits
in the agricultural and corn depart
ments brought in this afternoon.
The Ocala Lumber and supply Com
pany's building, with Everything that
goes into a house" in it. has a most
Interesting and handsome appearance
In one of the parlor-like rooms the
Tetley Tea Company has an exhibit.
presided over by Miss Addie smith Of
atlanta. very competent ana at
tractive young lady, who save a
pleasant welcome ana a delicious cup
of tea to ali corners.
McIver Il MacKays display Is a
wonder. owing to the fire which de-
stroyed one of their warehouses sew
eraI days ago, this firm had about de-
cided to make no exhibit. About 10
! o'clock yesterday. Vernie Roberts with
a couple of helpers, arrived on the
! fair grounds, and by 10 o'clock this
morning had cleaned out the building,
renovated the ceilings and walls and
/ put in a fine display. About half the
building is devoted to a pleasant and
sr,,t-
friends of this big firm are welcome.
/ The other half is suite Of rooms fur
nished from the store. First, a hand
some library, then mission furniture
parlor, then a bed room with an eIe-
CANT brass bcdStcad and inviting look
ing bed and furniture of quartered
oak, then a dining room with solid
mahogany furniture ana handsome
glass and crockery and finally a
kitchen gas range and all necessary
fittings. \ look at it would tempt any
uncertain couple into matrimony.
/ The professors from the university
have their tent arranged with every
Ting for their lectures and are eN-
pecting large audiences.
The live stock show is fine. Marion
county has reason TO he proud Of her
/ fine horses, cattle and hogs. The judges
were looking at the stock and award
! ing prizes this morning
/ The colOred department i complete
and we'll arranged and has more white
visitors than coloTel.
\ At 1890. Nes>rS. John Martin. James
/ Pyles. W. L. Gallagher. Louis Lang.
/. Arthur Cobb. James Howell. sam
I Igou. t. H. Strickland and Junius
Counts, all handsomely mounted. rode
out on the track. and gave a fine show
of what Marion county might ID in a
cross country hunt or a cavalry CHARGE
Races at the Fair
I'm yesterdays races, Lord ITv.n-. ]
=. johnson owner. e. n. Sura4ue iriv-
er was the winner in The tnrre-
minute class
Maud w. Malcolm Williams ~nar-
little mare, won ia he 20 class.
The running race. WIKI tiv, entries
wa~ won ny Gordon Nonr.ca&.
Laurie N"nge Won Again