The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-22
THE oR&NGE COUNTY FAIR

Tuesday the annual Orange County
Fair opened, the occasion being an
auspicions one for Orlando, the county
seat The cgowd for the opening day
was very good, and the following day
between $500 and 400 people were on
the grounds at 2 o'clock, the special
attraction being the flying OF the
Rogers airshils and the track races.
Mrs. Rogers, since her husbands tragic
death, accoE aplnies the machine and is
a close W. sffer of the aviator who
makes th huceessful flights. Messrs.
Weller q mlchaeI. Gordon Moorhead
and Malcolm Williams OF OcaIa, are
interested in the horse races and are
daily attendants.
The main exhibit building includes
a circle from which four wings ex-
tend. the opposite wings being of the
same length and filled with products
Of exceptionally splendid grade. The
citrus exhibit, decidedly the best, and
the vegeA ables, are the only two ex-
hibits which EXCEL Marion county. A
great deal OF skill was displayed in
arranging the exhibits, eyidencing the
forethought and ability of the various
communities in showing off the pro-
ducts to the very best advantage. A
fountain was filed with the very fin
est grade of all kinds of vegetables
and the water continually trickling
down on them made one of the most
attractive displays, which was closely
rivalled by two cakes of ice, one fill
ed with orange blossoms and the other
with kumquats and slices of oranges.
An aquarium filled with fish from Or
ange county lakes attracted the eyes
OF all Kumquats were used by the
hundreds In garnishing the exhibits.
Celery and pineapples were shown in
quantities along with many other dis
plays.
The domestic department was up
stairs and along with it was the dis
play from Rollins College and the
Florida Audubon Society exhibits. The
latter included eggs from every specie
Of bird inhabitating the state and lit
erature in quantity was given to each
person interested. That display alone
- worth going miles to see and is of
great educational value to the school
children.
Johnnie Jones' carnival held forth on
the midway and was the drawing card
for thousands.
The fair grounds were gaily decorat-
ed with red, white, blue and yellow
bunting and dozens of flags were fly
ing. IN town the main thoroughfares
were strung with similar decorations
and the stores, hotels and large num-
Der OF private residences were dressed
for the occasion, showing that the
individuals were taking the keenest
interest in the welfare of the county
1t is such enthusiasm that makes I'M
dertakings of that sort successful
The rest room is commodious and
fitted up most conveniently for the
comfort OF the out of town visitor.
Mrs. Gay Livingston, nee Miss Alta
Pearson OF Ocala, was a Tuesday Wis
itor. having come from her home in
Kissimmee with a party of friends
While in Orlando she was the guest OF
Misses Willie and Jean Persons.
Messrs. r. s. Hall. Emmett Robinson
and Bruce Meffert were numbered
among the prominent out Of town Wis
itors.
Orlando claims some of the hand
driveways are kept in splendid condi-
tion and in scenery will compare fav-
orably with any in the country.
The poultry and live stock exhibit
was not so good as in former years.
All OF the highway between Oca1a
and Orlando is either hardened OIL
strawed except from Lake Weir tc
Lake countys boundary line and tC
travel that stretch is worse than try
ing to follow the lines of corkscrew
The remainder of the road is in splen.
did shape and a motorist travels thru
some OF the prettiest sections of Flor
Ida. at this season the air is heavily
laden with the fragrance of the orange
blossoms. Quantities of citrus fruits
are still on the trees, the owners
waiting for better prices.
The following towns are on the
main highway: Leesburg, Tavares, Mt
Dora and Apopxa. At each OF these
places tourists filled the streets.
A traveller daily passes parties
motoring through the state and the
pennants on the cars show that peo-
pie from all sections Of the country
take enough interest in Florida tt
make 1t a visit