Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-24
WILL HOLD BIG FAIR AT
ASHEVILLE IN OCTOBER
Extensive Arrangements Made for
Varied Exhibits and Interesting
Forms of Amusement.

idly for the fourth annual exhibition
O. the Western North Carolina Fair
association to be held in Asheville on
October IS, IA, is and 16.
Information comes from headquar-
tiers in Asheville that entries arezbe
ing made rapidly and that indications
point to the most successful fair il
the history of the association.
AS will be seen by the advertise
ment elsewhere in the Democrat, lex
tensive arrangements have been made
for the amusement and entertainment
of those who will attend the fair. Ar
rangements are also being made for
convenient schedules on the different
railway lines leading into Asheville.
Premiums aggregating more than
5000 are offered as prizes for exhib-
itors in various departments of the
fair.
Special arrangements have been
been made for the convenience of Hen
dcrson county exhibitors as will be
seen on the front page of the Demo.
crat this week.
The following announcement of the
fair association will be of interest:
OF special interest to the people of
the western counties of North Carroll
ma is the announcement of the man
agement of the fair association that
Western North Carolina Day will be
observed on October Is, and plans are
going forward to make this a gala day
at Asheville. For the accommodation
of the immense throngs which are ex-
pected to go to Asheville from all of
the surrounding counties, the man
agement of the fair association has
perfected arrangements for the opera
ton of special trains on the Southern
railroad, and the trains doubtless will
be largely patronized.
The people of all sections of the
Western counties will make merry on
this day, and special entertainment
features have been arranged to make
their stay at the fair grounds enjoya-
BILE. In addition to h regular fair
attractions, special events will be
arranged for the celebration of
this day, and it is expected that
they will be witnessed by immense
throngs.
The management of the fair associa-
ton is at a loss to designate the name
of the closing day of the fair, and an
nouncement is made that a season
ticket will be presented to the person
suggesting the most, appropriate title
for the day. It is announced that the
last day of the fair will be given over
to ~foolishness and general good times.
The fair association promises that the
air will be charged with laughing gas.
Magistrates will marry all young peo-
pie who desire to plight their troth on
that day free of charge, and it is ex-
pected that there win be a rush for
I1arriage licenses.
The North Carolina department of
horticulture, the Southern Railway
Domestic. Science, fruit culture and
dairy exhibits and the State Test Farm
special exhibits have secured space at
the fair believing that they viii be
able TO reach thousand of people in
this manner. These exhibits are OF
great educational value to the house
Keepers, agrfculturists, horticulturists
and stock raisers Of this section Of the
State, and the management is forum
ate in securing them for exhibition at
the approaching fair. DIR. Flowe. State
Veterinarian, will also give demenstra-
lions and lectures on the prevention
| and cure of hog cholera.
or more than ordinary interest is
4 the announcement that Martins Fire
| works Co, will make a pyrotechnical
display each evening. This concern
Is n of the best known in the coun
try, and was secured at great expense
However, the recommendations re
ceived regarding Martins Ffrework'
indicate that the investment was
good one, and it is expected that thou
sands Of people will be entertained b.
the brilliant fireworks over the River
side Park lake each night. Ffrework
always add to the interest of any gath
ering, and the highly ~pyrotechnica
display together with the greatest mid
way ever arranged in Western Nortl
Carolina will furnish amusement 70
the visitors to the fair after they hav
i witnessed the exhibits.
Entries are being received from sew
eral of the counties of Western Mort
Carolina, and so great is the volum
of entries that it has been necessary t
increase the food space of several c
the departments and appoint additfot
al Judges and directors to assist thCs
who were named several weeks agC
Noah M. Hollowell, who served in
!. very efficient manner as assistant sec
rotary last year has consented t
serve I'm like capacity this year, an
will perform the duties il the ofit
of the Western Carolina Democrat
lHendersonyille.