The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-24

iings. Mr. D. n Mathews, who ha
charge of the display has taken ad
vantage Of the opportunity to show
his line of stock feeds, which has be
come such a favorite with the farm
ers of this section of the state, tho
it has not long been on the market.
McIver & MacKay occupy the
building which they constructed the
first year OF the fair just west of the
ofice building. Here they have a
complete display of household goods
to fit up the home, and also wagons,
buggies, paints, hardware, etc. Mr..
tShurtlette, manager of their paint de-
partment had charge of the decora-
ton and arrangements.
i The colored peoples building, as
usual, is one of the most interesting
places on the grounds, with its dis
play of the products of the farm, field,
garden, home and factory.
Fessenden Academy is very much
in evidence with its display of handi-
work of its pupils, such as cabinet
hwork, fancy needle work, baskets of
native fbers, the products of its cu1-
mary department, etc.
The Ocala Knitting & Manufactur-
ing company has an excellent display
/ of its products here, including the
Fcotton in its raw state, showing its
every step from the field to the finish
ed product as it it turned out in the
shape of underwear, for which this
institution has already made for it.
self a name in the commercial world.
The colored people also have a
splendid agricultural display, as well
as very creditabIe showings in pre-
served fruits, jellies, jams, pickles,
syrups, etc.
! The Martel eolored school primary
department has very creditable dis
play of work in needle work, which
attracts a great deal of attention.
The stock pens ere full to over
flowing with the finest horses, mules,
cows and hogs that have ever been
assembled at our county fairs, and
the management will feel proud of
the showing they have made in this
Idirection.
The hungry and thirsty public is
beng served on the grounds by the
Ladies Aid Society restaurant, the
w. c. T. U. restaurant, the Rexall
Drug Store, the Coca-Cola company,
the Chero-Cola company and Messrs.
&. G. Rivers and Ernest Spencer also
have cool drink and cigar and fruit
stand at the entrance to the grand
stand, where they invite their friends
to come when they are thirsty or
want good smoke.
The Johnny Jones Shows are all in
full blast.
/ The Converse mill has very kindly
furnished the rest room with a num-
Der of comfortable seats and several
lcribs for the babies.
i The Board of Trade occupies a
space in the rest room where an at
1 tendant is ready to give information
and distribute the various booklets
issued by that organization.
FINE ARRAY OF FLOATS
! The Star was not able to do half
justice to the floats in the industrial
.Iparade yesterday; there was no time
to do anything like give a description
of this splendid feature. If it is re-
peated next year, the floats should be
preserved until the day of greatest
attendance and then taken around the
race track so all may see them.
], We have already spoken of the
Wildcats (afraid not to) and H. A.
Waterman's brick city auto. All the
. floats were excellent, but we are par
. ticularly moved to refer to J. M. Fen
nell's big farm wagon loaded with
Marion products, to the Florida Lime
Il Cos. float, to that of the Western
Union, with Charlie Sage working as
tho he liked it, to the Chazal & Sons
gristmill display, to the artistically
decorated wagon of Carter's Bakery,
, and the well gotten up float of Gerig's
drugstore, to big Louis Lang driving
{, wagon full of farm implements and
drawn by mule, to Frank Ditto's
float which proved some of the good
: things that grow on Marion real es-
tate, to the big block of ice with
: flowers frozen in it, displayed by the
: Ocala Ice & Packing Co., to II. B
/ Masters float and genuine plowboy
t and his plow and, in fact, if we had
, anything but our minds eye to re-
| produce them in we could easily write
2 a page about them. Every circus pa.
[ rade needs a clown, and it was fur,
, Inished in this by "Why Pay More
tpushing d trunk on wheelbarrow.
| The car of the Haycraft Millinery
!. was dream in white, green anC
: pink, representing an evenly wover
S basket for the body, while overhead
;. was suspended huge hat, beautiful
!, Iiy trimmed with flowers. Occupying
:, the car, besides the chauffeur, were
e Miss Ethel Haycraft, Mrs. L. W. Pom
o der and little Sarah Johnson, dressed
: in colonial style, with their hair pow
|, dered in the fashion of the days the.
o represented. 1t was the only car en-
tered by millinery establishment