The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-08
s25,OOO NEW CAPITAL
FOR THE DISTRICT FAIR
permanency of Fair at Elizabeth City Assured
And Everything Ready For Big Fair
Oct. 19, 20, FL and 20, 1920

-o,nd financial \toot1ng Within
.na mast few days, more than
$4,000 worth OF stock in the or
,a,,;zation having been sold to-
I,.or business men and citizens
.ho believe in this fair and in
-,a need OF a bigger, better an
,,qr agricultural exposition for
these northeastern North Caro-
lima counties.
uost Of the stock subscribed this
- was taken in blocks of $500. The
,i,.,,arTr Agricultural Association has
-,,. .r,rrgling along for the past three
,r. with a paid in capital of about
- tnn and an indebtedness of LOCO.
NJ, .,Snriation has assets worth easily
Ia7nnn consisting of its 30 acre fair
Grounds and improvements, on the new
brick road.
With rhe additional stock already sub
...rihad the Association will pay off its
i,dahteduess and erect a new building on
-ta grounds TO be known as Agricultural
Hall and to be used exclusively, for agri-
.r1+nraI exhibits. Other stock will be
.,I within the next few days and every
dollar subscribed will be invested in
,tbar buildings and improvements
with view to making the falr
,round. at Elizabeth City the best
N rbe state with the exception of the
srsrp Fair grounds at Raleigh. At an
aary date a permanent secretary VIII
he employed and Elizabeth City will en-
bark in the Fair business on big scale.
The sale of $4,000 worth of stock IN
the Elizabeth City fair this week was
accompIished by the combined work OF
7 T. AIcCabe. c. W. Stevens and lay
Ior Grandy. Their work was made easy
bv the confidence of the public IN the
efforts of the Association to build up
. worthy institution of its kind at Ellz-
abeth City.
This Years Fair
Without capital, without permanent
secretary and handicapped IN many ways
tbe Fair Association has contrved &c
nroduce this wear what promises to be
= truly big fair. This years Far opens
Tuesday. Oct. 10. 1t will run for foul
davs and nights and the new BRICK foa'
makes the fair grounds as accesslDle a.
ANY part of the city at night
The horse racing at this years TAI
promises to excel even last year rae
ing and the racing last year was unus
uallv good: far better inded than th
racing at Norfolk's recent fair.
The amusement features of this year
Fair also excel anything previously at
tampted Smiths Greater United Snow
which furnish the midway attractions
one of the biggest carnival aggregation
nm tha road. In addition to the mld"a
shows. there will be numerous free Tea
lures. including the famous Ferrls " hes
Girls who will entertain the crowds VII
four big free acts in front OF the gran
stand twice daily and at night
Ferris Wheel Girls is one OF the hgI
as nriced attractions playing at big 1alf
this fall.
Dollar Day Coming
Elizabeth City merchants are co-opt
rating as never before to make th
vnar.. fair signal success. Ihe leat
ing merchants have obligated to put
special sales during fair week ana Ell
abetb CITY will have Dollar LAY
Tuesday. Nov 10 that promises TO
rLr merchandising sensation OF u
,;Jr. Watch the Dollar Day announc
ments in this newspaper next week.
Here then is list of the new stocI
holders in the Albemarle Agrlcultur
Association. together with the amour
If their subscriptions. 1t Is gwen ne
to Show the character of men ana
CARNATIONS in Elizabeth City VINO
wiIIin" to put up perfectly good mon
10 give, Elizabeth City a fair OF Sta
Fair rank
The New Stockholders
W. ], Woodley, $500; McCabe
t,ricc $500. G. w. Stevens, $500; 5.
johnson. $500; o. F. Gilbert, sow;
G. Grandy & Co., $500; J. n. Nhl'
hurst. $500; C. r. Pugh, $500; Brock
Scott Produce Co, $500; Elizabeth q
Iron Works & Supply Co., $500; u.
Parsons & Son, $500; K. R. Winslo
$500; W. A. Brock, $500; Z. y. hop
son. $500: Dr. A. L. Pendleton,. 9o'
Spence & HolloweH Co, $500; CaroE
Potato Exchange, $500; w. u. Galth
$500: NJ. w. Ferebee, $500; w. P. Dr
$500: Buxton White, 500; P. w. Mel
Co., $500; L. B. Perry, $500; j. ID.
AIullan. Jr., $500; F. G. Jacocks, So
c. t. Bennett, $500; DR.. G. ID. B
$500; W. R. Lambert, $500; T. J. Ma
ham, $500; D. NJ. Jones Co., $500; gu
Furniture Co., $500; J. w. Forem
$500; L. G. Blades, $500; l.. II. Fo
1nan $500; NJ. Leigh Sheep, $500;
e, Bright. $500; G. G. Markham, .
Frank V. Scott, $500; NJ. L. Cla'
$500: F. F. Aydlett, $500; G. E. Thol
son. 5000 r. B. Martin, $500; Auto
Gas Engine Works, $500; A. B. Ho
5000 G.. F. Seyffert, $500; DR.. L. Ft
ing, $500; Stevens Jobbing Co., So
F.. F. Spencer, $3.50; Miles Jennil
500: \. b. Walker, (Shiloh), 500;
w Bright, (Newland), 500.