The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-01
CASE PROMISES
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BIGGEST FAIR
Exhibits, Races and Arnusements
Surpass Efforts Of Pre-
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Preparations are now in tull swing for
the big Northeastern North Carolina
District Fair, which will be held at Ehz-
abeth City Tuesday, Wednes sday, Thurs
day and Friday, Octobers 1922, 1920
Lorenzo D. Case, secretary OF the Fair,
states that there will be BY far the best
exhibition of. all sorts OF agricultural
products ever staged in this section of |
the State. and that the pure-bred, reg
istered cattle, hogs, sheeps5 horses, mules
and poultry on display, here will in quail
ity, quantity and variety be nearer
representative exhibit of Northeastern
North Carolina progress during the. past
five years than any similar event has
ever brought here.
A large and well-equipped dining room
where meals will be served at reasonable
prices under Capable management will
be a special attraction to out of town
visitors, who have heretofore had to
depend upon the hot-dog stands for
their meals while attending the Fair.
| Visitors from points on the Norfolk
| Southern railroad south of Elizabeth
| City. may, under the new train sche-
| dule, leave home at seven A. M. or
later. according to the distance they
live from this city, instead of having
to get up at four o'clock in the morning
TO catch train to this Fair. They will
reach Elizabeth City at ten A. NJ, and
can leave here at six o'clock in the
evening, arriving at their homes Well
before bedtime, after seeing everything
at the Fair, including the free after
noon attractions For visitors by au-
| tomobile. the new paved brick-concrete
boulevard from Elizabeth City to the
Fair Grounds, offers pleasant ten
minute motor ride from the heart OF
the business district to the scene of
the huge celebration.
With more generous purses than nave
previously been offered the Albemarle
Agricultural Association is ready to
guarantee an excellent racing program
for the AIR. A brand-new feature OF
the races will be a local strot and pace,
mixed. for horses that have never won
race, the owner to have the horse
/ entered at, least 60 days prior to the
race. 1t is forzan counties in and adj
Joining the Fair circuit, and will be
staged on Tuesday, the first day of the
r Fair. for purse of 5000. On the same
: day there will also be- a f2:25 trottini
: race for brirse Of sSslSo: ON Wed
: nesday there will be a 2;25 trot, fol
which only horses owned in the STATE
t will be eligible, for purse OF $500, ant
also a 2:12 pace, purse, $500. A 2:2(
O.O0
of $500, will constitute Thursdays rae
ing program, and on Friday 2:I1 trot
. purse, $500, and 2:25 pace, called tn
Dixie race, purse $500, entries for whicl
closed September list, at IL O'Clock.
Secretary Case is particularly enthu
siastic over the special free attraction
secured for this years mammoth Dis
$ trict Fair. The latter comprise fou
: big feature acts under the general nam
O of the Ferris Wheel Girls, which hav
f appeared at 275 fairs in the Unite
States. They are divided into two com
# panies, one of which will appear at tn
# North Carolina State Fair while tn
4 other is exhibiting here. The Ferrl
# Wheel Girls were a famous attractlo
at the New York Hippodrome for an en-
: tire season, and their amusement fea
= lures have proven highly popular 6
~ other fairs all over the country. The
= will give two exhibitions daily, and eac
N day the girls will change their costume
# as well as their stunts. Each act WI
III require an hour and 10 minutes I
stage. which guarantees that there WI
e he no tiresome waits between the rae
- heats At night they will perform undo
- the brilliant glare of powerful search
- light, and their concluding act will [
~ carried out on a 35-foot nickle-plate
IN ferris wheel.
r. The carnival company which will SUI
Tx ply the midway attractions is declare
6: to be one of the biggest and cleane
at amusement aggregations now exhloitn
er in America. Fifteen railroad cars al
of REQUIRED to transport their equipmen
OF and they carry $50 people with the1
ed They have at least 40 concessions of "
r rious kinds including II special shov
lis and three riding Devices as we'll as POI
to les for the children. This company h;
or an excellent concert band, and all of tt
S: other things which go to make up fir
y. class carnival. !
st st "Wednesday will be Elizabeth Gil
Ct Day at the District Fair. The me
chants of the city will close their plac
p of business at an hour agreed upon, al
III practically everyone will take the d
ap off to enjoy the fair. Last years loo
Ii day. says Secretary Case, was tr
i mendous success. and the managers
ns the Fair Association believe that Eli
ne abeth City Day at the 1920 Fair W
ne be. if anything, a bigger event.
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