6REAT STATE EXHIBIT. Superintendent of State Farm Agrees to Make Exhibit. The Yadkin Valley Fair is in receipt of a communication from P. T. Meacham, supermtsndent of the Iredell State farm of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, at Statesville, offer ing to bring the State's exbil-it of breeding horses and farm crops from the State .test farm to the fair provided the Fair Association would pay expenses attached. Mr. Meacham was immediately notified of the association's will ingness to do this, and the farm ers aud horse lovers of the sur rounding country will have a chance to see the results of ex periments conducted by the State This will be an independent ex hibit for- the promotion of agricul tural interests only, and not in com petition with others for a pre mium or prize. The management is to be con gratulated upon acquiring this excellent exhibit of stock and crops, which will aid in making the fair more like what fairs were supposed to be when originated meetings to promote interest and generous rivalry in farming, man ufacturing and the allied indus tries. Exchange. Four days of Fun, Pleasure and Profit. ,000.00 in Purses and Premiums. Former A U U THE COUNTY FAIR. Salisbury's to Be One of the Best Held in the State. Second to None. This is the month of county fairs. Last week Wilkes had its. Tomorrow those at Winston and Waynesville begin. There will be many, some of them of superior excellence, as for instance those at Charlotte, Salisbury, Winston, Greensboro and that of Wake county, at Raleigh, in favor of which the State discriminates by giving it, alone, an appropriation.' The county fairs in North Caroli na are multiplying and it is well that they are. They promote a general rivalry among the farmers, are occasions of social gathering, and do good in a great many ways, one of which is in the amusement they afford to people who have too little relaxation from the toil and monotony. of life. We hope that it and all the others will be attended by many visitors, not on.ly of the counties in which they are held but of those adja cent. Long flourish the county fair 1 Not only that held here but those held elsewhere. Char lotte Observer, Oct. 5th. I c I SOMETHING TO AMUSE,. INTEREST AND INSTRUCT ALL WHO MAY ATTEND. empts Far Surpassed. High Glass Attractions Throughout. ave Entered for Prorni the large list of Special Attractions booked, we call attention to the following, all of which are splendid in their line and of the highest class: Stcebel's Air Ship will on the opening day of the Fair, encircle the city, carrying two people. The original John L. Sullivan, ex-champion of the world, and his sparring partner Jake Kilrain, will give daily exhibitions in boxing. Barney Demorest's Lady Divers in races, Triple Parachute Drops by the smallest lady aeronaut in the world, Loop the Gap and Aerial Acts. Jones' Exposition Shows and Trained Wild Animals, Deep Sea Divers, Indian Village, Dog and Pony show, Wild West Show. Call The Great Yadkin Valley will be mm UW I $4, Something Doing all the Time. E OF OUR SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS: at Office, Ko wan Hardware Go., for Premium ..1 ' J" held in ooo.oo in Purses-for Races. s on one of BLIMPS MP . IS ft fa) WD 9 Is the Bes List. Departmen Track in OTHER ATTRACTIONS. An Airship Making Daily Flights Among the Attractions. The list of attractions I eing booked ior the second annual Fair of the Yadkin Valley Fair Associa tion grows daily, and prospects for a much better fair than lafct year are announced. In addition to the attantioiiS named some days ago an Indian village, and an up to date dog and pony show have been secured, Tue Strobel air ship which will make daily flights from the fair ground, carries two people, and will on the opening day of the fair, encircle the city, returning to the fair grounds and alighting upon the sain spot from which the flight 'legan. The management is in corre spondence with one of the best ae rial a ts in the ccuntry and is hopeful of securing it for the Oc tober fair. With the numerous free attractions already contract ed for, the Salisbury fair will offer more entertainment than any other in the State. Everything will be clean and moral and conducted upon only the highest plane. The directors thoroughty inves tigate every attraction solicited or soliciting a reservation with a view of excluding any and every thing in the least- degree objec tionable. Salisbury Post, Sept. 30 of Exlits. m FREE SPACE FOR HITCHING. Plenty of Room for Your Horses and Bug gles Inside the Grounds. Ev.ry arrangement possible for the accommodation and entertain ment of all visitors to the fair has been perfected, especially for the farmeis and others who attend and wish a safe and convenient place to put their wagons, buggies and stock. The large woodedlsec tion in the western corner of the enclosure has been set apart for this purpose, so all who wish can bring on the inside their vehicles and hitch their stock without ex tra charge. Plenty of good fresh water will be near at hand for man and beast. The fair will be clean and up- to-date in every respect and there will be nothing to keep any good person away. The admission fee is small, too small, in fact, for the many attractions to be seen. Take a day off and see the Big Fair. he M L. MCC IM , piresSdemi'S. Win. HMM

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