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AN EPITOME OF THE KINSTON FAIR, WHICH MAKES ITS INITIAL BOW ON TUESDAY NEXT-SPLENDID PROGRAM Ten Counties A Double Quintette of the Old North State's Best Will Exhibit Resources Which Will Be Eye-Opencrs to Those Who Know Not of the Possibili ties of This Great Fertile Belt How the Fair Idea fiot Its Start and the Object of the Undertaking Kinston's first annual fair will be formally opened next mesaay auoui It will le in fact East Carolina's Fair. Ten counties will participate. ' All will send big crowds to view the results of the efforts of Kinston's bus iness men, who in preparing for the ' biggest fair ever held in Eastern Ca ' rolina, invoked the "Kinston Spirit" to win asrain. and won. The exhibit will b more of a success than the most sanguine Kinstonian anticipat , d. Persistent striving, co-operation and advertising have worked a splen did achievement. Practically all the "preparations" have been completed. The preparations were started by the directors of the Kinston Fair Associ ation, which is a child of no less an organization than the Chamber of Commerce, some months ago . They have kept incessantly at it. Nothing good was ever accomplished without work. The Fair directors have all worked hard and hopefully, and their hopes have been realized, and their work has accomplished much. East Carolina has poured from its cornu copia liberally for this occasion, and if the agricultural, horticultural and other exhibits loom up when all are in, aa the managers expect them to, they will be a revelation, even to na tives of the section. Fair to Run Four Days. ' The Fair will run for four days, closing formally on the evening of the 12th. The grounds will be bril liantly lighted with electricity, the current furnished by the city. The grounds, a short distance west of the city, are commodious, as well as the buildings on them. There is an air of cleanliness and newness over all There will be a sufficiency of guards to prevent any disorder, although . mm la in th least feared. Sleuths who know the tough sections of the North Carolina and Virginia towns thoroughly will co-operate with the , local authorities in keeping off the crooks. Racing Program. The racing program will extend throughout the four afternoons. On Tuesday there will be a gentlcmnnV driving race and 2:14 pacing event; on Wednesday, a pony harness race for boys under 15 years, pony run ning race for boys under 15, a 2:1? trot and 2:18 pace; on Thursday farm horse race, mule race, 2:22 pace and 2:24 trot, and on Friday, ox race firemen's hose wagon race, 3:00 trot and a free-for-all. trot or pace. The rulea of the National Trotting Asso ciation will govern the racing, Money will K6 divided by B0, 26. 15 and 10 per cent. Substantial purses have been allowed. Most of the races are open to hort.es owned tn the counties comprising the fair district Lenoir, Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Pender and Carteret. , A number of animals are already in the stables, and the entries are ex ported to bo by far the most complete ever had at a fair in this section. Mr. P. S. B. Harper is chairman of the racing, director, having as his assist ant, Messrs. E. V. Webb and W. A. MitchelL , Poultry Department The Poultry Department is in the charge of Messrs;. T. H. Martin, W. E. Parrott and Lf 0. Moseley. Poul try exhibited must be owned by peo ple in the fair district, and be worthy of premiums to get them even should there be no competing entries. Pro vision is made for every species lo cally known of chicken, duck, gooe, turkey and other fowl. Live Stock a Feature. The Department of Live J?' -k is presided over by Messrs. J. II. Mew born, R. F. Hill and W. T. Moseley. t Entries must be from the counties in the fair district, and animals must possess some merit to win premiums. Several prizes are offered In each of the following classes: Standard bred horses, draft horses, farm and driv ing horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. The Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt is coming into its rightful own as a livestock producing country, and the Kinston Fair is expected to have a wholesome effect on this line of industry.':.-.; .-.'J! : Educational Interests Cared For. The Children and Educational De partment has as its head Miss Hat tie rarrott. Assistant County Super intendent of Schools, known through out the State as an education expert Misa Parrott, one fair official has said, has feeen " one of the persons who has contributed most for the coming event's BDCeesa. She has af filiated with her Mus Mary Wat son. Miss Alice Tull and Mrs. W. T Moseley. Children under 17 years of Bgo are at liberty to compete for more than half a hundred prizes of fered for various specimens of ju venile workmanship. Curio and Antiques. Mrs. W. T. Hincs is in chargs of tfie Antiques and Curios Depart ment, assisted by Mesdamos J. F. Piirrott and N. J. Rouse. "While only a few premiums are oJTe:-ed i.i this department." the Fair Associa tion has announced, "a special booth will be provided for all historical rel ics, curios and antiques under the charge of the directors. All who are interested are respectfully invited to assist In making a creditable exhfbit. Prizes ranging from $1 to $5 are offered for the largest collection of antiques, best piece of old china or glass, best piece of pewter and the like. Pine Arts and Painting. The Department of Fine Arts and Painting is directed by Mesdames R. L. Crisp, J. F. Taylor, W. A. Mit chell and E. B. Mnrston. This will be 'eplete with exhibits of oil paint ings, water colors, pen and ink draw- ngs, photograph.1), hand-painted chi na anl other things in the fine art ine. Fancy Work. Mrs. E. V. Speed, Mrs. W. C. "iel'l" and Mrs. L. M. LaRoque are ha efficient committee supervising ha Department of Needle and Fan y Work. Prizes in this department ire very numerous. Dairy Supplies. The Department of Pantry ani Dairy Supplies is under the watch "ul caro of Mesdames II. F. Brown f. II. Mewborn, R. W. Woolen. E. Webb and Miss May Oettinger. ho premium list here is also very omplete. Flowers and Plants. Plants and Flowers, n department loparate and apart from the others ippeoling to the feminine fair pat ons. is directed by Mesdames A. Mitchell, C. F. Harvey, L. J. Mew- )orn, H. C. Edwards and K. Den nark, all of whom have had consid irtiblo experience in flower culture. Jarden and Field Crops. Garden and Field Crops take up ho most space in the premium list. The department is in charge of Messrs. C. Felix Harvey, Geo. West, H. W. Davis, L. P. Tyndall, Guy Daw son, J. II. Barwick nr.d R. G. IIodge3, and is tho most important of nil. Premiums are offered for the best agricultural exhibit nil to be grown by the exhibitor, and the best single exhibits of cotton, tobacco, corn, huy, grain, wheat, and all kinds or vege tables. There a:e hundreds of prizes in all in this department. Men Who Made Fair. The men who comprise tho fair of ficers and directorate are: F. Clyde Dunn, president; Dr. J. M. Parrott, first vice-president; E. V. Webb, sec ond vice-president; J. H. Canady, sec retary; W. B. Douglass, assistant secretary, and W. D. Hood, treasur er. Directors, E. G. Barrett, J. M. Parrott, J. W. Goodson, Harvey C. Hines, E. V. Webb, William Hayes. M. J. Rouse. J. A. McDaniel. J.H. Canady, W. D. Hood, C. Felix Har vey, J. F. Taylor, P. S. B. Harper, J. M. Quinn. F. C. Dunn, Thomas II Martin, W. D. LaRoque, C. Oettingcr, H. H. McCoy, and 11. E. Moseley. Messrs. N. J. Rouse, P .S. B. Harper. I. W. Goodson, 11. E. Moseley and J. 'aylor comprise the executive com mittee. Honorary vice-presidents and the .ounties of which they are residents follow: H. W. Brothers. Lenoir, A. J. Collins, Jones; John C. Davis, Len oir; T. B. Henderson, Lenoir; Tr B. Henderson. Onslow; W. L.' Kennedy, Lenoir; J. R. Marvin, Wayne; G. B. D. Parker, Duplin; K. E. Sutton, Lan- o r; N. w. Taylor, Carteret; M. F. Wcstbroow. Duplin; I- J. Chapman, Pitt: J. R. Dixon. Jones; C. L. Har dy. Greene: J. L. Jarkinn Innir W B. Becton, Lenoir; J. E. Cameron, Lenoir; R. G. Creech, Lenoir; E. A. Hawes, Pender; Parker Howard. Len oir; W. D. Mewborn. Greene; G. P. Powers, Pender; G. V. Richardson, Craven; W. C. White, Craven; E. II. Waller, Lenoir; Hayes Hhadwick, Jones; J. Exum ,Jr Greene; W. B. Hargett Jones; Benj. N. Lewis, Pitt; S. O. Middleton. Duplin; D, W. Pat rick. Greene; O. W. Quinn. Duplin: J R. Turnip. Pitt: C. S. Wallace. Carteret; Dr. J. L. Nicholson, Onslow; i T, G. Sutton, Lenoir; neher Worth- i ihTtrn, Lenoir and James Wood, of Wayne, " '. ; I Special Trains and Rates. . .Special traina will be operated from some points in the neighboring coun ties to the Fair, and reduced rates will obtain during the week from all points within a hundred miles. Grand Opening Parade Tuesday. The rea' beginning of the big event will be at the Courthouse at 11 a. m. on Tuesday, when with a flourish and ruffles a parade will be put in motion that will be on a scale with the Fair itself a purade many blocks long, with hundreds of mounted marshals a la cavalier, two bands, troops, (Cores of floats and decorated auto mobiles, and probably as the most im portant figure in it. the Hon. E. L. Daughtridge, Lieutenant-Governor of North Carolina, and Hon. W. J. Bry an, former Secretary of State, who will speak at the Fair grounds fol lowing the giving of the Fair by President Dunn for the association to ahe people of the ten counties. The Kinston Fair will be as clean 98 possible. Fairness is its founda tion. In everything they have done to bring it about, the directors have been fair. And row they are spell ing purity with a capital P. The cus tomary midway, a little larger than it most fairs of the class, will be no mimportant part of the whole, but .here will be nothing in it of a ques tionable order. The very first per formance by Krause's more than a dozen sliowa will be witnessed by men -eady to censor to a finish. The midway attractions were selected not only because of their known merit as ihows, but because of their frecness from the objectionable. Straightening Streams With Dynamite Tba aiicleiit Kgypttuus were noted for their crops because, as history states, lliey "sowed their seeds In the Nile." This does not menu that they actually cast the seed In the river. At certain neunons of tho year the Nile overflows Its luniks, depositing ou cither shore a rich silt or earth that Is highly conducive Id bumper crops, and tho wise undent Kg ptliius, reiilizlug tbls, profited thereby. Water 1h a necessity. Tho tiniest brooks ii(i to the largest rivers play an Important part tn the scheme of things luiisniiii h n m they are nature's way of When You Come To The KINSTON FAIR BE SURE TO CALL ON I321O0 toxe and see the prettiest and bast collection of Shoes you ever saw exhibited by any Shoe Store in the State. We will also have a big Shoe and Hosiery Exhibit, at the Fair Grounds in main building. During Fair week we will have a rest room in our store for ladies, so make our store your resting place. We Will Expect You All To Come and See Us. one u. tuox eoe oicore "The Best by Test" Telephone 10. Kinston, N. C. i 1 1 i,i im i iin , ' . . m - ill E w' csXAD,Y & Li in ' a Diagram of Strm Trouble That May Bo Corrected by Blasting. both lrrlsntlon and ilraliuine. But be ing formed uocordUig so nature's dic tates their courses do not always jibe with mail's desires or needs. Koek ledges Impede their progress. Ovorhunliig etmupa and trees retard THE LEADING HARDWARE CONCERN IN Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR I A 'Patronize Home Industry" JOB PRINTING We are Equipped ' Handle You Orders (or Higfc Crje Job Printing. (War CtnhBy tmi fnmmAr timlW W Make tho Boot Grad l-ETTLR HEADS. WEDDING INVITATIONS. CARDS FOR ALL PURPOSES. CIRCULARS, LARGE AND SMALL ENVELOPES, POSTERS. Wo 6a v Connection witk Engraven ad Blauk Book Makora wkick blo m to Promptly Handle Older tot Engraving and "Vmdool Blank Book king. Kinston Free Press Co. PiMuhcr. mJ Job ftbtm , "KterjtfcitHg 1st PrtaOag": COME TO THE FAI KINSTON m And while you are in Kinston make our place of business your headquarters, make appointments to meet your friends here, you will be most heartily welcome. :-: -: x Be sure to see our Implement Exhibit in the machinery shed at the Fair and see a demonstration of the "EMERSON" Foot-Lift Plow The Easiest Handled-The Lightest Drafjt-The Most Durable. ,We will "make Good on these claims. SPECIAL LINES ivi aiUUlgUdlU LilUC Ul 1 ClIIll . IVlCldllllCJy, -1II1CHCC31I sJltCl rencing, Steel rosts Galvanized Gates, Monarch Malleable bteel Ranges, Ideal Rreless Cookers,! Complete Stock of Gauss Cutlery, Devoe's Celebrated Paints and Varnishes. ; BUILDER'S HARDWARE GENERALLY assu aTvrarr rcra, iraKa ,t t:r.,m 1
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