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Late News
('. G. Grigg, better known as
“Oil" Griff*, last night entered
upon his duties as city police
man succeeding Fred Dover
former officer. The new officer
who goes on the force under
Chief Richards is an ex-serv
ice man and saw action over
seas. He left here during the
war with Sheriff Logan’s old
outfit and when the unit was
divided entered the 115th ma
chine gun outfit. He is a son
of the late Walter Grigg and
has been in the employ of the
Cleveland Oil company.
The three year old child of T. J.
Talbert who lives on the Sheiby mill
hill fell from a ladder on which it
was playing yesterday and sustain
ed a broken hip. The child is re
ceiving medical attention at l.t
Shelby hospital.
SEVEN ‘III
1 GEORGIA” FOR
51 HI PRISON
Federal Court Collects Over $2,000
in Fines in Two and One
Half Days.
When Federal court adjourned
just before noon/ here today sev
en men started on their journey
"down m Georgia" where they wdl
be inmates in the- Federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta for varying terms.
Thf sentences of the seven range
around one and two years with the
proverbial additional days. The
longest sentence was two years.
In the two and one-half days of
active court Federal Judge E. Y.
Webb and his court officials estab
lished a near record in cleaning up
a docket. In one thing the court
did make a new record for this dis
trict by collecting over $2,400 ill
fines during the term. With one ex
ception when there was one $2,500
fine the money collected for the
government by this court is practi
cally double that collected at any
other term here.
In addition to the Atlanta prison
sentences and fines there were nu
merous jail sentences to be served
out at the various county jail in the
counties making up the district.
Mostly Rum Cases.
A total of 79 cases were disposed
of in the rapid grind, it is said. The
majority of these—about 99 per cent
in fact—were dealing with viola
tions of the prohibition laws.
Court officials at the close of the
term agreed with jurors and spec
tators that Judge Webb manipu
lates a court faster than any other
jurist who has ever appeared here
and still maintains an orderly and
just disposal of cases.
With cotton from two to three
*ceks earlier this year than last,
there were 540 bales ginned in
Cleveland prior to September 16 as
compared with only 56 bales up in
the same date a year ago. Since this
report was made, however, cotton
has opened fast and the fields are
alive with pickers. A big gin report
8 expected when the next figures
are issued around October 1st.
Cleveland county farmers who li\ c
tho border line are asked
, *Av° tho‘f cotton ginned in Clev
eland county in order that this
county might get full credit for its
crop There are a number of farm
ers who are having their cotton gin
. . ln South Carolina and in ad
Joining counties, so Cleveland does
hot get full crcdit for a]1 the cot_
does Brow. With all the good
«ns in Cleveland now operating full
itiio. t he farmers who are accus
wnw'd to go to some out-of-the
(unity gin, are asked to patronize
0 Kins in Cleveland to the end
at the county might get credit for
« lull crop. This will be of much
he to the county in matiy ways.
*-utz Annual Reunion
w»s Held Sept. 23rd
Thi eighth annual Lutz reunion
thf itlc* Trinity Lutheran
to'1, 'Soptember 23rd with devo
■a exercises conducted by the
, " 1>r L- L. Lohr, followed b'
a<l(^ress by Hon. Chas. A. Jonas
ttonr'lov °f Lincolnton and now na
if, *' Republican committeeman
f:! all the visitors had en loved a
-••v.aii uuixuiuiieeman.
mm i" the v^itcrs had enjoyed a
lful dinner, a business meet -
SrirTas he]d in which it was do
hur ithat the Trinity Lutheran
' 1 in Lincoln county would be
^ peimanent meeting place for
h|. annual reunion. The time for
' r‘unions was set for Thursday
r< the second Sunday in Au
^ °f each year.
'i hundred or more people were
1L- nt !lom nine counties and ail
111 f nJoyed themselves.
Record Crowd At First Day Of Fair
UNDER SAME NAME
AS SHELBY YOUTH
Padgett’s Sister Tells Officers Roy
Newlnan, of Shelby Not the
Man Sought.
Roy Newman, automobile sales
man of Shelby better known as
' Red'' was not the led-haired fel
low wanted in the Padgett-police
bootleg battle early Monday morn
ing in Charlotte.
Soon after the shooting affair
there, in which Romeo Padgett and
Policeman Henry Mosley were seri
ously shot, a sister * f Padgett told
i officers that ‘ Red1’ Newman was
the fellow with her brothers in the
I gun tattle at her home. Charlotte
officers thereupon notified Shelby
ofii-pits to locate Newman. Shortly
thereaiter Newman was taken >n
chart-, here and later in the day re
turned to Charlotte with Horace
Moore and a rural policeman.
Thirty minutes after arriving the'?
officer: took the Shelby man before
Mrs. Frank Jones, who before mar -
riage was Margaret Padgett, to see
if the would identify him as the
one who escaped. aftei the shootin/.
: She is sa’d to have stated: “Yts,
1-tnafs ‘Red’ Newman. But he :s
j from Shelby and the one that was
; at the house fas from Asheville.''
And the entire Shelby end of the
bootleg battle was cleared up.
Nevertheless the situation y/as some
! what ticklish tor young Newman.
I for proving one's whereabouts at 5
! o'clock in the morning is a haid
j matter except by one’s wife.
Newman before being taken to
[ Charlotte established a good alibi
1 here and locally it was never
| thought that he was in the dawn
! gun battle. Yet the Charlotte wo
man hac! testifier. positively that
"Red ' Newman was with her broth
, et s and the wounded officers, said
also that a red-haired fellow “cov
nd" them along with Romeo Pad
gett.
As it turned out the fellow who
engaged in the shooting as a pal of
ihe Padgetts was a friend from
Asheville with identically the same
name end also titian-haired. 1-Ie
lives somewhere in the section be
tween Tryon and Asheville, it is
sahl
Late reports arc that Romeo Pad
gett and the wounded policeman
are still living
There were further repoits yas
U /day that Charlie Padgett had
been seen in this section, but the
reports could rot be cheeked up ay
officers.
It will be remembered that
Romeo Padgett, Charlie Padgett,
and a red-haired man shot it out
with Mecklenburg officers in their
sister's home where Charlie Pad
gett had been taken to make bond
after being caught with 53 gallons
of liquor.
Uptown Is Quiet
With Fair Activity
Uptown Shelby was rather quiet
yesterday and this morning with all
the activity of the section centered
about the fair grounds.
In the morning, shortly after
noon, and in the early evening the
main streets were packed, but with
autos heading for the fair gate jam
Stray showmen and ballyhooers
moved at times along the uptown
streets but finding business rather
slow moved on to the fair grounds.
County G. O. P. Is
Pleased With Jonas
H. Clay Cox, head of the Repub
lican party in this county, stated
yesterday that insofar as he could
determine the Republicans of Clev
eland county think well of the se
lection of Chas. A. Jonas, of Lin
colnton. as the new national com
mitteeman.
“Fellows like Jonas and Johnson
Hayes can get action,” Mr. Cox
stated.
Mr. Jonas, who is attending Fed
eral court here, has not stated as
to whether he will try to get Mr.
Coolidge to change his mind about
not choosing.
Cut Negro Leaves
Town, Reports Say
J. C. Cullough, the negro who was
taken to the hospital yesterday to
have lacerations about his head
treated, left Shelby on a train last
night according to reports given
Police Chief Richards.
No details of -how the negro got
cut could ever be learned, but un
derground rumor was that a dis
agreement came up in a "skin'
game near- the fair grounds.
Over 100 Floral
Designs At Funeral
Of Mrs. Eskridge
Wealth Of Flowers For Beloved
W'oman Who Loved Flowers—
Funeral By Dr. Zeno Wall.
A beautiful ceremony, a wealth of
flowers and a large crowd of
friends and relatives marked the
funeral services held Tuesday aft
ernoon over the remains of Mrs. A.
R. Eskridge at her home cn West
Marion street. Never in the his
tory of Shelby has there been dis
played such a gorgeous array of
flowers. There were over 100 de
signs—wreaths. baskets, pillows,
crescents, and two gorgeous pieces,
"Gates Ajar" and a "blanket”
which covered the solid walnut cas
ket. Friends and relatives, flowers
and telegrams of condolence came
from far and near to the bereaved
children, Mrs. Will J. Roberts and
Mr. Forrest Eskridge. Mrs. Esk
ridge was a lover of flowers and
i every kind of out-door and nur
sery flower that is available at this
season of the year was seen in the
designs that more than filled tne
room and required a score or more
of cars to transport to the cemetery
where her remrains were interred.
Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First
Baptist church read verses from
the 13th chapter of 1st Corin
thians, Mrs. Ben Suttle sang
"Crossing the Bar,” then Dr. Wall
told of the beautiful home life of
the deceased, after which Mrs. Sut
tle and Miss Bessie Clark render
ed a duet "Asleep in Jesus."
The home and yard were ' filled
with saddened friends and relatives
and after the services the follow
ing active pall bearers bore her re
mains to Sunset cemetery to be in
terred beside her husband: O. M.
Mull, Paul Webb. Lee B. Weathers.
A. V. Wray, Durham Moore, Char
lie Roberts, Earl Hamrick and
Clarence Mull. Serving as honorary
pall bearers were Judge J. L. Webb,
J. J. McMurry, A. C. Miller, J. r.
Bowman, C. R. Hoey, O. M Gard -
ner, Roy Sisk, J. L. Suttle, Drs. E. B.
Lattimore and J. W. Harbison, J. F.
Roberts and R. T. LeGrand.
At the cemetery, the casket was
partially lowered and the mass of
flowers literally covered a space
thirty feet square. Here Dr. Wall
read a favorite hymn of the de
ceased. offered a beautiful prayer
and the body was placed in a steel
vault, encased in brick.
Among the out-of-town guests
who attended the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. J. Rush Oates, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Oates, Mrs. Ted Rorison,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Edgar Blanton and
Miss Betty Blanton, of Asheville:
Mrs. William Beattie, of Greenville.
S. C.; Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb, Lieut.
Governor Bothweel Butler, Col. A.
N. Wood. Mr. and-Mrs. Lewis Wood
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hames,
of Gaffney; Mr. Kay Dixon, of
Gastonia; Dr. and Mrs. Reid Morri
son of Davidson; Dr. J. P.
Monroe, of Charlotte, and Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Oates; Mr. G. B
Cabaniss, of Charlotte; Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Wray and Mrs. W. H
Wray, of Gastonia.
Hicks, Westmoreland and Allen
May be in Canada or Mexico.
Hunt Continues.
Ernest Hicks, Jack Westmoreland
and Hoyle Allen, the trio sought in
connection with the fatal beating
of a negro yesterday a week ago at
Grover, are still at large so far as
the law is concerned.
Reports here today were that no
new developments have arisen
which would tend to reveal the lo
cation of the men wanted. Last def
inite reports concerning the men
placed them somewhere in South
Carolina. Rumors have come to the
sheriff’s office stating that the
Grover youths were headed for
Canada, and some believe them nov
in, or near, Mexico. These rumors,
however, are somewhat discounted.
Claude Long, the negro beat up.
died at the hospital here early in
the morning,one week ago. On the
following day Marcel Fortune, an
other young man, who was along at
the time of the beating, came in
and gave up, telling officers that he
had no part in the beating. He was
released under heavy bond, and the
men more directly connected with
the incident have not been heard
from since their get away.
HIGHS WILL PLAY
FIRST GAME HERE
ON COMING FRIDAY
Local Football Fans Anticipate A
Hard Struggle in Opening
Game With Abbey.
Shelby football fans will receive
their first local taste of football on
Friday afternoon when the strong
Belmont Abbey eleven journeys
here for a game with "Casey" Mor
ris’ Shelby Highs.
The game is billed to start short
ly after 3 o'clock, probably at 3:30.
Contrary to the usual tactics the
Highs are not taking on a "set-up”
for the first game of the year. Or
dinarily fans leave the field after
a first game remarking that the
strength of the team was no*,
shown because the opposition was
not strong enough. This year it
will be another story. The opposi
tion may be too strong.
The Catholic prep school, which
now and then sends a star up to
Notre Dame, is reported to have its
customary hefty grid squad. Hefti
ness in opposition will not worry
the Shelby coaches so much this
year for the local eleven has more
reserve strength than in several
years, but the leserves as are the
majority of the regulars are green.
As for predicting the outcome on
Friday, it should be close either way
with the locals despite pessimistic
reports holding slight odds.
Coaches Morris and Falls have
not given out any likely line-up for
the opening fray, but a guess would
be that the following men will see
action in the backfield. Beam, Har
ris, Bridges and Cline. The first trio
are veteran backs. Beam being last
year's backfield sensation and Har
ris kicking support for several years
Bridges took his regular turn for the
first time last year and is about
the most promising of the young
sters. Wall may see service as field
general, alternating with Harris,
while Cline, although somewhat in
experienced comes by his smashing
line plunges naturally. Guessing a
line for Friday would be more dif -
ficult than picking a backfield—
and thfe backs named above may or
may not be the four ponies. How
ever, Billy Grigg will likely see
service at the pivot position with
Gold and Singleton doped for the
wing berths, and Buck Coble and a
dozen others will be fighting it out
for the other holes in the forward
wall. There is plenty ,of line ma
terial at the high school this year
and those who get the first call will
be those who get their football
minds going best, meaning that it
is a raw bunch of material general
ly speaking with most anybody like
ly to fill in a tackle and guard.
Anyway, the game Friday will be
a hard fought contest and it has
the added interest of being the first
home game.
Dr. Schenck Returns '
From Special Study
Dr. Sam Schenck. one of the sur
geons at the Shelby public hospital,
returned today from Philadelphia
where for a month he has been
taking a special course in urology
and X-ray work at the University
of Pennsylvania and the Methodist
hospital, to better fit him for his
work here. Dr. Schenck is rapidly
coming to the front as a surgeon
and the friends of the hospital will
be glad to know of his return
Mrs. Schenck was with him on his
trip and returned to Shelby today.
Only 7 Couples
Marry In Month
So far this month, with less than
a week to go until October, license
has been issued here for the mar
riage of only seven couples. The
following couples have secured li
cense recently: Carl Franklin New
man and Eva Lois Grice; McCovie
Cook and Darlis Pool; Vinton As
bury Hoyle and Nell Elizabeth
Oates.
Must Have Comfortable Jail.
Marshall, Ark.,—The county jail
here wasn't comfortable enough for
two prisoners who absented them
selves with, the promise to return
when their cause for complaint had
been remedied.
“We left at 9:45 p. m. and will be
back when you put in a stove,” read
a note that Jailer M. L. Crow found
from Carl Fendley and Fendley
Sutterfield.
A Couple of Perfect Babies
Mildred Marcia Pifikenfeld. 8 months old, of Brooklyn, has been ds
dared by fifteen specialists America’s most perfect baby. When the tot
visited Atlantic City the other day she met Miss Lois Eleanor Delander
cf Joliet, 111., Miss America of 19.27. Hero they are.
Mountaineer Moonshiner Takes Blame
For Pals But AH Get Court Sentences
i
Up in the shady coves of the
South Mountains, where men are
! men and occasionally moonshiners,
a pal is a pal even if it means a
1 stop-over with the government at
the Atlanta pen. But in court here
yesterday a fellow played four
square and more so with his pals
and they all got the bad end of the
deal, because the court got the* idea
it had not been given four-square
play.
A big red-haired fellow and two
others were charged with manufac
turing the famous “Carolina cawn"
back in the mountain section. The
big fellow plead guilty and tohl
the United States court, which i:.
the most dreaded of all courts to
the mountain people, that his two
pals “Just dropped by” the still on
a friendly call and had nothing to
do with making the run. They had
just been there five minutes when
the prohibition agent put in his ap
pearance, the red-haired fellow tes
tified, But the prohibition agent
told the court that he had watched
them for 30 minutes.
A jury said all were guilty, and
the big red-haired fellow was sent,
to Atlanta for two years along witn
one of his pals, while the third, up
for the first time. got only six
months. The court made it plain
that it liked square pal play also.
Shelby Company
In Gaffney Now
Lawrence Lackey Places Buick
Branch at South Carolina Town
With His Brother.
Gaffney, S. C.—The Lackey
Buick company. distributors of
Buick automobiles in Cherokee and
Union counties, has opened head
quarters in the old Company store
building on Railroad avenue, where
a complete line of cars will be
kept on display. An up-to-date
Buick service station will be main
tained under the supervision of an
expert mechanic.
The company is composed of C.
C., and J. Lawrence Lackey, recent
ly of Shelby, N. C. The former, who
is a son-in-law of C. L. Chandler,
superintendent of the Gaffney Man
ufacturing company, will have ac
tive charge of the business. J. C.
Wood is the salesman and office
manager and G. E. Brown is me
chanic in charge of the service de
partment.
The Lackey company now has the
agency which was operated here sj
successfully for more than a
dozen years by the late B. L.
Hames, whose death occurred more
than a year or more ago. Mr.
Hames had retired from the auto
mobile business before his death,
however.
Collar Bone Broken
As Race Horse Falls
Harry Heiskell, owner and driver
of several horses entered for the
races at the big Cleveland county
fair was injured Tuesday in the
races when his horse fell on the
track. It was in a tense moment of
a race when the horse fell. Mr. He! -
skell was rushed to the Shelby hos
pital where it was found that his
collar bone was broken. He lives at
Sweetwater, Tenn.. and is a well
known horseman in this fair cir
cuit.
One False Alarm
One Auto Injury
The excitement of fair week
until Tuesday afternoon had result
ed in one fire alarm, and one auto
injury.
About 1 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing the city fire department re
sponded to a call from the show
cars on the Southern sidetracks
here but upon reaching the scene
learned that the blaze had been ex
tinguished.
In a collision on the highway
leading to the fair grounds shortly
after noon Tuesday a daughter of
Claude Harrill, former chaingang
boss, was slightly injured about the
face.
Jones Has Large
Show On At Fair
Fair crowds and fair officials here
agree that the Johnny J. Jone-i
Southern Exposition shows playing
the Cleveland county fair is
the largest open air show yet
to appear at the fair, adding that
it is equally as good as it is large.
From a preliminary excursion
about the scores of attractions with
the big show not £b one has been
found that would offer any em
barrassment to any ope, and net
a show or performance in the en
tire troupe that could be classed as
vulgar or not above board.
The fame of the Johnny Jones
shows has long been known here
abouts and the show itself upholds
its excellent reputation throughout
His Brother Dies
At Kentucky Home
Mr. Frank R. Sanders. local
laundryman. was notified yesterday
of the death of his brother, Mr.
John Sanders, of Louisville. Ky.
Mr. Sanders died Tuesday morn
ing at 9 o’clock. He is survived by
his wife and three children and
five sisters and three brothers in
addition to the brother in Shelby.
Allen, Head N. C.
Schools, Speaks
To Fair Throngs
Introduced by Griffin. Allen Pleads
For Wider Educational
Work Here.
Speaking to a part of the vast
throng on the opening day of thr
Cleveland county fair A. T. Allen.
State superintendent of public in
struction made a strong plea for
an enlarged educational program rt
North Carolina. He was heard ay
teachers, pupils, school officials and
patrons from several counties.
After a brief welcome address bv
A E Cline, president of the Cleve
land county fair association, Supt.
I. C. Griffin, of the Shelby school
introduced Mr, Allen in a few well
chosen words Mr. Griffin referred
to Mr. Allen as "the man who has
done more than any other to raise
the standard of teaching efficiency
in North Carolina."
Mr. Allen began his address by
surveying rapidly the history cf
public education in North Carolina.
Prior to 1907 he showed, there were
in the state no public school offer
ing Instruction above the seventh
grade. The school term was only
four months. 3ince 1907 when ihe
first public high school was estab
lished there has been a remarkable
growth in the high schools of the
state. Last year, the speaker stat
ed. there were eleven thousand
high school graduates in the State
Continuing he said: "The develop
ment of the rural high school has
done more for North Carolina than
any other one thing the people
have undertaken. Our conception
now is not a few high schools in
certain well-favored centers but a
high school within reach of every
boy and girl in North Carolina."
Chance to the Poor.
The state superintendent assert
ed that the policy of providing
public high schools is distinctly
American. In England. France and
other countries all pupils are
charged tuition for high school in
struction. "We are now for the first
time in the history of the world.”
he said, "offering a chance to the
poor mail's boy.” t
The speaker also touched upon
the question of school financing.
He referred to the provisions of our
State constitution and to decision
by the State Supreme court as
proof of his contention that educa
tion should receive state support In
part he said, "Education. is no long
er a district, or county, or even a
state question. Lines are broken
down.” The state superintendent
would have each county adopt s
county-wide uniform system with
the weaker counties of the state
receiving aid from the State equal
izing fund. The equalizing fund is
already doing much to lighten the
burden in the weaker counties.
Long Term Stressed.
The need of a longer school term
was stressed by the speaker. He
showed that this is necessary. He
der that pupils may progress as
rapidly as the pupils in the north
ern and western states of the un
ion. “The children of Cleveland
county should have at least an
eight months school term. All
counties should have it. Ten years
ago North Carolina was at the bot
tom in educational rating. We have
passed on an average one state a
year until now we are tenth from
the bottom. But we should not be
satisfied until we take our proper
rank near the top.”
In closing Mr. Allen said. “No
young boy or girl can face the fu
ture with any degree of hope witn
out the best of training. It is my
desire that you in Cleveland county
and in the other counties of oiu
state will provide for your boys and
girls the training which is indeed
the best.”
Charlotte Boys
Strike Truck Rear
Ralph Cates and John Samon,
driving a car on Highway No. 20 in
the wee hours of Monday morn
ing, struck the rear of a truck en
gaged in hauling for the Johnny J.
Jones carnival company between
Shelby and the fair grounds. It is
understood that the rear of the
truck or some of its load protrud
ing behind, struck the boys about
the face and Cates was several;.’
cut and lacerated. John Samon was
also bruised and cut, but Cates bled
profusely and was very weak when
he was carried to the hospital. Sa
mon had his wounds dressed and
went on to Charlotte while Cates is
still a patient. It is understood that
the truck was left standing on the
highway with no tail light and it
being night, the boys did not see
the truck untill they were too close
to stop. The truck was hired from
a Gastonia transfer company to
help move the Jones carnival
ITTEilCEOie
WILDEST HOPES,
BID MTS AHEAD
Between 26,000 and 28,000 People
lass Through Fair Gates in
One Day.
Attendance at the opening
day, Tuesday, of the Fourth an
nual Cleveland County Fair was
today estimated by fair offi
cials at between 26,000 and 28,
000 people.
This figure surpassed all
former records, and it Is be
lieved establishes a new one
day attendance record for any
county fair in the South. Form
er high attendance figures here
reached 22,000 and the attend
ance yesterday was predicted
to be greater but no such
mammoth throng as-did attend
was anticipated.
! Long before noon more than 15,
000 people had swarmed their wav
by the pedestrian and auto turn
stiles. Later in the day as cars be
gan to roll in with school children
from adjoining counties the huge
fnir tract began filling up with
jostling humanity enjoying itself at
the i action's outstanding farm ex
position. The peak of the day’s at
tendance came, it is thought, with
the fast races at 2 in the afternoon
and ngain in the evening for the
firework? program and the night
gnycty.
| The opening day was school day
and children from six counties were
admitted free—yet it is said that at
least fifty per cent of the attend
ance yesterday was paid attendance.
Shelby schools were closed for
the day and all local mills suspend
ed operation for a day, or half day
so that employes might take in the
event.
Flood of Exhibits.
Every exhibit hall is filled to over
flowing and space was at a prem
ium long before the big farm show'
opened. Every department in all the
halls and farm shows was flooded.
Provision was made at the close of
entries to take care of 303 more
birds in the poultry department and
300 or more were denied entry for
lack of space. It'is one of the big
gest poultry shows ever staged in
this section. Judging in the various
departments continued toddy,
judges being unable to complete
their work yesterday. ;
Everything Good.
Not only were the exhibits and
farm shows high class, but the mid
way. the Johnny Jones shows, and 4
side features all caught the fancy
of the largest gathering the section
has ever experienced. To describe in
mere words the feverish activity ut
the fair grounds yesterday would
be impossible. It was Just the big
gest day this section could put over.
And from early indications then
will be another large crowd today.
Alter today there will be three mora
days- Thursday, Friday and Satur-,
Jay Around 20.000 people are ex
pected f.guii. Saturday. So far, and
it promises to keep up, Dr. Sib Dor
ton, fair secretary, has made good
his prediction that this fair would
be the best so far and would drav/
the largest crowds.
First Day of Races.
The grandstand was packed to
capacity and thousands looked on
from the outside of the track rad
on the first day, watching the fast
horse races which have always been
a feature at the fair. In the 212-1
trot, Bishop Barron, owned by
Rogers and Cannon of Concord won
first position in 2:13 1-4 and the
purse of $360. Sonya Volo won sec
ond place. Silk Bird, third and Star
light Street, fourth.
Beulah Knight, owned by C. L.
Hatched of Spartanburg, S. C„
took first place in the 2:18 pace;
time 2:12 1-4 and a purse of $390.
Billy Sherley won second, Baroness
O’Conner third, and Robert S.,
fourth.
Fire Works, Free Acts.
Each afternoon and night in
front of the huge grandstand, the
fair association offers a number of
free attractions that alone sue
worth the price of admission. These
vary in character from the death -
defying stunts of the Great Hugo in
his leap of death through a furnace
of fire ^afternoon and night) to the
funniest antics of Fred’s pigs.
These trained pigs do most every
thing but talk. Then the famous
Gaudsmith Brothers, a high class
acrobatic attraction, delights tho
crowds. Miss Ellen Harvey is a gen
ius on the tight wire and offers a
most unusual and unique act. Sid
ney Rink and his bucking, biting,
kicking, acting mule “Gun Pow
der’’ offer plenty of comedy.
The fireworks display starts about
7:30 o'clock. Admission to the grand
stand where the fireworks can be
seen to the best advantage is al/sci
lutely free at night