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Don’t Pail to Se« it!
Visitors in the city mu^t
bear in mind that one of the
grandest features of this week
of fun, frolic, etc., is the
exhibition at the
MAMMOTH ESTABLISHMENT
A h i
on Broad st, owned by
M.CRINE
Tickets of admission are free
to all, and the display of
Dry Goods,
Groceries, > » ;
t i i
Provisions,
pumrcf-'SOTPiiK
is unequaled in this section
of Georgia, I have marked
prices doWn to the bottom,
in order that I may supply
the wants of all the visitors to
the Fair. Fully appreciating
the stringency of the tiiffi^ I
am offering my goods at a
Above Cost!
Call and be convinced, and
if you don’t want goods, take
a seat with me and let’s have
a social chat.
Reference: My Patrons.
M a net's Crisis.
Smith Iliiildiiig, Broad St.
Tbo first anti most attractive part
of the Fair which is observed imme
diately upon entrance into the gates,
ia the presence of the most beautiful
women in the whole land. They aro
hero by the hundreds, and more are
e*pecfot*t°-4w>. I . t .
Modena's string band, assisted by
Shelton's cornet, furnished excellent
music in the Main Building.
The Albany CorntH Band is now
the finest we ever heard in the city.
Fair visitors yesterday expressed
themselves delighted with it.
VEGETABLE DISPLAYS.
Upon entering exhibition building
at the eastern door the attractive dis
play of vegetables first meets the eye.
Mr. S. G. Culpepper, of Thomas
county, exhibits a splendid variety,
especially noticeable arc his squashes
and beans.
Mr. A. P. Perham, of Brooks, edi
tor of the Quitman Free Press, is
next, with a score of mammoth flat
and drum-head cabbages, together
with an endless variety of other gar
den prodnets. One of these cabbages
brings down the scales at 31% lbs.;
bat wo understand one of his Bain-
bridge cabbages weighed 33 lbs.
Mr. M. O’Neal, of Decatur, also
has a handsome display in this corn
er.
Mr.J.V. Smith, of Albany, is just
on the left there, with a large dis
play, his ]>cet%and carrots being spe
cially worthy of note.
Then comes Captain Hobbs’ rich
specialties, almost every garden pro
duct, excellently*arranged and ex
tremely tempting.
Capt. Y. G. Rust next. Asparagus
is fine as well as every other article
exhibited by him.
Mr. Ed. Rawson’s collection will
not fail to receive favorable comment.
Hi* frails can’t be excelled anywh'erfe.
Mr. T. H. Willingham's bunches of
grapes, from vines only two years old,
grown in Albany, are wonderful.—
Don’t fail to note them. ,
Mr. Af Sterne £air$h excellent dis
play. His Irish potatoes are the fin
est in the building.
Messrs. Cutliff, Armstrong and Va-
toiq have excellent displays nlso.
Mr. Woodin, of Thomas, hai “
tiful tomatoes.
Col. B. F. Browne’s rip
are observed by all.
The ripe peaches from
county arc beautiful, and, we goess,
delicious. We were watched too
:losely to test.
Mr. Sam Mayer’s roasting cars are
fall, and look palatable.
DOHXSTIC, ETC.
^mong the exhibitors of Preserves,
Jellies, etc., areMrs. W. H. .Wilder
and Mrs. E. H. Bacon, Mrs.R. Hobbs
and Mrs. Bridge, and they make a
beautiful show.
Miss D. Wilder enters some excel
lent bread. She will take a prize for
best display for a girl under fourteen.
Mrs. Kirke and Mrs. A. Sterne en
ter beautiful specimens of bread.
’ TIlE FLOWED DEPARTMENT. i
is lull, varied and beautiful. Among
th« princip-.il exhibitors ot pot plants
arfe Mrs. Tift, Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. Cru-
ger, Mrs. Westbrook, Mrs. Welch,
and Misses Kawson, Jones and Patti-
soii, ail front Albany.
The display of cut flowers is charm
ing.
THE WOOL DISPLAY
of Mr. C. W. Arnold, is a special fea
ture. He exhibits a clip from his
celebrated Cotswold buck, “Achilles’’
which weighs%l)( pounds.
OATS, WHEAT, ETC.
This display, though small, makes
a most excellent show. Arch Janes,
of Calhoun, bids fair to take a blue
ribbon on his oats and wheat too.
Those tine hams, sides and shoul
ders are from Sain Salter’s place in
this county, and tve don't believe
they tail be beat North, South, Hast
or West.
THE MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS,
are unusually tine, mid show taste in
selections and arrangement. Among
those who have goods on exhibition
are flic followingT'fc. Mayi
ber,of the “RwnpuaCorntft,” exftltyt
a beau tiful stock of general rhcriSban-
dise;- Messrs. Sheffield & Bell, of
Hardware, eic. ;Mcssrs. Welch tc Ba
con, Plows, Cradles, etc.; Messrs. L.
E.xfc H. E. Welch, Fapey Toijet Arti
cles, etc.; Messrs. Welch & Mitchell’s
silverware, jewelry, books, etc.; City
SJjoc Store, by Capt Dupont, boots,
shoes, hate, etc.
MessN. il. Fareas and W. fcrass,
have a most excellent exhibition of
home-made harness—Albany work.
It deserves special mention, and is
worth seeing.
• ETCETERAS.
The art department in charge of
Capt. Jno. T. Hester, is not as full as
it ought to be, but we understand
several important additions will be
made to-day.
Mrs. R. S. Rust’s fancy needle work
is superb.
If we have omitted any special de
partment we shall talk about it in our
next.
FAIR PERSONALS
Our hand to you, Sant Livingston.
Our good friend, Joe Johnson, of
Smithville, come down yesterday.
Messrs. Joe Jones and Mac Davis,
of the Telegraph, are doing up the
Fair.
Me. Jones brought in a good crowd
on the Extension yesterday. More
come to-day.
Among our editorial friends on the
grounds yesterday were Capt. C. P.
Hansell, of the Thomasville Enter
prise, Dr. J. D. Hoyle, of the Daw
son Journal, and Messrs. A. P. Per
ham and John White, of the Qaitman
Free Press. All looked jolly and
seemed to be taking in the fun nicely.
THE BOAT RACING YESTERDAY
In the fonr-oared contest the San
Souci—manned by Nelson F. Tift
stroke, A. Miller second, U. Brant
third, W. E. Sutton, bow, D. Robin
son coxswain—came out ahead by
about one and a half boat lengths.—
But the Judges decided that neither
boat had properly rounded the stake
boat, and hence they declared that
neither had won the race according
fin tbo terms of agreement -Tie race
will probably be rnn over this eve
ning.
In the two-oared race, the Richard
Jr., manned by Wash Mrocz-
as Feign, with
wain, distanced
ia.”
of Linen Dust-
can be found at
ayee’s Depot.
Superintendents
D. IL Pope, General Superintendent.
Military—W.D. Minn, SuperWtend-
ent.
Regatta—R. Hobbs, Superintendent.
Tournament—F. C. Jones, Superin
tendent.
Trip Shooting—C. M. Clark, Superin
tendent.
Farm Products—N. F. Mercer, Super
intendent.
Dairy and Pantry—W. E. .Cutliff,
Superintendent
Art Department—J. T. Hester, Su
perintendent.
Needle and Fpncy Work—Mrs. I. J.
Brinson, jSuperintendent
Merchandise—M. Crine, Superinten
dent.
Machinery and. Farming Implements
—T. Patterson, Superintendent.
Vegetable aqd Fruits—A. Stern, Su
perintendent.
Flowrs—George Collier, Superinten
dent /
Stock—J. W. Stephens, Superinten
dent
Poultry—Love Wilder, Snperinten-
dent
Clothing! Clothing!! Clothing!I!
for men, youth and boys, a splendid
assortment of every description at
Morris Mayer's Depot.
The following description of a
Dublin, Ga., belle, is given by the
Gazette : “A girl, perceived through
love’s eyes, is a tender, beautiful, del
icate being, but to sec one of this kind
stand tip to a picnic table and get on
tlic outside of one whole jelly cake,
two big onions, without any salt, and
a whole bottle of pickles, makes a
young man determine to work one
more vear before lie marries.”
Icc2<4 cents per pound.
Bring your wool to Albany.
AVelclt's soda fount is in full blast.
A spoony time—ice cream season.
Subscribe now for the Albany
News.
The fruit crop of this season will
4*esood: , j
Neat and cheap job work of every
kind at tlie Albany News office.
Remember that the Library is open
and that you are invited to visit it.
Jn the excitement of the Fajr we
must not forget to work for a free
bridge.
tint harvesting will continence
soon. Several threshers will be in
the field.
The B. & A. lias a dozen new box
cars. Hip, hurrah, we say, for the
officers.
Prof. Lyon, and Messrs. Gilbert
and Shelton arc pushing musical
matters right lively.
Our merchants intend to pay the
very highest market prices for wool
this season.
The brick yards of the city will
soon be turning out thousands of
good hard burnt bricks.
Our ice men should be liberally
supported. It is the cheapest and
greatest luxury we hare.
We hear of some of our festive
bachelors who are seriously contem
plating matrimony. More anon.
Ben. Franklin’s sensible advice
“Always deal with those that adver
tise; you will lose nothing by it”
We are among our neighbors this
week. They will all he at the Fair.
Welcome to them, thrice welcome.''
The clever proprietor of the John
son House, Smithville, is a famons
wine-grower. Ask his guests abont
it
Princess Louise is dead. Not she
of royalty fame, hut a great -big
white hen that belonged tq one of
our matrons.
It is said that Hugh Gordon, over
at Deerland, in Worth county, has
discarded the use of condensed milk
ffitr his iambs.
The wool crop is in good condition
this spring. What a nioe little .faff-,
tune it is to have a few hundred
sheep. Farmers, pay more attention
to sheep husbandry.
Col. Sam Salter has becit telling Dr
Alfriend, not a fish story, but a gui
nea egg story. The dimensions oi
the tale are too broad for our paper.
After the Fair, you can ask them
abont it.
Country merchants visiting the
1 F*lr would do well to rei^e»b«rthM
if they are in need of any kind of
goods, they can very readily procure
them here, and at prices as low as
those of larger markets.
Lag, wpek we made a flying trli
thro 'woA if ut $41 *4
Mitchell; Decatur and Baker, crop'
all along the road, though small, ap
pear in fine qoadjtjop—well worked,
and clean. Some 1 fields we notice
where cotton is not yet up, but gen
erally the little plants are peeping out
their little leaves to cheer the laborer.
We saw some fields of excellent corn
for the season, considering the late
ness of the spring. At all the railroad
depots we notice piles of guano,
which would seem to indicate that
certainly a great deal was shipped
out, or else the farmers are not using
so much as before.—Early County
}feics.
Miss Slappy, of Harshallville, is
visiting Miss Annie Tucker, of onr
city.
Miss Lucy Lockett and Miss Susie
Wright are spending the week with
Miss Emma llilsman.
Miss Annie Rawsou has returned
from her visit to Macon. She is ac
companied by the accomplished Miss
Sallie Hill, who will spend several
days in ottr city.
it is said that it is easier for a cam
el to go through the eye of a needle
than it is for a girl to wear her first
engagement ring ami not be con
stantly twirling her bangs or occa
sionally cliewingber finger m-ils.
Is respect felly called to- the magnificent
display made in Main Building by the
CITY SHOE
HAT STORE!
In the display can be found
Ladle*’ Button Boots,
LADIES’ SIDE AND
FRONT LACK BOOTS,
LADIES’ NEWPORT TIES,
LADIES’ PRIN.CESS SUPPERS,
LADIES’ SPANISH
CONGRESS SUPPERS,
AND LADIES’ SUPPERS
of every style and description.
Can also be eeeo the finest assortment of
Hisses and Childrens’ Sloes
IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA!
and the various styles of GENTLEMEN
and BOYS' SHOES.
Don’t fail to see the Display of
HATS.
The City Shoe Store lias a reputation
for good goods and low prices, that Capt.
Dupont is bound to sustain. Y’ou are cor
dially invited to visit the Emporium) on
Broad street, and inspect the stock