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THOM A 3 AHRETT JR OSlce TIS Brcsd St , At’Euita, Oa. rNVB8T»»KNr Pern.I in b u«bt anl Kid Litrlatly *i* .eoaualaMn.' L b*ri» »d*»n n iid«M artlvf* *•• ar*t| * tltccd with til r lie. Loiua» efotlstrd c. r wKr.dfnc. ballet* r*d basinet* jr .wpiljr atundj.! to OU 4Ut ATHENS GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING! HODGSON BROTHERS PROPRIETORS, COTTON their department la much admired. j A sereen, the work of Hiu Morton, Is Uormulley A Jeffery here their ( lovely though placed to modestly in * American wheels on exhibit^ and their a inter, it ie often overlooked. IT HAS CAUGHT ON. AHE NORTHEAST CEORCIA FAIS AL* READY A SUCCESS. The Crowds Inmaslas Smr Dey-Ii provemcnlln Enrj Lina of Exhibit* —Th* Stocks Poaltirud Hall Exhibit*—A Fin* Show In REST A ECU FAIR GRO UN D ION MADE FOR. LADIES. ■ Chs toil. 4, 1887 Yourpil! Save Money and get Better Goods by Buying your BALDWIN & FLEMING. BETTER EVERY DAY. FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE GROUNDS YESTERDAY. ATHENS, CJEOR.IA. The Largest and Best Selected Stock of The Horse* and Th* Bicycle*—Fine Sport— A Great and Gala Program for-To day—The Chance to eee the Show at It* Height To-day# It is a success! Everybody saril go. The Third ann j- al Nos1heaMMjk>rgia Fair is now where Wewant lljftig beyond the poasibihty pruiluro. Bright skies and crowded grounds have been the rules each day* It haa crowned the work of the directors and with the exposition of 1887, the fair uickle plated wheels are atich admired. ,£rof. Smith la in ohwfuBit American Champion, the light Champion and other swift and durable machined. Klein A Martin, as usual, have a splen did ahed. Their wagons and buggies are superb. The broad, low, top buggy, has been purchased by Dr. Price, of Oconee. The beautiful surrey, it Is understood, will be the property of Lieut Fred Hodgson, of Dahlonega. The beautiful dairy wagon wa> built for Mr. C. 2). McKio, of Holly Dale. An interesting feature is the ingenious barn model, made by Mr. Bill Moore, of Oglethorpe. livb stock. Tko interesting part of the fair is tho show of live stock. A long line of pens and stalls are ranged slong the western fence. Mr. Henry Beusse has a mammoth Berkshire pig, <300 pounds: Mr. Erskine Heard has somo fine Bnrkshires; Mr, Geo. M. Booth has a fine'lot of Berk- shires, all sixes and ageiy Mr. A. H. Hodgson has some excellent Jersey pigs; Mr. F. Phinizy exhibits a splendid sow Mr. Erskine Heard exhibits a fine bull, half Jersey. John Westmoreland, of Ocaoee, has a superb brindle English bull. Two beautiful sets of Jerseys, exhib ited by Mr. John E. Talmadgo and Mr, 4* H. Hodgson, comprised some beauti- takes its placo with the best shows in the | ful animals. They have 11 and 6animals South. Northeast Georgia proud of it. and Athens are Ever seen in Athens, it will pay In fore buying Yesterday showed up the fair in full blast It has grown steadily from the first day. The opening attractions were line and (he social programme unusu- lly brilliant, but the fair with its exhib- j its and crowds, has increased from the •pening day and yesterday disclosed tho mil fn n« ”P vn,n g «»yanu ycsieruay uisciesou mo • * | Northeast Georgia Fair Association at its I height. The main hall was filled with J several displays and vastly increased Y TT 1 TV ft T TVT* JP O (T\ XT crowd# - The "» c ** * eT * fall of interest* ^ I j p IVI 1 JL^ vJT (_V' ! There is not a department which has not * * i improved from (he opening cay. Tho 1 farm and garden products, the ladies' I fancy work room, the poultry show* and all parts cf the fair show up some- I thing better each day. It is the general v> rdict that tho fair is a complete sue- >—lacking in no essential featur M. I. MADDREYf Wi! ave on cxYihit'on at the Fiir Oro'iids next week, lie world nowned With the wonderful wire Gauze Oven Door. Ti.o i.a'id* admired then Lst week in Ada <ti. General-t .ck uf STOVES. TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. SNEADS SHOE SHORE, Is the House for Shoes.. We soil tho Best $3 ’Shoe jin the Market I! Gents’ hand sowed at $4. equal to $0 shoes sold else where _ ! but full of fine points. T1IB MAIN HAM.. The mrin hall of the exposition is of course the centre of attraction. The dis j play of Hodgson Brothers is colotsa! and cirnpletc. This hoqse always builds solidly and their pyramids of flour, hams, • tobacco boxes and staple articles is a fit J ting monument for the house which does a million dollar business in Northeast Georgia. Webb & Crawford have given an ex cellent and extended display of fine fan cy groceries. Canned goods, preserves, canvass bams, candies and attractive and appetising bits for housekeepers fte grouped invitingly. The candy counter was especially attractive. ^br. Geo. W. Kush haa a counter of mirrors banked in velvet and toilet arti clea swathed in ribbon. It ia a tasty and varied display and attracts scores of visitors. Mr. 8ullivan has gotten up a fine ex hibit of books and stationery from the Call awl ex unine our stocK while at the Fair* •»<>"> of Mr. e.w. Burke. uu .tuck u w prettily shown off and his counter rep- W.C. &R. N. SNEAD. PRESIDENT DAVIS (air seek that wight tu draw a crowd fiom far and near l‘«e Athene haa never aeen SKIFF, The Jeweler. will have t.n exhibition at the fair one of the preitv-1, Util", well he won't tall what. Ain hie store Is |n>t filled with Silverware, Clocks, Jeweler, ateT TTT 17 TYT3 JP, PD A AArC’A'D'ri ind lined with silk, Japanese banners, W JQjJEDJZ) OL UtvA VV r UrlU larea, Moquet end Brusstlls rugs and Fancy asd famiii Groceries and Provisions, Wholesnicand Retail. resents some of the choicest articles in the line of literature and letter writing. The line of plain and fancy paper ia pretty and perfect. McDowell & Son hive made an at tractive retreat with their pictures, cards, tablets and beautiful samples of fancy and family groceries. Parched coffees, teas cans bottles, and tvery sort of neat, appetising anti attractive articles hava been grouped together. Thh ia one of the best displays at the fair, and we congratnlate this enterprising firm upon their success. M. Myers & Go have put up a beputi- ful pagods tented io velvet portieres carpets and fine dry good* generally Thera are musical chairs, elegant Cbinal seta and alt kinds of fine dry goods. and fancy holiday articles. ^Oneof the mo si*pteaaing and sub stantial displays are the 'bolts and cuts of domestics, shirtings, iheetinga and ebteka from tbe Athena factory. This ia a display onr people art aspecially tn* v teres ted in and it is» great pity there are nf|) more of them. Talmadgo Brothers have gotten up one respectively. They are certainly beauti ful. . Some of the best stock on the grounds camo from Fairview farm, exhibited by Mrs. T. L. Gantt. They bear the blue ribbon for the best two yftar old heifer, three quarter Jersey; best heifer any age, and for tbe best three year old cow— also a three: quarter Jersey A, This Animal gives six gallons a day. Fairview also has the blue ribbon for the best unregis tered Jersey. • TUB POUL1RY DISPLAY. Perhaps tho most complete display at tho fair ia the poultry exhibit. Athens ia well known for her poultry men, who have borne off tho laurels from one or more fairs this yaar. The coops are nicely arranged under the grand stand, and in each apartment, is a specimen of some fine breed. Among tho many entries, wa could not help cilling attention to the following: Tl o Brown Leghorns of Mr- Robert Hodgson are certaioly beautiliil. In the Plymouth Rock liue, there aro several entries—Maasrs. C. 1. Mell, 8- M. Herrington, James Comer, J. E. Tab inadge, C. G. Talmadgo and J. C. Oir, Each of theso gentlemen have fine aped mens, and the judges will have shard time awarding the premium. Mr. James Comer’s White Leghorns are very much admired. Thq trio of game chickens of Mr. T. C. Crawford always have a crowd of ad mirers around them. Athens ia a great game chicken center. The Wyandoltes, which are so popular in our city at present, are well repre sented at the fair. The chickens of Judgo Howell Cobb, Mr. Frank Rbodos and Mr. Yancey Harris, are certainly fine, and are much admired. Judge Cobb's have just returned home from Macon where they carried off the prise. Master Charlie Hodgson does'not con* fine himself to chicken raising, but hsi also on exhibition some fine Pekin ducks of which he is very proud. Master Yancey Gantt comes to the front with a coop of fino Georgia geest* Yancey, though young at tho business will very probably carry off the first prise in his line. In the midst of the poultry display Is a coop of lop-eared rabbits, exhibited by Mr. J. B. Maddox. Tbiaia ona of the the-most attractive features ol the fair, aud large crowds continually block the passage way a these curious little ani mals. There are s great msny fine chickens here frotn all over Georgia. FAKOY WORK. Mr, Soudder*s display la simply India, cribable, everyone one goes and sees for themselves. A very handsome silk quilt adorns the outside of Mr. Scudderia exhibit. Mr, Meyers added a lovely stringing bed and a musical chair to his already magnificent display. Mr* Rush has done a great deal to make the fair a aucoesa by his display of beautiful goods. All the ladies are taken with the Char ter Oak Stove. Mrs. Holman hat the finest display of preserves, cannod fruits and pickles, that the fair has ever had. Mrs. Rowena Hughes sands n remark ably fine and larga display of domestic wines. Mrs. Morton senda some fine wheat. May Hodgson senfia a pound cake Ik r own make. Mr. Lumpkin sends a splandid array of vegetables—his skill In gardening h well proven by this display, Miss Anna Hodgson sends a c Election of 43 different vegetables and herbs from her garden. Mrs. Carlton sends a fine large collec tion of all the products of her farm. Miss Genie Long senda some lovely painting on satin. Mrs. Mure sends a varied collection of fancy work. Miss Mary Nicholson has some lovaljr needle work at the fair. A little child 9 years of age sends a tidy made of the cord taken off parcel! and bundles. Mrs Cheney sends some exquisite fancy work. Miss. Maggie and Tillie Morton have sent a great deal of lovely work to the fair. ~- VU»-MCY«M RACKS. At 12 o’clock the bicycle races took place and proved to be very interesting In faot, bicycle racing has grown to be quite a popular aport in Athena, and tha, people look forward to them with inter est, judging from tbe crowd that wit- desaed them yesterday. The following was the program: nvs MILK FEOFESSIOlfAL SACK. Tha event of the day was the five mile race between R A Brantley, of Ma con, and A G Crocker, of Boston, Mast. The track was in very bid ord.-r, which accounts for the time, which was rather alow. Crocker set the pace almost the entire length, but Brantley held his own being only a few feet behind. Crocker would putin his spurts on tba best por tion of thd track while Brantley tried to spurt on the hill. At the four and one- half miles it looked as though Brantley had the best of the Boston boy; but when they reached the hill Crocker pass ed him and took the outside track and made a beautiful spurt *nd won tha race in 20 minutes, aix seconds. The .track will be put in good condition for to-day’s races, which will be very interesting. AMATSOK SACKS. The one mile amtteur race was won by Smith, of Chicago, w*th Yancey Harris of Athens,' a good second. TMb half-mile boy’s race was won by John Whits Morton, after a close con test HU competitor, Johnny Welch, prove i himself a plucky little wheel- VISITORS TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA FAIR Will go to work immediately after returning boms .ad pleat mu who droe. a city dray had been fin. Chae Stt rn haa a magnificent die- *eeen to pick op a satchel and pot it in play of fancy work, craay quilts, lam. broquioa, sofa cushions, table scarfs, and |T.rioas.other articles of rare beauty, bar lo* cabin quiet and cushion art beautiful. Mrs. Herring on oM lady of TO jeers, •ends so oxqnisile piece of knitting in the tbtpe of a bod apnad ind pillow ahama, knitwith No. 8 spool thread. Little Bella Turner (ends a patchwork quilt made by herself atS yean of ho. lira. Hutchens send a pair of finest knit black silk; stocking, tbsy look as if they wars imported. The exhibit, of painting by Mis* Jan- nie Smiths- clase is onset the. attractions Tha half-mitr amateur was . won by Smith, of Chicago, who prorad him self too much for tha Athens bays. H< has kindly withdrawn from tho races to day, and the contssts will bs between local wheelmen. To-nsT’e aiorcLi raeonaw. At 11 o -dock 5 milt proftaaional race. Entries, 11 O Broker, Boston, BA Brutley, Macon; fi mils amatanr handi cap; 2 mile I ip race; }4 mils .boy’s race; 1 mile handicap; 6 mile open. Fancy riding by C H Smith, of Chicago. Quits Fi»d.—Yesterday morning an advertisement appeared in thin paper fpr n lost satcheL Early in th. moraine Policeman Cnlp learned that a colored bia wagon. Tbi- was about midday, and this was all -In clue Mr. Culp had to ■> upon. I. twenty minutes hower- er, no had spotted his man, amsted him,, seen red hie bonfeeaion and reeeirad tha ■atchaL bundle and atiasy. This trass nick find and policeman Cnlp has r ck find and policeman uulp Has done drearest piece of detectira work da ring the fair. SEED WHEAT, Raised by Mr. Ferdinand Phinizy and for sale at O’FARRELL & HODGSON’, REAVES WAREHOUSE C UNEXCELLED FACILITIES FOR HANDLING- C O T T O N Liberal Advances Made on Cotton in Warehouse. THIS HOUSE HANDLED 40,000 BILES LAST YEAR. srp 23!*w3:ii . Don’t Fail to See our Display of FANCY GOODS At Drug Store Opposite Post Office. JOHN CRAWFORD & CO„ - K- .K fa CHAS- AT THE FAIR. Visitors to the Fair Desiring tbe latest novelties in fine and fashionable DRESS GOODS and millinery should call on MICHAEL BROS. £W*—The Largest— Millinery and Dress Goods Establishment In (he state. Special importations from our Parisian house for tha Fair. Call early and Eecure the choicest novelties. MICHAEL BROS., • Corner Broad and Jackron Streets, Broadway, New York. • * • Athens, Gt. Rue Ricbelea, Paris. TALMADGE & BRIGHTWELL Will ketp constantly on band a full line of HARDWARE At the Lowest Market Prices. Also Agents for tbe Ross and Clipper Turn Plows. CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS, GA> Pox Cnaso.—Tbe fox chuo wilt come off at tbs fair grounds to-da y at 0>{ o'clock, sharp, 16 or twenty entries will be made—great excitement over it among the hunters. It will be grand to those who lore iL All that wish oan join in the chase. There will be' a great nnnr ladloa that will join in. Tha t about 30 or CO minutes. H.C. Daria. WELCOME TO THE FAIR. •'I mired of th, Th-y ERN 0 & the fine*! xhib hive tFl.es Th- chnr the a credit aUtkat ia being There Bavxbk-W exhibition CARITHERS, BETTS & SMITH, COTTi fettle