1899 Street Fair - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

A few more hours and the Crawfordsville street carnival will be brought to a close. Some thought that the people were tired and the fair today would be a frost but that notion has been one of very respectable proportion. Besides the regular free shows to entertain them there was the parade of premium stock at 2 p.m. and a very creditable one it was too and the baby show at the courthouse. At p.m. (no time) the Music Hall doors swung open and the school children assembled to witness the free shows from the stage. The kids enjoyed their treat immensely. As to a fair next year it is too early to predict what may happen. The probably is there will be a bigger and better one than ever.  Some of the present management are tired but there is plenty of talent left and aided by some of the old committee a record breaker may follow. All new and big enterprises have serious obstacles in the way that is always to be expected. A street fair like a county fair needs new blood infused into it every years. The Flower parade yesterday afternoon while not be compared with last years carnival in the number of carriages was nevertheless a beautiful display and pleased the many spectators. The ladies who took part are certainly deserving of much credit for their work. The carriages were all exceedingly pretty and showed great effort had been put forth in the work of decoration. The parade started at 3 o’clock from the Ben Hur corner and traversed the main street in the business district. The judges were Mrs. Henry Kline of Muncie, Mrs. Arista Livengood, Covington and Mrs. O’Keefe of Carthage, Missouri. They awarded the premiums as follows: 1st, Mrs. HM Harter and Mrs. Stilwell. 2nd Mrs. Clarence Lawler and Miss Lizzie Hernley. 3rd Misses Helen Bonnell and Luna Chambers. The winning carriage was a mass of white and red flowers most artistically arranged. The horse which drew the carriage was white and the harness was wrapped in red ribbon. The effect was very pleasing. The carriage of Mrs. Lawler and Miss Hernley was done in the colors white and pink. Ascending from the arm rests were two lyres worked in flowers. The vehicle attracted much attention and many compliments. The third prize carriages awarded to Bonnell and Chambers was adorned with flowers, white and light green which were arranged in rare good taste.