NEGRO FAIR POSTPONED.
Rain Causes Delay of Events Sched-
uled at Independence.
Business at the negro fair was declared off yesterday on account of rain at Independence, and the chicken and chitlings, prepared for the occasion, went begging.
The horse races were also declared off, and will be run today provided the track can be gotten into shape.
Dr. W. R. Petteford, a southern negro banker who is president of the Penny Savings bank of Birmingham, Ala., will deliver an address today at the negro fair which opened at Independence.
Free attractions are offered in the way of slack wire and trapeze performances. The fair will be open day and night throughout the week.
