The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-23
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The Fair will commence on Tuesday,
Sept. 10Th. jos. e. Holmes, Esq late
Superintendent of American Machinery
ut the Worlds Fair In London, and 1t
the Crystal Palace, New York, and now
of the Newark Machine Works, isstO be
the Superintendent Of Machinery, and
of the mechanical Department, ct the
State Fair at Newark. a large amount
of machinery, prOps1lsd BY steam power
win be on exhibition 4 kuilding two
hundred and eight feet In length has
been erected for the mechanical display,
DIR. Babbitt, late Superintendent Of the
Agricultural department ut Che CrysSaE
Palace, will also act as n Of tbs Super
intendents. Prof. Turner, Of III, .
prominent Agriculturist, will deliver
the annual address.
Members of Committees and Editors
are requested to register their names at
q place which will be designated, near the
entrance gates, Immediately on the arri-
val. Committees will be called at IL
O'Clock on Tuesday. at the Executive
Committees Tent, on the Mound" IN
the centre of the grounds, and vacancies
will there be filed.
One of the best Brass Bands in the
State will be in daily attendance. An
abundance of hay, straw and water viii
be delivered at the stalls and stock pens,
free. An experienced police force will
be in attendance from the larger Cities
but still visitors viii need to be on the
look out for the light fingered gentry.
The driving ring for roadsters and
blood horses, is one-third of q mile int
circumfer ence. Seats viii be erected for.
ladies, on the inner side of the embank-
ment overlooking this ring, forming afnes
"Amphitheatre."
All applications for premiums, after
tue Fair is over, should be addressed to
Thos, Noodle, deputy Treasurer of the
Board of Agriculture, at City Bank, Col
umbus. As set forth in the premium list,
single admission tickets will be furnished
on Thursday and Friday, at IS cents.
Railroad Superintendent, win this
year furnish more liberal facilities to WIS.,
itors, than ever before. Fifteen of the
seventeen Railroad routs that will be
made available at the time of the Fair,
will carry upon all trains without dis
tinction, at half fare. On the Cincin-
natl, Xenia and Columbus, and the Ohio
Centeral Roads, full fare will be char
ged on regular trains an extra win be
run at half fare.
The Cincinnati and Dayton, and the
Mad River and Lake Erie Railroads.,
will charge half usual rates on stock and
articles. All other roads will carry free
except the Cleveland and Toledo Rail.
road. Shippers will generally be re-
quired to pay on going to the Fair but
the money SO paid, will be refunded, ON
return of such stock or articles. Those
who go to the Fair In their own convey
ance, will find good hitching ground pro-
tected by shade, and feed conyeine1t-
and viii then be provided with means to
retire to the country at night for accom-
modations. Extensive preparations are
being made by the farmers, and by the
citizens of Newark, to furnish accommo-
dations. The Newark Machine Com
pany, are preparing to lodge Eve hum
dred persons In their extensive buildings
newly erected. The Lottery dravingss
advertised to come of at the time Of the
State Fair, are in NO way connected With,
or co-untenanced by the Board Of Agri-
culture. And, it is probable, that prop
srty Intended for these Lotteries, Will
be prohibited from the Fair grounds, and
any attempt to sell tickets on the Fair
grounds, or in Newark, at the time of
the Fair, will be dealt with as the law
directs.
All items of information, that will
promise to add to the convenience and
comfort of visitors. will be posted during