Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-26
BELMONT, Ohio. January %. 1860.


EplToR CHRONICLE: Alta meeting held
in BE mont. on the l4ih inst, for the pur
pJss { ( eecling Board OF Managers for All
IndepenGent Agricultural Society, the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That a committee OF three be
appointed to pre- pare on address for pubfi.
cation explanatory of our reasons TO- organ-
i1ing an Independent Agricultural Society
In Belmont county.
1t is perhaps known to many thit at the
annual election # officers for the Belmont
County Agricultural Society. for the year
1869, the question was raised as to enlnr'
gire the ring for the exhibition Of horses,
or, as was suited on that day, it was "horse
or no horse" 1t is also known that the
horse carried the day. and those who favored
the enlargement OF the ring were elected ne
the Board of Managers for that year. The
question rs to the purchase OF the new Fair
Grounds was not raised at that tine, hut
seemed IT, be left to the discretion ut the
Board to do us they thought best for the in
terest4 OF the Society. II appears hat the
Board came to the conclusion that he old
Fair Ground was not sufficient, and that Il
new location would have to be chosen and
fitted up. When this became known, the
citizons Of Belmont and vicinity at once
made an effort to raise the means to pur
chase ground for the use Of the Society As
result, over $1,000 oI reliable subscription
was obtained, Tor which it was found thai
ten acres Of eligible ground could be pur-
chased. At the next meeting of the Board
st. Clarsvile reported about 5000 as duna-
tions towards paying Tor ground in that
vicinity. A member Oi the Board then offer.
ed, on behalf Of Belmont, to furnish ten
acres Of ground in that vicinity, and il the
Society would give the lumber then on the
old Fair Ground, they won d remove it to
Belmont and fit up the ground Tor holding
the Fairs Of the county without any cba-ge
to the Society uhuteter. Some persuns
then on behalf OF st. CairsviIe offered /,
been held there, It was res lyed by the
Board that the Fair OF 80 b. he'd on III,
ground talked Of being purchased in tha,
vicinity II that agre,m.ui had bcrn fol
filed und tho grourd purchased as was
49, ~ ''' 80 ~" 'o"e W "e'
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cheerfully acquicscod. But what has beer
done! BY reference to the receipts ami ex
penditurcs Of SO, we 6nd the receipts of the
fair proper to be in round numbers 50 $50
aud The premiums and incidental expenses
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