The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-08-13


18th Annual Fair
Highland Co. Agricultural Society.
OFFICERS.
G. G. SANS, President.
BENZ CoEARD, Vice President.
JoHN II. Dill, Treasurer.
II. s. Doggett, Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
James II. Anderson, Daniel s.
Roads, Thos, Robinson, James S. Muir
ply, Elias Over man.
Sup't. Horsos-James s. Murphy
Sup't. Cattle, Sheep and Hogs-Jas.
II. Anderson.
Sup't Farm Products Benjamin
Conard.
Sup't. Domestic = Manufactures
Thomas Robnson.-
Sup't Farm Implements--Daniel S.
Roads.
Sup't. Floral Depar rtmcnt--Elias
.Overman.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
]. The exhibition will open to the
public on Wednesday, tho 0th day Of
September and close on Friday, the
llth day Of September, 1868.
2. The gotcs will be open at 8 o'clock
A. NJ, Of each day, and at that time
every officer is required to be at his
post.
3. The exhibition in the Ring. on
each day, will commence precisely at
! II o'clock, A. NJ, and will continue
until the programme is closed. The
books will be closed half an hour pre-.
vious to the commencement of the ex-
hibition. AT y o'clock, NJ, there will
be short intermiss ion for refresh
ments
4, Every article or animal upon the
ground, shall, during the Fair, he un.
der the control of TIE Board of Direc-
tors, and no article or animal will be
removed until the close Of the Fair
without permission Of the Board Of Di
rectors.
5, Membership and complimentary
tickets, and tickets given to those who
furnish refreshments, are not trans.
fcrable, nor are the badges given to the
judges. If any such tickets are pre-
scntcd at the gate, by any other than
t proper person, the gate keepers are
instructed to take up and destroy said
tickets.
6, No person will be permitted to
enter the Fair Grounds with any kind
Of vehicle, except on presentation of a
membership or complimentary ticket to
the officers at the gates.
7, All premiums offered in the fol
lowing programme, are open to compe-
tition from all the counties of the State
8. 1t being almost irpossible FOR a
Premium List to contain every article
which it would be desirable to have
exhibited at Fair, the Board Of Di
rcctors will award premiums on all such
articles or animals as they think wor-
thy. But such articles must be rcgu.
larly entered with the Secretary.
8. No animal will be permitted to
occupy any stall belonging to the So
ciety unless it be entered on the Sec,
retary's book for exhibition, and if an
imals occupying stalls belonging tt
the Society, are not exhibited in the
Ring at the time appointed for the ex
hibition of;he class in which they ar
entered, the owner will be charged on
dollar day for each stall thus occupied
10. No disorderly conduct will b
permitted. A Police force will be up
on the grounds sufficient to prevent tn
same, and see that the rules are observ
ed.
II. No persons except the Awnrdin
Committee on duty, officers Of the So
ciety and other Agricultural Assoco
tions, and the members of the Press
will be allowed inside the Ring Will
the exhibition is going on. And NJ
persons will be allowed to approach q
communicate with any Awarding Com
mittee while on duty.
~. The payment Of one dollar aunu
;; ally will constitute the person payin
the same a member of the Society, an
cntitle him to ticket which will aC
G nit himself and all females of his fam
lily, and all males of The same unde
fifteen years of age, within the Fai
Grounds during the continuance of tn
.' Fair. Single tickets twenty five cents
13. Any person NAV make one o,