The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-29
Farmers Festival at Claridon.

Mi. EDIToR Tho Committee appointed
BY tho Farmers Club Of Claridon to mako
AZ arrangements for the Festival noticed 10 q
previous article in your paper, which took
place on Thursday, tho 2ist inst, made 40
arrangement with sbo Aid Society, by which
the proceeds should 60 into tho funds Of
the Society for tho benefit Of the soldiers.
Az the members of the Club are now, sa
they ever have been. ready to do their duty
TO their country, aud tho soldiers defending
it,thero was little trouble in securing the on.
ergy of tho Club TO this arrangement; con.
sequcntly, the Club, az we'll as the Aid So
cioty, resolved to mako q big thing Of il, be-
ing conscious that the union Of the two
made a big team to work with and we
think our every anticipation would have
boon realized, had IL not boon for tho terri.
BILE snow storm that took place on Tuesday,
rendering the roads, In many places, impas-
sible. But, not withstandipg the condition
of the roads, the patriotism of the people,
with their love Of a good supper, and their
anticipation of q feast of mind as we'll as
body, (as DR.. Nichols, of Chardon, had boeu
invited to address the meetiug.) brought
thcm out in large numbers. bringing with
them everything the appetite could desire.
from q chicken pie to a doughnut, which
was tastefully arranged by the ladies on
the tables Of tho long dining hall of G.. r.
Treat. Oysters we're expected, but, as Bes-
tor didpot arrive, thoy were supposed to DO
showed ia between Chardon aud Cleve-
land.
The Committee of Arrangements soon
announced that supper was in readiness,
when the crowd repaired to the dining ball,
and sat down to such u supper as can only
be got up at a Picnic, where everybody has
a hand in. Such q VARIETY it seemed as
though each had tried to get up something
that all others had not. Tho result was,
that all loft the table with the qualification
Of knowing that they had not only had
enough, but that which suited them best.
The supper over, the crowd again assem-.
bled in tho Agricultural Hall, where the
following sentiments were offered. and re.
sponded to by the g%entlem On named LIST
Claridon Farmers Club, G. l.. Taylor Cd
the Soldiers Aid Society, Lester Taylor
DR.. Nichols, being present, was here calico
out. and we listened to q highly interesting
and scientific essay on the subject %selec.oc
at the last meeting ; but the Dr.'s essa,
will speak for itself, as a copy was solicited
for publication, and will be handed in, IL
time, perhaps, for your next issue. 81
Leap Year, l.. +. Wilmot ; Alb, Social In
tercourso, Noah Pomeroy /; 5th, The Ladies
Department of tho Farmers Club, its bono
fits, &C., Rev. K. d. Taylor; 9Th, Cheese Fac
tories aud ihoir progress, Arson Bartlett.
7th, Poetry, ]. c. Wells ; 9Th, the BRAY
Defenders of our Country's Flag. Eide
: Woodland and Lieut.. II. N. Spencer.
The speeches wero short bat patriotic
and highly creditable to tho occasion. Song
wore sung by the Claridon Glee Club, whicI
served to inspire all preseut with q feelin,
of life and animation, that such songs onl
can do. Tho Treasurer an nounced tina
between seventy-two a nd soventy-three dol
lars had been received, whom the meetin
adjourned with three cheers for the Aid So
ciety. w.
CIaridon, Jan. 25th, 1864.