The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-07-20
PREMIUMS AND Rz1uLATioNJ
FOR THE
18Th ANNUAL FAIR T!
OF THE
Seneca County Agricultural
AND
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION,
TO DE HELD IN THE
CITY or u'IIrrIN.
o. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
the S5th. 27th and sSth Days Of
september 1868.
Seneca County Fair for 1865.

The 18th Anual Fair Of the Seneca
County Agricultural and Industrial
Association, will be held in the City
of Tifhn, ON Tuesday, Wednesday, aud
Thursday the Goth, 9th, 2Sth, Of
September 1868. At the urgent So
licitation of members many new fe; =
lures have been introduced, and the
premium list nearly doubled.
More than the usual number and
arrangement of the stalls for horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs, will be erect
ed.
The Halls are large and admirably
adapted for the purpose for which
they are intended. The Power, use
Of shailin to operate all the machine
ry requiring steam power will be
furnished free of charge.
Especial attention of exhibitors is
called to Rule u. sya.r
Successful competitors must be on
the ground during the last day Of the
Fair, to receive their premiums, as all
will be paid before the Fair Closes
The Rail Road Company have agreed
to convey passengers at half the usual
rates of fare and transport articles for
lcxhibitiou to and from the Fair free
of charge.
Passengers should be careful tC
procure half fare tickets before tax.
ing seats in the cars, otherwise they
will be charged full fare both ways as
the Conductors are not provided with
tickets.
Persons intending to exhibit at the
Fair, are respectfully solicited to for
ward their entries with the appropri-
ate entrance fee enclosed by mail to
the Secretary at Tifiin Ohio. (to +.
q. Bowe Secretary During the
month of September the sccrctory's s
Office at the store of Bowe 4 Lysle,
will be open during all busincs hours
On the morning of the first day ofthC
L. il the Sccrtarys Office will lie re
moved to near the entrance to the
Fair grounds.
BY direction of the Directors of the
society the President and Secretary
have procured certificates Of member
ship not unlike Bank bill to be is
sued to all members.
Heretofore the society have failed
to deliver diplomas offered and award.
ed, but exhibitors need have no fears
about that this year, as all cash pre-
miums, and diplomas will be handed
over before the Fair closes. Copies
of diplomas will be on exhibition at
some public place in each township M
the county, some time before the
Fair. ....
The Halls will be in order tho
week before the Fair, it is desirable
that all who can make it convenient
to do so, will have their articles on
the ground early so that they may be
displayed in the proper place and pre-
vent confusion.
Persons who are not Residents OF
Seneca County Ohio will be charged
20 per It. entrance on the amount OF
premiums where no entry is mention
cd.
Pasture will be furnished near tn,
City free of charge for those whC
prefer turning out their stock a
night.
Hay and straw will be Furnished
free Of charge. Arrangements will b.
made, to furnish grain on the grounds
at the market price.
Exhibitors will be furnished witt
free tickets for the Fair for themselves
only. Awarding committees will be
furnished with free tickets, and thos,
who are unable to reach home will b,
furnished Hotel Accommodations fre
of charge during the day that the,
will be engaged in awarding,
The awarding committees will com
mence their examinations on Wed
nesday morning, and nt IL o'clock A
NJ. Thursday their labors must be
completed.
Bulletin Boards will be on th'
grounds and upon them will be plac
ed any new features and any chang,
of print programme.
At this time labor is abundant anC
laborers few, il becomes necessary
that agriculturists should be able t
produce the greatest quantity on the
fewest number of acres and the man
ufacturer should avail himself of al
the improvements in machinery thai
will enable him to perform the great
est amount of labor with the leas
number ofemployees;and the mcchan
ic to lay hold of all Improvement
that will enable him to do tho great
est amount of work in the shortes
space of time. In no way can the in
formation necessary to obtain all these
results, be so readily and SO cheaply
ATTAINED as by attending exhibition
Of this kind. In view of these and
many other advantages may VIC moi
txepect the hearty cooperation of all
in making the coming exhibition what
it should be. May We not hope to
sec your attendance at our coming
Fair? ai .ff.t.
Assuring all, that no pains will be
fspared by the present Officers and Di,
reetors to make the Fair at least in
many respects equal to any ever held
il Ohio. Lff '
4 Respectfully,
E.G. BOWIE,
Secretary.