The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-18
LOCAL NOTICES.
THE HENDERSON FAIR.
How Exhibitors We're Dealt With.

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attack on the Henderson Fair Com
pany, and personal thrust at me.
This article signed by Weber Il Co.,
of Evansville, is gotten up through
spite, conceived through malice, and
without cause.
/ am sorry { am called before the
public In this manner to Tefute this
calumny. I will therefore ask a con-
spicuous place in your local columns.
In order to make the matter plain,
I will state that Mr.. III. E. Turner,
Jacob Held, Mai. Ogden aud myself
were the executive committee appoint
ed for Floral Hall. Mr.. III. E. Turner
was Superintendent. and every thing
in the Hall was under his direction,
and no Committee of judges was ever
appointed and acted without his ap-
proval. There are always three or
more Judges appointed IN each
Awarding Committee. three Of which
constitute quorum to act. When
the judges have come to q decision
they always tie, or have it done in
their presence, blue ribbon on the
article they think the most merito-
rious, and red on the next.
In the article Of furs there was no
premium offered and none given, but
the superintendent, Mr.. Turner,
thought the cases which were placed
in the Hall merely as an advertise
ment, were worthy of merItorious no.
tice, and on Thursday morning, just
before the Hall was thrown open, he
asked Mr.. Held and myself to go out
and see if we could fnd some judges,
telling us to get two gentlemen (mer-
chants), and some ladies. We report
ed to him, in a short time, Mesgrs.
Semonin and Gumberts, of Evansville,
and Mrs. Dixon and Herndon, of this
place, who were present aud ready to
act. They were approved by Mr..
Turner. They acted, awarding the
first merit to Mr.. Marconnier, and
the second to Messrs. Weber & Co.
Now, deny that | took any inter-
est, or part, for or against, either case
of furs,. or that / made any attempt
to Influence the judges whom / re-
gard as bigh-toned ladies and gentle
men and above suspicion. These
ribbons, which were merely compli-
mentary, are the only ones that were
place on them with my knowledge. |
have ever endeavored to do justice to
all exhibitors during my connection
with the Fair Company, and have
used every effort to build up the in
stitution.
This article gotten up by Weber
u Co., for their own purpose to bring
them into notice. and through malice
when they say that l took a part or
used influence against them, it Is a
vile SANDER on me. and / pronounce
it a malicious lie.
Below / give q statement of judges,
Superintendent, Secretaries and
police. John FUNK.
HENDERSON, October 10, 1870.
We, the Committee appointed to
judge on the merits of Furs, at the
Henderson Fair, will state that with
out bias or prejudice, awarded the
blue ribbon to Marconnier's, and The
red to Weber's case of furs, and will
further state that Mr. Funk made no
attempt to influence or prejudice MS,
nor was lie near US while we were ex-
aiming and making our decision.
). GUMBERTs,
II. SEMoNIN.
Mr.. JOHN FUNK: After the premi-
ums had nearly all been awarded in
the Floral Hall at the late Kentucky
State Fair. it was observed that. the
cases of beautiful hats and furs, for
which there was no ring, were at least
deserving of compliment. You be-
ing one of the Executive Committee
and present, were requested to go out
and get some competent judges to de- /
eide between them. You did so, and
soon returned with Mr.. Gumberts and
others, who gave the blue ribbon to
A. Marconnier, of Evansville. If they
had ever been examined by other |
judges before that time I did not
know it, and certainly none had been |
appointed by the proper Board.
[ will add that the Hall was placed |
under my charge as superintendent.
III, II. TURNER
October 18Th, 1870.
We, the undersigned, Secretaries of
Floral Hall, do state that we have no
knowledge of any awards having
been made or ribbons tied on or at
.ached to any case of furs exhibited
n Floral Hall, up to Thursday fore
noon, when a committee, composed
IF Mr.. Gumberts and others, awarded
he . blue ribbon to the case be-
oDging to A. Marconnier.
Ct. j. BEATTY,
B. @. ALLIN,
JOHN III. BARRET, JR.,-
[ was q policeman in Floral Hall
Turing the Fair, and was IN constant
Tendance from Tuesday morning un-
il Saturday night. My position was in
he front of the Hall, within ten feet
f the two cases of furs on exhibition.
was present when the committee of
Judges were examining them. | know
hat Mr.. Funk was not with them,
Ior did he speak to them until
dessrs. Semonin and Gumberts
lad retired. When they advanced
o where Mr.. Funk was standing,
Ie asked them If they had come )
Q q decision. They said they !
al, but would take the opinion !
I the ladies first. When the ladies,
1rs. Dixon aud Mrs. Herndon, ad-
anced, Mr.. Funk asked them if they 7
ad made up their minds, and they 7
they had, and would give it T
} the first case. He then asked the q
entlemen and they said they agreed
18th the ladies. He then asked them b
it was the unanimous decision, and q
ley answered it was. The ribbon a
as then handed to me. and With their o
irections i tied 1t on them, the blue G
D Marconnier's and the red on Web :.
3. And / do know these are the Il
.st and only ribbons that were :.
aoed on them. GEO. r. ELLIS. r
Henderson, Oct IL. 1870. b
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