Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-21
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Written forthe Cincinnati Times
Getting Ready for the Fairs

Getting Ready for the Fairs
They are getting ready for cOun.
ty and town fairs all around US.
Every day, nearly, brings us 4
pamphlet containing the premium
list and regulations for the neat m.
nual fair Of some agricultural socic.
ty. We've just got one from Bung-
town. Bungtown has organized
an agricultural society, and they
will hold their first annual fair in
September. If it is a success they
promise to hold second annual
fair in October. The Bungtown
Brass Band has been engaged, and
the Bungtown Zouaves will come
out and go through drill, besides
goiag Mrough any strangers that
are there 10 be picked up.
We copy the following from the
"RULEs AND REGULATIONS or TIE
BUYGTOwn AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY"
No person can belong to tie So
ciety unless he has joined.
The entranca feo shall rot be less
than nothing, nor more than what o
man has got.
Where no premiums are awarded
to things on exhibition, the things
will be sold at auction, the proceeds
going to the society.
Every exhibitor getting a premi-
um, can name the amount of it If
he Immediately donates tito the So
ciety and advances the money. IL
he refuses he gets no premium, and
the articles he exhibits will be sold
according to article third of this
section, whether it is according to
rule or not.
Every animal or article to be ex-
hibited for premiums must como
himself, and not send hand. No
premium will be paid all animal that
neglects to put in an appearance
until the fair is over.
beats" cannot enter the grounds
unless they enter the vegetable de-
partment
Young cattle will not enter the
Fine Art Hall unless accompanied
by their parents.
Patch work quilts. for all work,
three years old and under, will rate
the same as fa;ted side saddles, in
the can. The awarding committee
must strictly observe this rule.
The judges on animals will have
regard to their size, breed, customs
in society, proficiency on the piano,
feeding, political antecedents, ia
miliarty with the dumb bells, sym.
metry, manner of wearing the hair,
position on the woman suffrage
question, age, the "code," and what
they think about base ball.
No person excepting the Award
ing Committee on duty, officers Of
the society, members of other asso-
Citations, invited thrashing- machines
gooscbcrry jelly (not less than one
pint). members OF the press, and
the public generally, will be allow
ed inside the ring while the exhibit
ton is going on.
ORDER OF ExHIBTIoY-FIRsTD DAY.
Horses and ale for draft, asses
(facnlty of the Bungtown Acade-
my), products of the soil, soiling OF
the products, and farming imple-
ments.
SECOND DAY.
Cattle of all kinds (including the
"dumb driven cattle LOngfellow
speaks of, as well as the cattle on
a thousand hills), blooded horses.
horses for general purposes, horses
for General Grant, raeking horses,
and horses gone to rack; draft but
ter, jellies for all work bread three
years old and upward cheese, four
years old for harness; domestic
manufactures (including broils and
divorces), and whistling match.
THIRD DAY.
Needle, shell, wax and carpenter
work; drinking, blacked eyes, mis-
cellaneous articles; ending with .
stump-p2llers trotting against time,
and a grand running match be-
tween a horse power potato harves-
ter and pair of woolen knit baby
socks.