The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-04

our County Fairs. There were good, large
specimens Of oil the vegetables raised in this
vicinity. Some very nice specimens Of genuine
Sweet Potatoes-not ysms-wsre on exhibition.
The show Of grain embraced 10 specimens OF
Wheat and Of Oats, any one Of which were
good enough.
We did not learn the number Of entries in
the Farm Implement department. but it was
quito full, embracing almost every conceivable
respers, mowers, plows, drags, harrows, Guilt
vators, ETC., also, two stump pullers. were on
the ground, each having its particular spokes-
man to proclaim their merits.
A large number Of open and top carriages
and buggiss, also four frst-clsss lumber wagons,
oil of home manufacture were the centre OF
attraction Of large concourse OF people IN
terested in those matters.
The entries OF Horses, 30 we were informed,
numbered over 400, and it may be said that the
people OF Van Buren, Co. need not be ashamed
OF their stock. The show Of Horses was very
fine,-much better than ever before. 1t was
common remark among horse-men that this
was the grand success OF the Fair. Some OK the
Horses ON exhibition here, we noticed, were
wearing the blue ribbon of the State Fair for'72.
The entries Of Cattle we're about the same as
last year, embracing many head that we're ex-
hibted at that time. Nevertheless the show
was good and demonstrates that our farmers
are interested in raising good stock. There
were six yoke OF fine work oxen on exhibition.
The number OF entries in Division C-Sheep
Swine and Poultry-were as large as usual
Under the first -Sheep-there were some
very fine animals entered consisting in the
main Of Metinos, which seem to take the fancy
OF our wool-growers. There was one Cotswold
eve that had not been shorn in two years car
rying a fleece OF wool Blk inches long. Among
the curiosilies were three genuine Cashmere
Goats, exhibited by g. II. Reer, OF Coloma,
who informs us that the clip weighs from to
slbs, each, and sells at So per ID. readily. Why
would this not be q good investment for our
wool-growers?
The show OF swine av erages about the same
every year. THIS season come very fine Berk-
sl.res, Chester Whites and Polands were on
exhibition.
The entries OF Poultry embraced specimens
of Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys. This seems
to be class in which not much interest Is
taken, there being not over Is entries in all
THE THIRD DAY.
On Thursday the atte ndance was not quite
as large as on the preceding day, but still there
was an immense throng OF people on the
ground from early morn till close OF day"
In the afternoon grand cavalcade OF horses
led by the Paw Paw Cornet Band took place
followed by the declaring OF Of premiums.
st two o'clock p. m, the officers for 1879
were elected as follows:
President-F. NJ. MANNING.
Wee President-D. WooDMAN, I'd.
Treasurer. KILBURN
Secretary-O. II. p. SHELDON.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
y. NJ Pugsley Paw Paw; Asa Glidden, Ant
werp; VIM. Mark;llIe, Almena j. V. Roosevelt
Keller Samuel Hoppin, Arlington W. III
Gregory Pine Grove; W. W. Hodge, Geneva
G. d. Boyce. Porter; G.. w. Bush, Waverly
r. Nutting, Decatur; Thos. Conklin, Hartford
Everything passed off finely during the en-
tire progress OF the f air, and it was notice
able fact that not drunken man was seen oil
the grounds, nor did there fight or quaire
take place.
We learn that the receipts were about tl4O'
which is $500 more than they were last year
which shows plainly that the Fair was success
financially,