The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-04
THE COUNTY FAIR
GRAND SUCCESS.
Over 1000 Tickets Sold on
the Second Day.
Receipts about $14OO
1000 ENTRIES.

The Twenty-second Annual Fair or thelVan
Buren, County Agricultural Society took place
on the Grounds of the society, in this village,
ON Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF this
week, and owing to the favorable weather and
the interchangeable efforts OF the officers it was
as II has been for the past two years, grand
success, both IN number Of entries and in fl
nancial point of view A great many improve
ment have been made during the past year.
The Dining Hall which has heretofore been
located in the second story OF Floral Hall, has
been transferred to place on the east side or
the grounds, about midway between the two
gates, and several other minor improvements
have been made of which we have not time to
speak. The
FIRST DAY
opened lowry and cold and 4 great many were
not slow to express their opinion that the Fair
would prove a failure on account OF bad
weather, but at ten o'clock the clouds were dis
PEELED and the sun came out bright and full.
The Secretary and corps OF assistants were
kept busy during the entire day taking entries.
In this place we would suggest to the officers OF
the Society that an Office be opeaed in the VII
lage some time previous to the commencement
Of the Fair and entries received, as this year 1t
was impossible for the assistants to classify
the entries and place them on the books as fast
as the Secretary received them thus keeping
crowd waiting ali the time and Inconveniencmg
them more or less. II 400 or 500 entries had
been made before the first day what differ
ence it would have made in the rush for the
Secretary's Office and business would have been
expedited, instead OF retarded as il was by the
Jam, each anxious to get in ahead. As 1t was
the Secretary $ Office was kept open until dark.
In the afternoon of tho first day, at two
o'clock the blowing match came Off. In tins
class there were y entries, two or them being
boys under 16 years Of age. The boys did ex-
ccedlngly well. Among the men the work
seemed to be done in frst-cass manner-lf
we except the work done on the lower end of
the line, W hich to our mind was not a grand
success. The plows used we're OF az many
different kinds, almost, as there we're plowmen
each deeming his the best implement. We did
not learn who were the successful competitors.
THE SECOND DAY
was uehered in by continuous line or teams
streaming in from all directions, completely
Village, the lush continuing until long after
the hour OF noon There was a complete Jam
in front OF the rreasurer's Office, 30 much 80
that it became necessary for each to take their
turn for the purchase OF tickets, There was
also an immense throng around the Secretary
oa;oa 10 antriac vnra racaived nm 70 tba borr
of noon, at which time 1000 entries were an
nounced The number OF entries this year
we're not as large as last year, but the deficiency
was moro than made up by the quality OF them
A number were finding fault about the show OF
carpets, quilts, counterpanes. etc., being sc
small but they mutt recollect that the hall in
which they were shown had been enlarged near
ly half by the tearing out OF the dining hall
thus give them an uncommonly large amount
Of room TO fill.
The show in this department IVES very gooj
and the display or ouse-plants and other
flowers we're very fine.
Among the Sewing Machines We noticed the
Singer, Howe, DAVIS and Wheeler IL Wilson
each having good selection of machines aud
each doing and showing samples of their best
work. The show OF Organs was also very good
considering only one make was exhibited.
The show OF Needle-work was fine, there be-
ing great many entries In this class and in
the Fine Arts department we cannot forbeal
mentioning four very fine oil paintings (por
traits, which we're without exception the best
ever exhibited at our Fairs Several cases O
otrRa ato -, I,l,o
the appearance Of them we should Judge tina
we had drst-class taxldermist in our midst
The display OF Leather manufactures wa,
limited to two pairs Of pegged boots, two pairs
OF sewed boots, (woik nicely done), and a very
fiue show OF harness from II. j. Hendryx De
catur. There WAS also an excellent display o.
lap-robes, trunks, traveling-bags, etc.
The show made in Division Dairy snt
House-was excellent, embracing many differ
ent articles and samples. we DO not thini
that there were ever more shown in this de
par ment at any OF cur previous Fairs.
We now come to the exhibition OF Fruits ant
vegetables. Van Buren, county has. as all wei
know, taken the First Premium at the Stat
Fair for the past two years. aud at the Northern
Michigan Fair at their last exhibition for th,
best county collection OF Fruits, so 1t mus
seem to tho outsider that the display Of Frui
o. our own County FAIR should be frst-class il
every respect, and so it was. II any person in o
out OF the State wants TO see Fruit in /" all III
prestine beauty" all they have to do is to cal
at Paw Paw during the holding OF the Count,
Fair and they will go home satisfied in ever.
respect but once more to resume business
The South Haven Pom illogical Society had OF
exhibition la specimens Of canned fruit ant
~ of dried fruit. The canned fruit was pm
up in syrup, alcohol carDoc. acid, and in nu
merous different preparations according to tn
several kinds OF fruit, also III specimens o
Apples. Peaches, Pears, Grapes Ounces an
Figs. They had on exhibition branch Of
Fig tree bearing its crop Nor was TINS all tn
fruit on exhibition. Another gentleman, W,
could not learn his name, had ~ specimens o
cluned fruit aud native wines. If the read
!, will step with us to another part OF Floral Hal
we will present to him 259 specimens of Apples
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