The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1875-10-05

of Wneatland, President; Phineai
Howard, Of Allen, Lewis Emery, o.
Fayette, and WIN. r, Montgomery. o.
Camden, Vice Presidents: Danis
Bssbe, Treasurer. snd y. NJ Hollow
way. Secretary. A vigorous effort VA
made by the Board to get as full An az
hibition as possible; To this end the
catalogue was very fully revised and
pnblished. 70 Tho Fair held earlier IN
the season, . short track fitted up 0
which horse could be exercised, hand
bills and posters thrown out, general
interest created throughout the ooua.
ty. The result vas very sstisfactory "
the Board, competition vas very spir'
tied, especially in cattle and horses,
such ss the county afforded. Sheep
and swine and q little poultry we're
added this year, aud q few mechanical
and agricultural implements. Tho en-.
tries we're nearly 500, aud the receipts
nearly $500, which with the county tar
gave very encouraging results. NJ
The fifth Fair for 1885 was held on o
part Of these grounds. The officers for
the year were Lewis Emery, President;
Russell Conan, OF Wright, BENZ. Fowle
OF Moscow, and Phineas Howard, OF
Allen. Vice Presidents; Daniel Beebc,
Treasurer, aud +. NJ. Holloway, Secre-
tary. Unusual labor and solicituds at
tended the fitting up Of the grounds:
the Society had no money In its treasu-
ry; this beautiful grove Was q dense
wilderness Of grubs. We must have o
portion Of il now for use; il was late
in the season, and We could not advsr-
| tise our Fair withouts reasonable hope
| OF having . ground TO hold il on. FL
nally our worthy President and self
started subscription for aid in buy
buying material, and in paying for la
Dor, then laid OF onr costs and went 70
work, aud being used to the clearing
land il was but few weeks before We
could see our way clear 70 advertise
the Fair. This being done, We labor
cd on to the day Of opening. The re-
suit was more than our hopes or expec-
tAtions. Many from the south and
cast part OF the county came out this
for the first as exhibitors. An address
was delivered the second day by r.
=. Jonstone, editor of the Michigan
Farmer. The entries were about the
same as the year previous. The re-
ceipts were little larger. The quail.
ty OF the exhibition as . whole was
better than ever before. In looking
over some old file of papers, q few days
since, my eyes dropped upon this head.
ing. "Hillsdale Comfy Fair.s saw
printed IN . neighbofing COUNTY, that
the article WAS by correspondent from
that county; init says: when God
created the earth he we'll knew that the
tillers Of the soil wonld need Fair
grounds, so he in his wisdom provided
here aud there, the loveliest Of them
all falling to the Hillsdale County Ag-
ricultural Society" After taking tilt
at our rude fixtures. our improvised
track, the snake-heads aud grubs, (by
snake-heads he meant broken roots
sticking up from the ground, which
served as trippers) he remarks As to
the show:
This is one Of the finest exhibitions
as a whole, that We have witnessed this
season; the work Of q young society in
new county; it may well put to blush
many of the older aud more prosperous
counties aud their societies. It's man
agemeLt ws' thoro Ugh and effective, aud
il guarded Its influence must tell on the
future prosperity of the county.
The sixth Fair for 1856. was held In
the village OF yonesvilie on the grounds
previously used. The officers for this
year were Phineas Howard, of Allen,
President; b. l. Kenyon. Of Moscow.
F. A. Seymour. of Camden, and L. w.
Green, Of Pittsford, Vice Presidents;
Geo. @. Munro. Treasurer, and T, NJ.
Holloway, Secretary.
The interest taken in this Fair was
very commendable. The leading fea-
ture of the exhibition wss its large dis
play of work oxen and steers. anil its
fine Devon herds. In horses the dis
play Was very hne. A drizzling storm
on the first day diminished the receipts
some. still receipts aud entries were
equal to the previous year.
The seventh Fair for 1857, was held
On the grounds here. The officers for
his year were Isaiah II. McCollum,
4. President; ii. B. Chapman, OF Read
ing, Wm. Stodjard. OF Litchdeld, and
'. B Slocum. Of Wb~atland, Vice
| Presidents; +. Fowle, Treasurer and
+ nj. Holloway Secretary. All address
vas delivered by G. b. Fisk, ESQ, OF
Coldwater. The receipts were near
s700, and the entries 955. being far in
excess of the previous year.
The eighth Fair for 1858, was held 10
| the village Of Jonesville. The officers
| for this year we're Vim. II. Miller. oi
Moscow, President; Fred1 Fowler, ol
Reading. Wm. Cutler, of Adams aud
| Zebnlon Williams, fWbeatland, Vice.
Presidents; Z. .. Grosvenor, of Jones'
vile. Treasurer. and 4 NJ. Holloway
Secretary. Address by ID. l.. Pratt. =
This like its predecessor, was well at
tended aud the exhibition very credit.
able, although interrupted by storm
and cold, 40 severe that fires had 10 be
built on the ground for the people "a
warm. At this meeting the constitu.
ton was altered so to make the election
Of Officers occur on the fret day Of the
Fair, and by q vice-voce vote, instead
of their election by ballot at the annu.
al January meeting. The entries were
$40; premiums paid, $685.; receipts,
1916. a, showing loss TO the society
Of sl2 on premiums. aud the entire eX
penses of ihe Fair.
The ninth Fair for 1859, vas held on
the south part OF these grounds Tht
officers for this year were /. B. Card.
President; Geo. W. Dnnn, Vim. Stod
dard and w. w. Brewster, vice-P Prcsi
dents; K. o. GrosveLor, Treasurer
and f. NJ. Holloway Secretary. Al
address was delivered by Prof. Fisk, ol
the Agricultural College. The Society
took action this year an tho location ol
\ pcrmenent fair grounds; q committss
was appointed To investigate the mat
ter, and on their report, which embrac
ed propositions from several places il
the county, it was voted by the Board
that permanent location be secured
il possible, within one mile from tn,
Court House.
This matter had become a seriou,
question with many Of the leading mel
Of the Society.
The expense attending the fitting uI
of new grounds, OF keeping in repair
two sets of the same was found to be
heavy tax on the treasury, so much so
that the premfums had 10 be very small
10 keep the Society out Of debt. Il
was finally decided TO purchase th,
south part of the present grounds. A
contract was entered into between
Messrs. Cook and Ferris for sever
scres on the south end for $50 pc
acre. Ten acres next north for SlO'
per acre. No payments we're made I,
speak offor two years following. bu
every thing that could be done IN IL,
line u begging wss fuily improved; il
making the track, some- thirty rods o
which was in the pond. The Pair 70