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


Breeders Association of Jonesville,
which lasted some >pine or ten years,
dsing good work, especially to the
breedess Of horses, when the stock
holders sold out their grounds for rail-
/ road purposes. For like causes as be-
fore mentioned We cannot give you the
receipts or entries Of this Fair. Itis
our recollcctiou that it did not run US
in debt. rrll. slit.,.d I---y,-,s-vl,
The eleventh Fair for 1861. was Off.
cered by A. B. Slocum, President. ID,
l.. Pratt Woe President, T.. o. Grosve-
nor, Treasurer,l aud +. AZ. Holloway
Secretary (, This year the Directors
took measures for reorgauizing the So
ciety under the amended laws OF 1855,
making them n body corporate with
right to hold real estate, TO sue aud be-
ing sued. &c. The fair was attended
| with marked success, especially among
the shOwmen aud auctioneers. One
little incident is still fresh in the mind
at your humble servant. then Secre-
tary. lsarrer -..v rta4 ~.
Application was made by tho Bohe-
mian Glass blowers for the exclusive
privilege of tent show on the grounds;
II was granted for the round sum of
$40 in gold; such liberality. and tent
show we're new features in the fair.
After they had got fairly at work, what
was our surprise to find several tent
shows at the gate seeking admittance.
Big Menl Fat Women. Tame Snakes,
and other curiosities, living aud dead,
too Numerous to mention. What could
We do; there was our exclusive privil-
ege; We could not let them in. We
tried To compromiss with the blowers,
Offering their rent free. This was re-
jected by them.s Finally the President
and Executive Committee I. took the
matter in their own hands and let in
$3.50 in gold, several paying as high as
$40 for the privilege. This taught
your Secretary valuable lesson, which
he has needed since, and that was to
beware Of exclusive privileges in the
running Of fair. The exhibition was
but moderately fair. paying expenses
without much surplus. r.-
The twelfth fair for 1852, was officer
ed by A. b. Slocum. President; +. NJ.
Holloway Secretary, John McLouth
aud VIM. Cutler, Weep residents; II.
l.. Hall. Treasurer, and Albert Collins,
Secretary. by appointment OF the Board
in place of II. j. King. who was elect
ed but could not accept Of the appoint
ment. ..
The exhibition was not as full this
year as its merits .i~----i~i IA -,
at q period when the war was in full
progress; the country aroussd in this
one interest from centre to circnmfer-
ance, and il was An utter impossibility
for the people to settle down TO home
interests. as they had formerly done.
give you tho receipts for this year.
$3.50, rs l find the records OF them;
aud presume it did not run behind,
from the fact that find small bal.
ance paid by the treasurer Mt the end
of the year to his successor in Office.
The thirteenth Fair for 1863, ID. l..
Pratt President; +. NJ. Holloway Vice
President. Lewis Emery, Treasurer,
and Albert Collins, Secretary. The
great measure done py the Board this
year was the perlecting Of the work Of
securing these grounds, undertaken in
1859. but AS yet nothing To show but
| forfeited contract for part OF the same
The gentlemanly course taken by
Messrs. Cook aud Ferris in renewing
the contract with Us At the same price
by our paying back interest aud in add
! ing thereto some eight acres more, still
more valuable TO them, at the same
price per acre, and giving US time on
which 10 make the payments, should
be held IN remembrance by the socie-
ty. A vigorous effort was made for the
sale OF Life Membership Certificates
authorized ia 1859; in this the Board
made progress. 30 they were enabled
to mako payment of 500 on the con-
tract. TINS investment by individuals
through the society became the turning
! point IN its history. Our frieads who
! N ade the investment felt at once an in-
creased interest in the undertaking Of
! permanent institution. The exhibi-
ton for this year was very much weak
ened by storm. The receipts we're less
than $500. The expenses in work on
the ground heavy. leaving the so
ciety some 500 in arrears.
The fourteenth Fair for 1864, ID. l..
Pratt. President; II. Is. Tucker, Vice
President. 1 B. Card, Treasurer, and L.
NJ. Holloway. Secretary. The work OF
the year consisted largely in raising
funds for 10 meet the Land contract
payments and the Improving Of the
grounds; both Of these objects were
carried forward successfully. The fair
was fully advertised. the, exhibition re-
spectacle in sii its parts; receipts, $3.50,
and premiums, expenses, and back IN
debtedness, sl,0i0, still leaving the
society in debt for fairs proper. /.
The sixteenth Fair for 1865, John
Fitzsimmons, Prsidept; Henry X. Alb
bott, Vice. -President. Daniel, Beebe,
Trssurer, +. II. Holloway, Secretary.
The first work Of the President and
Secretary for this year was to 60 TO the
bank and hire mouey on their own re-
sponsibility, and pay up back prem
iums accruing in 'ol, '63 and, '6i, TO the
amount Of $3.50. Arrangements were
made this year with some OF the cih-
zens of the place for the further im-
provement OF the grounds in accord
ance with propositions made by the So
cisty. thereby securing the city the
privilege OF y park for driying and pub
lie gatherings when not In use for fair
purposes. To carry out this pro-
grainme, the work was committed IA a
! committee composed of Messrs. e. L,
ACE Biackmar. gentlemen work
ed heartily and efficiently, RAISING AID
] expending nearly Sl,0OO IN feocIly aud
building track, which may be CONSIDER
! ell the first permanent improvement
uf the grounds. The ladies' ofthe
! county feeling the need with US OF bet
ter couvenieuces for erbihiting their
handiwork, seconded the proposition OF
running the dining hall aud stands OF
the grounds in the interest of bnild-
ing Floral Hall. A large shanty Was
buIlt, contributions and nelp solicited
through the county. All went to work
with a wall. and the result was fund
Of over 800 a. begining for Floral
Hall. The fair Was q success IN all
particulars. the receipts proper were
81, 500; expenses aud premiums 81 ,2UO,
leaving the society out of debt on land
contract. rff .--
The sixteenth Far; DIR. Geo. w. Ua-
derwood, Prssidcat; Col r. Fowler.
Vice President; Daniel Beebe. Treasur-
er, and y. NJ. Holloway Secretary. Ine
first work of the Board for tins year
was 10 provide means for the building
of Floral Hall. IL was done 10y giving
the society's notes for ten dollars aud
upwards. due on or before SIX years
from date with annual interest these
notes were taken aud cashed by our
friends, from which sbout 81, ,5JO vas
reaiixed.-This with the fund rsised by
the ladies, gave M Fiorai Hail ss you
now see a. s-l-llae1 1cs-eos1s .l- I.
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