The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-11
From the Garretssii'le Journal
TBy Requesa
The Garreatsville Fair.

From the Garretstille Journall
!, IBy Reques.T
II The Garreltsville Fair. -.
Ed. JounsAI.-4lt.is wstI fefr&t IA,
feel compelled to ask room for a few
statements in your paper with regard
to the coming Fair. In order to lay
the matter before the public il ia nec-
essary to GO back to the beginning.
Some twenty years ago q few farmers
met in Garrettsville for the purpose of
organizing Fair for the townships OF
Hiram, Nelson. Windham and Free.
dom. In order to have Fair that
might prove success, it was thought
best to purchase site. In accordance
with this repolutioa a committee was
lappointed to confer with Roger Miller,
the. then owner of the present site.
The committee-ofw which the writer
of this article was q member-met
Mr.. Miller on the grounds, looked it
over, aud made q contract for it. The
amount paid do not now recollecL
but think it was $500. A subscription
paper was circulated in the four town
ships and literally signed by the. cit
izens the money was raised \ Miller
was paid, and deed was given to the
Society. A committee was appointed
to draft q constitution to be presented
at the next meeting 1t was voted that
swings, side-shows, and horse racing
| oh k&No oil Ans ho Il .
it was voted that this Society should
be called the Highland Union Agri-
cultural Association 1t was also
voted that signing the constitution and
paying 81 90 into the treasury annual
ly should constitute membership it
was also voted that said member
should be entitled to ticket that
should be good for the Fair, for his
family and tesm, and thatiany member
of said family should have the prfvi-
lege of entering any article or articles
they might wish. The fret Board of
Members passed resolution that 10
cents should admit a single person to
the grounds for one day, and that the
gate-keeper should be provided with
passes, and that any person who might
wish to leave the grounds should re-
ceive one and return it on coming back.
Az to the result Of such liberal pro-
ceedinss il 10 unnecessary to soy, any,
thing. You 4ll knSwI the result fi{
stead OF being q Etr for tie four
townships it became the worlds Fail,
And the Society prospered beyond all
anticipation. The site was fenced and
improved, buildings erected. and no
debts accumulated. How stands the
matter to-day? Instead OF 10 cents
admission, Is cents is charged. Our
Treasurer informs US that from 81 900
to 81, 800 has been received for quite
humber of years back, and now it is
'.'s s:s.:,9 9 :.,9uftd&1.@g Id s1d:f:s dasss' 4 ss'
more money. In order to raise more
money the present Board has adopted
. resolution that the family tickets for
1879 shall haye coupons attached. the
ticket itself to be carriage pass for
she holder, and each coupon to be used
the same as q single admission ticket,
wish to know in the name of reaeon
what the Society needs this extra
amount of money for? find by act
ually footing up the Premium List
that the premiums amount to 1892 %.
and thirds Of tbis isess much saS |
would be drawn out il Que year, which |
amounts to 1854 Sd. The average
amount of money received for q num-
ber of years back has been about 81, 100.
We now find that the Society has |
$545 II for contingent expenses. Now |
fellow citizens, what shall we do |
Shall We let this once prosperous Fair
die3 or will you rally this coming
Fair? If you are not a member come
and let your name be recorded as one.
The death knell has been sounded. l
say to you one and all, turn Outl Come
to the Fair. and above all, come to the
annual meeting on the LIST Monday of
November nextl o. A.
Hiram, Sept. 8. 1879.
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