Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-26

Receipts from booths ............... $4,000
Memberships. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Detroit subscription 100000
Total receipts. S34,l900C
The amount of money taken at the
fair gates last year was s1S, 464.5O,
making q balance in favor of having
the fair at Detroit, of over $4,000.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
President-Philo Parsons, Detroit.
Treasurer-A. J. Dean, Adrian.
Secretary. G. Sterling, Monroe.
On Wednesday and Thursday there
were at least 10000 persons present
each day. On several of the days
rainy weather occurred, which had a
tendency to keep people away.
Detroit is the best and only place
where the State fair should be held.
The want of hotel accommodation
kept many people away, and caused
others to leave sooner than they de-
sired.
On the afternoon of the last day,
there were both races and the prize
drill going on at the same time in
front of the grand stand. The De-
troit Greys won first prize; the Jack
son Guards Independent company
got second prize (; Detroit Light Guard
was awarded third prize; and COM
pany G, First Regiment, M. S. T., re-
ceived the fourth prize.
The races were not very exciting
except to the bctters. The track was
half mile one, and in heavy con-
dition, and the best time made was
2:31.
ADJUSTMENTS were plenty. AT
Whitney's Opera House, Samuel of
Posen," drew full houses every night
during the week. John T. Raymond
at the Detroit Opera House, delight
ed thousands of people with his COM
edy drama, an Paradise" for four
nights, and gave the comedy of "The
Rocket" the last two nights of the
week. Then there were the Park
Theatre, Whites Opera House, (the
last two variety houses Philo Multi
gan's museum, City Hall, the Zoologi-
cal gardens, Fort Wayne, Elmwood
cemetery, the Offices of the Free Press,
Post and Tribune, Evening News,
Evening Journal, and the Art Loan
with its 1852 paintings, 173 pieces of
sculpture, and its numerous curiosities
and other attractive exhibits.
A week in Detroit can be pleasant
ly spent, but when it is over the trav-
eler will begin to think of home and
long to see familiar faces and scenes.
If he is glad to get away from home
for visit he is glad to return. Such
was our feeling, when at nine o'clock
Saturday evening we got aboard the
steamer Pearl, at her landing at foot
of First street. 1t was with a feeling
that there was no place like home,
and with such a feeling it was a pleas
ure to be on a steamer possessed of
such genial officers as Capt Edwards,
Fred Whey, VIM. Cain, E. N. Clark,
the clerk of the boat, and the two
genial engineers, G. L. Barron and
Thos. Walker. A person was among
strangers no longer; he began to feel
at home.
The Pearl left Detroit at 9:12
Saturday evening. Stops we're made
at st. Clair and Port Huron. At the
latter place we remained some time.
At 500 A. NJ, Sunday, left Fort
Gratiot, called at Lexington, and at
I'LL A. NJ, got to Sanilac.
Sanilac, as viewed from the lake, is
almost hid by trees. The ground
slopes gradually from the beach until
a height of few feet is reached.
About an hour was passed very pleas
antly at that place, part Of il in view
ing the scenery, and part in eating