The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-09

the guests enjoyment. Not among the less
enjoyable pleasures of the evening was the
bountiful supper, TO which full justice was
done. Our best wishes 60 with the happy
pair. We trust long and prosperous jour
ney is before them, and if clouds arise, may
they soon give way to sunshine, as did the
threatening clouds of their wedding-day.
The County Fair.
The 34th annualsmeeting of the Van Bu-
rem County Agricultural Society was held on
the fair ground, in this village, on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last
week. There were 1917 entries, being an
excess of 157 over the entries of last year in
corresponding departments. The attend
ance was not as large as heretofore, and the
receipts show corresponding decrease. The
total amount received was 3 This will
leave the society little, if anything, to apply
on its Indebtedness.
The display in floral hall was elegant, al
though some of the departments were not
as full as they have been sometimes. Some
of the business men of the village made
fine display of their goods, among which
there are particularly deserving of mention
the following: Z. Smith 81 Co., clothing;
and the Weed sewing machine companies;
Wise ~ Smith, very fine article of buck
wheat flour: X. w. Noyes. handsome dis
play of groceries, etc.; S. Hurlbut, neat ex-
hibit of harnesses and rubber goods, trunks
valises, ETC.; S. II. Jones, furniture; Covert
Bartram, an elegant show of fancy goods;
Jay Cummings, a beautiful exhibit of dry
goods; G. X. Avery very pretty arrange
ment of millinery, dry goods and fancy ar
ticles; q. w. Koons, fine lot of harnesses,
horse-trappings etc.
The vegetable department was we'll filled
with very fine specimensof cabbages, melons,
squashes, pumpkins, potatoes, onions, celery,
beets, etc. Some of the beets were big
enough to beat anybody, even Begole and
the fusion ticket.
Grain and seeds were shown in abund-
ance, but the display of fruit was slim and
hardly calculated to maintain the reputation
of Van Buren as the banner fruit county of
the state.
The ladies are entitled to much credit for
the elegant display of greenhouse plants,
which was not by any means the least at
tractive feature of the exhibition. The ex-
hibit in the department of fancy work and
fine arts was very handsome indeed.
The show of domestic animals was very
lions on exhibition, and altogether the show
of horses was very fine indeed.
Several pens of fne-wool sheep, second to
none, were on exhibition as well as a smaller
number of Southdowns and Cotswolds.
There were but two exhibitors of swine
Frank Harrington of this township, and B.
G.. Buell. of Cass county, both breeders of
the Poland China variety, but they exhibited
hogs that cannot be excelled in Michigan
Of cattle the show was rather deficient in
number, but excellent in quality. Wells
Mosier showed yearling heifer, cross be-
tween a thoroughbred Jersey COW and q
registered Holsteln bull, that attracted
good deal of attention. Wells would not
enter her for premium because the COM
mittee said she must be entered as grade
animal, and Wells insisted that she was a
thoroughbred
Some very fine specimens of different
breeds of poultry were exhibited, but not
large number.
There were but few agricultural implements
on the grounds, owing perhaps, to theSact
that the society offered no cash premiums
| therefor.
The attendance on Thursday was good,
but rather light on other days. The address
delivered by Hon. G. G. Luce was an excel
lent one and very appropriate for the occa-
sion. Mr.. Luce has many warm friends and
admirers among the citizens of our county.
On the whole, the 34th annual fair of the
society may be considered a success, although
the result is not all that could have been
hoped, nor what it ought to have been, and
would have been if those who stand back
and criticise its management, had come to
the front and given aid to the institution, as
they should have DONE If all our citizens
residents of this and of our neighboring vii
lagos, as well as farmers of the vicinity,
would lend their aid and assistance, our
fairs would be successful, the society be en-
abled to pay its Indebtedness and conse-
quently larger premiums, and the institution
become the pride of our people and credit
to the county. A wealthy, populous and
fourishing county like ours, ought to main
tain an agricultural society second to no
county in Michigan.