The Ottawa free trader., 1885-09-26

The Union Fair held at MENDOZA week
before last deserves more than brief
mention by the FREE TRADER. The
rainy weather, it is to be regretted, IN
terfered seriously with the more than
usually fine programme, and Of course the
attendance was not what otherwise would
have been the case. It can be stated,
truthfully and ii was the unanimous opin-
ion of those present that no finer exhibit
of live stock-horses, cattle, &c, was ever
seen at any county fair in the state. Chas.
r. Madden, the efficient secretary, was un-
tring In his exertions, and to his able
management and business methods must
be given much of the credit, despite the
fact that the elements frowned so inaus-
piciously on what otherwise would have
been a magnificent success. Floral Hall
was one of the great attractions, and 1t was
constantly filled with sightseers gazing on
the many costly and curious things there
exhibited One of the departments which
the press has not given due attention to,
and which this article would make special
mention of, was the exhibit of the Black
stone high school, presided over by the
principal, Mr. VIM. jenkins. 1t consisted
of the entire work Of the school, in all its
departments and was highly creditable to
that institution. The exhibit in three de
partments from the higher classes con
sisted of 1st, English literature and Ian
guage; ID, science, including botany with
herbaria, physics with drafts and models,
formula, &c, also descriptive work, physi-
ol0gy, illustrated 3d, mathematics, includ-
ing plane, solid and spherical, algebra
through quadratics, commercial arithmetic,
drawing -freehand, designing and memo
ry work from all departments from the first
year primary to the high school. The
grammar and primary departments were
also thoroughly represented, and taken as n
whole, the exhibit was one which attracted
c,1,cal attention and was widely and favor.
ably commented upon. Though a number
Of schools in the colnty had been invited
20 enter for the premium, Blackstone
school was alone in the exhibit.
While in the city during the week the
FREE TRADER representative enjoyed the
kind hospitality and cordial welcome eX
tended by his Mendoza friends, Mr. ana
Mrs II. Glbbon and family, the latter
consisting of two fine boys, Gilbert and
Fred, and two charming little girls,
Blanche and Ilene. A night spent under
the roof of the St James, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Haskell, the proprietors, proved
that this popular hotel has all the patron
age it can attend to. A number of Ottawa
people were in the city during fair week,
among them Miss Ella Durning Mrs. 7.
A. Smurr and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs, }. +.
Reed and daughter, Miss Fannie Anthony
Marmion, r. +, Prettyman, Matt White,
Isaac Rogers, James Reedy and others.
The weather had such depressing effect
upon the Rose Easton Dramatic Company
that the receipts were very slight during
the week. II will be seen that our Men
dota correspondent In another column de
tails the trials of Miss Easton. She be-
came financially embarrassed, and not be
ing able to leave town, with her baggage
attached for debt, last Sunday night she
endeavored to commit suicide 10y poison.
The rousing benefit rendered her Tuesday
and Wednesday nights of this week, at
which fully $i00 were realized, prove con
clusively that the hearts of the MENDOZA
people are in the right place. OF course
+. s. Brown comes in for the lions share
of the thanks, he being the prime mover
In the matter. 1t was truly a no less chari-
table than noble act, and one which will
long rebound to the credit and good name
of that city and Its people.