Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-16
THE BIG FAIR.
The Best and Largest Exhibi-
ton Ever Held in the Co.

ne VI luC OOunlg Ae-
sociation were kept busy as bees Monday and
Tuesday filling out entry cards. The total
number of entries will foot up over $500,
and probably again as many as was ever be-
fore made at any one exhibition ever held in
the county.
The prospects for fine and profitable Fair
are bright at the hour of going to press, on
Wednesday noon. The different departments
are replete with individual exhibits, of which
we will not particularize at this writing, but
treat each as whole.
The merchants, or at least the largest num-
ber of them, make creditable displays of their
goods, and add much to the taste and display
in Floral Hall.
The art department was never more COM
plete, and it is with pride that we point to
the work of our amateur artists, and also to
that of professionals. Napoleon may well be
proud of its artists, as they show some ex-
ceedingly fine work in Floral Hall this year.
The flower display is good, but the space
limited, in fact the hall is Inadequate for any
of the departments.
Upon all sides comes praise for the display
of woman's fancy work, many going SO far
as to say it excells the display in this depart
ment made at the recent Tri-State Fair at
! Toledo. It is wonderful and remarkable the
fine fancy work which is now turned out by
the good housewives of our county, which
adds so much to the identifying of homes
and tends to give them comfort and ease.
Many fine specimens may be seen in the
machinery and mechanical department.
Many of the exhibits is the handywork of our
home mechanics, whose work is hard to ex-
cell any where.
No one should fail visiting Agricultural
Hall. 1t is pleasing in the extreme to resi-
dents of Henry county to look upon the fine
home products. One can point with just
pride to the large display of fruits and veget-
ables raised from the virgin soil of Henry
county. The ap pies, grapes, pears, pump
kins, squashes, melons, potatoes, corn, wheat,
oats, rye, and in fact everything raised in
and upon the soil is exceptionally fine.
The entries in the stock department are
large, taxing the full capacity of stall room OF
the association to accommodate all who wish
to make exhibits. Some very fine cattle,
horses, sheep and swine are on the grounds,
we'll worth anybodys time to go and see them.
Marked improvement is noticed in Henry
county stock.
The poultry department is complete, and
many fine specimens are shown.
Yesterday, among other attractions, was
had the Japanese day fire works and several
good races. To-day the chief events will be
the wonderful balloon race and speeding in
the racing ring. Of course an immense
crowd will be in attendance.
The grounds are well supplied with lunch
and eating booths, and there is no necessity
for any one going away hungry. By-the-way
if you want a tp-top meal or lunch, you can
fare no better than by calling upon the Pres
byterian ladies at there booth near the main
entrance of Floral Hall.
One of the principal attractions of the Fair
is the natural gas, which is kept burning
night and day. 1t is viewed by hundreds,
and is quite a curiosity to those who have
never seen natural gas burn.
The veritable sideshow is on hand, as is al
so fakirs of one description and another,
including the candy man.