Telegram-herald., 1886-09-21

ils ro toFn AMI country are the iairs the
ssrlelta-.. exhibitions that arr noE beng
held all over Amenca These fairs bring
about meetings between c.ry and country
people ,aar a1 9ther gatherings could a.
c9mpilsi. and tae meeting Of agricultural
F.Eh Che city Interests IS of wonderful ben
slt to rhe country at large. The farmer
Who pleads taat he i- t01 busy 10 attend hi,
county 'ir maaes great mistake and can
not oal oe ou-stripped by his NJ gh5or who
attend. ths fair every year. sess new things
in che way ol improvements aat p-od.s b.
rubbing srs.ns. ais l.li0s farmer aui his
cty cousin.
There never vas a m0ge pro nisiug out
look Tor a successful fair than for The eighth
annual meeting Of the Western Michigan
Agricultural and IudushSal Association
which opens ia this city today II prom
ises t1 excel anything of the kind ia the
history of che safe. bcsh in the quantity
AMI quality Of the EXHIBITS. aud with rair
weather ths attendance vii certainly be
i.r.-f man ar a1y preuJos meeting Of the
associaiion. Last evening the entries ia
each 3nd every department exceeded the
numbers booked a. previous fairs, and a.
the entries GO not clrsc uotii noon today
tie number of exhibit. will Be a
great deal l1Frcr than in former wears Ilc
grounds eriay presented lively though
some what el-orderiy appearance Exnioi-
tors we're busy arranging -1elr displays and
bT noon today nearly al sill oe in place
ready f0r ius 3sction Tue number Of mean
orrsaip uckrt. sid when the Secretary
office closed last night bad reached 400 and
vii o- INCREASED by several hundred more
this morning
I1e SHOW of lFe sock sill be- immense in
al departments. The sheep and bog pens
are al. flli or marked Taken. and lar-e
number 90 entries viii be brought IN his
morning.
Oar Own Headquarters
Upon entering he grounds through the
main eutrancs about the first object that
catches the -ye 0f che visitor h she TELE-
Gata- dEEsLD hlnds1n- tent t0 the right
OF the main r1at NsV There viii BE- found
at al. aaars pf The day daring The fair some
representative ~ tbe paper. and all visitors
are invited t0 make themselves a. hOme
unisr our tent and t3 subscribe for the
brznfesr daily and largest and best weekly
paper D Michigan.
Ar Halt
In AT hail aii of che enierprisiug mer-
chants Fh1 have gsuai .y mste displays will
onfdo al former et9rrs ADD several who
have nos heretofore made disp. a7- have en-
gaEed srGce. a che space in tle hsli aud
in the annex nit be- tiled Nearly 300 en-
tries were booked when the b0sSs were
closed 'a-t evening
Poultry Hall.
FarlrF hal. II t10 small to accom- uoiafe
the EXHIBITS. and part Of the u. L. IS !.
builiils has been assigned 90 the poultry
show About tnrse hundred entries have
been booked The eKl ibifs IN these balls
ior gde itrge number 0f thoroughbred
dogs. together sifh mice. rabbits. birds etc,
Manufacturer Hail
fn Msnnf,ciurers' ball space hss
been assgned Tor sixfy-tEo entries
for collections tne 5liiE1g ~ be crowd
ed
rhe Agricultural Display
Arr~n'-r-al hall will have over two
hundred exhibits. Of greater variety aad
better character shan ever before
rhe d sulaT ~ farming implements and
u1sch. .nesy WI b larse enough Ca dll al
tie spsCs hat can be spared for t-
speed Department.
The srer.e- for folags rsres closed a. s.
on che rragrsmms with srtris- as follows.
Two rsar-a.d a class -f.1fr.es. Oaida bay
mars. E Cole Barr oak Nicn Helen
WHkes bay Nars. Wm. tirisEo'd. Vermont
Vife iIderne bay stallion. J. 3. GrisToid,
city
Combination rsce-Tafs wi. be al inter
rrpeffarnance. ss the horses are to walk
tts fsr haIf mile. trof or pace the second
hslE ard 40 ss-v0I- rlssse the 'ast half
TIE safries are James aembrno. chest
nrt sal ion rh6mss Merrill Nusker1n.
C'ssa frsux Farr1n. Colon M.ch- bck.
Bay Ea.iins y fAiss city, Nisfsse. bay
mare john s long ciF non hay zsdi8g
A snf A. fori citY. Mosie. bag
mare 81. 3 Eaiaoun. ray
Nu-sexou'- rxhgbgt-.
The Waskesnn sfres3e'e ass evening said
F.r-r-ire exec. ears varieties # gTapfs
raisei p N1ssezor county and vhirh Fsrs
disr'sTed AL ne Hsrtit1I Iuia. Society sx
hihif ssfarsT we're th.s morning for
vs-.ies to trsai Rapids ta oe fvhioited a.
ffe a.r is-ze samples ~ rsbeaEss rsise'
sg fs'-cs DoF4 hsre s.so been ''at 20 te'
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