The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-23
THE FAIR.
What Secretary Nissz Says Of the Cyclic
rama and Dusber Day.
Pointers for All the People, Large and
Small, Lean and Fat. Male
and FemAle---Read
and Reflect

reporter this morning: The cycl0rams
Of the great Battle Of Gettysburg which
will be on exhibition on the Fair
G0und during the fair is the most won
derful painting ever shown In the State
Of Ohio. It Is shown In q round top
tent 300 feet In circumference, or 100
feet In die m9ter. u Is an oil painting
OF great merit, and when the following
interesting objects are all delineated
and drawn out with the appearance Of
life size, you may we'll exclaim that the
400 feet Of surface is none too large.
POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE PAINTING.
Round Top. Little R1und Top, Gan.
S,dgwick's headquarters. 9Th A 9.
Summit where G .nerals Weed and Vim
cent and Lieut.. Hazlett were killed.
Col. OR3uks killed. Col. Wheeler. 20th
Ind, killed Grand repulss of Long
street by Pennsy VsDia Reserves and
Blcktaiis. GeD. E. j. Garnsworth. killed
DEVILS Den. Gen. Doubleday and
staff Gen. Hancock and staff. Gen.
Alex. Hays. Gen. Gibbons. Gen. Webb.
Col. Cushing, mOrtally wounded, and
near to where Gen. Ward, Gen.
Willard, Coils. Ellgo0,, Willard, Mer-
rill, P. Revere and Cross were killed.
Wilcox Brigade, @. 8. A. G.n. Stannard's
grand charge. Gen. Sickles lest his leg,
and G3n. B8rksdale, (Miss.) killed. Gen.
Aamistead mOrtally wounded. New Or
leans Washington Artillery, G. 8. A..
Gen. Pickett and aft. Confederate
prisoners. Lieut.. HaZelton's horses.
Portion Of Pickett's command. Explo-
sion of ammunition caisson. Emmi,s-
burg road. picketed by 9Th and 18th Ill.
Cav. Mason's Virginia Artillery, G. 8,
A. Lynchburg battery, G. s. A. Millers-
burg road. Burning building; Bliss
place. Lieut.. Montgomery oomd'g So b
Penn. Infantry. Portion of Pickett's
command. Portion list and 69lh Penn.
Opening of the engagement by BgfOrd's,
FernswOrth's and Cables cavalry. Sem
mary Tower, headquarters GIn. Lee;
Gen. Reynolds killed, and stl f. Of Gen'ls
Hill and Ewell, G. 8. A. 24.h Mich.
"IrOn Bridge" Gettysburg. House, de
Tended by our Col. Thompson. Capt.
Hazard, chief artillery, 81 A. G. Gene
terry hill. Gen. G.. G Howard comd'g
comd'g. Powers hill, headquarters,
Gan. SlOcum cOmd'g right of lines. Col.
D. W. G.ager, chief ordinance officer,
reserve ammunition. Camp wagons, used
as ambulances, carrying off the wounded
Strawstacks used as temporary hOspl-
tails. Field hospital. Artillery coming
into action. Meade's old headquarters.
wounded soldiers stationed to shoot de-
serteTs. Gen. Hunt and Col. Osborn.
Clusters grand cavalry charge. Balti-
more road. Mead's headquarters, 81 A.
G. Gen. j. s. Robinson, hospital. TIN
Mich. vOls., Sd div, I'd A. G., Col. N. j.
Hall, commanding.
eSiidfsU under is years Of age cents cents
To the public on Chlldren's Day ....10 cents
z Read what President Hayes, General
R. Bnckland and many other prominent
citizens of Fremont, O., said when the
panorama was on exhibition there dur
ing the soldiers reunion held there on
the anniversary Of the battle Of Gettys-
burg:
We, the undersigned citizens of FIRE.
mont, o, have visited the panorama Of
the battle Of Gettysburg, now on eXhi-
bition in this city, and have no hesi-
fancy in recommending 1t as merit0ri-
ous and well worth the price Of admis-
sion. This exhibition is directly under
the management Of the G. A. r. Posts Of
this city. We may say, further, that 1t
10 all that Is claimed for 1t In the adVer-
tisements. We sincerely hope that our
people will show their appreciation Of
the Efforts Of our G.. A, Z. boys In pat
rOniziag this enterprise as 1t deserves.
Don't fail to see 1t. This is the title
field on which our gallant Major Vignos
left his good right arm; where Christian
Gerber, residing q few miles south Of
Canton, was taken prisoner and taken to
Libby prison and nearly starved to
death; where Robert A. Cassidy aid
many others In the county IF red them
selves upon the altar of their country.
II all soldiers in the county who we're
engaged In this terrible conflict will
drop the secretary postal card, stating
regiment and company, list OF them
will be printed. or course every soldier
In the county will visit the battle" and
take his children with him.
Parents take your children In to seq
1t as 1t is the only way to teach them
the realities and horrors Of war without
actual experience. The impressions
made upon their minds will never be
effaced and will give them correct idea
of a battle, which will be great aid in
the study Of history. There will be
MUSEUM OF MECHANICAL WONDERS
at the fair, and the Columbus bird show;
also q traction engine race, a novel
double. team combination tTOtting and
pacing race between the flyers" of the
county. Another feature will be town
ship display Of live stock and sgricul.
tural products for the Buckeye binder"
At least three townships are putting
forth an effort. 30 look out.
An exciting time is anticipated In the |
trial for the three dollar and two dollar |
premiums offered by the society to the
young ladies' Harvesting and hitChing a |
horse into buggy, jump In and drive
off in the shortest time. Each lady Is |
to furnish her horse and buggy. Now,
girls, hustle around and look up the |
method of hitchlng, as every
will count. Lock out for
DUEBER DAY,
the last day of the fair, when you will |
have good chance to win small for.
tune or secure q useful article. LIT the |
farmers of the county donate some
thing or Other-as couple barrels Of |
apples, several bushels Of potatoes, pigs,
sheep. steers, etc.
Boys and girls could give pair or |
tWO Of chickens, or anything that would |
be of use to others. Each do something |
to help our county seat to become a
great city,s we will all be benefited by \
Il. You need not necessarily have IL |
With the display at the fair, but write
10 or tell the secretary of the fair what
you are willing to give, and IL will be
printed on the list. and II 1t is won by
JOme one, then on presentation Of an
,rder from the committee In charge Of
The drawing, "give 1t; good measure,
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