The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-09-11
Warren's Fair.

We had the pleasure of being at the
Warren County Fair for short time
last week. Neither ourself nor our
pen are critics on the subject Of fairs.
And so far as that is concerned we'd
been out of joint had we been and
been trying to ply our vocation over
in Brooklyn, as the Warrenite iocose.
ly refers to the side of the river oppo.
site to the town itself. Anyhow the
fellow who finds fault and growls
about things dOes so more because he
feels that way than because something
else than himself is that way.
The Warren Fair ground is pleas.
antly situated across the river from
the town the river is crossed on a
fine wire suspension bridge. A five
minutes walk from the end of the
bridge carries one to the fair grounds.
Connected with the grounds is half.
mile track, with grand stand, band.
stand, and Judges stand. The grounds
in which the fair is held properly are
fitted up in good shape. There are
pens, styes, stables, and coops to shell.
ter the animated exhibit. Aud halls
for the products of field, garden and
shop. This has been an off year and
the exhibit in Agricultural Hall was
not so great as it might have been.
Still there wasn't any unoccupied
space in the hall, and the exhibit was
good, come of it fine. Our space will
not permit US to enumerate. The ex.
hibit in Floral Hall was very nice
indeed. A visit there fully repaid
cne. Industrial Hall presented an
interesting exhibit. Tidioute school
had work on exhibition from the in.
dustrial department there. The dis.
play Of crazy quilt work was immense.
We believe that was the only way in
which the Asylum was represented at
the fair. There we're various speci.
mems of various kinds of needlework
and fancywork not done with needle
at least we couldn't have done it
with needle-nor with anything else
for that matter.
There were, of course, great many
institutions on the grounds that were
run more for private than public good.
Cane racks, the striking machine, the
shooting gallery, the wheel of fortune,
merry go round, the greatest show Oh
earth-for the money, the fat man who
had "a pure albino" wife and a 4.year.
old baby that handled every Is min.
utes and played with SO bull snakes
from the wild and woolly plains of
Texas and an untamed anaconda from
all the forests of South America.
Some folks growl about these things.
They aren't of much use to some
folks; but somehow they fill up, and
a great many other folks enjoy them
or they wouldn't patronize them.
The track was the great attraction
for most everybody least part of
the time. The chariot racing was
novelty and excited much interest.
Miss Burke's skill on horseback and
in handling the lines vas marvellous.
The officials connected with the
fair are gentlemanly gentlemen, every
one of them. Things all seemed to be
done right, and nobody kicked-or
got kicked. How the fair Jared fnan.
cially we are not informed. 1t deserved
success financially. The attendance
was large. On Thursday 10000 peo
pie were on the grounds. We saw
quite number of Forest county peo.
pie at the fair. They were enjoying
themselves in a sensible, decorous
manner, as becomes good people any
where. We were highly pleased with
the fair. We think it a success. We
have heard no one say differently.
As long as Forest Co. has no fair of
her own, wouldn't it be a good thing
for Forest to put up booth But
we'll not finish the sentence now. Our
space won't permit. TRAMP.
Tionesta, Pa, Sept. 8, 1889.