The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-31
OUR COUNTY FAIR.


A Promising Outlook and Assurances Of
It's suooohs--M Many Prizes 10 BE Award
cd and the Children 10 be Remembered
A Curhory Prospectus.
Tho annual exhibition Of the Stark
County Agricultural Society viii be held
September "a, %, -, 20 and 20, and all
possible efforts are being made 70 mako
the Fair Of 1890 eclipse all former exhibits.
For several months past the directors and
members have been making arrange
monts, and up 10 the present time they
have succeeded very we'll,
Tho annual premium list OF the so.
cloty was issued from the NEws.DEMo-
GRAFT press during the month OF March,
and many hundreds OF copies have boon
sent out 20 tho various exhibitors Of
horses, ilno cattle, horticultural and agri-
cultural societies, and the premiums are
the best among those offered by any
county society In the state.
The Board have again decided 10 select
Tuesday, the second day OF tho fair, as
Chlldrena Day, when all children under
10 years Of age will be admitted free, No
arrangements have been made with the
Cleveland a Canton railway for carrying
the children 10 the grounds, but II Ia OK
pccted that liberal rates will bo given
thom. During the past four yonrs 5000
children were carried 10 and from the
grounds by the company FREQ on Chill
drens Day without any serious accident,
EDUCATIONAL PREMIUMS.
Schools throughout the county are In
yited 10 make arrangements TO he here,
and have n good time. Many educational
premiums are offered by the society and
all school children nre asked TO compete.
AMATEUR ART PREMIUMS.
The educational department will be un-
der the charge OF Jesse w. TOoters. Many
premiums are offered for drawings Of an.
lmals, machinery, landscapes, mochani-
cal and sketchlng from nature. Only
persona under a years OF age, and resi-
dents OF the county, can compete In this
class. Diplomas for the best displays OF
penmanship arc offered, and II must be
certified 10 by the toacher that the author
Is not more than 10 yoOrs old.
DRAWING AND WRITING.
For the best display In industrial (free
hand and perspectiye) drawing, n prize OF
So is offered A diploma willbe presented
TO the school displaying the neatest aud
best copy books. Prizes OF S3, ~ and VI
are offered for tho best declamations by
boys or girls between 10 and q years OF
are.
SPELLING, oRATIoNs, ESSAYS.
Prizes are also offered for spelling, Me-
Guifey's revised speller being used. -Four
prizes arc offered girls under 81 years foI
the best essay, and four prizes 70 the boys
delivering the best orations. Essays and
oratons must bo original. Many premi'
ums will be given FOR work IN the fine ari
department, such as painted China, Pas
telles and Kensington painting. Many
other prizes will be given as Is usual, and
the management promises everything
that has assured the success OF our former
county fairs in the past and many addi
tions. When space will allow we will
publish the attractions which we have
here omitted. We may add, however,
that there will be
NO LIQUORS OR GAMBLING.
The sale OF intoxicating liquors Il
strictly forbidden, and no games OF
chance or gambling will be allowed on
the grounds.