Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-11
THE FAIR.

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! Human nature calls for holiday after a
season Of hard work. and the County Fair
at the end of the harvest season-provided
YOU have a well managed Fair to attend,
and the weather is ageeable-is the most
reasonable and profitable means to that
end
The 4 gricultural Assn and the people
of the county generally were fortunate this
year in being favored with four days of
fair weather after four days of rain, and
though the attendance on Wednesday was
principally from the town with sale of
5000 tickets. on Thursday the country peo-
pie were here aud the sale of tickets more
than doubled that OF Wednesday.
The grounds were covered by 10 O'Clock,
Thursday morning, the band was playing,
the people were shouting, and the circns
was on in all its glory. The races, judg-
ing from the crowded condition of the
Grand-stand were OF unusual interest this
year, and the grounds We're covered with
eating stands, side shows. aud catch penny
affairs.
The exhibit. were never better, aud
afforded an excellent opportunity Tor com
parison.
THE HORSES.
The horse exhibit was grand one, a it
has been for years. Every class OF
animals known tn the breeders of this
country. excepting the Belgiaus, were rep
resented. Many splendid animals were in
the stalls hut as but few of the owners
were about we could not learn their names.
Mr.. J. Z. Davis of Franklin twp, had
magnificent black Pereheror stallion on
exhibition d. b. Douthett, Esq, showed
US as pretty colt as we have ever seen
1t was sired by the stallion, Gray Tip,
owned by the Smith Bros, ol Butler,
which was also on exhibition.
Tom Alexander owns one of the finest
driving horses in the country, and had him
there.
Porter Wilson's big Clyde, and James
Niblock's graded Clyde were in their stalls.
THE CATTLE.
The cattle exhibit was immense, the five
sheds erected for their benefit were full,
and all the classes known to breeders, ex
cepting Ayrshires, were on exhibition
We noticed Holsteins, Jerseys, Herefords,
Red polled, Durhams, and Devons. j. Fl.
Nagee, of near Portersvllle, had fine herd
of Devons. and F. W. Wittee, of Winfield,
had his famous Eerd of Hosteins on exhi
btion.
THE SHEEP.
The exhibit of sheep was the largest and
best ever seen in Butler, and all the class
es were represented. There were four
kinds of clowns" on exhibition. Sheep
were here from several counties of the
state.
THE PIGS.
The pig pens were well occupied. There
were big pigs and little pigs, long and
short ones, black and white, of all the va
ricties known to pig fanciers.
THE CHICKENS
The poultry exhibit was as good as could
be expected at this, the worst season of
the year, for exhibiting poultry. We not
iced some very fine turkeys, ducks, and
chickens of different varieties.
FLORAL HALL.
Floral Hail was, as usual, the chief at
traction for the ladies. The ceiling was
hung with patchwork quilts and the walls
with pictures and fancy work, at which
they can look with interest for hours.
Campbell & Templeton and A. Trout
man & Son combined their. Exhibits and
presented a beautifully furnished room.
Henry Biehl exhibited the Standard sew
ing machine and its work
Jos. Rockensteiu had some OF his famous
hand made harness there.
Grieb g. Lamb exhibited grand Beh r
Bros. piano, also a Petit Bijou piano. a
Packard organ, guitars, banjos, etc.
J. II. Douglass had an. exhibit of fancy
stationery, albums, pens and decorative
art goods-the prettiest ot which are now
being made of aluminium.
Alex Williams exhibited a cabinet grand
Clough and Warren piano, Story and
Clark organ, and other instruments.
A. NJ. Reiber had booth covered with
fancy work, presided oyer by Miss Annie
Lowman.
L. W. Zuver exhibited some of his
famous photographs.
Ludwig g. Richter of "A Federal St., Al
legheny, displayed cut and fancy flowers,
bulbs, etc.
The Butler Chemical Co. showed its
make of salt, which compares in every par
ticular with the best English salt in the
market
S. S. Marvin g. Co of Pttsburg made all
the children-big and little-happy with a
ginger cake, and they were good, too.
Some of the work exhibited by the pub
lie schools of the county shows considera-
able talent in the part of they outhful ar
fists.
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
This department of the Fair was of more
interest this year than it has been for some
seasons. The crops of everything are good
this year and fair samples were on exhibi
ton, well arranged and surmounted by
selection of plants and tropical shrubs
from AL. Heck's greenhouses.
Walter Bartley, j. D. Anderson, John
Grow and Samuel Crawford Of this county
and Harrison of Allegheny county had fine
displays of fruits.
David Fisher, Noah Henry and John
Harding, OF near Butler, and J. B.
Jackson of Milerston had fine displays of
vegetables. The display made by Mr.
Fisher, who lives on the old Reiber place,
northwest of town was particularly good.
He had the finest egg plants we have ever
seen, and his tomatoes, celery, peppers,
beets and potatoes were as good as one
could wish for.
The ladies made handsome display of
preserved fruits and pickles at one end of
the hall, but we learned the name of but
one exhibitor-Mrs. Fisher.
OUTSIDE EXHIBITS.
On the grounds, Martincourt & Co. exhib
tied the hest and hanG soonest carriares