The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-11
Fine Weather, Large Attend
ance, Big Displays and
Fast Racing
Make Larkin, Jolly and Co.'s Tenth
Annual Fair a Great, Big,
HowlIng Success.

land Agricultural Society, as was pre-.
dicted, proved magnificent success
and eclipsed any of it's predecessors in
the attendance and the number, variety
and character of its attractions. The
weather, with the exception of Thurs.
day morning, was almost ideal Fair
weather and no better could have been
desired. Wednesdays attendance was
not up to the standard and when Thurs.
day morning came with its deluge the
Fair Board began to feel gloomy. How.
ever, the attractions promised were 80
great that the crowds came even through
the rain. = By noon the sun broke
through the clouds and what promised
to be disappointment turned out al.
most perfect day. Fully six thousand
people passed through the gates. Fri.
day was repetition of Thursday after
noon, except that the track was in better
going condition and the six thousand
was increased to ten.
The usual side shows and refreshment
booths we're there as a matter of course,
but the wheel of fortune, chuck. .a-luck,
soap and shell.g game men were conspic.
uous by their absence when contrasted
with the large numbers that have infest.
ed former Fairs. Still there was goodly
contingent of the talent and some of the
most distinguished "sure.thing" men in
the country were on hand, including
"Castile Billy" Spokane Eddy" and
"Cocky" Bennett.
Tolbe.t's balloon ascensions and rid
ing acts were prominent and exciting
features each day. The Wednesday
ascension was pronounced one OF the
finest ever made.
The entries in almost every class were
unusually full and splendid exhibitions
were given, especially in the horse de.
partment, which had as fine if not a
finer show in each class than has been
seen for years.
The early date of the Fair excluded
the pumpkin element from the Floral
Hall display but in the vegetable and
other departments very creditable dis
plays were made, Mr.. James Anderson,
OF Hiilsboro, having The best show.
In the fruits, Isaac Lear had magni6.
cent display OF peaches, pears, ounces
and grapes and carried off six first prem.
iums.
The contributions of Mrs. Ridenour,
Mrs. Nolder and the Misses Muntz in
the Floral departments were greatly ad.
mired. An especially fine showing of
embroidery and fancy work was made
by Miss Kate Bradford and Miss Rebecca
Bullock, of Falmouth, Ky.
The tastefully arranged display of
paints by w. R. Smith & Co. occupied a
prominent position in the hall and
Hockett Bros. Il Puntenny's pianos
attracted great deal of attention.
Another feature in Floral Hall was
the exhibition of school work by pupils
of different grades. David Grifiiths, OF
Marshall, A Grade, Cora Fenner, Hills
boro, B Grade, and Blanche johnson,
Hillsboro, Grade, received the first
premiums for penmanship and Willie
Stevenson and Roy Rogers received first
and second premiums for map drawing.
Only one herd of cattle, that of N. s.
Mckay, of Wilmington, was on exhibi.
ton but the show was very fine one.
In the sheep classes, Silver Bros, OF
Fincastle, J. H. and j. NJ. Watkins, oi
Manchester, and H. w. Harlow 4 Bros,
of Marathon, showed an unusually large
number of Merinos, Southdowns and
Shropshires. ~ ~
L.C. Peterson, Of Spring Valley, O.
was the principal exhibitor Of swine
but Hadley and Hendricks, of Whining.
ton, Harlow & Bro, and VIM. Fox, ol
New Vienna, also carried off premiums.
D. G. Delinyer, Of Decatur, O., had
things almost his own way with his fine
display of poultry, but Will Richards, oi