The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-22
THE COMING FAIR.
PROMISES TO ECLIPSE ALL PREVIOUS
EXHIBITIONS. st

Secretary Hay Busy Making Entries
Some Points About Preparations for the
Big Stark County Exposition of Agri-
culture, Arts and Manufactures,
The Agricultural Society of Stark county
is determined to make this the most sue
cessful fair in the history of that organi-
cation. The most complete plans have
been made and they will be carried out in
every detail. Not only in the way OF track
and building improvements but In all the
other departments will be changes made
TOR the betterment of the fair. John Hay,
the secretary, is busy at his Office on Tus.
carawas street, over the Farmers Bank,
booking the entries that are rapidly com
ing in, and seeing that every class is well
filled. So rapidly are the entries being
made that he wishes to impress upon the
minds of those who desire to make an
exhibit, the necessity of being prompt in
notifying him. The agricultural display
will excel anything ever shown at q Stark
county fair. 1t is wonderful how rapidly
the entries here are being made
and the lovers OF agricultural
products will have q rare opportunity of
noticing The wonderful progress being
made in this line in Stark county. This
will also be true in the live stock depart
ment. Many entries of fine stock have
been made here and II is also safe to pre-
dict that nothing has ever been shown in
the county by which any comparison can
be made. In imp 'ements OF all kinds,
buggies, floral and art departments and
in fact in every department the exhibit
will excel that of previous years. The
management is also taking great care to
prepare splendid programme for each
day, That each may be equally interest
ing, IL is not the purpose to have one day
exceed another, but to have each SO ex-
cellent that a visit at any time will be well
repaid. Splendid races will be on the
card during the entire fair and each after
noon will see display of speed that will
be in advanced of that of previous years.
The utmost care has been used in putting
the track in the best OF condition, leveling
II off and rounding out the turns. 1t is the
purpose of the management to provide
every facility for good speed and close
| contests. Besides this the purses offered
will be such as to induce the owners of
the best horses in Ohio and outside the
| State as well to participate. A visit at the
grounds, at this time, will well repay any
who may care to make IL. Workmen are
busily engaged in placing the grounds in
satisfactory condition. The
ART HALL
! which was blown down by the cyclone is
| being replaced with new and handsome
| one that will be valuable addition to the
| grounds. The poultry house which was
uebhOyGu ny tue bdlle btOTIu, 10 also rev
placed with larger and better one, with
| every modern facility for the display of
the entries in the department.. The res
naming buildings are being remodeled
and repaired where needed, and by the
| time the fair opens there will not be a
better or more complete place Of exhibit
| in Ohio. A call at the office of John Hay,
| secretary, found that gentleman and his
assistants busy at work in preparing the
| entries for the various classes, and so
rushed with their duties that little time
was left in which to answer questions.
| Nevertheless, he said that every arrange.
ment looking to successful fair and the
best in the history of Stark county
was being carefully attended to by the
secretary and the various committees, and
from the prospects they would be able to
| give to the visitors such an exhibit as has
never been shown on the fair grounds
From every part of the county, and out.
| side as well, people were preparing to
make exhibits, and the different depart
| ments were already we'll filled. The
owners of fast horses were entering them
in the different races, and many pretty
exhibitions OF speed were already prom.
ised. In view of this il becomes necessary
that those intending to make an exhibit
should send their entries to him with as
little delay as possible. The management
is confident of it's being the best fair in the
| history OF the organization, and Is sparing
no pains or work to make il such.
Tuesday will be Children's day. The
Canton electric street railway company,
has kindly offered to take all the school
| and children of the county to the fair
grounds free of charge at 8 O. m. accom-
panied by the band.