Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-30
A BLOOMING SUCCESS.
THE FAIR AT YALE.
Perfect Weather and Large Crowds.

Perfect Weather and Large Crowds.
The weather this week has been
simply beautiful, the only objection
one could possibly raise was that il
was little dusty, but in all other re-
spects the three days of our fair have
| been perfect, the skies cloudless. and
neither too warm or too cold. Our eX-
cellent corps of officers were on hand
bright and early Monday morning and
haye done absolutely all and every
thing that anyone could do to promote
and further the interests and welfare
of the eleventh annual fair. They de-
serve great praise for their untiring
efforts, different arrangements having
been made in all parts of the grounds,
the race track changed and buildings
moved to the better accommodation of
all. Tuesday, all day long and late at
night the officers were kept busy re-
ceiving and making entries, the entire
number amounting to about 1000.
Wednesday morning crowds began to
fill our streets from north, south, east
and west and the throng poured itself
into the fair grounds over the tempo
rary bridges which the society had
caused to be constructed over Mill
creek, the new iron bridge not having
arrived. The large hall was well filled
with choice exhibitions every depart
ment nicely represented. Quantities
of fruit, vegetables and grains, the
farmers here nobly doing their part,
and what shall we say of the ladies,
such lots of sweet, delicious looking
lOaves of bread and biscuits, while the
canned fruit, jellies and butter were
not behind. The fancy work depart
| c,e hn
celled themselves. We wouldn't un-
dertake to name over the list of hand
some articles here represented, we're
a man, we couldn't, but suffice it to say
that we hope the ladies will do it again
next year, that is. we mean make an
other list of pretty things and bring
them to our fair. The show of plants
was excellent we think the best we
ever had exhibited here, and the
bright blossoms enlivened everything.
j. H. Moore and II. Doelle q Son had
a good display of sewing machines and
+. T. Palmer d Co. made fine display
of cloaks and millinery. Other de-
partments were equally well filled,
the space devoted to works of art,
paintings, etc, being especially pleas
ing. Henry Slight, who is blind, eX-
hibited nice plant stand made by
himself. Outside the hall we noticed
that the poultry show was very much
larger than last year. The showing of
sheep, pigs, horses and cattle was also
excellent, and good list of ma
chinery was on the ground. Favored
with good weather and with our citi-
zens all working together for its best
interests we feel that our fair this year
has undoubtedly been grand success.
| toI i,,f ho inl,
borhood of 81 200, better than has ever
been done before. The society will
pay all expenses and premiums and
have balance left in the treasury.
For the races during the last two days
of the fair, every class was filled ana
each hotly contested. =. Il. Noble, as
starting Judge, made a good one and re-
ceived much praise. Below Is sum-
mary of the heats.
PROGRAM OF THE RACES.
Wednesday, Sept. 2S.
STALLION RACE.-Texas Bill lst; Che
packet I'd; Cyrus W. Sd.
Time: 2;40; 2:40, 2:393.
800 CLAss.-Idono lst; Nettie B. I'd;
Muggins Sd.
Time: 300, 2:39l, 2:393.
2-YEAR-oLD CLAss.-Cantella Wilkes 1st;
Ben Chase I'd; Allan Bane Sd.
Time: 14l, 1;40.
Thursday, Sept. %.
2:4O CLAss.-Texas Bill 1st; Chepacket
I'd; Nettie b. Sd.
Time: 2:401, 2:42, 2:424.
R-ALL.-Lady Bishop lst; Mug
gins I'd; Cyrus w. Sd.
Time: 2:394, 2:43, 2:50.
RUNNING RACE.-Lady Uno 1st; Polly
c. I'd. Time: 80, 5SI.
Judges-B. r. Noble, John Windsor,
and J. NJ. Haviland.
NOTES.
The gypsies side show with their Gin
namOn bears and other animals, was
quite an attraction.
The entire corps of county nominees
on both Democratic and Republican
tickets were in attendance at our fair.
We put the number who were on the
grounds on Tuesday at about 1000, on
Wednesday $500, on Thursday be-
tween 5000 and 1000.
, The crowd both days was very or
derly and quiet and the force which
had been put on the ground to keep
peace had very easy time of it.
The races this year were excellent
and the officers of the Driving Club
are to be complimented in taking such
care and foresight that everything
went along smoothly without balk.
The Driving Club, another year, will
provide force enough to keep people
from climbing over the fences and
thereby gaining admittance. An ex-
ample will be made of one or two
4. caught and this will stop such work.
Peanut, popcorn, lemonade and
candy stands did rushing business,
but the greatest rush of all was at the
Merry-go-round. Nickles changed
hands with lightning rapidity while
everybody and his best girl took ride.