The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-07-05
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY AGRICUL
TURAL ASSOCIATION.
Annual Fair to be held Sept. 10, II, IL, 10

Annual Fair to be held Sept. 10, II, IL, 10.
The officers and directors of the Shia-
held meeting at THE TIMES Office on Mon
day to close up the business of the last fair
and plan for the coming one. Those present
were President J. w. Hubbard, Vice Presi-
dent w. Saver, Secretary E. o, Dewey.
Treasurer +. II. Gould, Directors, s. e.
Parkill, l.. Ryan, Cyrus Reimer, A. ID.
Whipple, @. s. Williams, Smith Rogers.
Perry Brown, j. T. Walsh, Amos Parmen-
ter, e. L. Bunting, p. b. Wightman, Otis
Mead, Geo. Carpenter, w. ID. Underwood.
The Secretary presented the following
statement of the expenditures for the last
fair: For labor, police, nightwatch, repairs
etc., $21S.40; hay, straw and water, $67. o.;
lumber. 1854; meals $S7. 25;secretary's ex-
pense account for postage, telegraph, tele-
phone, express etc, $4,000; directors ex-
penses, SO. %; insurance, $52.50 base ball,
$71. 90; bicycle prizes, Ss4.2O; wedding S24.-
so; salaries, $135.OO; advertising and job
printing, $209.75; judges expenses, 5000
a total of 81, 02227; races, $S93; ,premums
paid, $l,106.25. The Treasurer's report
showed the receipts of the fair to have been
s., 675. 90.
Several matters pertaining to premiums
awarded at the fair were acted upon, after
which the old board adjourned.
President Hibbard Immediately called the
new board to order, with the same officers
present as above.
The question as to the date of the next
annual fair was taken up and after consider
able discussion the time was fixed for Sept.
| 10, II, ~, Is. This date is two weeks earl
Ter than usual, change which it is believed
will prove advantageous to the Association
as there is no fair near us held on those
dates.
| President Hubbard appointed the follow
ing COMMITTEES: Business. 7 Walsh, w.
Saver, Geo. Carpenter; finance, G. S. Will
liams, A. ID. Whipple, q. Reimer.
! The directors appointed the following
class superintendent: Grounds and police,
w. Saver; booths, Geo. Carpenter, j. W..
Hibbard; gates, A. Parmenter; classes lac.
Reimer; ga, L.. Ryan; SIS, p. Brown; 9-15,
e. f. Bunting; 1920, S. Rogers; 21-26, o..
Mead; 81, p. b. WIghtman; $3.50, j. T..
Walsh; 1884, G. s. Williams, A. d. Whip
pie, S. e. Parkill; 35-37, s. s. Jones; $3.50,
W. d. Underwood, w. E. Jacobs; 40, DR..
j. ii. Waite; superintendent forage, W..
| Saver.
| The rules were amended requiring all ex-
hibitors to become members of the Associ-
alton by the purchase of a membership
ticket, with which four rs cent admission
tickets will be given. This is an important
change and should be especially noted by
all.
The troublesome question of passes to
exhibitors was discussed at length, resulting
| in the rule being made little more stringent
and the adoption of rule giving to those
who rent booth privileges one pass for each
| five dollars or fraction thereof paid.
Rule eight was amended so that no object
can be entered more than once or entitled to
more than one premium, except those COM
peting in speed classes, sweepstakes, in
herds and collections. In live stock sweep
stakes two or more animals or herds will be
required to compete. In the stock classes
where there is no competition between diff
ferent owners, but one premium will be
awarded.
The sum of 81, 900 was appropriated fol
races, the entrance fee to be per cent and
per cent additional to be deducted from
winners.
| To provide against future deficiencies il
was voted that hereafter when the
receipts were less than the expenses, race
money and premiums, that the latter would
be paid pro rata.
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