Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-12
Echoes or The Fair.

The P 4 W Railroad deserves credit for
its excellent service between the depot
and the grounds.
Jos. Mechling exhibited twenty vari-
cites of apples, and some ounces, and yet
some people thought that there was no
fruit about Butler this year.
After the crowd left the street Thursday
night the special police for Fair work, led
by Jim Skillman visited all the bar rooms
and they went home with their pockets
full of cigars.
AL Heck's plants in Agricultural Hall
were admired by everybody. Taking them
there and bringing them back was a big
lob. ami Al. was tired man, Saturday.
Quite number of people had their
pockets picked, Thursday. s695 was tax
en- from John Frazier of Butler, during a
rush at the Grand Stand. 1t was money
that had been handed to him on the street
to hand to another party. $3.50 was taken
from the inside vest pocket of John Lefev-
er Sr. of Winfield twp. during a crush in
Floral Hall. A man reached over his
head, pretending to attract the attention
of q man in front of him, and in so doing
or ushed Lefevre's hat down; and then a
second party must have abstracted the
money while Lafever was in a stoOpin G
position Several persons had small sums
taken from their psuts pockets.
Linn Caldwell had a couple of good
crsyons hanging on the wall of the Floral
Hall; ond Ollie GrAbe, son of W. d.
Grabe of Jefferson Centre exhibited some
fine etchings and pencil work.
The crowd in the grounds, Thursday.
numbered from 16-to IL, 900. This includ-
cd exhibitors and fakirs. The crowd in
the grounds on Thursday OF the Fair OF
1891 was estimated at 20, 900, the chariot
races being the special attraction.
Campbell and Templeton's show window
was the prettiest thing not at the Fair
We had music, good music in Abund-
ance all last week.
PREMIUMS.
Premiums on horses were taken By the
following Butler Co. men:-
N. lift, of Evans CITY.
he, Heberling, of PortersYille.
David and Earl Hesselgesser, OF
Leasuroville.
A. McCandless, of Isle.
C. Steighner, of Great Belt.
VIM. weigle, of Butter.
Everett Campbell, af Summit.
Premiums on cattle and taken by
Abner Patton, of Oakland.
w. r. Patterson, OF Penn.
John s. Campbell, of Butler.
Everett Campbell, of Keister.
W. s. Stevenson, of Summit.
Earl Hesselgesser, of Lsasureville.
o. q. Msgee, of Portersyille.
W. II. GrSbe, of Saxonberg.
Premiums on sheep were taken by
Freehling and son, of Carbon Black.
J. s. Campbell, Of Butler.
John S. Campbell was the only Butler
Co. man who took q premium for hogs.
THE RACES.
The rains of Wednesday night made the
track heavy for Thursday and the time
was slow. In the free for all, ,trot or pace,
there were seven starters, Hustler Rus
sell, won first money and Commonwealth
second. Best time 2:23+.
The $50 trot had eight starterz and was
won by Goshen Maid, New Castle trot-
ter. Ad Sarver's horse, Joe Duke, won
tRiSd money.
1he special or oats race went to 1. II.
McMillan's entry and he gets 100 bushe els
of oats, Sam Schafner's horse won the
first heat. There were four starters in
this race and it furnished lots of amuse-
ment. Best time 2.41.
On Friday the track had improved and
better time was made. There we're two
ood races on the card for that day and
the biggest fourth day crowd in the histo-
ry of the association saw some good races.
The 2:25 trot had but three starters and
was won easily by Clarence. bay geld
ing, with Steve Markham's Diana second.
Best time 2:259.
The 2:25 pace hsd seven starters and
the best time of the week was made.
Ysidella, a sorrel mare mare from Clevo-
set the pace in the first heat and made the
mile in 2:2O; in the next two heats she
was never headed and won in 2:2l and
2:204.