Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL.

Grounds, becomes once year, the obJec'
tive point of almost every citizen OF the
county. The people of a county like TO
ook at each other and talk to each othe1s
and the annual gathering at the Fair en-
ables them to do so. Fortune again favor |
ed the Butler County Agricultural Asso-
citation, this year, and the Eighteenth An
nual Fair was success. Several thou
sand people we're on the gloInds Wednes-
day afternoon, and as many more Thursd ay;
what with the racing, and the takers, and
the music and the exhibits, and the
g5-rouuds, and the lemonade aud, the poT,
and the visiting, they had their usual
spree or blow out, and went home salts
fed. A fair only comes but once year.
ATS a good thing, push it along
FLORAL HALL,
Presented its usual array of quilts, OF
rugs, of pictures. paintings, needle work.
school-work, photographs, glassware and
mercantile displays. Annie Lowman
showed the results Of her art in Mrs.
Zimmerman's stand; White, Walter & Co,
and Charley Douglass displayed all the
novelties in bicycles; the Butler Music Co.,
made music for the crowd, while Mrs.
Core handed out the tickets for the case;
Zuver had some splendid photographs on
exhibition, the preserved fruit, pickles,
cake and pie stand. was full of things, and
then there were the innumera5le trities
that go to fill up tho place.
AGRICULTURAL HALL
not crowded; but what was there was good.
W. n. Grabe, of Jefferson Centre, had
splendid display of grain, seeds, potatoes
and apples.
Here there was fine display of vege-
tables and grains and some fruit. Al.
Heck has a splendid outlay OF all kinds OF
fruit.
David Pearce's big beets, cabbage and
squashes were noted by everybody, and
so were James Thompson's Hubbard
squashes and sweet pumpkins.
Henry J. Lonitz, Of near Saxonburg,
has a. fine potatoes on exhibition as we
have ever seen. They were of the Rural
n. Y, and Early Maine varieties DE
nsnures and plows and manures and
plows, uses phosphate and raises potatoes.
The long white squashes on exhibition
were raised by Italian IN Butler.
That snake cucumber was six feet long.
|. was raised down near Reibold.
THE MIDWAY.
A walk through the Midway Plaisa nee
discovered fakers with everything to sell,
excepting ellis and colored babies; the
lemonade and pop was abundant; the sup
ply Of Refreshments unlimited, and the
racing at the other end a good thing for
those who like racing.
THE LIVE STOCK.
The horse display wac, we believe, as
good as usual; and the cattle, sheep, pig
and fowl ditto: If any new varieties of
these things have been discovered we were
not well enough posted to discover it.
The RACES.
Tuesday, according to the usual custom,
was colts day at the fair, and the 2-year-
old class had six starters, but none OF them
fast enough to make an argument for
Christ Steighner's Florads Chimes won
both heats. Time 2:43 and 2:44t.
The 3-year old class had four starters
and ]. W. Titley's roam flly, View View,
had the speed of the party, and won handi-
ly. Time 2:324 and 1924.
Wednesday the 2:35 class trot was the
first on the card, and had starters.
Goshen Maid, owned by c. S. Clark, of
New Castle, won in straight heats; Cert
rude second; Edith G. third, and A. 6. s.
fourth. Time 2:27t 2;2St and 2:264.
The 2:35 pace was a hot one ana had
seven start.rs. Sir Alcantara won IN
straight heats, but had to step two of
them in 1921 to win, with VIM. Weigle's
Bird B, the contending horse, winning
second money; Mack W third and Sir
Thomas fourth. Time 2:224; 2:224 and
2:27.
The First ward running team failed to
beat the 200 yard record
In the bicycle races D. B. Courtney had
the speed and won both races.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
Martincourt g. Co., have great display
of double surreys, buggies, wagons, farm
ing implements, ETC., from the best to the
che apest. with the price of each vehicle
attached in plain figures.
Hartzsll & Kemper had fine display of
carriages, harness, sleighs and farm imrle-
ments, including a traction engine and
thresner. These last are heavy, complete
and expensive affIirs, but they do their
work.
The Butler Music Co., under the direc.
ton ut Mrs. Gore, has its space neatly
DECORATED and is display ing the Hazeltine,
Nc Phai and Crown pianos, and the Edna
and Crown organs The MePhail Com
pany distributed tickets for a $25 music
case. and the holder of the lucky Humber
will hear from them soon.
This Thursday morning, the whole
county..seems to be in Butler, and the at
tendance at the Fair this afternoon if 1t
don't rain will be immense.