Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-10-18


and outside Of the detected countenances
of those who had failed 10 AXE their
heavy wraps, eve.!boay vs. fall Of
mirth and joyousness 80 Gi: tlessing
accident occurred du ing the sh II. Dur-
ney aud the 20O people that Travelled IN
space generally taken up b. seventy
five reached their destination K.I.h their
temper unru.lled.
Although after IL O'Clock ne streets
we're througed with people and every
SIDE street. and alley was iineJ with
bug1.es ana wagons, at the fair
grounds great crowd AS found, visit
ing the different displays >oeakng Of
displays. we might drop remark re
gardiug ;he corn exhibit oi y. Cline *
Go. ter We have no hestarcy n saying
1t was the finest we have ever seen. and
that enterprising firm may truly ieel
proud of the display made along this
line through their fOrethaugiI. While
the corn was no JoliGt carefully picked
from a large assortment it gave con
elusive evidence OF an excellent seed.
Outside of the corn entry, all ca den
and field products were well repre-
sented The poultry exhibit is said TO
be one of the finest ever seen at q
county far. Outside of the exhibits
the features OF importance looked for
were the races and the ball game be-
tween Nappanee and Warsaw. OF the
latter, 1t covers the ground To say it was
very bunny, as the score, % TO |, III
favor of Warsaw, plainly shows. While
it is true that the wind blowing at that
time made it almost impossible to Judge
a ball in the field, yet the Warsaw bat
terry was invincible The only accident
occurring in this onesided affair. we
understand, was a broken finger for
one of the Nappanee boys.
The center of attraction was the
races by the time the races were
called the grand stand and surrounding
grounds were packed. The result Of
the races was as lows:
In the 30 trotting race, Eunice wen
first money, James \, second and Nero
thrd: Little Joker being withdrawn.
In the 2:lS trottlng race, Maggie =
won first money, Rich Brown, second
and Dot L.. third.
The races were exciting and each of
them took more than three heats to de
eide the victor. Owing to the high
wind the balloon ascension was post
poned.
1t is beyond question the most sue
cessfu fair ever held in Bourbon, SO
say those who seem to know, and ere
another year rolls round If our sister
city intends to take care Of the people
who come there, some radical changes
along one or two important lines will
become necessary. We know they will
pardon us for referring to them, but
they know the adage: "As others see
us. The principal defect i'll Bourbon
is her sidewalks. To say they are bad.
is putting it very light. While they
have few substantial walks, there is
hardly street where boards cannot be
found ready to fly up and strike the
pedestrian in the face. The walks
along the business streets are entirely
to narrow. and in conjunction with a
large crowd, compel the greater mum
Der to take the middle of the street
But notwithstanding these potent de
fleets the fair was good one and gave
satisfaction to all who attended.
NOTES.
Those who left their overcoats at
home sincerely regretted it before they
returned.
Lew Mcdonald, of the Democrat, and
Nate Stevens were paired for the day.
VIM. EVERY and Theo Cressner oc-
cupled an apartment enroute to Bour-
bon When interviewed regarding the
feasibility of giving their seat to some
lady, they showed Willingness to va
cate for one, but up to the time of ar
irving at bourbon they had not ar
rived at decision regarding who
would vacate.
We noted several of our neighbOr
boys who succumbed to the charms of
Plymouth's young ladies.
1t was a hard job to secure supper at
the eating houses at bourbon yester-
day.
We heard some of our young men
yesterday evening talking of taking
trip to Warsaw. We are not informed
as to the result of their deliberations.
With the train two hours late. and
standing room i'll the depot for about
half Of the people waiting for the tram,
time hung heavily. The ground
III front OF the Bourbon depot must be
In good condition this morning from
the tramping it received by unfortunate
passengers trying to keep warm.
The INDEPENDENT tent at the fair
CHI Of