The Newtown bee., 1896-12-04
WATERTOWN.
LAST SERVICES OVER THE WATERTOWN AGRICULTURAL AND HORSE ASSOCIA- TION.

LAST SERVICES OVER THE WATERTOWN
 AGRICULTURAL AND HORSE AsSOCIA-
 TION.
 For 30 years the Watertown fair, given by the Watertown Agricultural and Horse Association, has. been regular fall event in the history of our little town. But to this association as well as everything else trouble had to come, and several years ago, when the association seemed to be failing it was decided as a method of improvement to make it into a joint stock association. But like the joint stock stallion scheme it did not prosper and slowly but steadily did the worm of decay eat into the foundation of the assO. citation once so prosperous. The price of stock gradually dropped from $25, being the par value, to $1, and a good deal was given away outright and lately it is doubtful whethe" it could have been un- loaded as a gift. Debts have been accu- mulating until the amount owing by the association reached the sum of $l7O0. For the last three or four years, after each fair, the townspeople predicted that this would be the last one, but still the fair was continued. After the last fair a good many people were ready to pre- dict that we would have another one next fall. But no. the end has come, and the lads and lasses will have to hie them somewhere else for their regular fall out ing. No more fairs to be given by the Agricultural and Horse Association. To think that a concern having such an i'm posing name should eventually die, and even the name die with it But such is the melancholy fact and William J. Nun son performed the unique burial cere- mony by putting the property up at auc- tion, Tuesday, November F. A good many people had gathered around the old place, evidently with a view to purchase the remains, possibly some of them only out of that morbid curiosity which leads some people to funerals so that they may have last look at the corpse. F. B. Hard evidently thought the corpse was worth something for he made the first bid of $2000. Others joined in and bid ding was quite spirited until $2550 was offered by A. N. WoolsOn. No one seem- ed to want the property after that and the wiseacres were already speculating what MT Woolson was going to do with it when D. M. Hard came to the front with an offer of $2575. And to him all that remained of this great concern was knocked down for the above amount. A good many of the directors and stock holders were seen to wend their way tow ards the town, on the following Satur- day, where meeting was held to make the final settlementa, It was a notice able fact that while these gentlemen seemed cheerful, still there was complete absence of that hilarity which formerly characterized their gatherings. We'll, we should say it was natural that little feeling of sadness should come over them when the thought of all the good times they had mad at former Watertown fairs. But now nothing remains but pleasant memories, so let 1t rest in peace. And if some premiums are owing you, please forgive and forget. You will live your allotted time. But the association is dead. CpURCH CLUB ENJOYS SOME ABLE ADJ
 DRESSES.
 At the parish room. Wednesday even~