Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
The Big Fair.

Thursday last was the greatest day
in the history of Fairdom ever expert
enced in Butler county.
1t was the greatest day
because the greatest number
of the people of the county
assembled OH the grounds of the Butler
Co. Agricultural Association on that
day The number was estimated at
1000, and the total attendance during
the Fair was about 80, 600. The wealth
er was hot and dry, and the crowd on
the grounds, Thursday, was the hottest
and dustiest big crowd that ever as
sembled in Butler-but we'll do the
some thing next year again. 1t only
comes once year.
All the judges were from distant
points, and they all, without exception,
gave entire satisfaction. The names OF
some of the people receiving premiums
this year are as follows:
( HORSES y lift, ID Hamilton, Jno
Bricker. r S Nicholson, r j Whitmire,
, D Hesselgesser. L T Hesselgesser, H \
Moorhead. VIM Weigle. Z + Hins-
! berger, John Phenis, ) L Van Eman.
I R Hazlett, VIM Hesselgesser. c II
/ Turner. S J Mccall, q Cruikshank, J
/ H Magee, G. Million and J p Davis.
CATTLE Clyde BARLEY, 5 w Craw
! 4ord, VIM HesselgesseT, j II Magee, K
! S Nicholson. } n HaZlett. Sam Patton.
/ w c Black, II Swogger w NJ Brown J
! 5 Campbell, E Campbell, VIM Steven
| son, E Hesselgesser. d Hesselgesser and
| L Campbell.
! SHEEP-L F Wilson, J B Keener,
} Chas Wilson, \ G Knox, j s Campbell,
| Maharg Bros, L Rodgers, w y Mccoy,
| " c Black, L NJ Campbell, 5. Shatfer,
| 5 W and J B TAFT, S V Mcdowell, \
| Freehling & Son and G Martin q Son.
SwINE-J NJ Scott w J Moser. j 5
Campbell, 5 V Mcdowell, Jas Rankin,
| Maharg Bros, Geo Milliron, W \ Nc
| Coy, r VI Patterson, Clyde BARLEY
and y Broadbent.
SPECIAL-D Hamilton and Isaac
Donaldson.
PoULTRY-J n Hazlett, j II Moser,
y W Magee, q H Bauer Chas Morris,
Cliff and Jake Elliott, Fred Hays. Tom
Sherrard, Ed Haben, VIM Fox, J Nc
Call, Sam Lyon and others.
FLORAL HALL-Ail the ladies who
had exhibits in art or fruit, about a
hundred III number, were awarded
premiums.
AGRICULTURAL HALL-About TWEEN
ty persons were granted premiums for
for exhibits III this building.
NOTES.
The stands all did well some of them
doing a great business on Thursday.
Gill Moser sold 30 gallons of ice cream,
45 gallons of soup and 60 gallons of cof
fee that day. besides innumerable
sandwiches pies, cakes, etc. and
gallons of oysters IN stews.
D. C. Rankin of Fairview, twp. now
in his S5th year was the Oldest man on
the grounds, and the yOungest--, was
too numerous to mention.
Quilts of all designs and patches were
on exhibition the most remarkable OF
which was made by Sarah Bell Scott,
mother of Mrs Noah Henry in 1928.
containing 1854 pieces, and exhibited
this year for the first time.
Everybody was pleased with
Thompson of Indiana, who judged the
horses. He knew his business and gave
his reasons for his judgements,
which We're entirely satisfactory to all.
J.N. Hazlett of Carbon Black, breeder
of pure bred poultry took first premiums
at six fairs on four kinds of Wyandotts
four kinds of Leghorns; G. l. Indian
games: B. R games and chicks, b. 3.
Of same. b. B. Bantams, w. c. B. Pol
ish w F. b. Spanish chicks; Black Ian
shans and chicks: w Lanshan chicks;
Chinese Geese; Pekin Ducks. n. and c.
Muscovy ducks.
THE RACES.
The races this year, while mostly
won in straight heats, were the best and
most interesting ever held on the home
track. The track record was broken
three times on Thursday in the free-for-
all, by R. Culver's mare, Mary Russell.
Mr.. Armstrong of Alliance, o., was
the starting judge and gave general
satisfaction to the horsemen and the
grand stand. The summary is as fol