The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-10-05
STREET FAIR A SUCCESS.
THREATENING WEATHER FAILED TO KEEP
PEOPLE FROM ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

hOM ENJO1lNG THEMSELVES.
The second annual street fair was
success.
The first day was the only day in which
the weather did not tend to keep people
at home, and yet, in spite of frequent
showers and threatening clouds. the
streets were thronged Friday and Satur-
urday with good natured crowds on pleas
ure bent
! All advertised attractions were promptly
on time, except the wedding, which the
association was unable to secure parties
for, and the fireworks, which could not
be fired on account of the rain in the
evening. All the street attractions were
fine, maintaining Paw Paws reputation
for giving the best show in Michigan.
At the rink, there was the finest dis
play of agricultural, horticultural and
floral products shown in this county in
many years, and some fine fancy and art
work aided TO the variety and pleasure
of the exhibit. d. Woodman's collection
was an especial center ofinterest through
out the fair, as was also L. w. Whitbeck's
potato exhibit and others that we have
not the space to enumerate. Paw Paw
grange had charge of the rink exhibit,
and too much credit cannot be given to
the order and its committees for the
painstaking work and the credtable
show.
One feature of the fair that deserves
especial mention is the remarkable bal
loon ascension and parachute drop made
by Prof. Hogan the second day, when he
went nearly straight up, the parachute
falling into the midst of the crowd in
the center of Main street, not more than
10 or II rods from where the balloon
started. The last ascension was made
In the rain without a parachute, the
balloon coming down on A. G.. Martins
place, near Pugsleys Lake.
The baby show at the rink Friday
afternoon, under Mrs. G.. w. Young's
superintendency, was a great success,
there being q entries. The prizes were
awarded as follows: Best all around
baby, lst prize, Ruth NJ. Ball, months
old; best all around baby I'd prize, Hazel
Colby, IL months old; best natured baby,
Herbert and Albert Varney, twins, IA
months old. The judges were Mrs. II.
E. Squier, Decatur, Mrs. Dora Richmond,
Hartford, j. w. Free, Paw Paw.
All the street sports and races were
good. The bicycle road race was won by
Glenn Breed in 2S15 minutes, the route
being from Paw Paw to Lawton by one
road returning by another-9 miles;
Mona Covey I'd, Jay Salisbury 3d. Breed
also took the time prize.
During this race, Herbert Loveland
had the misfortune to partially disable
his wheel, and rode it three and half
miles into Lawton in that condition,
when he exchanged wheels with Bert
Cole who had fallen and quite severely
bruised his leg, putting him out of the
race. As it was, Loveland came in only 20
seconds behind the winner, and his
friends thought he could win in another
race, and put up purse of SO to be di-
vided into three prizes of 30, 30 and 20
per cent, for a race to the Richmond
school house and return, Saturday morn
ing. This Loveland won, Breed second,
Bilsborrow third.
The 100-yd. foot race was won by Pal
mer, Watts I'd.
The 3-block bicycle sprint was won by
Loveland, J. Hinckley 2d, Verne Phillips
Sd.
The fat mems race was won by Chas.
Leech, Brown ID
The 20-yd. foot race was won by James
Palmer, Glenn Weaver I'd, John Dowl-
ing Sd.
Lew Showerman took first premium
on gentlemen's driving team, Rev. G.. p.
Linderman ID.
Mrs. Roll Larkins was the only exhib-
itor in the class of lady's driving horse,
and made fine showing.
A. G.. Martins fine team was the only
general purpose team exhibited
Roll Larkins took first premium on
gents single driver, Ed. Bilsborrow I'd.
The band concerts throughout the fair
were excellent.
The cake walk Friday evening was a
novel and laughable affair, participated
in by 80 couples of the leaders of Paw
Paw society. Mrs. Rose d. Miller ar
ranged the walk The costumes ranged
from beautiful to ludicrous-the two ex-
tremes being in some instances combined
in the same costume. The prizes were
awarded as follows Most stylish couple,
c.. w. Reynolds and Mrs. r. w. Brough-
ton: most graceful, Mesdames j. d.
Holmes and f. S. Briggs most comical,
l.. NJ Showerman and A. III. Folsom;
most beautiful, E. A. Rogers and Miss
Fannie Harris. The leaders of the walk
were Mesdames Holmes and Briggs
natty pickaninnies in yellow with shiny
silk tiles. On their backs were the let
ters PAW" "PAW"-the evident mean
ing being the established fact that Paw
Paw leads-Paw Paws at the front. The
ladies who kindly furnished the cakes
were Mesdames j. G.. Warner, Hattie
Sanger, G. Bryar and NJ. o. Rowland.
A feature of the fair was the large
booth erected by J. ID. Holmes for the