Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-09-06
RUTLER's BIG FAIR.

The Weather is the half of it, and il
the magician, or ast1ologer or nee
romancer of the weather for this sec
ton of the Earth : surface had deliberate
ly set about to favor the people of But
Ter county. and the handsome and intel
iigent Board of Directors Of the Butler
County Agricultural Association, he
could not have done better. We're it
once more. HE thee to the Fair. Jump
on the ears and slide down for nickel.
The Big Fair is with as again bigger
than ever. In no department is it in
ferior to former exhibitions and indica-
tions are that before it is over everyone
will agree in its being unusually sue
cessful and interesting.
The live stock exhibits are particular
" fine. There are magnificent herds of
Jersey. Holstein, Ayrshire. Durham,
Hereford, Devon and Polled cattle.
Several OF the cows of the larger breeds
weigh 1900 pounds and more while
there are Durham Hereford, Polled and
Holstein bulls weighing over 2300
There are fine herds of Jerseys from
the j. s. Campbells Clearview farm
and the J. c. Campbell farm at
Kiester. Most of the cattle came from
other counties.
The exhibits of sheep. hogs and
poultry are excellent. A Freehling 4
Son. Of Carbon Black, are showing some
fine Cotswold sheep.
Among the horses David Hesselgesser
of Leasureville, VIM. Hesselgesser of
Worthington, W. J. Bricker of Saryers-
vile and Turner Of Harlansburg are ex-
hibiting heavy Clydesdales. l. \. Don
aldson of w. Sunbury and lifts of Evans
City and Wick have PercherOns and
English Clydes; W II. Cypher of Sar-
yersville has a large sorrel English
Shire horse; ". Milliron of West Win
field has some fine PercherOns, while
there are large numbers of fast. fancy
roadsters and Standard breds entered by
Masseth. Jas. Hays DR.. Bricker, II.
Morehead, Douthett's Brownsville stock
farm and others.
In Floral Hall the ladies beautiful
exhibit of oil paintings, hand-painted
China, fancy needle work, quilts, etc.
are attracting considerable attention.
They are not exhibits on their 'steenth
show, either, but are mostly new. There
are rich displays of iellies, preserves and
bread stuffs. The Newton, Core and
Davis music houses keep music in the
air constantly.
There We're no races scheduled for
Tuesday. Wednesday afterntoon there
were the 2:40 pace and 2:l9 trot, the
special Butler county race and a run
ming race.
Thursday and Friday afternoons will
be alive with fast trots and PAGES, III
which local horses will compete. There
will also be exhibitions by a troop OF
trained horses and trick bicycle riders.
Friday afternoon there is to be a 200
yard race between the Rescue and First
Ward Hose teams for $15 purse, win
ner to take all. This will make a live
lier spectacle than any horse race.
There are but two herds of Holsteir
cattle on exhibition, and both are own
ed by Butler county men, ]. Walter
BARLEY of Butler and J. D. Williams OF
Brownsville.
James Cochran of McCandless, Amo:
Young, Miller HutchisOn of w. Sun
bury and VIM. Grabe Of jefferson twp
are showing fine herds of Durhams
Cochran has a bull like unto that il
Longfellow's poem: ''Milk-white.
There are more sheep and fewer hogs
than % former fairs while the poultry r
about average.
Among the exhibitors of poultry are
VIM. Pringle and ]. H Robb of Renfrev
w. J. Fox of Carbon Black, c. w
Stokey of Zeno, and G. w. Maurhoff O
SaxOn0urg.
Leighner & Martincourt are showing
everything in the line of harness, bug
gies, etc.
The displays of vegetables and fruit
are very slim.