Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-17
EvERYBoDY's PICNIC.
The Big Butler Fair--August
1925.

The Grocers had their picnic, the
Merchants had theirs. this. that and the
other lodge had theirs, and now comes
the Peoples Picnic. The Butler
Fair has long been recognized as tbs
picnic and reunion of all the people OF
Butler county and their friends of ad'
/, Joining counties.
There it is that you meet old friends,
many you haven't seen for years. and you
always make new ones. Besides 1t Is
an elegant place to hold family reun-
/ ions-the grounds are large and in fine
shape with plenty of shade and
an abundance of pure water, from drill
ed wells. You can pack basket bring
| the entire family and eat your dinner
| in the pretty grove, or if you don want
| to bother with a basket you can get
meals or lunch on the grounds at very
moderate cost The ladies of the Grace
Lutheran church will have charge of
! the large dining hall this year, and will
serve meals and lunches, commencing
today. Aug II and continuing until the
Saturday following the Fair.
Now, that harvest is over and the
crops. for the most part, good, every
body wants to take holiday. and where
can you spend it with so much pleasure
and profit, and at so little cost as at the
Butler Fair.
1t has long been the pride and boast
of the Butler County Agricultural As
sociation. and of all our people for that
matter, that the Butler Fair Is just
what it purports to be-a grand agrl-
cultural exhibition, farmers and
stockraisers' normal school, where the
tuition is next to nothing-and not a
II. @.l 4
There will be plenty of clean, moral
amusement-entertaining and educa-
tional for all, young or old. In addi-
ton to the fourteen classes of horses.
ten of cattle, fourteen of sheep, seven OF
swine, and the numbers in poultry,
farm implements, farm and garden pro-
ducts, canned and preserved fruits,
plants and flowers, Cncluding special
exhibit of rare gladiolas by Mr.. Jesse
Heydrick). fine art and fancy work
81 classes in all as enumerated in their
annual catalogue, there will be the fol
lowing specials-all free to everybody
some of which cost big money to secure:
The Barney Demarest Equestrienne
Combination, a fine, unique attraction;
the celebrated 10Th Regiment Band will
furnish the music all four days; the
American Jubilee Singers, a company
of educated colored jubilee singers will
entertain you at various times and
places on the grounds large herd of
Angora goats, and other specials are be-
ing negotiated for-all for 25 cents,
making it by far the biggest show you
ever saw for double the amount. And
besides you are always assured of cour-
teous treatment at the Butler Fair, no
rowdyism being tolerated.
There will be excursions Oh all rail
roads and the street car people have
made 10-foot cut in their grade to the
grounds, which will add wonderfully to
the service and safety.
Every day will be good and there
should be the largest gathering of
friends and neighbors on the hill west
of town next week that ever assembled
in this county, which is saying good
deal
Entries in the stock department are
very heavy and promise to eclipse any
former year.
The track is one of the best halfmile
tracks in the country, and the reports
from Kittanning and other places indi-
cate that the fields will be unusually
large