The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-21
PREPARATIONS ARE
ON FOR FREE FAIR
Cambridge City Merchants
Association Is Looking
Forward to 1t.
HOME COMING FEATURE.
ONE DAY WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR
THIS AND A PROGRAM WILL BE
PREPARED-MAIN STREET TO
BE USED.
HOME COMING FEATURE.

Cambridge City, Ind, July 2O-The
members of the Cambridge City Mer-
chants association in charge of the
free street fair and home coming, to
take place here during the week OF
September 10, are now busy with prep
arations for the event which promises
to surpass anything of like nature
which this little city ever had.
Last year the Merchants association
gave a free street fair and 1t was so
successful that the fair is to be extend
ed this year, and the home coming fea-
ture will add much to it. Fifteen
hundred invitations have been sent to
former residents of Cambridge, invit-
ing them to be present during home
coming week. Already many favor
able replies have been received, thus
assuring the committee in charge that
many will return to join in the gala
festivities. A special day will be set
aside for the homecoming and a pro-
gram will be prepared. The commit
tee in charge of this feature of fair
week Is composed of j. l.. Mcdaniel,
E. ID. Filby, DR.. Fl. b. Boyd, w. ii.
Doney and w. A Creitz
The head of the Merchants associa-
ton is DIR w. r. Littell and the secre-
tary, Chas F. Wheeler. The organiza-
ton has already done much for Cam
bridge and the farmers in the country
surrounding. The fair is but one part
of the work which the association is
doing to substantially boom" the
town. DIR. Littell and his organiza-
ton have confidence in the future of
Cambridge and firmly believe that the
street fair, now in it's second year is
doing more to advertise the town and
help the merchants than anything else
that could be done.
Only Best Attractions.
Last year a carnival company
showed at Cambridge in connection
with the fair, but this year the mer-
chants will secure their own attrac-
lions and there will be none but which
is the very best and truly moral. The
stock and agricultural display to be
held. along with the fair is to be very
extensive. A large sum of money has
been contributed to a fund to be given
/ as prizes on horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs and chickens. while merchants
and others will give literally for the
from a glass of jelly to the best ears Of
corn. No entry fees are charged to
the exhibitors and none but home
grown products can 0e shown. Last
year many of the products on display
rivaled those at the state fair and 1t
| is thought the exhibits this year will
| be even better. Several cash awards
will be made in connection with the
home Among these prizes
are the following: To the person who
left Cambridge at the tenderest age,
50. 90, $1,OO; to the person who travel
ed the longest distance to return to the
homecoming, $500, S1.OO; to the per-
son absent the longest period without
returning, $500, $1.0O, and to the most
aged person returning to the home
coming $500, S1.OO.
| The association feeling that crows
are doing the farmers in Western
Wayne county much damage, have
adopted a plan for Kidding the county
of them, and at the present time is
paying 10 cents for every crows head
brought to any member of the associa-
ton. A count is kept of the heads
each farmer brings in and during the
fair prizes will be awarded to those
who have killed the most crows.
| Both sides of Main street for four
squares will be used for the fair and
parts of the adjoining side streets will
also be utilized. The side streets will
be used especially for the display OF
live stock. Booths in gay colors will
be erected on either side of the streets
used and during the entire gala week
the business district will practically be