The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-09-18

Thursday night marked the close oil
the Goth Medina county fair. There
have been many successful ones. Last
years fair was a successful one. But
the officials are prompt to assure US
that the one just over, was ahead in
many if not all ways of last years
fair, and indeed one of the bette,
ever held in the history of the aaso-
citation. The weather was ideal and
maybe on account Of the weather
spirit ran high.
Most everything that goes to make
up fair WAS in evidence, but there
were some things noticeably absent.
The small boy was there, the weak
lemonade, the vari-colored toy ba-
looms, the ubiquitous peanut, the un-
speakable fortune-teller and the mer-
maid; these, aye, and more, but Jun
less we failed in vision, there was one
feature lacking. Feature, did we
say? Yes, feature indeed. The one
thing that really entities the yearly
occasion to the name fair. It was the
merry-go-round. Did you see it? we
didn't. And we mourn. Those bril-
liant-hued tigers with the rigid tails.
The lions with the woody mains. The
oaken pony and chestnut deer. What
flood of memory was turned awry
when in meandering about the
grounds this familiar entertainment
was not to be found, nor even its con-
comitant, the orchestrion. w.
However, our sorrow was in a
measure allayed Wednesday noon
when there was waited to our ears
the reminiscent strains of "Annie
Rooney" delivered from a hand-organ
operated by a venerable lady who has
lived beyond the allotted span, and
who very likely has seen better days
The exhibit of cattle, while not as
large as was expected, nevertheless
was Of very high order. No finer
array of hogs was ever seen at the
Medina fair. In the art hall the ex-
hibits were not numerous but were
exceptionally attractive.
| The ball game Wednesday between
Medina and Spencer resulted in vic
torn for Medina in a score of 9 10 5
fThe game Of Thursday between Liver
pool and Bennetts Corners was wo1
by Liverpool in a score Of II to 5.
Wednesdays races resulted as fol
lows: -.
In the 2:30 trot, General Fremont
from Ravenna, won first money; Bell.
wood, from Litchfeld, second; Spiel
Direct, third.
In the 2:22 pace, Clayton E., from
Ravenna, won first money; Vic Lee
from Sebring, o., second, and Billy
D S G, from Cleveland, third.
In the 2:18 trot, DOME B., from
North Randall, won first money
McCalla, second, and Librie, from
Cleveland, third.
Thursdays races:
In the 2:30 pace, Darenon from Mt
Vernon, o., won first money; Anna
billiard, from Rochester, N. Y, sec.
ond, and Rose Nadine, from Beloit
o., third.
In the 2:24 trot, General Fremont
took first money, Will Bloom of Berea
second, and Georgias Prodigal, third
! In the 2:16 pace, Fred B. Onward
took first money, Bird B., owned by
o. E. Brooks, Medina, took second
and Agnus K, from Jeromeville, o.,
took third.
The gate and grand stand receipts
for Wednesday were $2,283.42; for
Thursday they amounted to a little
over $1100. The receipts for both
days exceed considerably the amounts
for last year.
Following are those who had ex-
hibitS on the grounds:
Medina Machine Co., oxy-acetylene
Welding and cutting equipment. R. D.
Fieldes, manager.
Gallon Metallic Vault Co., display
of steel burial vaults.
Western Reserve Garage, w. E.
Bowman, manager, an unusually
large display of autos of every de-
scription.
The A. I. Root Co., display was
unique and generous as the attendant
handed out freshly-baked biscuits
garnished with honey.
Medina Farmers Exchange, display
Of farm implements.
R. A. Loehr, display of Buick cars.
c. H. Albert, oxy-acetylene weld
ing and cutting equipment.
G. s. Fretter, display of COW STAN