The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-09
FOURTH CELEBRATION
A SUCCESSFUL ONE

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From a meteorological standpoin
Monday resemb' ed day in mid-aut
umn. But for the absence Of crimson
foliage one might easily have mistak
en- the day as evidence of the untime
Ily advent Of the melancholy season
There was a cold wind blowing ant
anon the sun was hidden behind heay,
and threatening clouds. While it /:
certain this condition was in no way {
hindrance to the work of the enter
talners, it is certain the crowd at the
fair grounds would have been appreci
ably greater had it not been for the
menancing aspect of the weather.
There were not many visitors to the
grounds before II o'clock. From that
time until the middle of the afternoon
there was a continual increase and il
is conservatively estimated that 45OC
persons attended the celebration.
AT 10 o'clock the Medina Band gave
concert Of one hour. At | O'Clock
and during the first ball game the
band gave another short concert and
then repaired to the grandstand where
they discoursed music for the balance
OF the afternoon during the races and
the various other amusements.
The attractions were all worth see.
ing, although some were more meri.
torious than others. But there was
sufficient variety to accommodate all
tastes and thus it would be difficult
II not unfair, to criticize closely.
The acrobatic Reubs, performing os-
tensibly from a top Of a load of hay
did clever tumbEng, the female i'm
personator of the team causing the
claret to come to many cheeks by the
immodest display Of undergarments
But on thewhole theshow was pretty
good one and took we'll with thecrowd
The "Twirling Talbots", ring anc
revolving teeth experts, performed
well, and, like the other performances
were repeated throughout the day.
The trained dog show was a Mecca
for the little folk and it should be sale
that the dogs were remarkably vel
trained. 6
Buck Bailey and three equestrian
appealed stronger to the younger zen
eration than the older. With sombrerc
and leggings and all the panoply oi
the plainesman, the work Of the above
trio was well calculated to cause the
hair of little boys to stand and their
eyes to roll out on their cheeks.
Marvin, the speed king" performed
a seemingly daring act in looping the
loop inside of twenty-foot track.
A pleasing entertainment was that
given by the "Three Orleffs," female
arcrobats, who performed on wheel
ing ladder 25 feet in mid-air.
The so-called impersonator of Char
lie Chaplin was advertised as fool
and the advertisement was correct. He
caused great deal Of merriment-for
some, but he was the recipient of a
swift kick from one man on whom he
was about to take a nap and the boot
ing was felt. At another time he
was grossly discourteous to an aged
lady when she endeavored to avoid his
grotesque advances. Another omni-
present impersonator, Gilbert Sarvoys,
was responsible for some mirth-pro-
voking stunts.
Most everything was for sale on
the grounds, exccpt-and the presence
Of an empty" here and there gave
proof through the day that the stuff
had been there. There was observed
but little, If any, intoxication during
the day, however, which speaks well
for so large and cosmopolitan a crowd.
While the program underwent some
changes as regards to time and order
of attractions, it suffered nothing
thereby and thevarious committeeman
may be congratulated on the work
they did. The celebration, we are
informed. was not a profit
able one, neither did it entail a loss to
the club of businessmen who projected
it. 1t barely paid for itself.
The horse races were exceptionally
good and resulted as follows:
Ist Event Mixed