Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1884 — A Financial Suecess. [ARTICLE]

A Financial Suecess.

The Jasper County Fair,'held last week, did not prove a failure from a financial point of view. A .sudden change in the weather, Wednesday night, from the extreme heat which had Been prevailing, to a reasonable temperature, had a very favorable effect upon*the attendance during the last two days. As is usually the case, Thursday was the principal day of the fair; and upon thht day tfce number of ickets sold was--167: on Friday, the number was 11111. The attendance on Wednesday did hot readi 100. ’ln the matter cf exhibits, the fair was reasonably good in some departments, and exceedingly poor in others. The •exhibits of all kinds of live stock were very meager, in every thing except horses, and in that division many line animals wei*e in the stalls. What cattle, hogs and sheep that were shown ere good enough, but there were altogether too few of them, The poultry show was large and tine, as has been the case for several years: but in point of extent, at least, the chicken show was not quite equal to that of last year, if our memory serves us right, but we are not prepared to say whether the quality of fowls ehiblted this ytttr were better or worse than last yeftr. In ■Floral Hall the exhibits of farm and gsrden'products was gbbd. In the ’Ladies' departments the fair was more completely a success, than in any others. The show of fiifc'needle work, and other articles ot decorative art was exceptionally large and beautiful, while in the lines of household ' art, the display Avas also large and excellent. A considerable number of race horses were present, but none of the racefc, ex cept the running races, appear to have created much enthusiasm. At the single dash, on Thursday, Reynold's “Geo. L.” took first money and Blanchfill’s “Revertie” th§ second •feioney. —At the best two in three on Friday, ‘Wven’s “Loupe” was dirst, “Geo.-L.” second, and “Revertie, third.