Ohio
County Street Fair
To Be Held at Hartford
May 15 and
16, 1903
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List of Premiums to Which New Ones
Are Constantly Being Added
Here are the rules and regulations
governing the fair:
RULES TO GOVERN HARTFORD’S STREET
FAIR OR ENTERTAINMENT
I. Messrs. Ben Newton, W. P. Render, Sr. and
H. B. Taylor, Sr. are invited to attend and act as the Executive Board, and
they shall decide all questions that may arise, their decision being final.
II. The
Secretary shall keep a record of all entries, record all votes and guesses and
issue his warrant for all premiums. He
shall also assist the Executive Board in counting votes and guesses.
III. All
premiums to remain in the possession of those who gave them until 4 o’clock
p.m. of the last day, then to be delivered on the last day.
Then to be delivered on the warrant of the Secretary.
IV.
Everyone except citizens of Hartford to have full privileges and
prerogatives in showing products, voting , guessing and receiving premiums.
V. No
one but a farmer shall act as a member of the executive Board or act as judge
of any product or article.
VI. The
Executive Board shall select judges to pass upon the merits of all stock,
fowls, products and performances exhibited for premiums.
VII. No
person, stock or product shall be entitled to any premium, that was awarded a
premium at the late opening of T. J. Turley & Co. in Hartford, Ky.
VIII. All
entries to be made with the Secretary by 12 o’clock p.m. on Friday, May 15,
1903.
IX. All
entries exhibited to be returned to owners and no executions will be made for
articles on account of taking a premium.
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LIST OF PREMIUMS
We, the
undersigned, agree to give the articles and amounts opposite our names for the
purposes indicated by us, same being given in support of a Street Fair
entertainment, to be held in Hartford, Ky. on May 15 and 16, 1903, with the
understanding that no citizen of Hartford shall participate, either directly or
indirectly, in voting, guessing, showing products or receiving premiums.
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FIRST
DAY’S PROGRAM
As the time draws near
for the Street Fair, interest in its success increases and from indications
there will be nothing to ask for but room to stand.
The Executive Board met last Monday and
completed the programme in every detail, and they are putting forth every
effort in connection with the business men to make the enterprise a success. More prizes are likely to be offered, chief
among which will be a capital prize by the Hartford Bar, and also a nice
premium by the “Court House Ring,” or county officials.
There are handsome and valuable prizes
offered for almost everything the farmers have and as it costs nothing to come
or enter products, there is likely to be a very large number of entries in
every ring.
Source: The Hartford Republican
May 8, 1903, Page 3
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Hartford’s Street Fair
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Large Crowds in Attendance Both
Days – Premiums Awarded
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As was
anticipated the Street Fair here Friday and Saturday was a complete success in
every detail. The crowd Saturday was
estimated at 5,000, while less than half that number was here Friday. The visitors seem to have been entertained in
a way eminently satisfactory.
Below we give a list of premiums awarded
and the donors:
Ring No. 1, by Carson
& Co. – Best mare and young colt, one sewing machine, $25. Won by E.
E. Brown, Rockport.
Ring No. 2, by John
B. Foster, best suckling calf, one barrel best flour, $5. Won by J.
B. Sanderfur, Horton.
Ring No. 3, by Thos.
Bros, best cow and calf, one cooking stove, $5. Won by
H. B. Taylor, Sr., Beaver Dam.
Ring No. 4, by Taylor
and Lewis, Best gelding, one set of buggy harness. Won by B.
F. Tichenor, Centertown.
Ring No. 5, by Carson
Bros, best young colt, one shotgun, $6.
Won by J. W. Rowe,
Centertown.
Ring No. 6, Riley’s
Meat Shop, Best ewe and lamb, one clock, $5. Won by John
Chinn, Beaver Dam.
Ring No. 7, Commercial
Hotel, Largest turkey, five dollars in gold.
Won by Mrs.
F. M. Porter, Hartford.
Ring No. 8, by L.
F. Woerner, Best hen and chickens, one pair of ladies fine shoes,
$3.50. Won by Mrs. S. J. Hawkins, Hartford.
Ring No. 9, by J.
C. Rhoads, Best half-dozen frying chickens, one set of dining chairs,
$6. Won by Albert Rial, Hartford.
Ring No. 10, by Bank
of Hartford – Best pair of mules, any age, owned by one man, fifteen
dollars in gold. Won by W. W. Park, Clear Run.
Ring No. 11, by Bank
of Hartford—Best horse or mare, any age, ten dollars in gold. Won by S.
D. Myers, Render.
Ring No. 12, by L.
T. Barnard—Best mare and suckling mule, saddle, blanket and bridle, $10.
Won by Leslie Coombs, Palo.
Ring No. 13, by E.
L. Bullington—Best pig 5 months old and under, five dollars in gold. Won by J.
E. Maddox, Rockport.
Ring No. 14, by Cleve
Iler—Best boy rider, 10 years and under, boy’s saddle, blanket and bridle,
$5. Won by Ben Kimmel, Ceralvo.
Ring No. 15, by Henry
Nall—Best old-time fiddler, saddle, bridle, and spurs, $15. Won by Jno
W. Ashley, Taffy.
Ring No. 16, by A.
D. White—Winner in foot race, one bicycle $20. Won by Wilbur
Johnson, Sulphur Springs.
Ring No. 17, by Ohio
County Bank—Best double-team in harness, regardless of sex or ownership,
ten dollars in gold. Won by Zeke E. Reid, Smallhouse.
Ring No. 18, by First
National Bank—Best yoke of oxen, twenty-five dollars in Gold. Won by Clarence
Patton, Adaburg.
Ring No. 19, by R.
L. Tweeden—Best fifty ears of corn, one shovel plow, $5. Won by Jno
Foster, No Creek.
Ring No. 20, by W.
M. Hudson—Best mule, ten dollars in gold.
Won by Fox Brown, Wysox.
Ring No. 21, by Yelser
and Morrison—Best half-bushel of wheat, one shovel plow, $5. Won by Jno.
Chinn, Beaver Dam.
Ring No. 22, by R.
H. Gillespie—Best half-bushel of oats, one set of double-tree and
singletrees, $2.50. Won by Hardin Baird, Hartford.
Ring No. 23, by Lee
Chinn—Best 2-year old colt, one set of harness, $15. Won by L.
E. Ward, Hartford.
Ring No. 24, by Wood
Tinsley—Best bale of hay, three dollars in gold. Won by Nat
Lindley, Mantanzas.
Ring No. 25, by B.
B. Collins—Best string band, ten dollars in gold.
Won by Dundee
String Band.
Ring No. 26, by City
Restaurant—Winner in sack race, $7.50 to first and 2.50 to second, total
$10. Won by J. M. Hamilton 1st , and G. M. Hoover, 2nd, Hartford.
Ring No. 27, by Fair
& Co. –To choir that makes the best music, limited to five selections
each, $30 yards all-wool ingrain carpet, $15.
Won by West Point Choir.
By J.
H. Williams—Nearest correct guess to number of pills in a pound bottle,
one watch, $15. Won by Wavy Liles, Taylor Mines. No. of guess, 2,337; No. in jar, 3,339.
By Sam
Bach—Best looking man, one suit of clothes, $15. Won by John
Brown, Hartford.
By G. J.
Bean—For the finest looking lady over 28 years old and under 45, who has
never been married, five silver dollars. No
entries.
By R. T.
Iler—Best looking widow, one side saddle, blanket and bridle, ten
dollars. Won by Mrs. Addie Broomfield, Jingo.
By J. W.
Ford—Prettiest baby 2 years old and under, ten dollars in gold. Won by Edna
Pearl Shown, 1st premium, daughter of Hosea Shown. Eva M.
Moseley and daughter of Robt. Moseley.
By the Economy
Dry Goods Store—To the most popular young man, one trunk, 7.50. The most popular young lady, one ladies’ hat,
$7.50. Total $15.
Won by H. M. McCormic, No
Creek. Lady, Miss Lena Miller, Magan.
By T. J.
Turley & Co. –Best cake baked by a farmer’s wife or daughter, one silver
tea set, $25. Won by L. P. Turner, Maxwell.
By J. G.
Shacklett & Son—To the oldest man, one walking cane, $2.50. Won by T.
L. Allen, Hartford.
By W. S.
Tinsley—To the father and mother of the largest family (all to be present),
1 hatchet, 1 brass rule, 1 drawing knife, 1 cold chisel, 1 try square, 1 No.
102 block plane, 1 whetstone, 1 mincing knife, 1 pair 7-1/2-inch shears, 1
dozen table spoons, 1 Delft sauce pan, 1 Delft tea kettle, total $6. Won by and equally divided between Jos. Thompson, Heflin and J. L. Hicks, Beda.
By C. J.
Rhoads—Nearest guess to number of grains of corn in a quart jar, one iron
bedstead, $10. Won by Claude
Moxley, No Creek. No. of
guess, 2020.
By E.
Crabtree—Nearest guess to number of seed in a pumpkin, 25 pounds of coffee;
to the next nearest, 15 pounds of coffee; to the next nearest, 10 pounds of
coffee, total $10.Won by Melvina Williams,
1st; S. P. Rowan 2nd
and Lizzie Travis, 3rd.
By Z.
Wayne Griffin & Bro.—Nearest guess to quart of mixed grain, a set of
dishes, $25. Won by S. H. Ellis. No. guessed; number in jar, 5,228.
By Wm.
Schlemmer—Nearest guess to number of loaves of bread sold on both days of
the fair, one cake, $5. Won by Clayton Bozarth, Hartford.
Guessed 409; number sold 410.
To the one that would throw a greased hog over
the court house fence, premium offered by R.
T. Collins. Won by L. L. Newcomb, Beda.
By Bean
Bros—3 worth of tiling to the largest and smallest man. Won by C.
A. Hudson, Buford, and W. N. Stevens,
Hartford.
As a closing event of the Street Fair
festivities, a special purse was made up for the best lady dancer. The prize was $15 in gold--$10 to the best and $5 to the next best dances. The dancing occurred on the concrete pavement
in front of the post office. Only two
ladies danced and they were Misses
Bertie Feemster, living Hartford, and Rosa
Wilson, living Rosine. The judges
awarded the $10 to Miss Feemster and
the $5 to Miss Wilson.
The music for the Street Fair was furnished by the Morgantown Brass Band and was first
class. The lawyers, county officers, doctors and other business men of the town
contributed the money ($65) that brought the band.
Source:
The Hartford Republican
May 22, 1903
Thanks to Janice Brown for furnishing this article.
