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ground.A springier farm wagon, containing a family that had ridden fifteen miles, rolled into town before nine o’clock in the morning.One of the pleasant things of the day, not mentioned above, was the solo sung by Elder Jameson, the congregation joining in the chorus.The proceeds of the candy stands and the collection taken on the ground came $15 short of meeting expenses.The crowd would have been still larger if there had not been abroad in the town and country a lurking suspicion that there j would be an admission fee to the Fair ground. The people were charged twenty*-five cents apiece for breathing the free air of the Fourth of July Inside of those gates three or four years ago, and they remember the swindle notwithstanding thepromises of the present libera! management.The foot race, six times around the track, three miles, run by George Hamilton, Mont Sec u Hen, Lewis Banks and-Porter, was v on by Hamilton and Porter. Prize $7 and $5.A horse which Nelse Barnard attempted to drive out to the grounds, took fright and twisted the shafts out of the buggy. Nobody hurt Two companies of boysChris Debaven L*v» Hartman B P Claypool A B Clay pool Ji.ptha Steele Leonard W. Pctro Absalom Petro Matthew Harlan M'm Spark*Tbom»* H ink tor* John Lockhart Jame* VanhornHelen Barnard Mahal* Montgomery Mrs Taylor John Ann Sbeild*Mr* Levi Hartman Hester I toot*Olive Tate Mr* Clark Porter Mary AckerMrs Alexanderr.u*vi*:w Towssmr.Josiah Piper and wife Isaac Powell ** John Baker David Baker Daniel Baker and wife John Punish Hiram Jeffrey Charles Short rid see4 ‘ Daniel Soeftndce “ Epbriam Jeffrey W W Thrasher t% V• *ifWm Brown and wife Ezekiel Parrish Wm Irwin Thomas Smiley Jesse Shortridjte Matthew Hastings James M’ConneliEllis SPOnneU Justice Reese Frank Bilbc ki*fc*r4 Jf jUhAndrew MoffittwThos Simpson and Wm Simpson Wm C Jones John Hubb*}| Jonas Fiant John FiantDavid FSant D H White Albert Lay son Daniel Burris Joseph SutciiffHenry M« Multan Alex YanblalrDavid LyonsATEELOO TOWXSHIP.wife Wtn Montgosn *ry Clayton Lambert J D Monger Jacob H eider Jacob Troxeli Joseph Cole W U SkinnerMrs Royaden** Wolvertoi)“ Job 44 Peyton Cookli Thompson CoofeIrvin White«.*4tlf*i 4MMtiilA T Beckett, Sr Emily Beckett Eliza Ross James Grist James SmithMary SmithElisha Harrell Samuel HescdefSou James Stedjacxsox Towxsmie.EUhu Crandle Sarah Crandle David Veatch Anna Veatch Wm Lari more J« flerson Jemison Anchor Jemison*41
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Connersville Examiner
Connersville, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 21, 1879
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