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Frtxn /As Fair Psvrnt of Frida*.THE FAIR.What Wii* Hone Vcstcrlt; day.HOUSES SHOWN IN THE KING.Pacing, Eti'ic*trilln»liip, Election ol U«it*or§.Tb« programme in the forenoon colled for the cmliiWltion of of «N clssm *,hut low com.iy fairs pvt?r offered a bettor show. It in a pity ilrnt bo Hi tie imprest t« nntnifcJJled in Ancfitock by the general pub* ho. Scarcely n corporal* giia»d paid any intention to them.‘ !'M!INO MATO it.The paring race, which look place jester-4l|M£^ ^* M., bad been looked forward to ♦lib co nattier able interest at one in which the bent lime ever shown on ilio grounds would lie made. Tin reputation of some of the Horace warranted Ihre belief, and the result w*e highly eniiflfactory. When thojudgca called the horse* flvo fine animals pul in their appearance, ag follows:Black Frank—Entered by II. Oronklto.Rod Buck—Entered by 3. N. Green.Colton pi eh or—Entered by W. Peek, and two others the name* of which we faded to KOI,irtcr govern I attempts they were «ent o/FIn ftluiwli, Cotton-picker haring the pole, lhc lead from the atari and keep jugit, The Horace readied the score In the following order: Cottonpiekor, 1; BlackFr^pk, 2; Red Buck, 3; and the other two together, just saving their distance, T ime 2 :4l.After the usual delay between henta, they w we sent off again, Bed Buck having the pole. On the first quarter Black Frank pulled ahead, but, breaking badly, Red Buck end Ooiton picker pawned him, but be came In a close Ihiid, with tho other two considerably in the re.tr. Their drivers evidently coifcluilctl they were in too fust, company, as they drew their boisca. This heat Wi,-»taken by Bed Buck in 2 -40, Cotton-picker 2d, a ad Blult;,k Ft auk 3d.* be UisM heat was tnkon by Bed Buck inCouonpicker, 2d; Black Frank, 3d.The fourth heat was made in 2:37; Red Frank and Cotton picker coming in ,-W$pi*c too, three order.The purne was divided between Red Buck and Cotton picker in tho ratio of f 50 and *25.We muet gite the drivers credit for gentlemanly deportment and periect faiences in driving, Not the least attempt was made at jockeying,LAMES* A NO toOYd? eqtJKSTMANSmKBetween the hc.ita the time was economized by tho exhibition of ladies’ and boys’ cyiie^tnanhip. Tne fair cOatetUnU for the fint nerc Miss A»b flitz, Mbs EmmaHitz, (her aisrer), Mbs Aj-gic Stuart, and Miss AI lie Nov I. X. tk Day, Superintendent of that deputtmeut led them through the cvoiuiions hi gallant style, and when the judges had seen enough to satisfy them they lt;ailed them to the stand and dceorutcd tUg firm of Miss No*! with tho blue ribbon and that ol Mi-0 Ada Ifitz with the red. The l.idien were all expert, riding nearly equal ft well, but the award met *itb universal approval. Mis* Noel and Miss Emma Jlitz made a half wile da*h at a brctk' neck Apeod after thu award, which showed -lf*4tv 1**119*1 Ip mid pluck, but wad rfclty in a place where there was oo mueli danger of their hor»C9 becun ing frightened.notS* FqUE3TlllA*flJlIP.Hugh Kelso, Ralph Oruzeu aud Fred Day only entered. A. L, Clark super intended j their excreUe a*id they alt »ode gracefully | and mc If. Hugh rode without a saddle and | placed the game “follow your leader” well. The awa*d was made to Hugh the 1st, and I Ralph the 2d, but » pony purse Waa noade up for Fred in the absence of a third premium.THE ELECTION Of OK VICK R9 for the ensuing year was held at tho ticket I office at three o’clock and was well atiend-1 ed, resulting in the choice ofWm Noel, President,J, II. Flagg, Vice President,J. P. Bay, Treasurer,M Dunlap, Secretary,N. E, Si evens, Corresponding Secretary.• F.F. Putt, EL J. Schaffer, John Karr, John Boyne, P. V. Haley, N. B Day, Jno. BodJey, B. F. Hill and R. Cruzcn, Directors.Buuolaky.—Just before going to press we karri that a house on College Hill was pillaged on yesterday evening, the thieves carrying away bed-clothes, and even futnitur*.Fair Fifiufft#—Hercules, the stallioo, shown by : »he Johnsons, took three ribbon*—-blue for i sweepstakes, blue lor showing 6ve best eolte, red for draft.Just as we Expected.—-A horse belonging to John Johnson, wb» resides two and a half miles northeast of this city, was *tolcn from Maiket street last evening. The ho**« wm an iron gray formerly owu-td by Geo. Wright,ANoTiiuit Jail Bim.—One eyedJ.itk” w»s cngcd up lust evening, by officers Hm din and Uart fur being two “salubrious” and guilty of sun dry improprieties on the fair grounds.Runaway.—A team belonging to Mitihell Karr rannwav yeaterday afternoon with hiri Imggy, biciikiug one wheel, splintering i he spokes of another, and smashing the doublu-tress.—Sonic of those wheel-of-fortune gentry, sing tin* followingpwady on “Amcr leas increase of uiine;”IVe Uccu drinking of late, l*v« been drinking. My fcidiugN I can *c*rcHjr dcfluc;t've been drinking “old Uourixin“und “rot-gut,” “Tangle foof, (*yc“ and wmc.The lire having distracted attention from every thing cIau, as well aa deatruyed lha office of the Slt;n retary of the IloahJ, we arc compelled, bulb cm Account of want of space and data, to ormi till another week, matter wfiu'li Wi* had porjWBed giving hi this inane, and wt rhall be obliged to content ourself with the following, merely adding that the aurjUHl fair was a success, financially, and us an exhibition lt;»J Agricultural and median-kal products, and that to John Bod ley, Hu. pfHri ten dent of grounds, and II. F. Hill, Huporinteiident of Floral HaJI, the credit simulij lie given.iroriBve.Tlw display ol stock in oil departiacnta wt* unusually good, Mil Uj« exhibition of homo* both for draft and speed was such as to deserve special mention. Among lb** draft horses, the imported Stallion ^Hercules,” weighing eighteen hundred pounds, coaling *3,000, tho property of the Johnson Bros., living six miles north-east of thb place, and the two imported horses batong-ibg to Messrs- Virgin k Brown of Fairbiiry, were the beat representatives. Besides these were many mares and hoises not full blooded Norman, but hoa?y enough for all practical purposes.BCOOT HOUSES.Hr. Ed. GiU’s fine young iron grty horse, “Dick,” took the red ribbon as a single buggy horse. In the display of match teams tho bay team belonging to Mr. Earl bore away the palm. This Is certainly ona of the finest teams In this part of tlw State, and, attached to bis fine barouche, makes an enviable turnout. Blitee Bro’e Sroj gray team took the blue rag. The lorfel team belonging to Mr. Rogers, north-east of town, and life gray team belonging to Wm. Bruyn, of this place, had scores of admirers. With a good carriage manufactory in our tows, and eo many good horses, our turnouts ought to compare favorably with our neighboring towua.leach’s improved windmill.Those who took the pains to examine the mil! on exhibition near the race track, could not fait to ace its superiority over other mills At a glance. Its movement was •*»ore graceful, and the wheel *o constructed iliitt in a violent storm it folds its soils, and allows the wind to pans through its centre without increasing iff velocity. Its motion therefore is ss umft.rro under the highest wind as in an of Stuary bieexc. Uh goueriJ construction \a wort lit of attention.ink. a LOW MILE Ra.CE.The slow mule race was certainly one ol tho slowest races on record. There was no time spent in scoring. The mules all got away in a bunch, but befor*- they had gone fifty yrtrd* they scattered, one cutting cor* ncrs and bucking at every jump, ethers ran in among' the buggies near the track, and there they stood like statuary, while others went to grass, having tossed tiieir riders over their head*.VISE POULTRY.The attention paid to the breeding of poultry by men of mind and means, has brought their species to a degree of per fee* lion truly astonishing. Few of our citizens had any Idea of the blooded fowls In our midst, uorii they saw the specimens of Buff and Partridge Cochins, on exhibition at the lair, belonging to Messrs. Doggolt and Sawyer, both of thia city. Mr Daegett sold one trio of Buff Cjchhw to a man living oeut Bloomington, III., for flO.uftNoNoNoNoFr.XCoWlOeBlIUFLHIPliBel06iAPCip/Letter irvm Pellivillc.PKLLVtLL*, Oct. bth, 1974-Ed. RtconoSeveral ol our ncighWrs on the »elt;t oi us have been relieved of various articles of value during their absence from home within the lost week, by contemptible sneaks who were bumming around the country.The residence of E. Wait was burglarized while the family was absent io attendance upon the Paxton Fair, and relieved of several articles of value, including a good suit of clothes belonging to Mr. W.The dwelling of A. Cones was served in like manner, and several articles of jewelry and several dollars in money disappeared, alt amounting to about 113.00.Mr. Wait and Frank Wilson started wRb their backs up and fire in their eyes, after those clothes, and tracked the thieves to within a few miles of Milford, wbcre they lo*t the scent. Hr. Cone sounded the war* whoop, and with bristles erect oallied forth to the search, but could find no trace of the scavengers, and returned indignantly musing upon the thought that in all probability the inft rnAi skunks were luxuriating for the first time during their sneaking existence in a decent suit of clothes.We took a trip down through the country to Russv(lie the other day, and were coo-firmed in the faith tb it Lire yield of the corn crop, will not exceed of a crop. We p.ueed through Bluegross, aud were surprised at the- desolate appearance of the place, two store rooms were deserted, which a few years ago, wave altve with business, the street*, now lonely ami deserted, were then alive with coining and g .ing teams. Then ti»e ring ol the blacksmith's hammer was heard the livclo g day, and alongside the shoetuaker plied bis vocation; hut, alas, now it is not so. Desolation reigns where I tic and vigor were then enthroned.At Roseville we were i nprcssed with the evident life *r»[ energy in mife^ted on nil sides. It* churches and school Inm^e would be an honor to towns of ten tunes her and her bus mesa men are evidently wideawake, for on Friday evening last they paid 63 da for new com in the ear, and had paid the day before 66 ets., which S|Waka well for RossvlUc. P,rant»»•*Ih;amcotHidirTOG.iIt*Pat8str]G0w' A TicwmioMti,.—The following is a tertijuir!ihil left on onr doak by the Secretary of. the Ounrga club fur publication: “Wc, tho members lt;»i the Olympic B-ise Ball dub of Oinirga, hereby return our sincere tlmuks to the menihna of tho Puxion 11. B. C., for thrir licnpitriliiy to na during our atav in Piixhiti, Wo aUi under our heartlclt tfi.mUn u tin* fail iiisociittiun for iis gen oroaily, mot in Mi. John Lubounta lor his kini1nelt;H. They have treated u* in a nmn* nor hci'Ommg tludv gent Ivinmily imiurcs lui* which wc mo truly gmtclul ” A»ithon/ed by tint dub, and signed by ilio Secretary, G. W. I’hillipoMoms .Soldii*ks.~ A train of cavalry troop* pasted rhiough on the I. 0 B. it laai Sabbath. There were about fivoconch-«*a filled wiili two or three Iniggagecars, mid nbiuit ihutoen cur loud* ofhorsca. Tltey wort* eu route for New Orleans where the? expect U lutvc a grand hand shaking with the Ku KIux acrots the bloody chasm.Rookdikding.“-Orders for bookbinding received at the Record ottke and the work executed in the best aiylo and at low-out r i tea. B rii rg ahiwg yonr magazi i»e s, music, pictorials, etc., and have them put to good phape. Tic your periodical! up in packages just as you want them bound Special Attention given to “ Picturesque America ” ami woiks of that kind. if.gxUMIjLILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.toatecwecViraSIIsbianATRAfNS LEA VIC PAXTONQlt;KNO NOU1K.Alalt at........II -TJ i\m. Sundays cxExpn*bS «t..,.3.35 a.m.Mu0Jlt;.UIf.kM ..I ..rlt;UclP«I .. W . . , . V.IIM A Id tI'aaeenger ut..4 J5 a.m Monduyso Freight at..... 7.05 a.m. Sunduyaei “ ,...0 85a.M. Dally.....WO.'V i m. 9undayse...10 35 p.m.*»i*uoiNt* aouTn,Mull at.......12.43 p.m.Bnitday*e:Express*t. ..12.13 a.m.Faeaenger at.. 10 65 p.m. Saturdays trel^ht at.....5 81 p.m. Sundays eu ..,.1-45 PM. Daily.....2-54 A.M. Monduy* lt;... .4.15 A.v. Mondays 4I*. D, DUNBAR,iaLPNitu
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Paxton Weekly Record
Paxton, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 08, 1874
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