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WHY WAS OUR FAIR A
FAILURE.
This is a question to which it may
be well to give a little attention, now
that the fact of the failure is fresh in the
minds of all who attended it. That,
a8 an exhibition of our agricultural
or mechanical products, an advertise-
ment of our agricultural or mechani-
cal skill and capabilities, or an expres-
sion of the intelligent enterprise of our
people, it was a miserable, contempti-
ble, disgraceful failure, needs no de-
monstration. But why? Surely it
was not the “hard times.” There is no
fee charged for entering articles or an.
imals for exhibition, and the actual
money outlay required to bring either
from the most distant parts of our
county is not worth estimating. The
money cost of placing on exhibition
samples of his crops, flocks and herds
is not great enough to deter any well
to do farmer in Centre county, if “the
times’ were even “harder” than they
are. Was it because this is the ‘‘cen-
tennial” year ? Shades of '76 defend
us from the wrath of our people if we
should insult their patriotism by ad
mitting this ! Certainly the great na-
tional anniversary which has brought
us the homage of the world, should
prompt us to do our best, instead of
our worst. It cannot have been this.
Was the management weak, negligent,
inefficient? We think such a charge
could scarcely be maintained. It is
no disparagement to any of his prede-
cessors to say that the society has
never had a more faithful, untiring, or
capable secretary than Mr. GepHART,
and we know whereof we speak, when
we say that he has worked day and
night for the success of the fair,
without wages or reward, and almost
without thanks. Chairman BEAVER,
with Messrs. Risuer, Hunter and
others of the Executive Committee,
and that sturdy old veteran, SAMuEL
GiLLILAND, a3 a volunteer member,
have spent much of valuable time
and money too, in their untiring labors
to have the grounds repaired and put
in suitable condition and in completing
the numerous and wearisome details
of the preliminary arrangements.
In addition to all the ordinary work,
a sub-committee ie for the
purpose, have published a monthly pa.
per conta; ing much matter of general
interest to the farmer, but devoted
mainly to giving information regarding
the fair. This committee has put in
days of conscientious hard work in
the endeavor to make a paper accep-
table to the farming community, and
have distributed it throughout the
county, free to all who would read it,
even prepaying the postage.
A complaint was made that the
Society devoted too much attention
and money to the racing class of
horses, and too little to those of
the more useful classes. The So-
ciety at once struck the racing class
from its list of premiums, and the ex-
ecutive committee added to the general
stock premiums the amount of money
usually expended in racing premiums.
In short, we believe that those
charged with the management of the
Society's affairs have, without except-
ion, labored faithfully to promote all
its interests, and we do not believe that
it was because of official neglect that
our fair advertised to any strangers
who may have visited it, that in all
things pertaining to agricultural enter-
prise, Centre county, the geographical
centre of the Keystone State, and the
seat of the State Agricultural College,
is at least twenty years behind her
sister counties.
That her exhibition was a most
successful failure, we are compelled to
admit, and for the reasons for this
failure we must look to those who
are responsible for it; namely the
“farmers, mechanics, ig
housewives and all others who faile
to appear as exhibitors.
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Special Induecoments
OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS!
All grades of
DRY GOODS, DOMESTIC AND FANCY,
AT THE VERY BOTTOM PRICES !
MENS’ YOUTHS® AND BOYS
CLOTEING !
at prices based on the recent great declines.
pr
MENS’ AND BOYS
BOOTS "Fron one Dorian a PAT OF
LADIES’ MISSES’ AND CHILDRENS SHOES
in great variety—at astonishingly low prices.
OUR GREAT ASSORTMENT OF FALL STOCK FOR
THIS SEASON JUST RECEIVED
EXAMINE BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE.
S. & A. LOEB.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
THE DUCHESS,
The Earliest Strawberry.
Large, Bolid, prolific, hardy and of the best
quality.
Price 50 cents per plant; 21 six; 83 per
ail.
ozen, free by m
200,000
PICKLES PER ACRE
can be grown by planting the
GREEN PROLIFIC CUCUMBER.
Price 25 cents per packet; 75 cents per ounce;
$1 75 per }{ pound; $5 per pound. Free by
mail. For descriptive price list of every de-
sirable variety of
Small Fruits, Seed Potatoes
and Garden Seeds,
Address,
F, M. HEXAMER,
New Castle, Westchester Co., N.Y.
ARMERS, GRANGERS AND
EVERY ONE ELSE.
It is to your interest to know that we have
been, and always shall be the leaders of LOW
PRICES. We have revolutionized the trade
by introducing the system of low prices in
Bellefonte, and we propose at all times to lead,
The lowest prices for best goods, one Price
and no misrepresentation are the corner
stones upon which we have built our trade.
We carry the fullest stock of Dry Goons, Ho-
SIERY, FANCY Goons, WHITE Goons, EMBROID-
ERIES, &0. Call and convince yourselves that
we sell the cheapest and deal the fairest.
H. HERMAN & CO.,
New York Store, opp. Bush House,
Bellefonte, Pa.
J. & J. HARRIS,
HARD WARE,
IRON, STEEL,
NAILS, GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, &C.,
No. 5, BROCKERHOFF ROW,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
GROCERIES! GROCERIES!
GREAT EXCITEMENT !
Over great reduction in prices at the
Grocery House of 8, A, BREW & SON, in
Humes'’s block next door to Post Office. The
undersigned announces to the public that
they have lately reduced their prices to the
lowest poesiile cash basis and are determined
not to be undersold. We claim for the fol-
lowing reasons to be able to sell at small
profits : 1st, we pay small rent 2d, we pay no
salaries, 3d, we let the price and quality of our
goods advertise for themsel®es, 4th, we are
at all times ready to deal in country produce
both for cash or in exchange. Will'be please
to have you call and examine our stock.
S. A. BREW & SON,
SCHROYER & SON
are selling
FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS
very low for cash, They have just filled their
ware-rooms with new style, Bed room Sets.
Call before you buy or you will miss it.
UNDERTAKING GOODS
always on hand, and funerals attended with a
good hearse. Call on Schroyer & Son, Bishop
street, opposite McClures saddley shop before
you buy and save 25 per cent.
1776. 1876.
MONTGOMERY & CO.,
MERCHANT TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS,
Hats, Caps and Men's Furnishing Good
No. 7, Brockerhoff Row, Bellefonte, ; Dig Sat.
isfaction guaranteed in every sale,
SUITS READY MADE AND TO ORDER,
from $16, $18, $20, $22, $25, up to $40, warranted
all wool, finest fabric, sure fit. Overcoats all
kinds of prices—$10 UPWARDS.
Will not be undersold in anythin in our
line. The largest, latest aud A Spas
steck of Hats in Central Pennsylvania.
SHIRTS A SPECIALTY.
Grain taken in exchange for mere
at the highest market RUA or merchandise—
LAUTH, THOMAS & CO.,
Near Howard, Centre County, Pa.,
have just opened in their
NEW STORE ROOM AN ENTIRE
STOCK OF GOODS. ili
consisting in part of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS|
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Har
ware, &c.,
Cc. |
Will be sold at bottom pri sh, ¢
in exchange for produce. Prices for cil, 9