Fair Notes

More raiu Friday. The receipts at the gate Thursday were over $1,000. Miss Fletcher was the principal exhibitor of cannetl fruit?. The crowd present Thursday was estirtated as high as 4,500. Prof. Hogan made two very satisfactory balloon ascensión Thursday. Over 500 persons took their meals at Kearaey's restaurant Thursday. It was a sensible move to vote to have the fair a year henee a week earlier. Ia the race Thursday Topsey took first money and Black George was second. Not a clothing house was represented, and only one dry goods establistiment. In the poultry department the entriei were nearly 200 less than at the last fair. J. D. Baldwin exhibited seedling peaches of his own raising, which were beaulies. The fair flnancially was a success because there wilt be very few premiums to pay-, P. Irwin's "Membrina Gold Dust" took first money and diploma iu the stallion race. Prof. I. S. Haines' exhibit of penmanship beat anything ever seen on the grounds. M. Rogers and the A. A. A. Co. were the on!y ones who exhibited agricultural implements. Andrew Smith's yeariing colt weighed 1 ,000 pounds and was jadorned with the blue ribbon. The children of the grammar and ward schools were given an upporlunity to visit the fair Thursday. C. E. Holmes has presented Jno. Nowland with a box of cigars, hia special premium lor the best driving horse. No liquor or beer was sold on the grounds, but you could get plenty to drink just opposite the ticket office. Jacob Ganzhovn, secretary of the coun. ty poniological society, was the largest exhibitor of grapes of different vaneties. The executive committee met Friday and voted to hold the fair next year a week following the state fair. A good idea. The Misses Doane who were .riding on the grounds Thursday, had one of the wheels of their carriage taken off by be ing run into. S. R. Whecler, station agent at Uexter, won the 100 yard foot race, and received a barrel of flour, the special premium offered by Frank Goodale of Delhi. Premiums were awarded the largest exhibitors as follows: H. O. Clark, vegetables; R. L. Godf rey, grains and seeds; Mrs. J. C. Bird, butter; Mrs. Allison, sweetmeats. Hall & Moseley's eating house was well patronized ana the proprietors and a number of clerks were kept busy setting it up to the hungry. They propose hereafter to make their restaurant a part of their liusiuess, whcrc one can get anything to eat on short notice. In the baby show there were some ten entries, and if you could have heard the remarks madu by nine mothers wheu the prize was given to Mrs. L. Moore, for having the haudsomest baby on exhibition, it would have pleased you. The judges were Prof. Perry and C. S. Gregory. The prize, a $4 silver cup, was idven by Bliss & Son. As tlie recor iing seeretary. better known is the Tramp, refused to allow a Demociiat reporter to look at the books of the society, he caüed on Mr. D. M. Finley, who kindly loaned him his private memorandum from which the following report of the SPECIAL rREUIUMS awandcd, is made up To Andrew Smith, Ann Arbor, embroidered duster valued at $2.50, by A. Teufel, for best yeariing draft colt. To II. G. Warren, Ann Arbor, pair velvet embroidered slippers, by John Burg, for best six balls of dutch cheese. To Mrs. II, Laraway, Ann Arbor, $2 in goods from store, by E. Mann, for best home made rag catpet. To Mrs. J. C. Bird. Ann Arbor, pair of ladies shocs, by Theodore Taylor, for best ten pounds of butter. To Wm. Cousins, $2, by Wines & Worden, for best collection of flowers in pots, and to Miss A. Wilsey, for best tliree loaves hop Jfeast bread, $1 by Ihe same flrin. ToC. Walker & Bros., Englisli decorated tea s;t of 56 pieces, valued ut $6.72, by Dean & Co., for best siugle top Carraige manufactured in Ann Arbor. To W. H. Kice, Ypsilanti, jewelry valued at $3, by Wm. Arnold, for pair of best hand made pillow cases by a girl under fifteen years. To Joseph Whitlark, Ann Arbor, $2.50, by Heinzman & Son, for lightest man over 50 years of age and resident of county. S. W. Dorr, Manchester, pair gents slippers, by John M. Keinhardt, for best and largest varicty of apples. To Mrs. A. W. Ames, Ann Arbor, rocking chair valued at $3, by Koch & Haller, for best embroidered sofa pillow. John Nowland, Ann Arbor, box 50 cigars, by C. E. Holmes, for best style single norse driven to carriage. B. M. Iïouse, two pounds cream tartar, by W. Thomas, for young man bringing best reconimend from last employer. To W. P. ülcott, Ypsilanti, fur hat, by A. B. Henion, for best knit lap rug. ü. v . o, regory, uexier. Aun Aruor Democrat uutil Jan. 1. 1883, by II. E. II . Bower, lor best bushel of white wheat. E. Sanford, Saliue, Washtenaw Post until Jan. 2, 1883, by L. J. Lelsemer, for best bushel of red wheat. To Carrie Hicks, Ann Arbor, a at by E. J. Johnson, for best specimen of penruanship by aehild under sixleen. To Lucila Mooie, Ann Arbor, silver cup, valuo $4, by C. Bliss & Son, íor handsomest baby undei two years. A, E. Bullock, Aun Arbor, three pouuds Japan tea, by G. W. Shier, for best gallon jar of September butter. To D. B. Webster, Ami Arbor, chromo of A. Lincoln, by Chas. Boylan, for best trio of Plymoulh Koek fowls. John Nowland, Ann Arbor, pair of cushions valued at $5, by C. Walker &- Bros., for best driviug on track. To Mrs. E. T. Walker, Salem, Universal clothes wringer, by J. W. Huilt, for best three gallon crock of butler. To Miss Nettie Moore, Ann Arbor, six hem-stitched handkerchiefs, by ü. F. Schairer, for best worsted umi hand cmbroidered tidy. To Jacab Ganzhorn, Ann Arbor, pair of embroidered slippers, by L. Gruner, for best and gveatest variety of grapes. To Frank Clark, ,Ann Arbor, $2.50 gold piece, by Eberbach & Son, for best specimen of ten liues of penmanship, by by boy under sixteen years To'N.E. Sutton, Ann Arbor, $8, by E. T. Walker, for best two years colt, by Gnglish draught horse Black Bob; and D. O.Bird, Ann Arbor, $3, (duplícate) byjsame; also Andrew Smith, Aun Arbor, $5, by Mr. Walker, for best yearliug colt, same sire. Rev. Dr. Ryder and Miss Ada Tnpp was married yesterday. Prof. Wilson has been elected dean of the homeopathie faculty. Foster, republican, is elected governor of Ohio by 10,000 majority. The feeling is so great against the pres sent incompetent recording secretary of the agricultural society, that he wil] not be burdened with the office another year. The Register showed him up yesterday, all of which The De.mocrat endorses. Under an act of the last legislature the judge of probate was instructed to require bonds of the county treasurer, in such sum as he may elect as security tor moiieys deposited in his possession belonging to deceased persons wbo have no heirs residiug in this country.