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p24 weekenderseptember 25j993 i i s i markham east york agriculture fair 100 years ago the spring fair of 1893 experienced rain the night before the one day event this was credited with halting the seeding result ing in a good turn out of the farmers it was reported rather begrudgingly however that the sod was soggy the track was ankle deep in mud and the weather was chilly and disagreeable the fall fair on the other hand experienced the highest atten dance ever and gate receipts of 161883 wednesday was devoted to setting up the exhibits and the attendance on thursday was shown as 3000 persons enjoying the fair under sunny skies the big day was friday with the 900 am train being met at the markham station by the markham citizens band each succes sive train brought more fair attendees and by noon markham had the largest crowd it had ever seen stable room was at a premium and horses were tethered in every nook and cranny of the town there were 10000 in attendance at the fair on that friday after noon and although rain fell in the latter part of the day it was reported that it did nothing to dampen the spiritsof the fair goers at least one fair goers spirits and humor were sufficiently out of sorts to compel that individual to write a letter to the editor and sign it as one who was there the writer objected vociferously to the presence of fakirs at the fair and top the blatant disre gard of the new stature which made selling tobacco products to minors an offence the author castigated the fairs directors for turning a blind eye to the tobacco sales but absolved them of responsibility with regard to the number f cases of drunkenness evident in the crowd in the same newspaper there was a glowing report of the admirable job done by directors rennie and alex russell assisted by constables tidsberry burns and boyd in doing away with the fakirs and gamblers who had infested the fair in previous years welcomes the 141 markham fair why not treat yourself to a fantastic lunch or dinner considering our large portions our prices are utterly crazy come grab yourself a sfc7 great deal on a great meal hobos your place for value til the cows come home now two can enjoy the great tastes of hobos restaurant for the price of one 5308 hwy 7 east of mccowan markham tel 2948522 rig 1 k dptai1damtc restaurants buy one dinner entree and get the second entree of equal or less valuefree with coupon valid monday thru thursday 400 pm to closing expires 301093 buy one dinner entree and get the second entree of equal or less valuefree with coupon valid monday thru thursday 400 pm to closing expires 301093 buy one great luncheon special and receive the second one of equal or less valuefree with coupon valid monday thru thursday 1 1 00 pm to 400 pm expires 301 093 i restaurants buy one great luncheon special and receive the second one of equal or less valuefree with coupon valid monday thru thursday 1 1 00 pm to 400 pm expires 301 093 restaurants 5553 5308 hwy 7 markham just east of mccowan rd 2948522 vw6wttw birds of a feather a country fair just wouldnt be a country fair without the farm animals city and country folk alike love to visit old macdonalds barn and the livestock arena depotmate 486 sx20 stliroowve brother hl6 laser l44 floppy drive 6 pages per minute vgavtdeocard 2yr warranty 14 vga colour monrror 48 resioent fonts ms dos so auto interface and emulation fimft swrtoungcanbeusedfor ww dosormac ca ctammcp wcl type compat1bl p turn your fax into a full page scanner compatible with all major desktop publishing software windows dos mac versions 62 each cdrom software multimedia 12000 sq ft lotus ami pro highest rated word processor for windows rated 1 software digest 275 why pay more large sebctioof computer bows mb 7 roml99 aoiflrfowm77h bestpfxeo99 boxvo x ovwespov t ftgwsiz 3 3 i a 5 14th ave denison steetese plug into low pricing pc depot for ah your computer needs 3145 14th avenue markham ontario l3r ohi phone 4702211 fax 4702239 hours monfri 9am 9pm satlom6pmsunqpm6pm