STheCanadien Champion, Wcd.,Sept. 14,1977 125-year-old Milton Fair BY Boy Dewsu This yer Milton Fair cete- rales is 125Us anniversary and Ue directocs plan a opecial historicol dsplay in 1he main hall ai 1he alc grounds, dtailing santme o Ue tors interestiug Os- toricol achgcound. Direters toan Marshall and Rush Ford are in charge af Ue history research and they have colected eeraI p ited artcles on the ftotos hstory. plan saine nId ecord boos, prîoc cîhhom. photos and early prîzc lis t oc 1he dsplay. Milon Faic iv sponsored hy Ue Halui Agricltocat Socety agroup omen and iomen who erve voluntarity on a ycar-oond asts te pt the alc together. foc tOe enomnto rural and urban people who come a parti- cipate ocrnse Ue dplays. Becaavc Milton as aliaayn been ni the cntre ofa large agrîcultorat district, Ue annual tat aie 0as havo an important eoent in the vommanty. Despte en crochment hy Oghways, homes and shopping centres, Uere iv stlI mach rural lond le atIon and iany "hobby" tarmees and gardonoers participate i tOc toIts agrculturally-oriented cm petitions as ivrîl as tOc toit ime ona tîde larmers. Bt thc taie also caer, 10 chîdren, ucantes and aomenroa alks of lite Il aliat' as. asd il ,lîayv l aav ositacch 16, 1853 thal Hallon grîcltral Society ias irt organizrd. home oI those esponsile toc 10s tormation ocre Lest Wilson, John Jarvis, . HM. Siller. Aes and John MeNooghton, John Whte, Adam Sprot. William Bac- ber, George Brown. Asolomn Bell, tlogh Mason. Johnson Harrison, D. RH Spinger. Jmshoa Freeman. John Tamn- hall and James Mndes. Thomas Douglas ias the irt presîdeot. W. Barber and D. R.Springer vîce-pres- identa and Samuel Clark socetary-reavocrer There were 10members that irt year and a gocrn- ment grant af $100 oas o- lainod. Thetfair paîd out $315 n prize monoy. Bp camporlsous, in1976 Ue tair board paîd out $17,1180in prize meney. received goenrment granlo of $8,500 and municipal gants îotalling $1.300. Thoro iere ive agrs- cutuoral shows in Haton in Uhse days. iitO ose in eack oUetfour toonshipso(Nelson, Tafagae, Esqoos-ng and Nassagaiveyaî and local ar sinnere iaetd had toc tOc cointyshow in Milton toc 1e tfinals". Pîctre 1e cn- Ue gentlemen in thor hst ta11 ais and eally comhed beards. tOc ladies iitO parasols and long sirts, climhîng ahoard Iheir hose- drrawn wagons and heading toc tOc coanty faie ta compte ornhbsere the conlests. Acording thisoians. the lat far ias oten the scîtles onty ycontact a 10 illoc pioncer amtis Around McDonaid Draw ouisiTîTofdcplias waeheadsseio nae Ter n cma o epchiSe o n e eo.ncsel thhoFalos Wh- mtu ooc5hhet ned as he le c ontaino a e 44978rsh-esini TOc tînt show in Miton wvaoailthelfarmers' market bhhîd ohal is nosatOc post oIice on MarrtinSil and 10e main exiist are grain, stock, nierchnts' and ladies' homsenade articles, Acrs the oo. ,iscodnl 10 carly rcsord,în ld woodessvnt'h shop houed 1e sîspay af TOc hildlng ias 40 fot ide, 80 eel long and had interior poila 22 teol hîgO. Joshua Nordis ot Nassa- gawoya, prevîdent o Ue tair board, scoupied ihe chair fo the opening cocemonien and Colonel E.W. Thomponowas gacît speaker says Thei 1-'a coc r A Champion report on Ue t4 fair indicates Usere wasa floral hall on the grounds. The same hall? Who knoas. Receipta UaI year iere $427 and pioe money ttotlcd f225. Towncouncitcrecords showv a grant nI $200 was givon 1e agricoltaral ocety, 10 help The Great lialton Exhibition lIa& 'aken Newo Lilo 1 MILTON, SEPT- 27 A,28,lc190P e 13 Sa a 2 C id . 0 î,ti~ tqH S. SPECIAL ENVELOPE advortising Miltons Soptembor fair in 1900 is ove of the pieCes of memarabiia the tairs historica$ committoc han obtained for divplay aI thc Sept. 23-25 evont. The fair hoard han planned a special hislory display for the 1251h annual fir. batter. ggi, lakers, rit and ,hrrticles. The shoemaher- aid tOc aitors a--ce there, toadisptaying iheiciares andiahîing order toc pre Chrsmas eei d cs. . r e 1 Ileaiy horses and colis Mainv S i sle 1e ligOl om horses an d r il ss s , e re dcie pansd dosîn thce il H r w je Th, lits ilfa s hall 'vas ler ocuped by Bidand lialm. II lackimilhs. Laiere tOchall tir lasaisedas altoiahall,.and fI tîer Wi llam Sîctsenzielu sîssd iL 1ln 1864 the direct ors andc Milto ici es OPark Asoc- atison gol ogether and CANADIAN besde homs S ý heOUTDOOR wa fralY pne o epB A R B I blag ofyeonanr oftheReg. Price Cnda amrmgaie Sale Price -Th hllwa decrbe a a ONE PER CUSTOMER pay for the 005w hall. Fair reords say the dicecters iere se wll salis- lied wi10 Ue succesefthUe sois hall, Ue 1864 olicers occo relected and the secretery, W A. Baty, a pretoeled wiUs a gold walch and chais. The folto'ing yeac $400 was spenttola opaed the 00W hall. Some y1are lter, tineover, the hall hacned doive and a second hall ivas erected in0the contre et the taie grounds. Records indirate the faic wsaaspring talir oits, and thoro ias a sprieg plow- îng match as ivoît. The aprisg ptoiing ded oat inUe 1880s. A sprial show' of stallions wsanoUer project of the far oar d, and the tcadition wsacacried o01or lac ay Horses wmeon inlethe nocUs part ot the grounds, cattle inthe east, pigs in Ue soth and sheep in the west. In 1912 the directors decided more land waa neled, and they prehased an addiional seven acres. William Hamilton sold Ue land t10the talc hoard Thon a hall mile track was added ta Steeles Ave. - NEW/I LOCATION NOTRTH IiE OFSTEEL ES MA GAS ýECUE e 275.00 244.99 alîsia horse races, and the hall was movesl salaide the track, Ss more acres vire added in 1951. Sînce that ime 1 several quomset-type hallsi have heen added, also a horse 1 barn and lias caille haros. 1 The oId woodeo grasdstaod 1 wssîruck hy high winds1 someime is te 1950s asd il had le ho remos'ed. A 00w ! 2,O0-seat grandsland q replaced il sn 1959. The ladies' sectoin 1953 dosaled the heautilal Ces- tensial Gales ai Ue Robert St. estrooce, sn memory 0f Use pioseers who had loaoded the fir. Inflation casght ap svth Ue fair orgasizers ovr tho 1251 years Ue fair hou ees nperating. An 1864 prioe 1101 olfers $4 for Ushe et kesvy draught hiases, $2 for the heot horeed hll catI, $3 1r Use hast rom, $1 fer Ue hest doen carroVT, and 50 ceula toc the hst htîle of rosp- hecry wine. Todys prire lt toc Ue 1977 show offers $30 for the hast hrse team, $45 for the winnlng hall, $20 fr a tol sheep, $2 for Ue sicest carrbts, and eto course there is noe dam for iine, raspberry or any oUer Olnd. Eacly priee lisîs aIse of- fered prizos for the hast harret of fleur, han of con- dies, paic of hams, sample of Itochoheat fleur, hag of hops and 10 peunds of mapte nyrap -att competitiens which have gene 0y 1he iaayside in sscceodiug years. Douglas, Lloyd Chishhlm, Gordon Rapser, Archie Mc- Presideola of Use fair oer Kisnoos, George Readhead, Use yaars have lseloded mosy Alred Ford, ,im MoKay, woll heewn local names. Gerald Cartas and Use correct isosmeett, Lloyd home of the earlY Presidens to 1kes. ivere samed Douglas, White, Swilaer, BusselS, Wilmoll, The pieneers of Halles laid Home, Norrish, Boes, a firm fImedalisu for Use Spreat, Campbell, PIeso, modern lalItfair, whea Uey McKindsey, Prestes, rgasioed Use firot colpt Ramsay, MoGibona, Book, agricltaral eociely hock in Brters, Pellit, Waldie, 153 There have heen maop MoDoigal, Wilsos, 0Watson, hors of 1011 expended on Paltersen, ElliotI, Stewart, orgasiing Use sacceedhtg 125 McMillan, -Dm00n, Scott, faire and Ihia year's 125Us Stark, Lawrence ançi ansiversary foir lu a Irihete Greenteos. te Ueir efforts. Masy oUsrs have tahes a ____________ tare aI headisg ap Ue rgas- Cide r ak t Prosidensain Uso test 15 sohool, drtve carefallY. years have iecladed Elmer , W CLEAN UP WITH A CLASSIFIED Make a lit of thinga Yom no longer need. e fa nilure you vo longer anc * machineryyovGa VO 85aced .100 5 510 don't use aesports equipocenl yoar youngstccs have SEL1ifL THEMw/ 1 CHAMPION CLAS 0,0 0 aCAtI 878-22 00 ~~and alrendy advise wlhel 91 wih a Champiou CIsc ld, ECONODMICAL «100 «Iit tanaîan hI W bFRED *p 500 PRICES IN EFFECT ,i nAvL nmIi v aJ UMJTa UIILL 4Q %Q[[ LADYBURD * DRESS PANTS * JUMP SUITS * SLACKS' BOYS' &t GIRLS' SIZES 12 MDNTHS - 14 YEARS 30%00OFi SNDW SUITS * JACKETS * DRESS COATS PLUS 10% OFF UNIQUE - TOG CLOTHING PRODUCIS 878-7370 II PP 878-7370O has long history ýlII ---- MILTON DEPT. STORE l DANKR[Pi SALE CLOSING FOREVER LAST 3 DAYS THURS. to SAT. 0/0 6 n to 80 OFF EVERYTHING SEE OCR 40" Io $1,00 TABLES MEN'S, WOMENÀFS CHILDREN"S WEAR NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED ALL SALES FINAL! 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