EEPORTS FROM COUNTY SOCIETIES. 617 



Fair was 'held. The receipts were something over $1,400. This year it was 

 decided to go into a "trotting circuit," and $1,000 was offered in purses, the 

 conditions being ten per cent of purses and five entries in each class. The 

 classes were all filled, the best of order prevailed, and nearly all of the patrons 

 of the Society were well satisfied with the experiment, the receipts, including 

 entrance fees, were about $2,300. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, January 3d, 1882. 

 The Treasurer of the Society submitted the following report : 



RECEIPTS. 



Fromjformer treasurer $2 39 



Eent of booths 127 00 



Sideshows and hucksters 40 00 



Life membership certificates 65 00 



Donations 24 50 



Rent of stalls 50 00 



Sale of manure 24 00 



Entry fees in horse department 321 00 



Sale of tickets at gate and grand stand - 1,541 67 



County 100 00 



Total $2,295 56 



EXPENDITURES. 



For books,'printing, and postage |101 IS 



Posting bills, freight, etc 2S 06 



Meal tickets 68 50 



Labor before and during fair 123 42 



Interest on indebtedness 235 00 



Forage - 85 60 



Premium orders, including special purses 1,489 20 



Cash on hand 164 60 



$2,295 56 



The following named gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year : 



President — George D. Boyce. 

 Vice President— G.W.Yoxxng. 

 Secretary — C. A. Harrison. 



Trectsurer John W". Free. 



Directors for two years— 6. P. Morton, E. P. Mills, J. T. Bangs, Aaron Van Aukeu, 

 John Q. Adams and E. W. Ilerron. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. W. HARRISON, 



Secretary. 



Paw Paw, July 3, 1882. 



