009Sentlnel•Revlew, Wed„ Aug. 12, 1959
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! : UNDER EXISTING I cimum Cams, the Ingersoll. North and This yeiar !would hall.; marked
7i stasvoes; it is quite possible that West OxfordAgricultural Sac- the E12th fair, Little Miss Love.(
taro -and a-ha0fAllip ... ieNy's amnua3 EaR -fiatir wnt4 be is the . daughter off Mr. and Mrs.,
et E. Lovr world have to cnmhmue no more. Margaret, here 1 stees Jaic Love,- WeRinigtnm 'street,
do r ,v Sven' ne'ilgtuboa`" and attentively, as Mr. Janes. who and a greartmifte ,of the late
for 35 years was secretary o8
good fte-friend, fGear er James, NL:ks Aiyndp E. Moom.. who was
for tides of bha_- Enrger I - the firms reads
to her the assistant. secretary to the fair
inscription on the plaque cone-.
tith.. For unless Something raid- mernonating the 100th amndver- board for about thirty years.
itcal happens to chainge'present 6ary Of the
MANY REGRET ABANDON�VIENTeUl�oir^"ff
1 t L3
Developmenti arms
W;as Aidied F'all Fair
A responsive sentimental chor -- ,years. -
Over a long period of yearn, The oldtimers however had un-
in many of the older' residents Ingdrsoll fair .was undeniably a flagging; faith in the possibil'ties
i of the town and district was Soong and most Important Waste- of the future and they had a rigid
istruck by the announcement re- tion,for both the residents of the. rule that their efforts Should be
cently of the Ingersoll, North and t .. and those of m,ei,ghbOrkig M�i - for 'the development of 'farming
West Oxford Agricultural Society ralicommunities. It was a tradit-through maintaining the highest
that the Ingersoll fair was being iona9Lev_esnt a_]1i211s i¢t 7kt�G..hisdnrilcal possible standards in their live -
abandoned.
I - chain spanning one hundred and stock, theft grains and their pro,
Im the days of their youth these twelve years. duce generally. Itisalso mat -
residents looked forward eagerly I" ter of record that so far as pos.
to attending Ingersoll. fair as did ORGANIZED IN 1947 .. sible this principle was adhered
their 'parents, In' common ivith Authentic records show Inger- to through the: years with stress
,most other residents, and there soll Agricultural Society was for* being placed on the fact that Ing
was concerted activity in the med in 1847, during the early ersoll fair was an "Agricultural
homes as preparations were in daysof thevillage, with the
progress by mother and their dou• lowing officers; president, J c
gduters for the varied aattI tles that Matthews; vice-president,
•'. would be exhibited, - Chad i treasurer, Danl t .
" -'The same spirit also prevailed laR; 'secretaryJehn M. C
tr r among the fathers and their sons A i�hdcre d'Cli°naEa��B�r+
t as,their•,efforts turned to coedit•. son_ Jarah ChoaL WV ji'1tIIaxl�
11vestock, horses,
and swine that-w•
-The competitive spirit
strong and'it was an outstar
factor in the achievement of
cess by.thesocietyin those y,
It is because of these n
ories and the general import
that was attached to Inge
fair in earlier years .that the
douncement that it was -being
andoned: created a feeling o;
Bret that could not be sunore,
'thegeneral activities of the
for a long term of years loyal
wort was accorded the society
town and rural- residents a-
. Exhibitors wmre always mwm-
is with the women showing
ible cooperation with' their
,lays of knitted, crochet and
dllework, their d!ancy 'quilts
` they: served a Very useful put-
,pose in the copy writing they had
to do.
f FO^99 Free :Press Woodstock Btu-can�
INGERSOLL, Aug. 19 — The Ingersoll f2ir has
For many, years fair days also
served as an opportunity for the
been suspended and an Oxford Countyfaircombining
-
reuniting of friendships. Farmers
all small, town agricultural shows in the county has
who had left the respectiverural
areas to live
been'suggestedby,members of the Ingersoll,. West
retired, in Ingersoll
or somewhere else returned to
and North Oxford Agricultural Society., -
meet their old neighbors and oth>
er friends on'fair days.
Bruce Dickout, of Ingersoll; past president of
Horses far' rn�amy' ycvains; dnvspite
the Agricultural Society, recommended tonight' all
the fact that'they were, numerous
agricultural societies in Oxford should pool their fi-
were always one of 0most
outnroanddng attaaetora.at.fdie flair.
nances and` organizations to support a centralized
Their merits were discussed by
agricultural exhibition in Woodstock.
rural owners in the general stor-
'.: Lac) of Interest - r
es; the, blacksmith' shops and oth-
-
Me'm er6 sot the fair b�
er places Where' men' gathered,
but the outcome of many. of these
He said the Ingersoll fair was
susliended this year because of
include Mr. Dickout, , Emei
discussions was the parting words
lack of interest Eby, the board
Moulton, Mr, Wallace, Mr.
, Mr.
"take your anginal to Ingersoll
of directors.'
Mrs. Burton Wilford,
fair' and let- the judges -decide."
Mr. Dickout crRicized the
nis Horsman, Mr. and ',I
" Following -appointment as sec-
y
retar treasurer in 1911 and sub.
townships of
p West Oxford and
-
Howard Grovea;of RR 1,
Howard Groves, of RR 1, ;
Sequent service for 'thirty-five
'• North Oxford for their financial
support. Each township donated
ford,. John Oliver, Clare
years conheeutively, this writer's
opinion of the Agricultural Societ
$25 towards fain expenses while
Cuthbert' and Russell Hous
Other faint held annually
that the decline in the number
Ingersoll supported the fair
Oxford county include
;of
exhibitors and also in patronage
with a $300 donation. -
"The
ones
Woodstock,Norwich, Ere
had its beginning when automob-
- townships have paid the
Iles and other mechanized equip-
- same amount for the past '40
and
kment began to push the horses off
years," he said, "Last. year,
;the roads and also off the farms.
North Oxford failed to ,pay its
'
!'Phis condianved until a climax
share at all:"
IS undoubtedly, shared. by many
"We can't expect keep A. D Robison was re -el
08 the foraries•officers and mom-
.to
fair operating under those con present of the Ingersoll, I
hens; od',the Agructritural Society
was reached .which made al-
ditions," he said. - and West Oxford Agricu;
most impossible•tuget the. desir-
d
Mr. Dickout said he .believe Society at the annual me
_
the small town fairs were hold in thecouncil chamber
red competition in -a number of
thing . o£. the. past. He urge
agricultural boards to 'supper Moulton was named first
the classes at the fair. Oldtcompee
horsemen dropped out of compet-
a central fair in Woodstock. President; Alex rise, si
ition, Prizes were increased to
Deputy Reeve Geese_. W vice, and the following ae di
stimulate the interest but grad-
g
la• qr_ of West Oxford, and a ors; S
- •Gibson, B. G. Jet
wally there was a situation by
"gentlemen
director, contended that Seger! R ton Gallowav, Bernie "
h i c h Farmers"
sell merchants and. businessmer
bra, L. P. Cook, Verne
ore said to dominate, and with
failed to support the fair. HI
J•-. F•
few exceptions they were the
supported Mr. Dickout's clam 1Vav_,�— urr
p.Yncipal- prize winners.
that a' centralized fair was'th' nett; C. C. Gill, Little
INTEREST WANED
answer to an agricultural she. Groves, H..Ellery, Gordon
" With the passing from. compet- c
Mayor Nyman Pembleton, dick, R. J. Kerr, W. 11n,11
ition of the old exhibitors of the
Ingersoll, said the town h
and Jnmes Flail -on,
district interest undoubtedlywan-supported
the fair as far as Jr. / f1�
ed 'to a serious extent,
could. He said -council donat
Interest; however, was stepped
$300 annually and it felt more
up in calves andcattle but it was
support shoyid' come from the
F 0, i
evident that the best of these did
townshhips.
^
^ "
not take foie phace of 4h!e fine hoaS'•
J"Not Worth Effort"
es of earlier years in which
everyyone' seemed to be interestd.✓��
"For the number of people
Anlimprssive event in connee-
who are interested and the
tion with. Ingersoll fair took place
number of people who. support
at the entrance: to Victoria park,
it, it isn't worth the effort: The
C t
when Its one $undredth anniyer-'I
agricultural society should sup
eery was observed with a fitting
port a county fair in Wodstock"
ceremony. in 1947. -. i
The Ingersoll fair, formed 114
A pylon,was erected' together
years ago, was considered one
!
with a bronze plaque with the
following wording, which•is prom•�I
oVthe best agrlicultural ex: ibi
lions in the It
't
inently, digplayed in a cement
- county. attracted
base: ,.
entries in livestock, grains,. and
`from -of
!
`IN,GERSOLL;, NORTH AND
vegetables the heart
-'rc ?!
WEST OXFORD.
the rich Oxford farmlands.
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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Mr. Dickout'sald-health ire
'.' 1847-1947 " -
sons prevented him from sitting
tr
Presented by
agai8 as ppsident of the' board
!
ONTARIO DEI?ARTMENT of
Hersaid no,one-showed-interest
AGRICULTURE 9
in becoming an•executive offt
�'
In recognition of one hu¢d-•
car at the annual meetin g, last
.;
.tied years of service , oct, ld, 194T!
White there have undoubtedly';
spring and the matter, was
dropped.
been.: obstacles in recent years;
He said another meeting was
��
that could not be surmounted ow-
planned but no one showed in.
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im,g to changed conditions idi many
forest. -`
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respects; it will long be' matter of
The+ fair, he said, showed a
regret witholder res}dents who
knewIngersoll Fair in .earlier
deficit of $400 last year and
years real]
!years and realized Its importance
$600 In 1967.
t �{�;i, •+i /z,.�.,.
It is an interesting fact. tha-Vat of various patterns always being as
the time of the formation' of the striking attractions. ed
society the British currency sys- jo,
temwas in effectand the win- KEEN INTEREST io.
ners of prizes at the first fair Many of the older residents n
were paid in pounds, shillings and who were boys and girls seventy
pence, or more years ago Often relate
The primary object in the insti- how keenly interested they were
tution of the Ingersoll Agricultur- in Ingersoll fair, and of how they M
al Society was to stimulate inter- rushed in pell-mell fashion to the
est in the varied agricultural act- old palace which at that time was
ivities. The land under cultiVat- located in the. present hardwood
ion at that time was meagre in grove on the north side of Vic -
comparison with the broad acres toria park. There they'found most I
of the present time and livestock attractive displays by local met
was comparatively .scarce,. with chants and they were delighted'
the numbers of cattle horses, she- with the publicity gifts they re
ep and swine far below the numb- ceived, among which were pic
ers which. they_ reached in future,: torial blotters,:2Aigh, they proud ry
both the; drnv and rural are-
p
Wouldnet Buy. Much°
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`and the o
ps igirls afford.
4, the two town -
to and
the boys and girls to en-
ships should have met the dens
•themselves in ro21 king ash-1
Sion given by Ingersoll. Thew
has of necessity been aband
donations :wouldn't buy very
X
much these days," he. said.
i��F
. Mr. Dickout said he half' 1`fi'74
in,". that
their: might be[ ...
czt t q :, Is
g next year, but f-i. :,:a.,.,. Iff1
*»4^ a he said lie would support a SS i
z.f �—IRNd—
move to have a central fair In +
Woodstock f w f4'y� beg R
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