The Switzerland and Ohio County [Indiana] Fair awards for 1883 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 27 Sep 1883 – Page 5, Column 1

A Grand Success.

Awards of Premiums.

The Fair at East Enterprise Sept. 11th to 14th, inclusive, was a success. The entries numbered 1195. Competition strong, and a good show in nearly all departments, especially so in live stock, vegetables, grains, agricultural machinery, needle work, fine arts, table comforts, and miscellaneous articles.—Articles exhibited were gathered from far and near; the extremes, perhaps, were Brooklyn, N. Y., and Louisville, Ky., but chiefly from Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn, Ripley and Jefferson counties, Indiana, Boone, Gallatin, Carroll and Owen counties, Ky., from Cincinnati and Louisville.

The attendance at the fair was good, considering the drought and dust, and the difficulties of transportation and travel. The receipts were sufficient to pay all premiums, and not one cent went into the treasury for license for any gambling or swindling device, or for liquor privilege. If any such business was carried on it was done clandestinely, and without the sanction or consent of the Board. Large sums were refused for such privileges.—The Society rely upon the moral sentiment of the community to sustain it in this decision, and is truly grateful for the hearty support given it by exhibitors and the people at large.

To give Premium Awards in detail naming each article separately, would require so much space that we condense report, giving the class and number of premiums in that class taken by the person named:

Class 1, Jacks and Mules—Wm. P. Oak, D. P. Oak Sr., S. H. Riley, E. Holton, Samuel McCreary, Alvin Works, Loring Stow, H. Vandorin, John Wiley.

Class 2, Heavy Draught Horses—George Gullion, H. D. Lowell, J. L. Mulford, Isaac J. Hart, Wm. Leatherberry, John Archer, J. R. Stewart, James Culbertson, Ullysses Johnson, Wm. & J. Giffin, J. M. Oak, H. Wainscott, Wm. Shaddy, Frank Cunningham, Matt Bodie, Harry Culbertson.

Class 3, General Purpose Horses—J. M. Horton, Matt Bodle, Riddle & Norres, J. A. Works, J. Searcy, Heman Bradley, Lem Bledsoe, G. W. Dickason, S. T. Johnson, E. B. Cunningham, Peter Houze, P. Rosell, Frank Leatherberry, J. D. Davis, J. C. Hamilton, Charles Tyler, William Payne.

Class 4, Match Teams

• Mule Teams—C. W. Mendell, Fred Sherman
• Carriage Horses—James A. Works Jr., J. M. Horton
• Light Harness—M. J. Castleman, Harvey Jas[illegible]
• Draught Team—George Gullion
• Sweepstakes—J. A. Works, Jr.

Class 5—Light Harness Horses—Riddle & Norris, Wm. Payne, Jas A. Works, S. T. Johnson, M. L. Bond, O. D. Cunningham, J. M. Horton, Charles Tyler, Robert Clore, M. J. Castleman, Lem Bledsoe, N. H. Powell, F. M. Stratford, J. W. McHenry.

Class 6, Saddle Horses—Clay Turley, Robert L. Griffith, Riddle & Norris, R. N. Parker, W. N. Seymour, M. F. Hillis, John Wheeler, J. M. Horton, J. M. Gardner, James A. Works, Jr.

Speed Ring

• Trot—M. L. Bond, J. A. Works, Jr.
• Pace—S. T. Johnson, J. A. Works, Jr.

Equestrian.

• Lady Rider—Miss Mary J. Jack
• Boy Rider—Willie Bledsoe, J. C. Horton

Ladies Driving—Ada Palmer, Mollie Ferguson.

Class 7, Cattle

• Short Horn or Durham—Geo. Gullion, James Cole, James Cunningham, J. C. Bersot, Samuel McCreary
• Alderney or Jersey—Lem Bledsoe, Thomas Lewis
• Graded Cattle—Jas. Cole, S. G. Powell, Samuel McCreary, Wm. Northcott
• Milch Cow—Wm. Northcott

Class 8, Sweepstakes on Cattle—Jas. Cunningham, George Gullion

Class 9, Hogs, Large Breeds—John S. Jewett, John F. Houze, James Cole, J. C. Scott

Class 10, Hogs, Small Breeds—J. M. Hall, Aldred Dunning, C. L. Lee

Class 11, Sweepstakes on Hogs—John S. Jewett, Harry Goddard

Class 12, Fine Wool Sheep—A. W. Hyde, Alvin J. Works, S. J. Searcy

Class 13, Middle Wool Sheep—William Cole, Alvin Works, S. J. Searcy

Class 14—Long Wool Sheep—Charles Tyler

Class 15, Sweepstakes on Sheep—William Cole, Alvin Works

Class 16—Poultry—Charles L. Lee, Wm. Cole, F. M. Cole, Everett Shaddy, Berlin Smelley

Class 17—Vegetables—Strillia Chittenden, C. L. Lee, Wm. Cole, John Althof, T. J. Heath, Samuel McCreary, C. W. Mendell, Wendell Hedapp, Henry Elfers, William Oak, U. P. McHenry, John Smelley, Alhanan Cole, Wm. Melick, Lucinda Nelson, H. T. Owens, Wm. Leatherberry, Eugene Goddard, John Nelson.

Class 18—Grains and Seeds—J. D. Davis, Eugene Goddard, C. L. Lee, Wm. Cooper, Wm. Cole, Frank McHenry, B. W. Buffington, Wm. J. Keeney, Mendell Hodapp, J. C. Bersot, Alhanan Cole, Robert W. Chapman, Alfred Driver, Samuel McCreary

Class 19, Field Crops, &c.—Acreage yet to be decided.—Mary Jane Cross, J. C. Bersot, Eugene Goddard, Daniel Mitchell.

Class 20, Flour and Meal, &c.—Samuel McCreary, Wm. Cole

Class 21, Fruits—B. W. Buffington, Wendell Hodapp, Argus Dean, Eddie Sanders, Geo. W. Sanders, W. P. Hall, S. D. Lockwood, T. J. Heath, Thos. Lazenby, Stow

Class 22, Vinegar, Soap, &c.—Lucinda Nelson, Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Jennie Montgomery, S. Stow, Minerva Stow, Strillia Chittenden

Class 23, Flowers and Fine Arts—Willie Manning, S. M. Dumong, F. P. Dupraz, Strillia Chittenden, Miss Belle Sheets, J. A. Hearick, J. C. Scott, O. W. Stewart, Anna Eners, Mollie Webb

Class 24, Plows, Harrows, &c.—Wm. Clore, Josiah Lee, W. E. Hampton, Thomas Melkie, Wm. J. Keeney, Wm. J. Cooper

Class 25, Mills, Machines, &c.—H. S. Espey, T. J. Heath, Wm. Cooper, Haner Pump, J. F. Bodkiin, Lem Stow, Wm. Buchanan, W. W. Long, W. R. Cofield, W. E. Hampton, Harvey Morrison, L. E. Turner, Wm. J. Keeney, Alhanan Cole, Minerva Stow, C. W. Mendell, Josiah Dunning, Wesley Harris

Class 26, Wagons and Carriages—J. A. Hearick, Snyder Buggy Co., W. E. Hampton, Edward Gary

Class 27, Boots, Shoes, Harness, &c.—G. J. Thiebaud, John W. Roberts

Class 28, Needlework, Embroidery, &c.—Strillia Chittenden, Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Miss Hannah Brown, Ella Gillespie, Carrie Wooley, Belle Sheets, Lizzie Davens, Ms. C. Scott, Belle English, Emma Weiss, Mary Keeney, Mrs. Viole Rous, Lucinda Nelson, [illegible] Orem, Mrs. T. C. Jack, Mrs. S. Walters, Jane Brown, Mrs. Jenniei Clement, Minnie S. Peters, Sallie Peters, Mrs. Sandford Givens, Mrs. A. J. Sedam, Anna Keffer, Mamie Waldo, Anna Chapman, Minerva Stow, Anna Eners, Mollie [?]leanson, Mrs. F. B. Harrison, Jennie Roberts, Anna Gibbons, Fanny Cunningham

Class 29, Domestic Manufactures—Strillia Chittenden, Mrs. A. G. [illegible], Malinda Lee, Lucinda Nelson, Anna Chapman, Minerva Stow, Jennie Montgomery, Margaret Mendel, Mrs. LeClerc, Mrs. Wainscott, Ella [illegible], Belle English, Anna Kesler, Nancy Bocock, Euradice Downey, Carie Wooley, Mrs. Marcie Ethrington, Mrs. Mary Poster

Class 30, Jellies, Preserves and Table Comforts—Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Strillia Chittenden, H. S. Espey, Minerva Stow, Mrs. Amie Rous, Mrs. John Stewart, Mrs. J. D. Davis, Mrs. Jane Madison, Mrs. I. W. Stewart, Mrs. J. C. Scott, Mary Harris, Ann Harris, S. Stow, Jennie Roberts, Fanny Cunningham, Wm. Leatherberry

Class 31, Miscellaneous—Mrs. A. G. Jackson, W. E. Hampton Machinery &c., Mrs. Robinson, J. Bodkin, Wm. Clore, Mrs. J. C. Scott, Strillia Chittenden, Ann Harris, Mollie Peters, Anna Keller, H. S. Espey & Son, Mrs. Adam McDee, D. G. Manning, Josiah Lee, Jennie Montgomery, Chas. Tyler, Wm. E. [illegible], Huston & Jackson, R. McMakin, John M. Pate, C. C. Shaw, Mrs. Mary Keeney, Thos. [illegible] & Co.

Educational—Premium awarded to School No. 9, Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Ind.