In
October 2, 2025

In Retrospect

100 YEARS AGO
From Oct. 1, 1925
Thirty-Third Fair Will Have Many Entries, racing events promise to fill well, many exhibitors will show in stock, poultry and vegetable departments. After holding an early fair for four consecutive years, the directors of the Richwood Tri-County Fair Company decided this year to go back to the October fair. For the first twenty years of its existence, the Richwood fair was held in early October, and fortune generally favored the exposition with good weather. – – – Next Week is Fair Week; Gazette Will Issue Early – Next week the Gazette office will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, as has been the custom of the office for years.
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