The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-10-19
DemoeratIf GentineI.
The People & the Peoples Rights
1, p. CADiz, OnlO 1E7'T a .
wEDEESnAY EVENING, OCT. 10, '53
Our County Fair.

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The fair which came off in this county on
last Thursday and Friday, was the largest
and best attended of any that has yet taken
place. About four or Eve acres Of Shsrp's
Grove. adjoining town, was enclosed with a
strong substantial board fence. and suitable
buildings erected for the purpose Of receiv-
ing, mechanical work of our mechaniek's,
AMI The hapdwolk of our fair ladies. Il
was (air worthy the enterprise of our cili,
zens, and gives assurance that for the flu
ture they are determined not to be excelled
by any fair that may be held in the State
To enumerate all the articles that were ex,
hiblted. (which were all very creditable to
their owners, would take up NOSE time and
space tAaR.we have to spare, and We shall
have to content ourselves with naming only
a few Of the different articles that were on
exhibitions. We shall first notice the
HoRsEs.-ln this department. there we're
i56 entries, and they were Of the best breeds,
and bloods that can be found any where
We thought that they were all of very
cTeditable character. F.. .....s.a la.
CATrLE,-This department was rather de.
hcient, only some twenty-five were entered;
but those of avery superior character. The
cattle Of Messrs. Dunlap and McFadden
were hard to be beat sa EE.
STEEP This department far exceeded
all others in the stock line. One hundred
and ninety-six entries were made, consist.
ing Of ssaxoney's, Merinoes, Lopg Waoled,
&c, DC. The sheep of John McFadden
and George Holmes we think it would be
hGrc to find their equals any where,
HoGs.--The number of entries was only
22. Itis said by those who should beiudg-
es, that they were all very respectable
We hope to see this department. more fully
represented next year. They are in the
county if our farmers will only bring them
out. Money can be made by raising hogs
these days, and the betterthey are the more
money can be made off OF them.
CHIoKENs.-This department was full and
complete. All KINDS aud all varieties were
on hand.
We regret that there was no Flowing
Match. This VAS we suppose on account OIL
no ground being procured for that purpose
This interesting part of fair should not be
neglected hereafter. ."n.ur -.
| Five premiums were entered for crops
Two for wheat, two for corn, and one fol
| Potatoes. liz cd. .g...... ....
FLORAL HALL.-This was the great cen.
ter OF attraction, during the greater part o
the time that the fair was in progress.
large building had been erected for this pur
pose, and our ladies were determined tha
it should be arranged and fixed. off in the
best style, For several days before the fail
commenced, some of the ladies of Cadil
might have been seen diligently at work, ar
ranging it in such manner that it could no
help but be attractive 10 the ey es OF the be-
holder. All parts oft were beautifully fes
TONED by garlAnds and evergreens, while
the centre of it contained beautiful moss
house, built in Gothic style. To enumer
ate and specify every article that was in
the Hall would take up too MUCH of our pa
per- Suffice it to say that it was well filled
with many rare plants and flowers, apples,
pears, peaches, grapes, native wines of sev
eral different varieties, drawings, paintings
Dagucrreotypes, several valuable relics, and
different kinds of curiosities, while in Other
parts of the building might be seen--bread
cakes, pies, pastry, preserves, jellies, pick.
les, Of all kinds, with any amount Of butter
cheese, &c., &c., together with a great ma.
ny different varieties of needle work, &c.
Our mechanics had the work of their hands,
strawed through the building in pretty good
quantities, There was the fine coats made
by Conwell d De Grange and A. +. Moore,
the chairs. bureaus. &c., manufactured by
our old friend VIM. !. Fry, Saddles, Har-
ness, &c, by Messrs, james Wood and VIM
Knox, witha great many different specimens
Of hardware exhibited by r. j. Bennett,
while Mckee q Robertson's Persian cloth
and blankets formed grand feature oI
the attraction. In fact all OF the work ex.
hibited by our mechanics was very credita.
BILE. Tatell or describe all that was in OF
about Floral Hall would be an impossible
task. TWAS better to be seen than TO be
told.
FEMALE EquEsTRI4EIsa. On the firstday
of the fair some of our young men went tc
work and raised funds sufficient tn have three
respectable premiums for the best specimens
of Female Equestrianism on the afternoon
Of the second day This drew an immense
crowd together at that time. 1t is supposed
that there we're at least 10, 900 persons pres
ent to witness this interesting part of the
exercises The competitors for the premi-
ums were--Miss Merton, at St. Clairsville,
Mrs. O. Slemmons, Miss Amanda Simeral,
Miss Gilmore, Miss Shotwell, Miss Taggart,
Of Csdiz, and Miss Kennedy Of Green town
ship. All were expert riders, and evinced