The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-12
COyEnfY Fair.

County Fair.
: The Exhibition, Fair and Cattle Show of the |
Agricultural Society last week, the most ex-
~tensive one ever held in this county The num-
bef Of people in attendance upon Wednesday was
larger by some hundreds than any preceding year.
The Fair grounds were SO crowded that oil could
NOT obtain fair sight at 'the sights.'
( The pleasure of the day was somewhat damp
-eaed by an unusually heavy shower about 12 NJ.
which threw cold water in abuEdance upon the
.affair, making the grounds quite muddy aud disa-
greenble.
The exhibition Of Cloths, and other Household
Manufactures was very large, many of the fabrics
were elegant and scarcely eqaalled by foreign
work. Several pieces of Ornamental needle work
evnced as high degree of ingenuity, and perfect
use Of the needle, aDd received merited encomi
ums from the numerous visitors.
The Dairy department was filed with choice
specimens OF golden butter, rich cheese &c.
Vegetables and fruits were o. X. Apples
peaches, pears. ounces, &C., in almost endless
varieties graced the mos 8ound' pyramid in Flo
raj Hall, which, by the by, saw ele-
gantly and beautifully arranged and decorated, and
TO use home expression hard to beat
= The exhibition of Fowls, in variety and number
was notlarge, but in other respects vas fine A
cage of English Ruff Pigeons. attracted much at
teDtion, and indeed wero comical 10 king birds.
Ininding one Of the rifle collars in vosr in Queen
Bess' time,
The stock on the grounds as a whole was the
post ever exhibited in Portage, We noticed one
or two strings of oxen, substantial we'll trained
creatures which seemed te be the pride of their
owners, and the admiration Of ALL
Horses of every description, from the fancy
-. mag, TO the stooky plow horse were contes-
sing the decision of the awarding committee.
The woody tribe-cosrse and foe, short and
long, Saxony and Merino were declared by M
pstent Judges as fne lot of sheep as could be
found In the State.
The porkers were not very plenty, but what
there were, wero fat, plump and decidedly hog
Ygtsh in appearance.
A party of ssroiug Indians happenfd to drop
fn.' They attracted much curiosity, by th-ir. to
-us, nonsspsical performance Of Iudian dances,
marriage eeremonie 9. &C., &c.
The ad 3ress of Prof Shepherd will be found on
another page of this paper. Its delivery did moi
draw the crowd but those who did hear could
not but appreciate its ability, force and Importance.
The Lady Equestrian perform nee was ,deci
.dedly the most attractive feature of the Fair
There were 6v competitors for the prizes. The
riding riog owing TO the heavy rain very mud
ay aud slippary.whoh must have been very annoy
ing to the riders,an did afford them good
opportunity Of displaying their riding skill
desirable. Every one was pleased aud gratiied.
The riders were in the best ofspirits, walked rot
esd, paced, and run, their coursers with grace and
ease. Mics Pope, of Ravenna, received the first
prizs-a gold watch. Mrs. Gidi,ug., of Palmy-
IA, the second-a gold chain Mrs. Parsons, of
Rootsiown, the third, gold bracelet, Miss Allen.
OF Ravenna,-a gold broach. Miss Robson, of
Ravsnna the fifth--a gold broach.
Excellent order preserved in the grounds,
and out of them. This in great measure may
be attributed to the efficiency and energy of the
police, but sobrety always insures quiet, and pre-
vents rowdyism. We neither saw nor heard of
aruuksn man during the day. This we believe
to be an omen of the good timeoomipg, and cir
eumstauce of which the people of this County can
well be proud.
The growth of the Portage County Agricultur-
al Sooery, from a small weak and almost power
less body, to large iourshng society, with talent
and money at its command has always been ve-
ry interesting to US. We remember not many
years since that small office in the court house
was large enough to do all its business, and small
two acre lot sufficient for all out door purpo-
ses. The exhibition of domestic manufactures
was mere cypher, and every thing else proper
tienably meager. The interest in this suhjecf
has not been allowed to slumaer a moment
Pass over few years. See the exhibit of this
year. Everything a scale of grandeur, COM
,pared with ten years ago. The onward march of
time and the progressive spirit Of the age, demand
this. Improvements are made every year, some
De" feature developed, and the yearly meeting
rendered more attractive. The mingling of peo-
pie with each other is one of the greatest means
OF Improvement, the experience of each aids his
neighbor. the mass is benefited and each indyid-
nal prof,ed.