Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Baby Show.


We have seen notices, occasionally. for
a good while back that there was Baby
Show to come off this month, at rhe
Clark County Agricultural Society Fair.
but we regarded all as hoax. Not that
we think it should be so regarded but
we hardly thought enough. with the false
notions of such things which obtains
could be found, to 60 into it, SO as to
make any show of success. 1t seems we
we're mistaken. Such show did come
off We condense the following from
the report of it:
Decidedly the greatest feature of this
Fair was the National Baby Convention,
which took place yesterday. No less
than 1900 or 900 visited the Fair to-
day. The novelty itself created gener-
al int crest, but TO this was added three
services of silver plate as prizes. The
managers had supposed that even their
liberal premiums would not tempt more
than dozen babies or so, but one han
dred and tlreaty-seren babies were enter
ed for exhibition. from Ohio Indiana,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets. af
1t was generally admitted that decid-
edly the prett!est child on exhibition was
from Cincinnati. the daughter Of Mr.. Hen
ry Howe.
r Large and fat children seemed to pre-
dominate. One from Indiana, five months
old, weighed twenty-seyen and half
pounds. Another, four months old,
weighed twenty pounds.
A pair Of twins, of Clark County. at
tracted much attention.
An elderly lady was present with her
Seventeenth baby, only two months old.
She claimed nothing extraordinary in the
child, but thought she was deserving of
premium-and she certainly was.
4 The judges were long in making up
their minds. but about 6 o'clock in the
evening the final decision was made, and
I the prizes awarded as follows:
First prize, a splendid service of silver
plate, including a large salver to the
daughter Of VIM Romner Of Vienna.
Clark County, aged 10 months. 40
Second prize a service of silver plate,
to the son of William Mcdowell of Full
ton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, aged Is months.
Third prize, plain service Of silver,
to the daughter of Mr.. 4. Canon of Phil
adelphia
Great dissatisfaction was expressed at
the award of the first prize. 1t was
thought it would be given at once, to the
daughter Of Mr.. Howe.
| Those in the minority were determin-
ed she should not pass unnoticed, Mr.. De
Graft of Dayton, presented her with a
I large and costly statuette of our Savior
Blessing Little Children. This act was
highly applauded.
Thus ends our report of the National
Baby Lhow We understand it will be
repeated next year, when with the eXpe-
rience of this year before them, the man
ayers will be able TO prepare all the nee
essary accommodations for the entries
! Previous to the Baby show there was
contest for prizes for the best horse
manship by females: The judges award
ed the prizes to the following ladies':
FIRST prize, magnificent lady's saddle
a bride and whip to Miss Julia Linn
Secoud prize, a silver bowl to Miss RAJ
chel Fisher. Third prize, set of silver
spoons to Mrs. DR.. Parks. Fourth prize,
pair of silver tongs to Mss ID. Linn,
aged Ii years. The prizes were award
ed this afternoon, in the presence of a
large concoursc Of people.
The report from which we CONFIDENCE,
is garnished with good deal Of plcasan-
try, for which we have not room.-D.