Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-09-27
The Stnia Eair.

happy to say, at present under the ,
ement, and so entirely free from
IA, il was with feeling of the Z,
Pot safety that we trus ,eo ourself
u Ildre of The conductor on the night
tain.
Arriving in the Capital City VIC found the
hotels crowded, and the efiican! managers
Of the Fair busy, night and day, in providing
quarters for the thousands Of visitors who
were there from all parts of our State. The
Fair ground is west Of the city, on the pre-
misses of M L. SuHicant, Esq. and as the
visitor approached the enclosure the SHOW"
assumed quite DOnnybrook appea ance.-
Lining the road for great distance, tents
were erected and on them pIacards of mar
yclous size informed the passing crowd what
was to be seen within. The "Fat Woman"
-"Tom Thumb"-"A live Alligator caught
i'll the act of Swallowing a nigger'-"live un-
[ acondas"-"the little drumner"--soap men,
razor strop men--and a hundred other things
congregated there Cor the purpose of corner
ing all the stray dimes and quarters to be had.
Reaching the cnterance to the grounds With
out being beguked into investing our dime
in any of the tempting shows we were COM
pelled 10 pass we found that pass fr m DR..
Spra9uc, the gent!emany Secretary, procured
us admission into the fair grounds, and the
enjoyment of all its sights and sounds.
The grounds are nearly square, and con-
sst of a little over thirty one acres. Upon
entering, the first thing to be observed was
large circular enclosure, one fourth of a mile
in circumference, which is the driving ring
for "Roadsters" and "Blood Horses" Be-
yond this ring rses mound, or rather an
oblong circular ridge. along the side of which
were arranged seats, commanding n fine view
of the ring To the west of this ring was
another in which to exhibit cattle Ascend
ing ridge we first approach Floral IIaII'
a large canvass tent tastefuly decorated.-
West Of this on the brow OF the ridge stood
the "lIa'l for Fine Arts" gothic frame
structure in which a large num.er Of ex
celcnt works Of art were on exhibition. Il
would of course be impossible tor US to cnum-
crate everything, but we cannot pass this
hall without olluding . the display Of pic
lures on exhibition from the gallery of our
former fellow citizens Thomas FARTs. His
cuortd Photographs are perfect. A colorcd
likeness, life size, seemed TO be breathing,
and stands out from the plate as if it were
ret lily a living being, instead of on lnanimatc
image. Mr.. Fdris has brought his art to the
city Of his residence, (Cincnnati,) where.
ever his pictures are seen. Reluctantly
leaving this hail we pass on 20 "Manufacturers
Hail." where domestic manufactures Of all
kinds were on exhibition, as wen as the pro-
ducts o! the loom. From here going still
farther south, We arrive at Mechanics III III,
filled to overhowing with patent machines,
AMI contrvances of all kinds.
l. Rcaprrs. Mowers,
IlOugiIS and Sewers,
formed a good part oI the array, but there
was besides, every kind of Agricultural i'm.
pcmcnts from patent Apple picker, up to
huge three story thresh!ng machine. To OBJ
tain anything like correct idea of the con-
tents of this Hall and the merits o! he
different machines would take a long
time. At each different apparatus, how.
ever, wns the inventor or owner, willing an,
anxious to Illustrate the superiority of his
machine to every other Lne that was ever in
NcntrG, We observed Mr. HoYLE. from
Martins Ferry, near this Hall, with one OF
his excellent thrcshing machines on eXhihi-
ton. "Powcr Hall" containing machinery
S moved by steam, was great curiosity. Every
t imaginable species of machine, from an ap.
r pie pcarcr so small that you could almost pat
3, it in your vest pocket, up to "wool duub cr
r & twstcr" tha, would fill rail road car,were
= turned by single engine from Newark. In
q this Hall we noticed Mr.. Parker, from Mart
ins Ferry. with his ingenious and popular
U pd'tHl II IdhuIcHhIhS " p'ut'h'hS hi'Nh'"c'
D Around the cute, limits, Of the enclosure
: are the stables for stock, orcupying about
0 three-fourths of the entire distance around.
] Conspicuous among the horses we're the cele-
r brated old horse "Grey Eagle" "Trustee"
= from Kentucky, and "Monarch."
{ The grounds occupied by this exhibition,
not only possess great natural beauty, but
lome historic interest. Near the entrance is
decayng elm tree, under which in June,
forty.twe years ago, Gen. HARRISON held a
, council with the chiefs OF several Indian
i tribes-the Shawnee, Senecas, Wyandotts,
and Delewares. In that counc, it was agreed
y that the tribes should remain friendly TO the
, United States, and act with her against the
British and Indians. Gen. Harrson's head.
quarters still stand, in the form OF much