Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20
FAIR-FIRSr DAY.

The day was fine and congenlal the sky Be.
ing clear and bright, and the weather Just about
warm enough for comfort, and make it delight.
full to spend an afternoon out in the open air I;
and further the people showed how much they
appreciated the beauty Of the occasion by being
on the ground. There was a considerable
number Of persons present, foreigners as well
as settlers. We noticed Governor German,
Ex-Governor Ramsey, and Martin Mcleod,
Esq, as well as host of others, whose names
our spaces forbids us to mention, suffice that
they were there, however, and manifested the
deep interest they feel in this, one of the most
important movements to the well.being and
prosperity Of the Territory that can be made.
1t was truly surprising to see how great a dis
play was made in every department. To be
sure there were not many articles on exhi-
btion as might be expected in an older coun-
try, but considering that this is the second fair
ever held in the county, it is truly most cred.
liable one, and the farmers deserve the highest
praise for their efforts in the establishment of
those Annual Fairs, as we'll as for the trouble
and expense they have gone to in improving
their stock. Some of the cattle would have
made a good appearance in any Fair in the
Eastern States Col. John H. Stevens had a
two year old cow with calf five months old
by her side, that, we think, wo1d call for a
premium almost any where they might be ex.
hibited; he also had two 3 year old full-blooded
Devonshire heifers, that for build, plumpness,
and general beauty, can hardly be paralleled,
they cost him when young calves 1925 apiece.
John ii. Carney also had large imported
co# hat called a good deal Of attention, she
was the largest on tine ground, and we were
told is an excellent mixer, but is in bad order,
too poor to look handsome; with this exception
the cattle were all in good order, and had the
appearance of being attended to with greal
deal OF care.
Mr.. Larpenteur exhibited bull, that is GER
tainly splendid animal, he is only years
DID, and weighs 1850 lbs; there was another
bull on the ground that bids fair for premium
in another ar 50; ha is only two years old,
and is now as large as ordinary bulls are at
full growth.
HoRsEs.---There were but three or four
horses on the ground and neither Of those were
remarkable for the size, all that can be said of
them is they were Of handsome build, and in
good condition.
HoGs.---There were but few hogs, what
were there, however, were Of the best quality
and breed.
SHEEP.-Thcre were only some halEdozen
sheep Yet they spoke more for the improve
ment of the breed than a whole flock might
have done, had less attention been paid to real
improvement in that way.
VEcErABLEs.-Thea array Of vegetables can.
not he beat, even in the fastest State in the
union the pumpkins, squashes, and melons
were the largest we have ever seen, and were
sound and healthy; one squash measured l-2
feet round and weighed liz pounds, there were
several others brought by different gentlemen,
about the same size, also pumpkins Of enor-
nous weight, but large melon raised by Mr..
Stoddard. eclipsed everything in the way of
vegetables on the ground, it measured 8 feet
in circumference. The turnps and potatoes
were equally worthy of attention. Mr.. Dow had
and Mr.. Gibson had 81 bushels Of potatoes that
he raised on square rods of ground, many Of
which would measure and 10 inches in length
and otherwise large in proportion, and appeared
sound and healthy to the core.
CoRS.-There was a great display OF corn.
John ii. Stevens had several stalks that meas
nred IL feet in length which were heavily load
ed with large ears, besides this there was some
five or six samples of husked corn Of very ex-
ccllent quality and good size.
BLANK Book.-Mr. Hoisington of this city
exhibited large blank Ledger the first Of the
kind that was ever manufactured in this Terri
tory, and in justice to Mr.. H., we must remark
was as good and substantial book as we ever
expect to see manufactured in Minnesota 1t
was well finished book, strongly bound and
neatly ruled.
DAGUERREorvPEs..--Mr Whitney, of ST.
Paul, and Mr.. Mcneil, of St. Anthony, had
some well executed ikenesses. There was
considerable taste and artistic skill displayed by
both of them.
FLowERs.---Messrs. Ford and Huganin had
large and choice selection Of flowers, that
doomed very nicely, add added much 10 the
fragrance of the room in which they were kept
They had several new kinds Of vegetables,
such as beets, carrots, &C., also few bundles
of three year old apple trees, grown in Mime
sofa, Of large size. with many other kinds of
bushes and shrubs. Their flowers were Of
great variety;-,hey had 10 kinds Fuschias, IL
kinds House Roses, Is kinds Geraniums, 6
kinds Salvias, 6 kinds Chrisanthemurns, 6 kinds
Heleotropes. II kinds Verbenas, besides some
fifty other kinds choice plants.
REPORTER.
BRAvE FELLow.-Among the number;ess feats
Of valor performed by Individuals of the Ameri-
can revolutionary army, none has pleased me
more than the following, related by an eye wit
ness:
During the heat of the battle at Germantown.
while the bullets few hail stones, one Bachelew.
(of Monmouth,) was leveling his musket at his
enemy, when his lock carried away BY ball.
Undismayed, he caught up the gun of a comrade
just killed by his side, and taking aim, bullet
and t~i fnA .