Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-13


urr Dern P:sPos=d of when We lett, AZ hsif past
a's!oek-
IxrsovE your tine. quit nOpips sboui, but 90
70 Robinson & Sos Bookstore and procure ON
ting u aanuse, entertain and instruct you. They
havrall he new books published. as vel as a
nice xo-k Of The old standard novels; besides all
the go5j weekly papers published. There is no
e,ease f1f iaienesz when good books can be hal
as cheap as They DIR hen.
TuE BsooKE COuSrs FAra.--We attended the
Far Of The Farmers aud Nechane's lada-tnal
Sos!s,y Of Brooke County, Al .wviIs5uts, OF
Wednesday aad Thursday; and SO liI dirsss and
sandIy etheE persons, making very large aud re-
spectacle cTowdA ladeed. we believe NE sever
So 50 many people IN Weilsburg Je,ore.
Eserything about the Far Grounds appeared 10
d- sell arranged. and ali she proceedings were
conducted with reusrkable Psopsiely aud order.
Tbz collection Of i've stock We ild not thiak as
ey.easye asst might have been in The r.ch eounfv
Of Brooke, though there were some very fne speci-
nrns On e1hibitIoa. The sheep were splendid:
IL tuo or three pens, Ve saS sheep = hieh for the
frenessCl The wool. would hrye done credit 10
aay couaiysstn any State OF the Union. Hogs. I'M
ln=nse- Horned cattle. 50 So Hoses, so.pz very
fine oues on e, hI5iicA but We h We seen most al
them, elsewhere 50 often thai We should have
preferred 10 have witnessed something never. Az
ricalturai and Flotal Halls made cr=ditabie DIS
play The orchar3 fruits we've exceedingly due.
Use person exhibited some ~ varieties OF apple
and al Of them good apples In agricultural Hail,
luz Tsri=ty Of Implements exhibited by Mr.. Il. H.
HuHsELL, Of h=eliuy, was valuable contribu-
,.oa 10 h= exhibition. F7orai hail contained ma.
NJ pretty things, chiefly thehanIiavsrx of the la
li=s-5u, should not expect anything else from
sgca sEeny persons, and fnsther comments are
useless
''Tbe Arkansas Tournament on Wednesday
l,lrInool, vas the source OF much rnerrmen,.-
Symr 81 gallant knights mounted on fiery chargers
ea;ere, the NM 10 contest for the prze;--ths
ealvalIoUs feat was the plaeking OF a gouse's
had ir0I live snOS= suspended across thz track,
wal.z the Ei1eF's charger was unier iuH head
~ag. The costume of the knights vas / com
Hagiag Of all HE eOlez vflhe rainbow and ma nv
e9t5rs act seen n The rainbow, and shzpeS not ex
ae.y Of deal loneliness, bull CT all The urearthIy
shapes which gTe1esque fancy could suggest
Wes-o1d have been innch terrified stIL.s array OF
arn=dKash had W. not discovered that the gar
ra=a's iastead Of being dyed IN blood, ueIe only
DYED n the wool with red SsundsEs and ILdigo and
iarfF mast Formidable weapon huge scythe-
abet-rE, LOT sword. and their dread inspiring
banner, oaiy shocking bad umbrella. " icL had
be=a struck by lightning, We w=r= impeil=d
however 10 keep p udzut distance from the big
cartridge box OF The warIIke gentleman in regI-
m=naLs for the label IN large letters plainly ted
TIA: he Aforesaid earirdse box contained The dan
seroas ammunition of ..Horn Whisky which
Sas warranted 10 kill as tar as il would csrry
The hoE.es On y h.ch the Knights were mouated-
., sdat= Of Bneepaaius, lraEGt horses! Spawned,
EaT bone, iams, blind. hat. stiius halted, short
tss, rat taiis, and 10 tails at ALL Tam O'Shan-
t=Ts Maggie, after she crossed tie witch IN tested
JHi-e, would have beea paragon OF sylam=tEy 10
lie 5zsi Of ibenI,
TIE inst gouse was killed shortly after It vas
bgag mp, and lead plueked OF by the third or
har4 ebafseE- The second goose. winch was
asp; a!rv=, wss twice pulled down, without get
uas lis bead TINS may be very funny gentle
Es5, 51f rather cruz, !; strikes US Just suppose
one Of yoa ~erz goose-,hough We dJu't think
tai iossJle-hJw would yoa like to lie ihpsje
= % Death, iach by inch?
Wednesday night was signaiized ly ball at
eur;aas Hail, where the assembled beauty
ana CALAMITY Of the occasion danced with much
sP ar=a. lsl,t int The small hours Of the morn
Ing OIins to our peculiar custom Of retiring ear
iy, AMI cur CONSCIENTIOUS notions IN reg I'D to
taaeiag, = cannot speak urnutely Of tals festl-
vai, but OUT clever Young friends Mr.. CrRRAx and
w, SMITH, Of the Hergil and ti,z editor ia ch5f
OF Ing Jrgus. who. we understand, participated
sarsey q the l=s.rrrt:=s Of tie uctason. wlll. NC
d14b. not. lake peasarz in giving fall particulars
10 aEy Eno may apply to them.
Tas exhibition o.ed On Thursday afternoon
XII iL= interesting equestrian performances Ct
The ladies. The p,=snsums ofeTea verz. Isl, a
goll @.lch worth $50; ID. set of iewe!ry worth
sc; Sd, set Of jewzlry worth $50.
TIE following ladies entered The rng aud pay
tesPaled ~Ilb sreat spIuI IN the contest Miss
A.ar McGurRE. Miss FoKouEK, Miss MARGARET
0EsN, Mss AsERHT NIcncLs, Miss LEWIS, OF
W=LSsGrg; AMI Miss ANNE O'BRIAS, Of Hancock
eosay, nd Mrs CasxAR, Of Bethany. The skill
tal and graceful eqass,rianism of lhsee ladies' We
'74elE Seeh SathsSSsu- after yer! pleasing
aa exciting contest for nearly two hours, the FIRST
Fr=aai,'u was awarded to Nrs AHNIE O'BEAN;
its secoad to Miss LEvIs. AID The third to Miss
FpEavEA- TIE ruling of Mrs Mary Mcclure was
gaiTeEsal!g admired, -but We understand tLst she
% 10; receive afremium because she had receiv-
s-oa= al tDe'last FAIR.
SAD acclnsxr.-Bezj. Rruneil, formerly mill
vr'=at. but ls.teriy contractor at one of The rail
punching machines IN the Crescent Iron Works,
tast LIS left arm IN most shocking manner, at a