The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-10-03
Sixth Annual state Fair OF Ohio
FIRST DAY.

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FIRST DAY. .
This is, of course, the event of great
lest interest, both general and local. Our
city is scene of jam, cram, hustle, crowd
and commotion. In town, the Hotels
are fast filing up, and the streets throng
with people from all quarters of the State.
and from other States. The road from
the city to the Fair grounds is covered
With buses, buggics, carriages, wagons,
sulkies, people, drays, and dust insuffera-
bic About the Offices all is stir and
business and the din is such as might be
texpccted on an occasion of such import
ance and interest ,,-,
The large area is almost entirely occp-
i pied with halls, pavilions, tents, stalls and
booths The articles entered are being
arranged for display. The first point of
attraction to the mere spectator is
FLORAL HALL.
The decorations here are chiefly the
work of the ladies Of our city, who, for
many days. have been laboring assiduous-
/ ly to make it fit place of reception for,
the articles designed for this favorite de-
partment 1t handsomely evinces the
taste and skill in arrangement and execu-
ton naturally expected from the fair hands
to whose direction the preparation of this
hall has been so properly entrusted.
One of the chief ornaments of Floral
Hall is colossal pyramid in the center,
designed by Mr.. NJ. J. KERN, the cele-
brated landscape gardener of Cincinnati.
1t stands on broad and high base, sur
rounded with spiral evergreen wreath,
from which are suspended ears of corn,
and garden flowers. 1t is surmounted
with a large sheaf of wheat. The vase
is decorated with evergreen, and bears on
all sides various vegetable productions,
; arranged in divers appropriated figures.
The base and pyramid are made to bear
/ fine specimens of all vegetable and cereal
productions raised during this bountiful
year in our State.
FRUIT HALL.
Is pavilion of about equal dimensions
to those of Floral Hall. Here is arrayed
display of magnificent apples, and some
not so magnificent, pears. peaches, plums
grapes, ounces, garden vegetables and
dairy products, such as altogether have
never before been equalcd on any similar
occasion. ELLIOTT & Co., Cleveland
have in this Hall, as we learned, about
220 varieties of pears alone, with neal
!. twice that number of varieties of garden
seeds.
! MECHANICS HALL
Is crowded and surrounded with the lates
and best. Inventions of all such articles a!
thrsshihg machines, separators, corn ant
, ceD crushers, and shelters, tanning mills
, farm wagons, corn planters, wheat drills
cultivators, ploughs in great variety, cut
: ting boxes, harrows, and every conceiva
q BILE agricultural utensil; carriages, buggies
. sulkies; marbleized mantels; model STUMP
extractor; guns, pistols, and accoutre
ments for the same; specimens of book
binding; mathematical instruments; denta
e work and implements; patent bed-steads
: and all sorts of furniture and cabine
work; screw-cutters, patent hub-borers
It specimens of engraving; saws, circular
s horizontal, and perpendicular; perfumery
n patent cages; fire engines; model houses
suspended eve-troughs; ores, metals, waite
q filters, (Kedzie's Of course;) and very man.
|. fother things Of which we neither knew O
/ could guess or learn the names, but a.
If which we could see were ingenious, usefil
IS and ornamental
; MANUFACTURERS HALL
d Contains carpets, quilts embroidery, mus
# Inns, silks, laces, and countless variet
a of articles for bodily and household us
d and adornment, which it would requir
d ten editors and their wives to enumerat
J. in the time allotted to US for collecting a
Is enumeration of its attractive and variega
l. ted contents aa
lie FINE ARTS HALL less
v Is the receptacle of specimens Of ,sculr
S, ture, paintings, drawings, Autographs
re photograps and orndnental penmanshil
he There are two>or three works of art dc
Id servins-or a special allusion. The veile
Z head, purchased by Dr. IDE, at the Crys
al tai Palace, is a rare product of genius
1t was executed in Italian marble, by
r celebrated Austrian artist, and sent to th
ID Great Exhibition at New York in 1855
II where it was pronounced by many tn
n most choice specimen of sculpture ez
Ehibited. i ,r.,f ..,,g
n The marble bust of Judge GUsTAvu
is SWAN, view Of which the pubic are mo-