Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-03
The Virginia State Fairs.

The Richmond Dispatch Of last Wednesday, in
its account of the State Agricultural Fair, and
the Fair of the Virginia Mechanics Institute,
says:
In the stock department, including bloode,l hor-
SEES, the exhibition far SurpasseS that OF last year
IN the type Of tue animals, though the number is
nothing like as great. Red Eye, ReTenue, Finan-
Ger, Voltaire, Poydore, Emperor, Morgan Hunter.
Sarah " ashington, Nina. Selene, and host Of
chiefs We're greatly Admired f"r their symelry of
form and SprigLtly appearance; but none Of them
arrested mure attention with the judges OF hnlseS
than year old colt by Chide Harold out of Sarah
Washington, and owned by Thomas W. boswell.
Without exception, We look upon him as the most
perfect specimen of horse flesh that we have ever
seen, and feel assured that he will prove racer
inGrTio: TO none that have preceded HIM.
On the troiting track, number Of fast and snowy
''cIabs,'' in single and double harness, were ex-
hibited; after which the tTotting champion, ''Kos
Sulh" made hiss appearance, and took short spin
around the course ur the qualification Of his friends
TO say that he is by far the fastest stallion tnat
ever made track in Virginia, is butte repeat hat
judges have asserted long since. We also noticed
several OF his colts, which are really beautiful, 10
one of which premium will be AWARDED III the
course of day or two.
In the cattle department., the specimens exhib-
tied cannot be eXeelled, as all admit who have
seen them. And the variety aud quality Of sheep
unusually 6uOu'
The poultry exhibition bears no comparison in
quantity, 10 that Of last year, but the quality is
equally as good.
All in all, the Fair is creditnble one, and
should stimulate our farm ers 10 renewed exerttons,
so that in the future nothing will be wanting 10
do them the amplest justice.
FAIR OF THE Va. MECHANICS INSrrTuTE-The
large and fashionable asSemblages that continue TO
thTong the exhibition rooms OF the Mechanics ln-
stitute, give the best evidence ofits complete
cess and of the general interest felt in that InSt
tuition, which has for IT'S sole object the prosperity
OF the State and the advancement OF her people.
We have never witnessed a more grand display of
Virginia manufactures. Virginia art, aud Virginia
productions, than are to be seen at the F"ir, mol
have we ever seen the people of the Old Domlm-
ion so thoroughly aroused 10 the Importance OF en-
coursging "home' industry, than they now sp-
pear to be.
The friends of the Institute only regret that
every town and village in the State have not con-
tTibuted their quota to swell the present exhibition
10 that mammoth SIZE to which il is destined to
rive. They are not Iahorng for Richmond only,
but for the whole OF Virginia--her prosperity and
her greatneSS--and they desire the aid Of every
section il carrying out their laudabIe designs
Like the Agricultural Fair, the Mechanics InSti-
tute, situated 0S it is, in the capital of the Old
Dominion, is intended as the nucleus from which
sister organizations may spring forth into life. and
contribute 10 the improvement Of mechanism,
manufactures aud arts, thereby relieving our gIOrI
Gus old mother-Virginia-o her present dePen.
dence, and making her what she shond be, the
bright particular star in the galaxy of our conied-
eTacy in all that tends to the wealth, education
aud happiness of her people.