Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-06
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 8, ISIS.


CUYAHOsA COUNTY FA1R.-In spite of the
predictions of weather wise prophets, yester,
days sun rose bright and clear, giving encour.
agement to those who proposed exhibiting at
the Fair, or those visiting the grounds. At an
early hour the gates and offices were opened
and the busy notes of preparation were hearl
from all parts of the enclosure Drays and
wagons with loads Of agricultural implements
from the manufactures of Baldwin Dewitt &
Co, B. Martin d Co, Charles Howe, &c, werc
depOsiting their freight on the grounds allotted
to such display, and in Fine Art Hall, busy
hands were taeking up cloths, hanging pic
tnres, and arranging fancy articles.
OF course the business of the first day con.
sisted principally in collecting and arranging
the articles and preparing for the show of to-day
and tomorrow
As We entered the hall devoted TO domestic
articles, vegetables, &c, we were attracted
by the model of a ship, built and rigped by ]
l. Jones, which, in all its rigging and appurten.
ances, would vie with ships of larger growth
She was christened the White Banner, and
LipPard himself could not object to the use, OIL
SO beautiful piece of mechanism, of the title
OF one of his great works.
In Fine Art HALL. Walter C. North ha.
large and attractive show of Ambrotypes
Melainotypes, DC, among which are speak
ing hkenesses" Of J. A Harris, Rev. ]. C
White, Silas Brainard, DC
Simpson also exhibits a fine collection of Da
guerreotypes, Ambrotypes, DC Capt. Heck
man in all his military ''toggery," here stands
outin bold relief, and fireman looks ready
to 'blOw his horn" should the Hall catch fire.
Thomas Luston shows some splendid speci
mems of graining, in imitation of Mahogany
Rosewood and Oak.
The Quaker City Sewing Machine is exhibit.
ed by W C. North, and an improved Harris Ma
chine by W. Bram1n.
In this Hall Miss c. HOpley has contribu
ted some beautiful pencil and crayon draw
ings which are peculiarly worthy of notice.
Miss Helen Bishop has FIVE pencil drawings
which show much proficiency in the art.
An elegant piece Of furniture, which is de
signed to be corpse preseryer, is on eHhibi
ton, but no name accompanied it. There ar
compartments about the cavity fos the bOdy
which are to be filled with ice, salt, DC. BY
means of which any body can be preserved 70
long time BY freezing. Tue specimen on ex
hibitiOn resembles when closed a piano, has
highly polished and finished case, and present
nothing death-like or mOurnful in is appear
anee.
In the general Hall we saw splendid child
cab, entered by VIM C shipherd, of Bedford
which was as perfect miniature carriage a
We ever saw.
Messrs- Roberts & Ellsworth have numbe
of bottles of Vinegar Pickles, DC, from thei
mandatory on River street These locke
tempting, but not being on the Committee W
were obliged to obey the Injunction to '.touc
not, taste not, handle not F" |H.
The arrangements of the grounds have bee
well attended to, and general good manage
Hieut prevails throughout
We shall speak more particularly of exhib
tors and exhibitions tomorrow, after the Ell
tries have been made, and the articles hay
been classified.
We noticed SO many things worthy of motto
that it would be hard to select any to the exclI
sion of the rest. Enough now to say that
all the departments there is show highly ere,
liable to the farmers, gardeners, manufacture
and last, but far from least, the Ladies of Guy
hoga county.
The entries up to five O'Clock last evenin
amounted to about $500 The receipts yeste
day for memberships alone amounted to ov
SIOO.
Every thing bids fair for highly successfI
and attractive occasion, and we trust bOuni
ful golden harvest will be reaped by the S
ciety.