Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-25

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WAsHlNsToN, Friday Eve, Sept "a, 1858.
I, The fair is over. 1t closed this evening and
in manner that gave the most entire satisfe.
tion7to,all engaged in it-it.was all, and more
than. all, that the most devoted friends of the
Society expected, considering that thereawere
very few exhibitions outside of the county. and
that there had been, already, three township.
| fairs in different parts of the county. These
township and sectional fairs are much to lie de-
lPrecated, as they undoubtedly have the effect of
4 detracting much from the interest which would
otherwise be felt in county fairs, in which4the
| efforts of all sections of the county should he
alike interested. But notwithstanding all these
j drawbacks, it was show creditable7 in every
respect, to even Washington county, and one
that will be long remembered by those whowere
4 fortunate enough to be present
! The number of persons on the ground TO-DAY
exceeded-aye, nearly doubled-the number
present on yesterday. 1t would be impossible
to form anything like a correct estimate of the
number-they could only be counted by thou
sands. That old and veritablc individual, the
oldest lnhabitant-with whom, no doubt most
! OF your readers are acquainted and will credit
ms statetnent-says that nothing to equal thas
ever been witnessed in this section of country.
The accession to-day was owing to the very
lof course, for Washington county Is as much
noted for her pretty girls as she is for her fine
sheep.
There was some additions made to the ladies
department. to-day-this being especially, the
Indies day; and you would have most certainly
come to this conclusion without being told So
to see the perfect monopolizing spirit which
they manifested on the ground, on the streets.
and indeed wherever you came in contact with
them-crinoline had perfect sway for one day
at least But noticed that some young men ex-
| hibited very little galantry, in contestng the
point with them, though they had finally to
yield. 1t was, no doubt qualification to these
lungallant fellows to witness the collapse which
overlook Miss Crinoline in the shape Of quite a
copious tali5of rain during portion OF the af.
ternoon, which caused the feathers of some of
the more lofty to fall considerably below par
| The premiums were read from the stand this
afternoon, but the rain prevented your cores
lpondent from getting all the items he desired.
Ihos. Sweeney y Sons VIM. Engles, Mr.. Faris
and 4Rohan, all of Wheeling, each received pre-
1niums, and Messrs. Rice q Swartz, of Martins.
vile, but Tor what articles he could not under
stand, the crowd around the stand being so
great.
So ends the Washington County Fair for
1868, and as write the crowds are begin
ing to disperse about as rapidly as they came
together this morning, all satisfied, / am snre,
that Washington county has no cause to be
ashamed of the past two days.
The folks of Wheeling will be under the ne.
cessity of stirring themselves for the fair OF next
fail, for the people here are chuckling overithe
impression which generally prevails here, that
they have left the Wheeling Island Fair of this
year far in the shade. Your correspondent was
lothto admit this, though the evidence appeared
to be against him. But both fairs are over
now, and we will forgeGbygones and look to the
future with confidence, knowing that Wheeling
can if she a0ill, do much better than she did at
her late fair.
The election to come of next month is be-
ginning to assume an interesting aspect. am
told BY some pretty shFewd politicians that
there is at least probability that .our own"
Montgomery may yet be defeated and the hon:
est old Quaker returned from this county,
1 trust it may be so. But whatever may be
the result for Congress- am glad to say there
is but little doubt of the election Of the oppo-
stion candidate for Shoriff in this county
Norton McGiftip. He is a gentleman every way
fitted for the station, and will make most eX-
cellent officer. has many warm friends, not
only for his many sociuls qualities and correct
business habits, bui he was volunteer during
the Mexican war; aud behaved himself very
creditably, having been in some of the most
holly contested battles of the campaign. "a
In haste, Nc.
RROOKE GCIINrTS5s FAIR