Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-16
Ninth Annual Ohio state Fair
SECOND DAY,

SECOND DAY.
September 18th was the first Peoples Day
of the State Fair The attendance was large
but the Grounds and Halls were ample ior an-
The morning Lake Shore trains took up lhfee
Thousand persons, and under the personal di-
rectiou of Superintendent PHILLIPS and Con-
ductor THoy.s. with comfort and without ae-
ciJent. The trains into Sandusky from the
West and South were also immense. The hrst
one in on the Sandusky and Mansfield Road
was made up of over sixty cars. all alive with
peoples.
At an early hour the Fair Grounds presented
a gay and animated appearance, and by noon
the multitudinous show Of intelligent Weh
- dressed, well behaved, and well to do Men and
Women, justly the pride and glory of the State
constituted The crowning feature of the Fair
Gov. CHAsE was one of the people and at home
with all He was cordially greeted by multi
tudes of fsIlo7F-eitizens. The Hon JoHS SHEE-
MAN shook hands with everybody. This noble
representative of the District and Ohio is IN fine
trim for the October winnings. Distinguished
Stock Growers and Agriculturists from various
sections of the State and from abroad were
present, and the observed Of the observers. -
Amonu those from abroad were the Hon. CHAs-
DlcKEY, President Of the Michigan Board Vi
Agriculture, r. F. TOMBSTONE, Secretary OF the
BcarJ, and E. n WILCOX, Chairman of the
Business Committee. The weather was fine
up to about half past four P. NJ, when wind
and rain cloud from over the Bay was preceded
by a dust storm of almost smOthering density
The people scattered, and generally obtained
shelter in town before the rain commenced fall
ing. The receipts of the Board for the day
were Eight Thousand Dollars; a sum indicating
the immense thrOng of visitors on the Far
Grounds.
ESTRIEs-sTOcK DEPARTMENT
HoRsEs.-Sweepstakes IS; Draft, SO; Thor
oughbred, "A; Matches, So, Harness and Sad
die, "A; Sweepstakes, Colts, Z; Horses of All
Work, 100; Roadsters. lO7; TrOtters, ll6; to-
tai, 449.
CArrLE:-Short Horns, 1875; DevOns, 81;
Herefords, II; Ayreshires, 3; Mich Cows, :;
sheris, G each, As; Stall fed, 6; Grass fed, Z;
Work Oxen Steers, Is; Sweepstakes, Co. total,
293.
SHEEP;-Middle Wool, 25; Fat, l6; Saxon,
%; Merinoes, 46; LOngwOOl, As; total, l54.
Sw1xE.-Large breeds, 5s; Small breeds, 39.
Jacks and Mules, l3.
Poultry, As.
Total entries of Live Stock, 1854.
SECOND DEPARTMENT.
Farming Implements and Agricultural Ma
chimes, &c; Piows. 81; Household Implements
~; Agricultural Implements, IA; Rollers, Drills
and Cultivators, SO; Machinery, Engines, DC,
76; total, 3ls.
THIRD DEPARTMENT.
Artificial teeth, /; stoves and castings, IT,
metal, wood and stone, 10; coopers' and carPen-
ters' ware, 20; tailors' and hatters' ware, IL;
Curriers' and saddIers' ware, Is; chemicals, &c;
cabinet ware, IL; glass and stone ware, s; fine
worked metals 3; household fabrics so; needle,
shell and wax work, 1872; mill fabrics, 2; We
hicles, 81; worked metals hardware, S5; total,
369
FOURTH DEPARTMENT.
Field crops, 5; sugar preserves, lO2; butter,
bread and lard, g.; flour starch, TO- cheese, II;
natural minerals, Is; total, PA.
FIFTH DEPARTMENT,
Amateur list flowers, Is; Prof. do. do, l3;
apples, 60; grapes, 81; peaches, pears, plums,
DC, 20; melons, berries, &c, 10; potatoes,
beans, cabbage, DC, l3O; total, 800.
SIXTH DEPARTMENT.
Paintings and drawings, 81; musical instru-
ments, 10 Total in miscellaneous departments,
1916.
From these aggregates readers can judge
what there is to be seen. A bare list of the
articles on exhibition would fill several col
umns, and we have room TO only note IN brief
the Stock Entries from CuyahOga: J, W
Fitch, Cleveland, Stallion; Col. Grayson;
N. NJ. Spangler, Cleveland, Stallion, star
of the West; White & Newal, Cleye-
land, TrOt,er, Ben franklin; II. L. Beach
Cleveland, Stallion, Godolphini H. Pratt, lnie-
pendence, Stallion, Morgan Peacock; Il. Is.
Senter, Cleveland, Geldings, Ned and Tige; E
H Wilcox, Solon Grey Eagle colt, S A. Alb
bey, Cleveland, Stallion colt . years, Young
Green Mountain; Cattle-Dandy p, R. II.
knight, Simons & Beebe, Dover; Heifer, Dora,
d. S. Beebe, Dover; Bull Defiance, John P'r-
ter. Dover.
There were IL fine specimens of Hereford
cattle. g Fairboy," owned by ThOs. Aston OF
LOrain county, took the first premium; " Dea-
anee," owned by John Porter, of Cuyahoga, the
second premium. John Humphrey, Of LoTaln,
the first premiums on Hereford 3 year old COW,
heifer, and bull calf Thomas Aston, Of Lo-
rain, the second premiums on . year old COW,
year old bull, and one calf. and John Humphrey
on heifer calf
Hamilton County.
The united Opposition in the First Congress
sional District have nominated TIMOTHY C.
Day, and in the Second District, JoHS A. GEEE-
LEV The Conventions were harmonious, and
the nominations were made the first ballot, and