Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-09-20
County Fair.

Go. Agricultural Association" came OF
on Wednesday and Thursday Of last week.
10 the entire satisfaction of the managers,
we believe, and will no doubt prove to be
of great benefit in future to the various in,
terests represented. 80 I{
There were near six thousand persons
present, according to the best authority,
and never did we see so much good feel
ing and 80 little to mar it, as upon this
oc occasion, and great credit is due the mana
gers for this state Of things. Hf
While it must be admitted that the dis.
play, in almost every department, was not
paramount to the advancement of the
county, yet the articles exhibited were Of
the best quality. and demonstrates that the
spirit of Improvement is in the ascendancy'
The display of horses, for all purposes,
was not altogether what might have been
expected, but still many good ones were
on exhibition. Especially, were the draft
horses good. Many fine trotting horses
we're not entered, that otherwise would
have been, had the track been such,that
they could have displayed. their speed with
safety and to advantage.
Scarcely ever did we see better cattle at
a county Fair, and in this branch of stock
the farmers seem to be far in advance of
all others.
The sheep and hogs were also very fine,
but very limited in attendance.
Fruits and vegetables seemed to attract
more attention than customary. But they
deserved it, as il is rare that 80 fine dis
plays are made. If we could have learned
the names of the growers Of many of the
lots, we should have been pleased to pub
lish them. We learned, however, that
one lot was from the orchard Of Mr.. l..
Powell, of Salisbury Tp., and another from
Mr.. Webster, Of Olive Up.
Two lots of marble--one from Skirvin
4 Smith, Of Racine, and the other from j.
L. Waller, of the same place were univer-
sally admired, and it would be difficult to
procure more perfect specimens of work
manship anywhere than these.
The butter, cheese, honey, bread, DC,
were all very fine, and it must have been
with much difficulty that the awarding
committee arrived at conclusion.
There was Sugar Cane Mill on exhibit
ton. manufactured by j. w. Il. Stackpole,
at the "pomeloy Foundry which we
heard spoken Of by persons experienced
in crushing the cane, as a meritorious in
vention. ...a..
We were surprised at SO small a dis
play of need!ework; it was SO small, in fact
that it did not hardly amount TO depart
ment. We are quite sure this is not for
the reason that our ladies' are incompe-
tent, but simply because there is not the
interest felt their should be. On all hands
we heard ladies express their disaP-
poin;ment, and We hope by another year
to see this, together with the floral depart
ment, better attended to by the ladies.
The occasion was ended by display Of
equestrianship, which was entered in:o
with great spirit by the lady competitors.
The first preminm was awarded to Miss
Lydia A. Simpson, the second to Miss Rad
ford, The third to Miss Roup, and the fourth
to Miss Stanart.
We understand that it is the intention of
the managers to either enlarge the grounds
the coming year, or remove the locality.
We bespeak for the owners of horses
better grounds, in either event, for the dis
play of the speed and other good qualities
of their animals. Il