The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-10-06


selves with listening to the drummers" of the
several refreshment booths reciting over, to the
astonished multitude, their !" bill of fare" which
invariably ended with lager beer. Our friend
arrived at last having lost his money (25 cts.)
about the time he was purchasing ticket
We saantefed slowly over the grounds ever
and anon stepping into a mud hole which in
situations were more numerous than anything
we noticed on exhibition, if we except the " fair
women and brave men" Of Old Hunterdon.-
Passing through the main exhibition building,
we were struck with the pleasing arrangement
for the display Of articles, noticing many i'm
provements. The east side of aisle, No. l, was
devoted exclusively to the articles Of ladies' dress
goods, and we must say the display was very
fine, being characterized by remarkable degree
of animation Pressure told US there were wo-
men inside those dresses. On the west side of
aisle, No |, we noticed number of well exc
cuted paintings and drawings, which attracted
much attention, but which, with all other arti-
cles on exhibition, with few exceptions, were
without the name of the exhibitor attached. A
collection of flowers, comprising the various
species now in season, were much admired -
Pressure said he did not know the names Of the
flowers, but thought he could smell bachelors
buttons in one of the tallest boquets A glass
been made from the feathers of the old goose ,"
elected much admiration on account of the neat
ness Of the workmanship, as well as the idea
conceived of thus preserving the garments of the
old revolutionary survivor. In one of the pas
sages, and calling forth considerable praise we
noticed some well executed designs in marble,
from the marble yard at Stockton. Stoves Of
every description, and ranges of all patterns,
were exhibited by our towhsman, Mr.. J. III.
Butterfoss, and received the first premium. A
well selected assortment of the latest patterns of
stoves, &C., were exhibited by Mr. Bodine, of
Pennington BooZer, of this place, received the
first premium for fine display of hardware and
cutlery. Passing through the End aisle we were
continually greeted with EXPLANATIONS of surprise
concerning the various articles of home manu-
facture such as goodness sake's do look at
that childs dress; mercy sake's alive, amt that
purity" &C., &C. Some one at our elbow In
formed Pressure that it took young lady
eight months to work that, pointing to a childs
dress near the centre of the building. Pressure
informed her if said young lady had sewing
machine she could have made it in two days
We could not help noticing the fine display of
bed quilts and counterpanes hanging from the
roof of the building, as we were compelled to
keep nodding and twisting in order to keep our
hat in its proper position. In the other part of
the building were exhibited in abundance fruits,
grapes, &C., the tempting appearance of which
made ones "mouth water" Eve don't like this
expresSion) which agony was only increased by
little placards warning US to {" handle not. y
Passing from the main building we entered the
vegetable tent, where lying around in dire
confusion were the biggest potatoes, as long as
a mans watch chain, the biggest pumpkins, one
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erythng in the vegetable line we ever looked at.
Upon the ground, north of the buildings were
gathered all the various styles, improved and
patented, of cornshellers, mowers, reapers, hay
cutters, horse and dog powers, cob grinders,
&C., &C., &c. This collection large and varied,
seemed to draw considerable attention from the
old fogy farmers which class we are happy to
say is getting reduced wonderfully small in this
county. Time and space will not allow us to
describe infinitely the many articles upon the
grounds, nor do we feel competent to the task.
We pass on toward the trotting course, where
myrads are gathering to witness the trials Of
speed. The wagons and carriages in close
proximity to the ring, are speedily filled, and
even the tops of those carriages, which will adj
nit of it, and those which will not, are brought
into requsition, to be used as seats. We have
not heard OF any very fast time having been
made at any time during the fair. The purse
of $lG0 was won at 2:47 and 2:55. The trot-
ting of the stations drew forth shouts ofappause
and the premium was won by Messrs. w. & S.
Hoppock, of Prailsyille, in this county. The
display of single and matched teams in the ring
on Wednesday was very fine, larger number OF
entries having been made than at any previous
exhibition. The promiscuous trotting was wit
messed by numerous admirers of horse flesh, but
wishing to make the most of our time, we with
drew from the crowd, and upon looking for our
friend Pressure, he was gone Wetook = hasty
look through the cattle stalls during the absence
OF our friend, finding the display fully equal il
not superior to any former one. We noticed
several entries which had been made last year,
but which do not spoil by being brought out.
We found Pressure, said gent having been show
ing his gallantry by taking the ladies to see the
strongest man in the world +" the apology for
a circus; the cow with four calves, and the var
ious other curiosities and humbugs which may
be found upon occasions of this kind and which
served admirably the double purpose of making
fool of man, and relieving him of his super
huous quarters We did not invest :" in any
of the banks, consequently we are not able to
evince an opinion. We have no hesitation in
pronouncng the exhibition of last week the best
held in this county, the various changes and al
terations adding materially to the general adj
vancement of the visitors qualification. If the
managers continue to add attractions to the ex-
hibition each year, as they have been doing, we
shall soon have County Fair second to none of
the State Fairs now held. We have heard many
opinions concerning the general management Of
the institution, and none have been in the least
disparagng Pressure says he hopes the Com
mittee will send complimentary tickets to the