Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-29


day, the fastest time made on the track
about half a mile--was l minute As sec
onds. 'sTom Moore" was then put on the
track aud did the FIRST round in | minute
80 sec., and the second round in l min. 2e
sec.-beating the best three year old time
BY II seconds. The colt took the frst
premium in its class, as was its due.
The attendance to-day has been large
The officers estimate the number on the
grounds to-day at 10000.
ZANEsvILLE, Sept. %, 1859.
OLD RouND Table
GAINESVILLE was uncomfortably full last
evening. The hotels were crowded to ex-
cess, and the struggle for rooms was fright
ful to contemplate. Hundreds did not get
any sleeping place, but wandered around
town. During the evening a temporary
theatre, a grand procession Of the Sons OF
Malta, and Democratic Mass Meeting
formed the staple of amusements, the ex-
ercises being varied by unlimited whiskey
drinks. The Democratic meeting was a
wretchcd tizzle, less than hundred being
present, and nearly all these were Repub-
licans who greeted the speakers with deri-
sive laughter and jeeriug remarks at each
'bust of elokwence" The streets were
crowded to excess when the "Sons" turned
out. The display was very fine, extended
to considerable length. Two bands of mu-
sic accompanied the procession.
This morning the attendance was much
smaller than on yesterday, although the
weather was all that could he asked. The
trains last evening took crowds 10 their
homes, some five or six trains having left
on the different roads during the evening,
with from ten to twenty five cars in each.
The effect was very apparent to- day both
in the streets and on the Fair ground.
Of course, during the FAIR there has
been considerable whiskv punished, and
some people have been relieved of their
pocket books and such unconsidered trifles.
Singular to say there has not been single
instance of drunkenness or disturbance, nor
pocket book or purse stolen within the
Fair Grounds. This is doubtless ewing to
the fact that he managers engaged par
ty of detectives from other cities to be on
hand and "spot" the rogues who might
feel inclined TO visit the city during the
Fair. The detectives so employed were
Mike Gallagher and Lambert White, of
Cleveland; Robert Hagin, of Piltsburg;
Patrick Flannery and Larry Hazzen, of
Cincinnati; and S. F. Dewitt, of Colum-
bus. Several of the light fingered gentry
were in GAINESVILLE, but on discovering the
presence of these officers, wisely concluded
to give the Fair grounds wide BERTH
Mr.. Klippart said that the employment of
these officers caused considerable expense,
but that he considered it money well spent.
In its remunerative character the pres
ent State Fair is undoubtedly melancholy
failure. There will be an ugly sum on the
wrong side of the ledger when all the
items are posted up and the account bal
anced. GAINESVILLE is nice town, the
Muskingum valley is a lovely spot, and the
Central Ohio Railroad people are very ac-
commodating, but there is nothing to at
tract a large crowd other than the Fair it.
self, and the townspeople and the railroad
had their hands more than full to attend
to the people who did come.
The "outside attractions" of the Fair are
numerous, in fact the number of curiosities
exhibited outside of the fence, will compare
favorably with any State Fair for several
years. Bearded Ladies are in considera-
bic numbers, and their attaches herald
their praises in vociferous tones. There is
Scotch Giant, who, judging from his
portrait on the outside canvass, must be at
least eighteen feet high and six feet thro'
the waist. Swings, merry-go-rounds, and
amusements of that character, are in every
nook and corner, mostly connected with
eating and drinking booths. One of the
men drumming the machine" was last night
slightly confused in his ideas, and loudly
proclaimed that the merits of his "mam-
moth-pie .apple-melon-cake, fifty cents a
bucket which is five cents for thirty-two
rides, two for you" Fat negresses, and
delacacies of that kind, are also TO be found.
The man with the pins and rings is on
hand, as is the bow and arrow man, the
soap man, the razor man, and the ten cent
whistle man. Last night whilst waiting
for the train to the city, l noticed several
Yokels setting on the ties vainly trying to
get tune out of their investments, but
only extracting melancholy "toot," ill.,
stead of the lively music played by the"pro-
fessor."
This morning one of the itenerants got
into trouble. He had been offering "four
dollars worth of fjewelry for ten cents" A
nigger gave him dime, but instead ofgiv-
ing him the jewelry the fellow went on
crying 'four dollars worth of jewelry for
ten cents" in total ignorance of the mig
gor's existence. The merchant was arrest
ed. lie told pitiful story Of bis being
gentleman who had done the trick 'just
out of fun," but he did not escape the
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