The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-15
nCoumsy AgvLc uatural Fair.
FIRST DAT.


.a,nce at the County Fair yesterday
os,, Eve hundred persons were
's '' hiding about seventy-fve ladies.
Fs''"'' =. clear and pleasant until about
rs .,.I.,s. .ssn a thunder storm arose. which
= VN' .s.s Of happening some OF the articles
=. Anton, and dispensing the people. The
81, j horses (class Al was very hne--much
's" 80 had expected to see. The num-
made in this class is l22, including
..a q, tbe ,ro..iug match Of Saturday. At
'@" IL cattle entered were brought
H. and exhibited. or bulls, there
= 4, IS shosn, although their fine appear
:, ,w,l, made W for The deficiency In mum
- S.x.,, inc woke OF draughs cattle and
4, u,es Gov. and calves were also exhibited.
! n. competed The show Of cattle, and the
,,.p entered the ring. Viewed from the
ss !, i, centre, the display was fully equal
- have ever Witnessed At County Fair,
....t. sell for the interest taken by cur
,.ns,s and others in the raising Of tine stock.
r.. s,oceeJings we're enlivened by music
Ga he Burlington brass band, which occu
q, 10 unper portion Of the central pagoda-
- !. ,be people we're mostly gathered around
4. ,ips during ,hese exhibitions, the scene vas
]. ,p;ms,inc than at any time during the
h The entries OF mules, &C., (class 81 were
,.,,re. ONLY being exhibited. of cattle, ~
aries we're made; they were not all upon the
-vvpd Yesterday, but will be today, and We
.,ture 70 say, the display in this class VIII not
surpassed by any previous exhibition IN the
AMY Twelve entries Of swine (class " were
,.,e. and a., of them are fine specimens OF
H. kind OF sheep, ls entries we're made, IA
.,ep. OF the Saxcuy aud Merino breeds. The
ares 10 class ii farm productionsl we're 65.
\, tAe display is better than anticipated. In
/ \. mechanical department the entries have not
~, l.rse but some Of the articles exhibited |
y. sel worthy the attention Of those interested
ustfl INVENTIONS The exhbitian Of domestic
PRODUCTIONS quite large, ard forms one OF the
prp,sp.i attractions of the Fair. Many other |
arclss ore entered fo. exhibition, which are
10. issIsdei in any Of the classes mentioned! |
. Esrjes 10 oil the classes can be made until 81
saoek Til. Al NJ, when the books will be
|tp..a and no article admitted for exhibition
yet taai tine.
We noticed on exhibition a piece Of EN-
toiaery BY Ms j. II. Gear, which took the first
premium a. the late ST. Louis Fair. Also seine
lie embroidery BY Mrs. r. N. Washburne. We
eIs this feature will prove most attractive to
h. AIDES, and we advise one and all 10 60 and
ks tAe.e truly beautiful specimens Of female
lssasork. David Leonard exhibits many va
hsne. Of preserves, jellies, dc, which make
Isagting display Mr. vanselow has come fine
fecimens Of the Photographic art on exhibi.
lon, as hes also Mr. Hall. We noticed nina
IRE ship, rigging and all, complete. exhibited,
fate BY a. inmate of the Iowa State Prison !;
feh ingenuity ID displayed in the corr ectness 4
y neatness Of its manufacture.
finy other articles 10 this aud other aepart-
Esire worthy OF mention, but want Of space
Faas and We will reserve further notice I'M
Iauorrow, when We hope to give full re-
he programme Of to-day is an attractive
b. Atei O'Clock A. N. the stations will be
hbited in the ring, to be followed at II A.
N exhibition of drsught horses, &c.
AMP. N. Hon Charles Mason will deliver
! address to the Society, and at ~ P. n.
latehed horses and mares, geldings and mares
single harness, and geldincs or mares under |
hadIe, for which premium ladies will ride, At
r N. The ring will be open for driving in
n, harness, when all The trotting horses will
isrought out, and fine exhibition of trot-
y will take place. We bespsak large
nd Oh the grounds to-day.