The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-10-19
Fres Agricultural Fair


Notwithstanding tho unfavorableness Of
the weather. tho general Interest of tho
people in politics, and the groat number of
Fairs elsewhere, tho Fair at Claridon last
week, was equal, IL not superior, to any pre-
vious one OF the Free Agricultural Society.
There were 277 entries on tho first day, 90
Of which were vegetables, and the number
on the second day was much largor The
following are the total entries In several
classes Vegetables, l29 Grains, 81 /;
Flowers, 10 Pictures, "a: Fruif,esi Fancy
Ncodlovork. l3; Mechanical, Gs Domestic
Mao ufactures,6 ,6s; Unenumoratod articles, 80
Tho second day opened cold and cloudy,
yet the show of Cattle was perhaps equal to
that of any previous year. Col. Spencer bad
90, aud B. B. Woodbury. ls hoad of cattlo,
oil vory Hne, on exhibition. Mr.. Murray's
heavy oxon won on sweepstakes.
Some good horsos were exhibited, though
tho number was not large. There were
seven stations, six owned in the County
"Old Onderdonk," owned by Spoucer, Brown
e. Co., lst pre-; BLACK Eagle" years old
ownod by A. S. Mllard, %. "Now Lyme
Morgan handsome stallion years old,
owned in New Lyme Ashtabnla Co. Ly.
uan Mlillard's span of light bay horses, 5
gears old, and span of year old black
mares, owned by o. Barbor, oil swcepst stakos.
Tho exhibition in tho Hall was, us
usual, the grand feature of the Fair, and we
presamo has not boon cxceilod, if cqualed,
at any other County Fair this year in the
State. 1t is in the Hall that these Free
Fairs show their chief excellence. To
attempt au enumeration of articles would be
like making large party, aud leaving many
wor by persons unin vited. \
Ono.half Of tho Hall below was filed with
vegetables Of humorous varieties, and mostly
of largo size and excellent quality. o.
pumpkins, squashcs, potatoes, Sc, there
was great collection. Some had 10, some
l6, and some ovor 90 varieties of vegetables
Much of tho excellence of the exhibition IN
this department, is duo to tho people OF
CIaridon. Among the largest vegetables
were w Dlto AuIAer SuCuuoeIof eHtctCu
by A. S. Bisbeo, Chester; an Applepi,
Melon, weighing 2s lbs, by Edwin Douglas
and monster Beet Turnips, BY f W. Manly
Claridon; and 60 ID. squash, by Norman
Young, Munson.
Some corn, entored by VIM. Cay, Burton
came too late TO 10 passed upon by the
Com ni,tee, or it would lave drawn diplo
ma. or this corn Mr. Cay has raised l62
bushels to the acre.
The other half of tho Hall Lolow wat
devoted to tho exhibition of Farming I'm
plemoats, Mechanical Iuventions, &C., o.
which there was probably us gooG show
us last year. MIR. Hopeslill Armstrong Of
Claridon. who contributed to several do.
partments Of the Fair, exhibited f. S. Bart
let's patent Dtching Pow, which VIC should
think an admirable invention, as it answer.
both for d,chiug and sub soliug.
The Hall above was weIl filed and very
attractive. Tho show of Fruit was un
sually largo. r P. Parsons entered 33 va
rieties of apples, and other kinds of fru, in
proportion. Judge Taylor, Col. Spencer
and many others, did themselves credit il
this department.
Mrs. Hannah Green made good show
Of house plants.
A Floral Monument and Star by Mossrs
Siorrs & Harrison, OF Painesvile, were
among the most attractive things we no
tieed.
Mrs. William Queen. Of Chagrin Falls
exhibited fancy bedquilt so ingepiously
worked as to represent the unpleasant ex
perience OF Adam and Eve with the ser
pent, in the Garden of Eden. The sta
bedouilt Of NJ. A. Strickland, Of Morgan
was very attractive. Several others,
though not so snowy, were quite nice ar
tasteful,
The model steam engine Of G. B. Ter
~. of Thompson, attracted much atten-
ton, having been made by boy only i
earsof age. and who had seen but tw'
s;eau engines in his life. 1t works ad
uirably. and is said 10 combine sympi
city. rapidity and durability.
The people who attended the Fair wer
well provided with music by the Cheste
and Hambden Bands.