Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-28
DArTON, Sept. 26th.

me Falr mas commenced very prosper
ously, and all feel encouraged, especially
the Board Of Directors, whose efforts have
made the Fair what it is. Dayton is full of
people, and the only good hotel in the place.
the Phillips, is full to the roof, as indeed are
all the smaller houses, and private dwellings
seem to be packed with visitors and friends.
Dayton is fine city, with wide streets, and
handsome business blocks. The census
gives her about 10000 inhabitants, and she
lumbus.
The State Fair Grounds are located upon
Phillips Hill, about mile from the business
center OF the city, upon Main Street. The
grounds are most admirably located and ar
ranged. The surface is rolling, the higher
portions affording a charming view of the
city, the Miami river, the Miami canal, and
the rich farming country about. The grounds
embrace about S5 acres, part being well
All the departments of the exhibition are
well supplied with specimens of the me-
chanical, artistic, and agricultural skill and
taste of the State. Power Hall is hardly as
well filed as at the last Fair at GAINESVILLE,
but in all the other departments there is a
marked improvement on any previous Fair,
at least for years. The buildings upon the
grounds are well built and convenient
They consist of Power Hall, Farm Imple-
ment Hall, Domestic Hall, Farm Products,
Fruits, and Fine Art Hall, Floral Hall, Of
fees, and over 500 spacious stalls for horses
and cattle, besides pens for sheep and swine.
There is also a Dining Hall, where three
hundred hungry men and women sit and
wait, and swear at the deficiency of EthiO
plans in attendance.
The grounds are well provided with water
for animals and humans, and abundant space
is provided for the display Of the articles for
exhibition. The track is good, but small,
being ene-third of a mile in length. Upon
one side are seats which will accommodate
about four thousand persons, while upon an
| other side the rising ground forms a natural
amphitheatre, which is also filled with seats.
The attendance to-day is large and encour-
/ aging. The day is cloudy, and threatened
rain this morning, but is just cool enough to
! be pleasant. The appearance of the grounds
/ this afternoon is very attractive. The So
/ ciety did not make the mistake that was
made by the National Society at Cincinnati,
of enclosing so large a space as to require
thirty thousand people to make any show
l The seats are filed, and the notorious Ev-
4 erybody and his wife, are expected to-nor-
row.
Among the Cleveland exhibitors, notice
! Baldwin, Dewitt Co., with host of supe-
I rior implements; Bisbee, with the best col
| lection Of Photographs in Fine Art Hall !;
| the Cleveland Commercial College, repre-
| sented by five exquisite pieces of pen-draw-
| ing by Wilber, under the charge of WILDER
and FELTON,, and John Kelley with a good
| show of vegetables and grapes.
Of the articles on exhibition, especially
noticeable, will speak in my next.
The receipts to-day up to o'clock, for en-
trance fees, amount to s. 4,25O, a very good
days work, and nearly s., GOO more than
was received the second day of last years
Fair. Tomorrow will be the best day.
Douglas arrived in town to-day from Co
lumbus on his way 10 Cincinnati, to which
place he has gone this afternoon. He ar
rived in a special train, and spoke for an
hour or two at the Court House. This has
rather injured the Fair thsn benefited it, as
the people on the roads from Xenia and to-
wards Cincinnati have stayed at home to see
him as he passed through.
This evening, Hon. John Sherman spoke
at the Court House. The wild rumor that
Lord Renfrew will be here tomorrow has
gone out, and Of course will have some in
buence, improbable as the story is.
l send you below the awards of premiums
'epOrted up to this time
PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND DESIGNS.
L. Seibolm, bestlife-size photograph, color
ed in oil BY an OHIO artist-silver medal SO 90
/
/ Miss Emily G. JenisoD, best specimen Of
animal painting In oil, BY an American
| artist, 10 90
| A. Bisbee, best plain photographs. silver medal.
/ Same, second DO, diploma.
- Edmundsou, best fruit painting, silver medal.
I Miss Mary ForTer, best flower painting, silver
/ medal
- Edmundson, best fancy painting in oil by an
] American artist, silver medal,
I Middleton, StroWbridge Co, best lithograph-
I ing, silver medal
1 Mis- Z. Raymond, best crayon drawing, diploma
Folsom. Bryant Co., Cleveland, best pen-draw-
c. W ogden, Ky, best design for farm barn
diploma. ..--,-.,
I ..-l- & HoRsRs-THoRoUGHBREDs.
il Rest stallion years old and over, John
Z Luftkin, Sr-, = f. s. O. $50 %
4 Second do, Geo. ". Gregg. 25 %
Best stallion, yesrs and under 5, RebeF 3
1 knit, 20 OC
! BsF stallion, year and under ?, G. W.
Gregg, ..r.an 10 o.
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