The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-10-19
Correspondence Of the Lferso"ian Democrat.
From Southern Ohio.

OHIO, Oct. 9th. 1860.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT Tho Eight Annual
Fair OF Clark County camo off on the first.
second. third. fourth, and fifth days of DC
t0ber; and, from tho number of ontrics, the
quality of the vurious articles on exhibition.
and the number of people in attendance, |
havo no hositencv in pronouncing 1t one of
the best County Fairs il WIS ever my good
fortune to attend. The officers told me
il moro than equalled former exhibitions
of tho kind.
Tho soil has brought forth Abundantly
and tho workshops haze chimed forth during
tho year the sounds of busy renumeratve
industry; therefore. so grand an exhibition
One important feature OF tho Fair especially
worthy of notice, is presented in the mum.
ber and quality of cattle. machines, etc =,
which took premiums at the late National
and State Fairs.
Tho Fair Grounds. which in in beautiful
oak grove about ono half mile south .west
of Springfield. is an excelIont one, contain
ing thirty acres and are in admirable cond.
ton for the Fair, WITH tho exception of the
Hall; tho Society have no very convenient
especially in the event of rain. The
Society have been deferred from building II
Hall in addition to other necessary cxprn.
sos from thoir former limited financrs; hut
learned thoy designed erecting commo.
dious ono the ensuing season.
The first noticeable features which grOoted
our unsophisticatod vision upon entering
tho enclosures, wcro tho usua! number of
sido-shows," with broad. extended canvass.
upon which was portrayed most every de
sGriDtion OF character in glowing colors
from Fat women and Boys" to "Japancsc
Al - n / ,
= Bush Negro" and &c &c The ceobra
ted Snake Charmer" Richard II. Benton.
who takes tho most poisonous snakes and
handles them as he would II kitten; he
ofers to take any serpent, cares not where
from or how large, and handle it without
drawing its teeth. Tho celebrated Van
tile Mack tho largest person of his ago
living. Weighs $50 lbs, and is only 7 wears
old. All ought TO 500 him. The Bush
Negro" from Central Africa, is really novel
in tho animal Kingdom. 1t is supposed to
10 a''cOnnUc,ing link "betweon the Il hiopinn
and tho monkey; il possesses all tho various
aEatOmicol parts with man. 1t is really
worth seeing. after rcadiug so much in his
tory about thum.
Tho next important fcoture Of tho "shOw"
VAS tho Suighum Evaporat0r, manufactured
NY mtI DdIts q LAY, on",
wnici IL really gro.' ;nprnvntncnt IN
manufacturing moIassrs from sugar cane ::
| could recommend il 10 all who are in the
cane" business. What neri tciH BE- mrrntcd.
should like to know Now comes the
Potato Digger. manufactured by Orstoot &
Petticrow, at Springfield. Ohio, which is
II marvel. worth everybody's while to SEQ il.
machine that will dig potatoes and pick
them up ought to be- worth having, 10 the
farmers on tho Reserve, especially.
"DAvis Adjustable Churn and Butter
Worker Combined" This is certainly II
remarkable invention. It is warranted to
produce butter in as short time as any other
churn, and gather and roll, ready for use
in 20 minutes: truly worth looking at.
must give something about tho stock
The horses on exhibition in number and quail
ity wore excellent, just what might DO ex
pccted where corn grows" No"fast going"
of any amount; more attention is paid to
tho true merits of the horse. cannot mon
ton tho merits of the Crttla--spaco forbids {;
and many other interesting features; but
suffice il to say that some OF tho cattle took
premiums at tho Cincinnati and Dayton
Fairs. Enough said And in fact all | saw
objectionable on the grounds was the selling
of tho "Cup Of Dr,is," by most all young
men, generally TO all tho "brutes" thore.
No more. Yours, SC, J. s. w.