The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-17
The Thompson Fair.

EDITon DEMocRAT The Thompson Fair
came off yesterday, and, for one, ! can Say
that We had dusty tine of il. At an early
hour, the people commenced pouring in
from the adjacent townships, with much Gu.
riosity and great expectations, to witness
the "show, gotten up by tho enterprisirg
citizens of Thompson and l am happy to
say they were not disappointed. Yes, in
one respect. we ic"re disappointed. The
sun rose from clear. uncloudod horizon,
and promised propitous day; all nature
seemed to be inviting the pleasure. seek or.
tho exhibitor and tho yeomaury, to sally
forth to the Thompson Fair, and spend a
day Of social greeting; but alas ero all had
arrived, the wind commenced to blow, and
increased in its fury un il it fairly made us
foel as though the ''elemonts woro really in
commotion." The atmosphere was literally
filed with clouds of dust, too donse for our
be-dimmod visions to penetrate, and much
too brisk for the inertia of our hats Ever
and anon, one escaping the grasp of the less
cautious, (for oil held to their hats flies
off on an aerial voyage. and tho loser, with
hair streaming 10 the wind, starts off for q
race of indefinite longtb. Tho wind con
tinuod to blow with increasing fury, and
then an into, vening calm, when VIC would
risk to open our eyes to survey the extent
Of the crowd, for q moment, whom an ap-
preaching cloud of dust. still more terrific
than tho former. would cut us short in our
visions, and call in requisition tho pocket,
handkerchief to c1pel tho intruding soil.
Mr.. Editor. wo were hardly enabled 70
view the articles on exhibition. but, from
what glancos We wero favored with, there
can DO no question In saying that. in mum.
ber, variety and quality, the exhibition wat
fully equal to our County Fair. The veg
etable table was we'll loaded with tho choic
es. of the soil. l noticed some very nict
potatoes, corn, boots, &c, but l conno
particularize. as you probably will be fur
nisbed with list of the premium articles
| for publication But will cay that there
we're numerous articles in the several class
es which wore really admirable, and re
fected much honor upon the contributors
Space deters me from noticing particu 'arly
Enough to say that tho Fair. in tho main
was decided success, and would have
passed off to tho entire satisfaction Of all
had !. not been for the prevailing wind anC
the whiring oddies of dust.
Asad accident occurred near the grounds
the full particulars of which have not beer
able to ascertain, but learned that a mar
was thrown from bis buggy by his hors'
taking fright, and seriously injured. Hi
name 1 did not learn. Perhaps somo one
will furnish further particulars. ...r
II is not necessarily expected that Fair
| will receive their share of interest and pub
lie attention. amidst this terrible and ali .ab
sorbing Rebellion. The peoples minds, en-
ergieS and pockets have been taxed to suci
an extent that il is hardly possible to OK.
pect any considerable degree of iuteres
manifested upon. annual fairs or festivrls
But patriotic Thompson, after sending NOR,
men to the war than any other township
in the County, save one, and thereby OK
empting itself from draft, still finds tim,
and energy enough left TO attend to the an
nual exhibition of the products of the bous,
and the farm. Bully for Thompson Ma,
other townships in the County be prompted
by her noble example, to put anothe
"shoulder TO the Wheel" to double their en-
ergy, and not let the great and laudable 10
terest of Agriculture to subside, especiall,
when we are threatened with subjugatiol
by powerful and revsngeful adversary.
Huntsburg, Oct 9th, 1862. W.