Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-02

ment of articles. Nearly 200 entries wer'
made,-a large number for merely ocaI Fair
Sixty-six entries were made under the de
partment of Cattle, and as most Of thesi
were pairs it is safe to say that over one hun
dred cattle were on exhibition. OF horses
some two hundred and fifty were On exhibi'
ton. There were one hundred and sixty
three entries in this department, twenty five
in the class of Sweepstakes. But the dis
play of sheep, both in quantity and quality
pens, containing over four hundred sheep
we're entered for premiums. The number ot
entries in other departments was also full
On Thursday afternoon the Fair Ground:
presented lively and bustling soene. In
fact, not only the grounds themselves but
the adjacent streets and the business places
of the pleasant and thriving town of We'll
liDgton we're all astir with crowds of busy
humanity. Within the portal" " the scene
was equally lively. The ample and welI-ar-
ranged grounds were covered with gay and
picturesque tbroDg moving to and fro; the va
rious halls, the stock pens, the machinery, all
had their crowd of curious spectators, anf
various side-shows were amusing the idle and
younger with their varied exhibitions.
We make the tour of the grounds under
charge ofvariOus members of the Committee
of Arrangements, to whom and to the officers
of the Society we desire to offer our acknowI-
edgements for their courtesy and kindness.
The display of stock was fine. We have al
ready spoken of it. Perhaps the feature of
the Fair, at least in this department, was the
splendid display of Spanish and French fine
wOoled sheep, which very nearly equaned
that at the State Fair, fine as that was uni
versally admitted to be.
The agricultural implements on exhibition
we're numerous and interesting. The display
Of carriages and buggies from the fine car
riage works of E. S. Trip & Co., Wellington,
equalled in quality and exeelIed in number
that of the State Fair.
Entering the Fruit Hall We find display
Of apples, grapes and peaches, looking SO
luscious and tempting that We can hardly re-
frain from touching, tasting and handling,
We sea the cred cards" attached to many
of these utrefrain from giving the names of
the successful competitors until a complete
premium list is made out. Among the veg
etable products we deserted pumpkins that
are " some pumpkins" and splendid exhi-
bition of potatoes, beets and other parsnips,
roots, Mcclellan, oolburn and Dawson are on
hand with their churns. Mr.. Long exhibits
fine cheese -pressImads by Gillette. Rowe and
Blair of Madison and Mr.. Sage of Yelling
ton exhibit cheese watts. And talking of
churns and cheese-vats reminds US Of the
fact that the cheese and butter on hand
would compare favOrabIy, both in quantity
and quality, with exhibitions of these artic les
anywhere. Old Lorain has her specialties,-
butter, cheese and woodland in these de
partments the Fair this year is emphatieaIly
Z" hard to beat"
Among the miscellaneous articles in II
hall, we observe fine set of harness from
Mr.. Ponds shop in Elyria, displaying his
patent buckle, which supplies great want,
and will become, we venture to say, are es-
seutial to every harness. His "breas4- |
strap slide" is also an ingenious invention. |
Mr.. Sage has fine display of stoves on |
hand. He also exhibits Hutchinson's cider
mill, which took the premium at our State |
Fair. But detailed sccount of all the ar
ticIes displayed in this hall would occupy
columns instead of the bIief space We can de- |
vote to them. Let Us then pass at once to |
Fine Art and Floral Hall, where, how ever,
similar reticence must be exercised.
On our way We pause for moment to ex-
anime the cOOps of poultry on exhibition
The collection, though small, is select and
The Fine Art and Floral Hall was bower |
oi beauty-splendidIy decorated and filled to
repletiOn. We despair of doing it justice, |
only "brief mention" may be made of a |
few articles that caught our eye in hurried |
survey. Mr.. COuch's display of furniture
was very extensive, and his work is excellent.
Hoyt & Penfsld also exhibited some nice |
A most beautiful and luxurious sleigh, from |
Trips shop, was so suggestive of happy |
winter scenes that we longcd for December
Mr.. BOwmah's specimens of tailoring
spoke well for his skill.
DR.. Hunt exhibits a neat electrical ma
chine.
Miss LOvejOy has a fine case of bonnets,
into the mysteries of which minds masculine
cannot peer. The display of ornamental
nsedlewOrk in ettomans, collars, embroidery
&C., of erOtchet work, tatting, patchwork
quilts, seed-wOrk, ,feather-wOrz, hair wreaths,
split-straw work, leather-work, &C., was
unique, varied and beautiful. Weregret our
inability to detail it.
The collection of domestic fabrics was full.
Among the Fine Art collection we observed
several fine paintings by young Willard, of
WellingtOn,a young man of promise as an
artist, who needs only cultivation to take
the first rank in the profession. Potter, Of
Elyria, exhibits an extensive collection Of
photographs. Among the linear drawings
We notice fine sketch by Miss CeIestia Ad-
ans, Of Wellington, to which the red card is
attached. But We lack time further to par
tieularizs.
So far, the Fair of '63 is most decided
success. Over a thousand dollars were offer
I'd in premiums and laid out in various ways,
and the receipts already amount to over sew
IN hundred. To-day will probably see the
greatest crowd of the Fair. Tho awards of
committees will be made, and trotting and
pacing matches will como off. In the after
noon there will be grand display by vari-
ous military companies.
Everything thus far has passed off pleas
antIy and without disturbance. This il |