Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-07
TENTH ANNUAL FAIR
Scott County igrieultu ral Society
CHEZ RING PRusPECTS or A
SPLENDID SUCCESs.
The Stalls and Fens Fast Filling
with Cattle and Swine.


lse morning cI Tue ucet Gay 81 tuS TIT
brought heavy shower Of rain which Great
ing siArss quantity Of mud, d,sseued to fortode
gloomy time. Bat the rain ceasee atout .
sleek. and the bus;aess Of opening the fair
,eoesd in good earnest. We visited tie
'o'" this forenoon. and otSiths.aIdipg
n. ,hr..,. ,.n-- s'pees OF the heavens f'und
-; every department Up
oN'''' '"' ~ ...s. had been made
to q noou several hundred eL !
many more u W during the
any preceding set sisn. =.
The srou, de az ISL the appur.s nces
in the most excellent condition. The society
hss erected tlis season abo Ut seventy J five new
horse and cattle sta 10, waich are the only
ones that are not slrs sdy completely full Of
horsss snd cattle. aud u portion Of these are
now occupied. So f..r the success, Of the *
hibiton bids fair to be unpr.cedent IL Che his
tory OF the society. The exhibition balls are
rapidly filling ~, and The display of iarm pr.
duets. pantr stores, household manufacture >
These ar,ic!es. however, together with ag-icul
tural usple,nen,s, dc will be in principally
tomorrow.
Tbs track is in fine condition--all tho bet
ter for ihs fan OF raO, and will probably lie
the scene Of sons Of The nost spirited trotling
ever witnessed in the State Anons some OF
the most noted horses Of the hundred and
more present We notice the old csLt.stan,s
Young Bashaw and Tom Hysr They .ra
said TO be 10 excellent condition, with tie *
ception that the latter has been a littI. lane
for several days past. bnt i, 10 thought he will
be in eonuition t"take bis plase'by tie time
the society il resdy for him. This contest
will be one Of thrilling interest.
jersey Boy, stallion from Long isand
Nov York. is on th- erounds. Ills sire wxs
Martaion. ard is almost lor' ugh bred As
tro,ter he strnds among the 6rs,.
Scslrs., shes nut ge'din., from Rochester
N. Y is also here. He was formerly owned
by Il. GOODWIN. Of Ne~ York. and offers 10
III Itch The wsrld to 500 pound wsgsn.
Gen. Grant, . half brother 20 Ton Hger, il
on the ground aud has high p,omises.
Wild Hsrnet. from Nnsca.,ne, a half brother
Of the csisb,at Fihingham, 10 in for fine
display Of spesi and eIduralc..
Princeton" from Beloit, is here. Heis a
tpIer did animal, from imported Yorkshire,
out Of Magnolia. by imported G.escoe. and .
hs 4 brother Of Daniel Bsnna," who beat
Planet" at New Orieans. Prince'un was
bred By John b. Clay. Of Kentucky. and has
L.. s.An -.
best horees Of the day.
N.brseks." by 'Joho Back o.t Of Il
celebrated Chsrmsr, BY imported Glencoe, 10 !
brought here by j. =. simpson. who has else j
. large lot cf foe stock besides Netrsska |
has been the w,nnsr in twtnty-eight ett Of
forty three racea
Mr.. Simpson has the celebrated Naboclis ish,
orusriy Rising Sun. who ha. just won Two
6ns races 10 Chicago aud comes here for for
ther corqusst. H. also brings thu beautiful
Hironasile. May Day. Captain. and the tho
rough bred mare Jsno E, out ct the dam Of |
Andy Burt, one Of the most promising trottsrs
that ever struck the track, Raie-in-the.Buck.
ct Gip.eg Girl, etc, are ready fer acsisu.
Hildrs,h Rah'e, Of Beloit. VIE. shows .
splendid lot Of 40 hors, among which are two
large bosrs-- one Of the Yorkshire and one
Leicester, and four so~s Of the Yorkshire
breed, which were imported. Ne has - pigs
ia his display. 1t is the 6nes, lot Of swine We
ever saw. aud will be apt to take The crowd
P. G Baudsr. Of New Milford. Winnebseo
County, Ills., comes with . herd Of 81 magni.
ieent sheeps aud lambs Of the Spanish. Cots
vold au French Merino bresds Que Of bic
backs has besp sh ear ed three tim o. with Ii.
1852 "a 4 lbs; in 1868 lea. ihan ii month.
growth, II l2 lts Iii. . fp. collection.
Ger. Geo. L. Sargent exhibits a fyck of
splendid shsep-tw.nty Of which are full
blocdea Spusbdsvn u, aad .fOnrssre b am pshire-
downs. They ere 10 excellent condition asd
merit attention
There are about thirty stalls oiled with cat
tie. which have but Just commenced arriving
Gen. Sargent has : herd Of fourteen. Of which
tea are Of the famous Hereford breed, compris
ing bulls. old and yourg cows and h.ifers.-
He hss also fsue heas ~ .Derkan eslsas. the
6nest Ne have sesa-ali By the "Lord Of Scott
lAnd." Ons Of thess-"Lsrd Of Scotland I'd I"
is . splendi specimen Il stock, end bids fair
10 tiv~l his illus,rions site.
C. Siswatt Els haa come fiee stock on q.
hibhiOn, as also have q ans .eshess. 4s4 -
We predict that here !, be twice ,hs
amount OF horees and cst,le on exhibition thai
we're ever before shown st any on, Of cur
County irs.
Tbs public vnlSbe trss.ed = Trsad sh -
this week. and can teg'n TO zee s;gbts & .Asr-
row.
Messrs LAhfmann 4 Msrtsn have made
Preparations 10 provide very body With meals
meats aud drinks in the most approved ..,ls
q the sstnsry srs. Go'tttrs Tor your fsfr..h-
uen,s and yen .ill Be served handsomely. |
+ 1h. grounds are filling up with s~ings asd
pluces Of amusement for the visitors, upd ~
predict one Of the livelisst snd most sucesss-
foil FAirs sver held 10 shs Esst II
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The OLD MASTERS IN Rock ISLAND.
The most beautiful collection. ever ssss ID
The " ct Of Cabinet Photoeraphs Of Thsr-
vsadsss1 ns& &BsDSGS ssS pAtasiIss s. essss44I
esd modsss artists. - % b fossd q Devss !
Cramptos's. REX Islaod. Il sobraess svse . |
lssdssd di6srest ssbieets. D. o. are The
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