Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-20
SCOTT COUNTY FAIR.
Immense Success IN all
departments.
ID ub1e the Entries and DOu
bic the Attraction Of any
former years.


| Agricultural Fairs will be more than real
lied this week. Upon closing the bo Jks
last evening there were more entries mad,
than a. any previous Exhibition held by
this Society, and CO. seqLently more money
had been taken in up to that time than evv,
before upon the first and second DAYS
Notwithstanding the rush Of the entrio.
yesterday the Secretary and his Clerks have
been busy all day to-day making entries
and it is hardly probable that the entry
books will be finally closed until tomorrow
so anxious are the people to have their ar
tices exhibited at this Fair
Every Department Of the Fair is han d.
somely represented. Indeed it is dfiicnltv
to say which furnishes the most attractions
Our advice TO the public is to commence
with the beginning and go through to the
end. 1t will take two or three days to do
the work well, but % extensive is the exhi.
bition person must take time else miss see
ing all the sights.
AGRIcuLTyRAL.
This department presents much create,
display Of farming tools of all kinds than has
ever before been exhibited on the grounds
and new acquisitions are being made ever '
hour. We find it next to impossible to
give thorough list o. the articles ehibited
as we have neither time nor room Among
the exhibitors are Davis, Watson & Co. Dav-
ennort, horse powers, separators, corn
shelters, etc. Mr. Donahue, Davenport
thTesh'ng machines, ,separa,ors. powers; Raf,
Cock d CO., Davenport, t he OHIO Reaper and
Mover; y. Jordan, Davenport, ag.ieultu'
raj implements generally j. H. Chcslcy
Rockford, Ill.,. four styles of II. Nanny, s
Reapers, Mowers. RaAers, Binders etc. g
{. Lewis, .IIubbard's Mower and Reaper
c. kluln, Davenport, large assortment Of
powS cultivators, harrows etc. also some
by Buford, Tate SEQ, Rock Island, H.,
the Iowa Cultlvator by Parnalee L Patter-
son, Davenport t. In addition to these there
is a great variety Of other machinery that
should be seen to be appreciated.
FARM PRODUCE.
This department embraces a display OF
all kinds of farm products and is very COM
plete--more so than We have ever before
seen it, On exhibition ;rc some monster
specimens Of field aud garden produce such
as can be produced only upon the rich soil Of
the Western prairies, and such as would
make resident of downeast State per.
iectly home-sich. Don't fail to see this dis
play.
ART HALL.
The display in the first Hall to extei sive
al the room being taken up. In sewing
machines, r. krau,e displays the Singer,
Miss BXb; the various stvles Of the Grover
Baker, and. MISS CIng nan different pat
terms of the Florence. Of the merit of each
Of these let the public decide. TIER oper-
atoms are witnessed by thousands. Here,
also Mr. j. {. Wallace has d splay of Pi-
amos Melo cons, etc. which dis curse rich
music for the tdilica,ion of visitors John
Hoyt has fine display oil harnesses, also
buggies, carriages, etc. "Smith the Hat
ter has case of fine hats made in Daven
port, also q magnificent So ladies riding
nat to be presented to the best Lady Eques-
tran.
PANTRY STORES
The exhibition is perfectly stunning
everything in the line of butter, cheese
wines, jellies, dried fruits, honey. sorghum
sugar, etc, is of the finest quality. We
cannot eumerate owners-go and see for
yourselves.
The display in the main hall of needle
work in every possible shape, cloth, carpets,
knitting, embroldering, painting, photo
graphing, fruit and flowers, would require
four closely printed columns to convey an
adequate idea Of its magnitude. It can only
be appreciated by seeing for yourselves
The display Of fruit is magnificent John
Evans has % and George Hawley 76 varic-
ties Of apples alone, and other things in
proportion. DR.. James Hall has q vric-
ties of grapes, and Mrs WeStphal, OF Iowa
City, and Mrs. Grunlncish, Of Davenport,
have beautiful displays Of cut flowers
The stock stables are crowded especially
in the horse line. Look out Tor fun the
three last days of the FAIR. The two best
herds of cattle now on the ground arc ex
hiblted by { d. Bent. Of Iowa Cry, and
Thos. Whitsett, Of Pre- empton. III.
The Poultry Department IS ais, full and
attractive.
The .Christian Home" peopl, are sup
plying the public in the food line yer, sue
ssfuly. Their tables are near, well set
ald abrncan.ly provided
The crowd is not large to-day, but larger
than could have been expected. he show
commences with tom PROV. Then and IN
til the close, everybody should attend.
SERENADE.-The Davenport Glee Club
arc entitled TO oIr cc,npli,n n.s for fir.
display Of musical talent under our window
last evening. This exceilen. band is ahead
Of any hing. both for vocal and ins-rumev-
tai facu lty, and how could it be otherwise
when Will. Harmcr DR.. Newell w. L.
Stephenson, w. H. L, be and |. E. And.
rews are connected with II. Come again.
SrovEs.-The place o buy the Stewart
and Challenge Cooking Stoves is at Geo. W.