Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-30
CUYIHOGI COUNTY FAIR.
Third Neutrality-suspicious. weather.
PostPOnement Of exereises---ANard.
ing premiums, &c, &e.

ing. About noon it began raining, and the
efexercises on the Fair Grounds
was sadly cut up. One of the heaviest
storms Of rain that has visited US this sea-
son, came driving on early in the afternoon,
and the exhibition was as good (or bad) as
a failure. The Agricultural Address was
not given, nor were there any demonstra-
tions in the ring. All the exercises, which
were to have come of yesterday, will have
place to-day, in case the weather is favor
able-otherwise not. That is, the Address
and ring operations will be heard and seen
to-day if the sky is fair.
one thing is to be said of the exhibition
yesterday ;-the water privileges were ex-
cellent. Seldom do we see better. An ex-
tensive pond as far as the eye could reach,
the neighboring houses seeming to be built
on piles kind of Venice, indeed, was the
city. The chief exercises yesterday might
have been boat-racing and pleasure excur-
sions. But the people,-the disconsolate
two or three hundred who gathered them
selves in groups in the various halls,-did
not seem inclined to use and enjoy their oP-
tunities and privileges. They persisted in
staying under shelter.
Everything seemed to fare reasonably
well, except the poultry. It was pitiful,
the sight of the roosters, soaked and dis
consolate,-the glory of them all departed,
not q feather but streamed with rain
thought how the Plain Dealers rooster
will look about the middle of November.
Alas, poor YorickI
Seeing the stsgnation of the Fair, and
the forlornness of the people present,
philosophical reflection of great importance
of course occurred to this reporter in order
tojhave Fair which shall positively be good,
themanagers of it must have prescience, to
forecast the future days and weeks, and fix
on that day or week which they know will be
pleasant. Wateris good, soft water is excel
lent, ezcellently good for bathing, baptism,
&C.; but water is not good for Fairs; railways
puts damper on them, and Boards of Ag-
riculture must take as much pains to keep
rain water away from Fairs as they exer-
else to keep water from their sub-soil. The
farmers main enemy is water, whether on
the farm or on Fair grounds.
A few more things were entered yester-
day, most of them belonging to the me-
chanical department. Mr.. Thomas Farms.
worth's combination washing, wringing
and mangling or ironing machine, which
took the first premium at the State Fair
here last year, was on the grounds, and at
tracted much attention. The "Perfect
Success" washing machine we mentioned
in the last issue, was patented by Mr.. G. D.
Beck, not by Mr.. "Fleck," as we stated.
The +" Universal Wringer" was in the Hall
yesterday. 1t is the only wringer with cog
wheels. This arrangement makes it the
most durable machine, as the cogs prevent
the friction from being unequally distribu-
ted and cast upon one roller. This ma
chine can be purchased of the agent, Mr..
G. E. Dunbar, Newburgh, Ohio.
Premiums were awarded yesterday, but
our report does not embrace the whole list,
as all the committees did not report last
night. Below are given the premiums
awarded:
90; DRAFT HORSES.
z. Peck, Cleveland, first premium. Nath-
an Larue; Warrenville, second premium.
CATTLE.
A. R. Jewett, Newburg, best yearling
bull. William Lente, Mayfeld, best heifer
calf David P. Skinner, Independence,
second best oxen. Curtis Cramer, Shakers,
best yoke. Curtis Cramer, Shaker, best
milch COW.
Long soooled.-Best yesrling buck, &.
Davis, Orange. I'd best, two year-old, E.
Davis. Best and second best pen
ewes, E. Davis. Best buck lamb,
W. Lenty, Msyfeld. Best pen eve lambs.
Josiah Hurst, Dover. Second best, Thorn
as Broadwell, 0lmsted.
South Dot0n.-Best two year-old buck,
Thomas Hird, East Rockport. Best buck
lamb, John Whitlam; Orange.
French MeTino and GTGdeS,-Best two
yearsold buck, Harry sortor, Mayfeld; 2nd
ditto, L Straight, Mayfeld. Best and
End best yearling bucks, L Straight,
Mayfeld. Best buck lamb, L Straight,
Mayfeld. Best pen ofewes and eve lambs
L Straight, Mayfeld.
Spanish Merino and GTades.-Best two
year old buck, Harry Sorte-, Mayfeld /;
End ditto, George Covert, Mayfeld. Best
buck lamb, George Covert, May6eld End,
ditto, D Battles, Mayfeld. 2nd best
yearling buck, D Battles, Mayfeld. Best
pen ewes, yearlings, s Z Miner, Mayfeld.
Best pen eve lambs, DBattles, Mayfeld !;
End, ditto, S H Miner, Mayfeld,
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Best plow, cultivator, mower, horse rake,
wheat drill, straw cutter, stalk cutter, cider
mill, and churn, Younglove, Dewitt & Co.,
Cleveland. Best field crushsr or roller, 0s-
b~SHJ nAnhsrn & Co., Bedford.
MANUFACTURES.
Best water drawer, W B Wadsworth,
Cleveland
Domestic Manatactares.-Best design
patchwork quilt, Mrs Rhoda E Noyes, Cleve-
| land, West Side) Best woolen stockings,
Mrs NJ A Robb, 0lmsted. Best woolen knit
socks, Mrs Alfred SoRtnwick, Euclid. Best
rag carpet, Mrs E Ross, Brooklyn. I'd best
rag CARPET, Mrs Alfred Southwick Best
| flannel, Mrs H Lee, Collamer. Best wo-
ven coFerlet, Mrs " W Richards, solon.
Best linen toweling, Mrs W " Richards,
Solon.
FANCY NEEDLEwoRK, sc.
Best muslin work, Lydia A Weston.
Warrensville I'd best muslin work, Mrs
W NJ Welch, Cleveland; best boquette wax
flowers, Mrs W NJ Welcn, Cleveland best
canvas work, Mrs 81 Ammon, East Cleve-
land I'd best canvas work, Mrs H Am
mon, East Cleveland; best ornamental
knitting, Mrs ] H Ammon, East Cleveland;
best broadeloth work, Hattie Beckwith,
Cleveland; best cone work, Lydia A Wes-
ton best embroidery work, Lydia A Wes-
ton best crochet work, Ada NJ Jewett,
Eewburgh; best hair work, Mrs " Phelps,
East Rockport; best boquette grasses, Miss
E Johnson, Cleveland.
FINE ARTS.
Best specimen penmanship, Bryant,
Ctratton & ~ haaf nanni1 dra-;,r NJ