The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-14

FtSE SHEEr.-Owing 10 The lAteness .
% the season and she entirely uneN-
peciei resumption Of exhibitions BY .
our Agricultural society this fll, the
exhibition. as far a. conccrus anything
but horses, Vas not a success. We no
tics-l. however. that our frlcnd Corne-
Illus Beall. 81 Brooke coanty, contrib
uted his share towards advancing the
Interests o. the Socicty. tie had i
head Of shccp. bucks and ewes
Two o. the bucks were % the saxon
brcs,i. - celebrated Cor ineuess q
ao,.,c. tho remaining bucks and eWcs
were of the spanish Merino brced.
None OF thcse sheep were over two
years Ola, and were the best loo o.
sheep We ever saw exhibited ON this
. G,ir ground. We arr only sorry that
some % our enterprising wool growers
did not see proper 30 contribute spec'-
mems Of the improvement they have
I been making in their docks during the
last four or i've year,, as competition
would have added b this department
q our htir.
We Gel ssf. In saying that Mr.. Heall
had nothing % fear In the COMPARISON
Of thsss specimens q his hock with
those of any other iiock i'm the country.
We noticed In particular one yeariing
eve. which. In every respect, vss TIE
most beautiful sheep We ever st EYES
on. n socmed % b. gotten up strictly
with a view % the profitable investment
of every inch % space that wool could
grow on. she yielded ~ pounds Of
WOOL last spring. wevcry much doubt
whether this Weld has bccn beaten by
any Of our WOOL growcrs in this section
OF country.
Mr. Beau made a number % sales
during the fair, ~ very handsome
dguuss.
We have not learned whether any
premiums were awarded him or not
but if We might be permitted to speak
ON The sulieci a. al. We should say be i
not Isss deserving OF them from the faci
.tbst he had nocompstitors, which was
simply r. rcmissnesS GA the part OF OH.
ers f1r which be- WAS not accountable
We iesl suue. however. thai whether
awarded premiums OF not, h. has rea'
son % fecl faiterei % the compliments
OF thr many gentlemen Nho examines
bis stock among whom there secuied q
Del nothing bus The highest opinion o
h. superiority.
'.rwENry- FIvE CENrs, SIM. "-Nesier
dsv. thrcs gentlemen Of cur city, la az
tenlsnce at the fair. while walkin.
around between SWEEPSTAKES, conceive,
ths brilliant idea. la the absence "a
something better. Of pracucing a mas
teriy plece Of strategy on TN pruprieto
OF Che -moral wax works exhibition.
, 70 Vas AZ follows; Two u the party Wer
% push the third under chs canvass inc
b the tent. aud then 90 In at the doo
aud an three meet inside and ENJOY On
b ioke 10 cheating ". ". our of The al
mission c.. Accordingly. a wholesal
b merchant was chosen. and pushed, 3,
main frce ostensihiy, under the can
: vas.. and che remaining two Wake
I around Oh the door ~ per agreemenL-
Judge ofour merchant : surprise when
4 cool. calm and collected Snowman bur
) ou bis astonished vision when BE- aros
4 M on tira inside. and aocosted him viii
twenty-five vents. sir" The reply b
our merchant VAS, that he had bee
% pushed in. and thai he could not help !
y This made no diiervnce-W. W. M
. drm iu bis. demands, and, ON our mel
+ chant refusing. an iin the joke, 10 CON
b. down wiih the H.. ~ WAS iorcihly eiecie
fromfhe tent. al the pl,ce he had eute
81 e,I. and given a god cursiug. We a,
IL wise thc party next time 10 send one
'i the number inside b asoertain II q
~ Snowman j. about.
D. &C.,