The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-10-12
The Linn County Fair.

We publish to-day on the, 4th page, the
List of Premiums awarded at the Fair of last
week. fsq
We noticed our County Fair at somelength
iu our last issue, but for want of time and
room there were some things we omitted to
notice.
We are not posted as to the exact amount
Of total receipts, but they were sufficient to
Iiuuidate all demands against the Society,
and have balance of between three and
four hundred dollars remaining.
We are informed by those who know, that
the Fair, taken on an average, was somewhat
in advance of that Of last year.
J.H. DOuthit, of Linn county, had his
Gang Plow on exhibition. We have before
given our opinion Of this plow. We meHSly
state now that we believe it to be the bess
gang plow extant. There may be others
which turn the sod as well, but none so easily
managed.
Mr.. Douthit also had onexhibition Seed
sower of his own invention, but as we did
NOS sec it work, and did not learn wherein it
materially differs from others, we can say
nothing as to its merits or dcmerita.
oiney Fry, jr., also had Seed sower, of
his own invention, at the Fair. We were
tola it performs excelIently.
Our townsman, Mr.. Cherry, of the Foun-
dry, had Reaper and Header on exhibition.
That which he claims as his own invention Is
the machinery by which the sickles are raised
or lowered as the ground and other circum-
stances may require. Il was an ingenious
contrivance, and struck us as being decided
improvement on the original.
The editor of the Salem Record, speaking
of the Pavilion, says
e. az don't mean to be inYidious- The great ma
jority of exhibitors were unknown to me, ard
many excellent articles shown In this VI
enty hung sett Of harness Of very excellent make
tive pairs of gents kid boots, made By J. T. Bent
ley. and Of very superior finish MeCord Co,
Of ALBANY exhibit soaps Of most excellent quail
ties. for toilet and common use: also. No lard
oil from their factory branch Of trade that
shoald be encouraged"
The foOt-race was very amusing. \ large
number, of all sizes, started and triei to win
the prize, but several of them stopped bytLe
wayside before they had gone halfway
Gorge Burkhart was victorious, but even
he pufTed and blowed ike a PorpOise- 1t
-rsay be hugely funny to spectators to witness
a foot-raee Of a quarter Of a mile, but the
contestants cannot see II in that light.
In our last issue, we briefly alluded to an
: ARRAY that occurred on the Fair Grounds on
Friday Of last week. One of the parties was
arrested by the Sheriff, but after number
of witnesses were examined, he was dis
charged-Judge Geary holding that a case
had not been made ont, against the Soap
.4creeker.
Sheriff Smith happened to be present dur
ing the ARRAY. His horse was shot in the
stife: this made the animal =! fax his tail
and 20 to bucking;'' and as another ball
whizzed so close to the Sheriff ears as to
take Of some of his hair, he said he thought
it about time TO be getting away from that
Iocality. 4 very sensible conclusion. 1t is
strange that where so many friendly shots
wefs exchanged so little damage was done.
According 20 ordinary shooting there should
have been at least eart.lOad Of dead men
picked up after the afray ended.
we close With the following extract from
the Record:
"w1s 1HE TAIR A SUCCESS?
Some critically minded persona pronounced the
Fair blk" in very decided terms, but it was
not. If pleasant occasion, which viii assist
the Development ef that county, but II is true that
it did not half TaPTesent its resources. Linn
county has no equal in this State in extent OF re-
sources, and it will be happy thing for itg citizens
to unite in their Development through the medium
0f It's County Fairs, Some improvement might
be introduced In the management ard direct racing
7. cpient Of many courtesies, and shall remember
with pleasure my visit to the Linn County Fair"
GRAsD AID PETIT JURY.-The following
is list of the names of the Grand and Petit
Jurors af the approaching term of the Cir
cult Court Andrew Cowan, Wm. NJ.
Smith, L. s. Rogers, a. Arnold, Peter Set
tie, J. W. Rust, VIM. A. Paul, r. B. Will
loughby, Miller Morgan, Robert Yantes, A.
S. Bassett, J. P. Schooling, S. r. Claypool.
D. NJ. Cook, M w. Mack, T. T. Wilson, j.
NJ. Johns, Joseph Harrison, Fl. B. Polly, A.
Hackleman, John Harris, Miles Carey, f.
M. Kizer, Thomas Afford, S. e. Young,
Enoch Hoult, James P. Crabtree, j. B Sper-
ry, N. G. Mcdonald, Jonathan Warren, w.
R. Galloway.
LOCAL AGENrs.-A local agent Of the
-DExocRAT, writing us under recent date.
says: 'The aggregate results to you of the
Iabors of local agents, in the promotion of