Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-10-09
COUNTY FAIR.

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I perfect success, and met the expecta-
ton of its friends. The threatening
appearance of the weather undoub,-
/ edly prevented many from attending
who would otherwise have been pres
ent, most OF them with articles for
exhibition; yet the crowd of people
on the ground gave evidence Of the
interest felt By the people in our
County Fairs We think the num-
Der present would fall little short of
5000.
The show of Cattle and Horses was
not as large as it should have been,
though number Of fine animals were
on the ground. Some very fine blood
ed sheep were shown by Mr.. CoLLARD,
of Linden, and the Cashmere Goats,
Of JOHN Ross, Esq. of this City, ellie
tied the admiration Of all who saw
them. Among the outdoor articles
on exhibition, we noticed the WooD
Reaper and SelfRaker with Moving
attachment, and the g Rockford Seed
er. exhibited by JOHN STRAcuAH, of
this City, the . Northwestern Seeder
and Cultivator and the q J. P. Man
NJ Reaper and Mower" by Z. CLAY
TON, Esq, of Grant Co., and the
New York Reaper and Mower" By
e. TRowBRIDGE, Of Dodgeville, al of
which received the particular atten-
ton OF farmers. HARRIS & BATES, Of
Dodgeville, presented some very fine
Buggies, and SPANG & STRATMAN
some Of their celebrated PIows, Veg
ons, &c.
The Hall was well filed with mer,
itorious manufactured articles, Field
and Garden products. Fruit, Needle
work, Pictures, etc. 1t would be i'm
possible for US at this time to give
/ such notices as are deserved Of the
many articles on exhibition, and we
must content ourselves with the men
tion Of few that appeared to attract
most attention. W. l.. Bowen Of
Dodgeville presented some very fine
Tin and Sheet-Iron ware, among which
the celebrated Heat Radiator was
quite prominent and worthy Of notice.
The Leather manufactured and pre-
scented by WHITNEY SMITH. Of this
/ City, received much praise and de-
/ served commentator from all who
examined it. 1t was but the ordinary
finish Of all Leather sold by Mr. SMITH,
without any extra touch to make it
attractive, and yet it was pronounced
/ BY all Judges TO be superior article
that would have done credit to any
| Of the large manufacturers Of the
East. I. W. MURPHY, of this City,
exhibited one of his superior Buggy
Harnesses, and PRIEsrLEY BRoTHERs.
sett of Carriage Harness, that would
not suffer by comparison with any ex-
hibited at the State Fair. THos.
BosANKo, of DodgcviIle, showed
good and substantial sctt Of Farm
Harness. The Pictures exhibited by
J. J. CORNISH, Of DodgeviIle, were
worthy of the praise they received
from all spectators. The Floral De
1 partment elected much admiration.
and the Society are under obligations
to Mr.. ARUNDEL and Col. STEPHENS,
of DodgeviIle, for very fine display,
both in Greenhouse plants and Flor
al designs. The Fruit Department
could hardly be exceIled. ELwooD
/ Bios, RoBT. WILSON, JAMES ToAY.
6. W. STANDARD, and ROBERTS BRos..
all had splendid shows of Apples in
great variety. The ELLwooDs, l.. NJ.
STRONG, Jos. LEAN, and others. exhih-
tied some Of the finest Grapes ), e
have seen Tor the season. The Pears,
Siberian Grabs, Raspberries, &c.
from the ELLwooD Nursery attracted
much attention.
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Pota
toes, Hops, and in fact everything in
the Grain and Vegetable line, and of
superior qualities were on exhibition,
and gave evidence of the productive
ness of our soil and industry of our
citizens, but we have not room for in
dividual notices.
The Rolls and Yarn from the Miflin
Wooden Mills were examined with
F.! pleasure by those engaged in wool
growing, and very many expressed
themselves highly gratifed that we
have now in Iowa County. mills where
they can get their " col manufactured
into Cloth Of as good quality and at
as reasonable rates as at Eastern
Mills.
On the whole the Fair was one Of
the best County Fairs we have ever
attended. though it might have been
better if our Farmers had been more
liberal IN presenting articles for exhi-
bItion. We have further remarks on
this subject which we reserve for a