The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-09
A PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL FAIR.


Great (sathcring-Horace Greeley as Ora.
tor Of the Day-Trials Of Horse Flosh-
Trottcrs and Paccrs.
CARLISLE, Pa, Oct. T. 1867
The annual Cumberland County Agricultural Fair at
this place. Of four days DURATION closed to-day The
tho expected fun the fourth spoiled by dismal
'wester-cold rainy and dark and dismal a New.
foundand in fog.
Under the charming skies Of yesterday the an
nouncement that the day would be signalized by les
son from Horace Greeley in the Georges TO the farmers
In council assembled, and that bis address would
be garnishsd by several trials Of horse nesh double
teams Ia harness. an immense crowd drawn
together, including attractive representation
Of the wives and daughters OF the honest
yeomany. There not ess than fifteen thou
sand souls the fair grounds during the races Mr..
Greeleys address spoken OF by farmers as per-
fecy satisfactory. Said Of them, on being ques
toned to-day concerning It, "well tell you he may
be fool In some things; I've often thought he was
but old Mr. Greeley Is no fool about farming He
knows II like a book He is not nowery man; he
don't spread himself in the spread eagle fashion, but
he talks real horse sense ON farming and especially on
wool and sheep. and he Is great on manure. That,
tell you, Is his strong pont-manure reckon, too
good tariff man. and that ticket he's at home in
Pennsylvany." He came no made his speech and he
disappeared So We learned entering the far grounds
tn is morning.
The show was the usual agricultural gathering or stall
lions, bulls boars, rams Mares cows, sows and ewes
pigs and Chickens cereals roots and fruits farming inn
psments, from threshng machines 70 ptchforks house
hold goods and utensils, fancy articles, cheap Johns
refreshments, cake stands and the nvariable side show
Of the fat woman. the fas girl The living skeleton and
the man that swallows bowie knives This establish
msnt occupied two tents the gate of the fair ana
had three criers-one tenor robusto one baritone
and one bas:o profundo; and thus they proclaimed
Their wares 70 the passing crowd
TEE TENOR Rosusro. Walk In. ladies' Here thew
are Miss Ada Briggs the child Of wonder. Born and
three hundred poundA Lively q : cricket. Now's
your time"
Ing like In the fair The living sksleon tvsutv sx
years Of age and weighs only forty-sr pounds Legs
all bone Walk in, and SEQ also the sword swallo~er
i've cents Walk IN and zee them
Tn BAsso PsorusDo ladies and ssntlsmsn-rhs
greatest natural production OF the United States Miss
Lizzie Louderback the Indiana giantssa Only niueeen
YEAR OLD handsome ana sprtshtly; weighs Eve hundred
Walk and the ana ma
Ole All tor twenty-five cents Last chance. Never
Az We entered the fair grounds thsss ,,vsIv
were - active - u they bad just squaed q we re-
turned not vestise not even tent pin Of their grand
miles on, On the road to Pt,sburg - -"p'' W"
the race course Is third Of mile round-too short
rider
The winning time, ono MILE yesterday, double team,
IN harness vas s:Ss Single horse. in harness, 2:l3;
The track to-day was like mortar bed-sos ,o,,
Sun limestone clay; the trotting conseQuentiy was
neevy ana allow. But, notwthstandins the mud ana
tne cold drxzng RAIN there were numerous trials Of
speed me sport continuing from twelve 70 four O'Clock
the premiums hanging from $50 TO ei0o The bet win
ming time made was 8 20 and the worst s.SO
fof the fastest PAGER or racker In harnesa oman 10 all
there we're three compstitors and she winning time one
mile and repeat Was 30s and 3:l1, O. Hsck's brown
horse Andy johnson carrying or the premium Of thrtT
doars All we horses running more than on half
bsooded ana there were several accounted a. Art rstes
but covered with mud after the nrst round, horses
and drivers looked perfectly ridiculous" as young
girl remarked, and although It was fun 70 the men
animaA"
THIS sum Of an the prsmiums distributed BY the
Society was over $1,000. and among them wss an
award Of swo dollars for pair Of half hose knit nom
nax grown the battle Geld Of Geysbure There vsrs
some Of the finest Of Indian corn with Irish poa
toes and winter apple Nc have many day: but
the srscimens Of wheat grapes and pumpkns on erbi
billion we're not Of the beat The best Of an the produc
Of this fertile county are I young danses and
for these tho premium 10 generally good farm and
steady young fellow 10 ssksSarso Of Hand provide for
~ children. ~