The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-18

few lively airs, and then the game common
ced-the Chilliooths Club going to bat. The
game vas played With spirit, with varying
fortunes through ok Innings when the
"shades of evening, falling fast, " admonished
the players that it would be impossible to 60
through the remaining innings, ana rather
than remain another day, the Chilicethe boys
consented to give up the game, the Ottawa
Club being one aheail-the game Ct the end
of the 9th inning standing rs for the Shah
bonas and ~ for the Chillieoths -Clnb. And
thus ended the base ball game and the fair for
the day. asi .s,s aas
& TAlrA Day-TAussaay.a ii kh
Thursday opened with sky and tempera-
ture such q ono reads Of In fairy stories.
The fair grounds, under the stimulant of such
delightful weather, assumed IN aspect ct once
cheerful and full Of promise for the day.
The band, under the able direction Of Profess
sor Bernhard, was early on the ground, and
discoursed delightful music, while tho whole
grounds assumed . mixed cir Of pleasurabls
excitement and business actiyity. * seae
the HALL.
Floral hall began rapidly 70 transform itself,
under the magic manipulatioa Of fair Ladies'
and skillful masculines, into grand bazar
worthy Of Paris boulevard. Bowman had i'd
adorned: NEARLY one side Of the main hall with
pictures that would have attracted attention at
Worlds fair. A splendidsl painting upon
the wall mot Bowmans) We were informed was
the production of Miss Sarah 6chutt, . Miss Of
II summers-and for one ofhe ags bcertainly
remarkably fns picture. A case Of speci.
mems Of printing from the FSes Trader Office
attracted attention, and demonstrated that for
all kinds Of printing, involving elegance Of
design and exquisite ornamentation, there u
no need Of going out Of Ottawa. A case Of
Boots and Shoes, exhibited by. y. Il. Prescott,
and another by B. B. Griffith & Son, mani
tested high skill in that line. Then there
were fruits, and flowers, and " fancy articles"
and thousand and one other things to
enumerate which of course would largely ex.
coed our space-but all of which eombined To
make the "Hall" the grand center Of attrac-
ton. as it is at every fair.
CATTLE.
From the Hall we stroll of towards the
cattle stalls. 1t is elevating 10 the pride of
our people to know that La Sale county il
without a rival in the production Of fine
blooded stock. o Nothing in this line could
have been more splendid than the show Of
stock a. the animals were btought to the
Judges stand. There were about IS stalls
filed with Durhams, Devons. and grades, and
they were enough to craze any committee to
discriminate correctly between their merits.
In the drove were IL head Of thoroughbred
Durhams exhibited by Joel W. Armstrong;
one of our leading stock raisers, and though
not by any means embracing Taa that swste
choice the group was SO splendid as to excite
universal applause. His bull "Toland" is
worthy of especial remark. His length is 8
feet, girt #. Gin, oft. Al inches across the
hip, and 4 #. 70 inches in height, Hiram
Jackson's Stanley" was an equally splen-
did bull. His RgeIis \ years;- length .
#. 1oa in, and is 2 fl ! in. across the hips.
No less wonderful Vase, 2, GreenS thorough
bred Durham bull, but year and 8 months
old, and weighing .114Ol pounds But we are
again outrunning our space in attempting to
particularise. Among the principal exhibi-
tors of stock were W.. H. Price,.I B. Barns,
Isaac Green, w. H. Lockwood, Robert Strawn
and John Greenleaf, all Of whom are justly
entitled to special 'commendation' e. the
above, only that our limited space .fosbids.
No county in the state, we are satis6ell can
beat La Sale county in cattle. Her position
as the leading county for superior stock
must soon be conceded everywhere, and it is
an honor that will fll deservedlyS On Supr eat,
tie men, of whom the chief are named, ahove.
I q EDWARD rAYsoN vEsroN v y
The first grand attraction on, the. pro,
gramme for the afternoon was the walk Of 10
miles in a hours, the last half fhile to b.
walked backward, by Edward PaysohaW eA
ton. Consequently, immediatelysaftsr dinner
vast crowds began topour into the gates, un-
til by the time appointed for; tlsAEalk there
must have been four OF Ave Aoussn1 people
+" there Is see" The gentlamaq ~ walkist"
was prompt to time, stripped for action! All
fine poems are ,parodied, and AL grsat@en
have their imitatdrs. Az Weston started on
his walk dozen started with him, ftotH full
GROWN man down IN a wear old iboya All con.