The Democratic advocate., 1869-10-14
Local Intelligence.

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terprise, it was eminently successful
Ia the second place, the good order
maintained during four days OF intense
excitement amid crowd SO large aud
promiscuous, is complimentary to the
efficiency Of police regulations, aud
speaks most favorably for the moral
dispositions of the many who attended
the Fair. Such considerations arc not
the ouly ones that deserve attention.
Communities are prosperous and happy
in proportion as individual efforts are
combined to develope their resources
and harmonic special aud general in
terests. That expansion and improve
ment Of the individual mind which result
from travel aud its new and varied ex-
citements are realized, although in les
ser degree, by those reunions which bring
together in social greetings and emulous
competitions, the individual members Of
a community. New thoughts are de-
yeloped, ideas derive q stronger impulse,
prejudioes yield to the charities Of our
common nature, tastes are improved and
habits are rounded and softened by con.
tact with the higher influences Of intel
lectual and moral culture. IL was id
this connexion that we felt grati6ed to
see on the Fair grounds so many of the
respected clergy of our community
Their presence, without restraining the
joyousuess elected by the occasion, aided
materially in the preservation o. decorum
and good order. Religion does not
whisp,r its lessons of love and charits
to the soul in tones Of bitterness and
asperity. Emincutly conservative, even
when exacting in its dogma, it seeks
the subjusation Of evil passions by lead.
ing the hayward aud fallen to quiet and
peace thro' the aowery pathways of in
nocent aud rational enjoyment. And
though it may not eradicate all the evils
that crop out on the surface of society,
it tries to render them innoxious by the
combined force Of persuasive exhorta-
tios and instructive example. Ii thus
lends charm to proper anusemcnts
and impresses q dignity upon the anne
mites Of social life.
Nor must We omit the merited praise
due to the ladies for having lent the in.
spiration of their presence to festivities
which otherwise might have lacked in
interest rs they certainly would have
failed in brilliancy. The exponeuts Of
true taste, the impersonation Of all beau
ty, aud the exemplars Of every virtue,
how can they fail to exert happy SO.
cial and moral influence in the sphere
prescribed To their action We cheer.
fully lay the tribute of our warmest
commendation at their feet, for the
interest, and enjoyment they SO success.
fully impaired to the amusements pro.
vided by the Managers of the Agricul.
tural Fair. With these, and other
influences cooperating with the music.
diseoursed by our own and other musi
clans, was 1t any wonder that our Fair
was decided success? We feel pride
10 the assurance that the results on our
urban aud rural population will be ben.
e6eent and durable.
| We give below list Of the premi.
ums awarded BY the Judges:
AWARD OF PREMIUMS,
| Hocded Stock. k.--Durham bulls, Josepb
Orndorf, first premium, $40; do, William
Morelock, second premium, SIS; bulls be.
tween two and three years old, William J.
Moreiock, first premium, SO; bull calf, ID.
II. Byers, first premiam, S4; Durham cow.
William 81. 0rndorff, first premium, $40 !.
do, second premium, So; heifers, William
u. Orndorfft hrst premium, 50; calves
William ]. Morelock, first premium, So !:
do, David II. Byers, second premium, 81 !:
Devon COWS, William Bachman, first pre.
MUM, $40; do, do, second premium, SIS /;
Devon bulls, George +. Beaver, first pre.
MUM, $8; do, Henry Drexler, second pre-.
MUM, 81; Devon heifers, William Bach.
man, FIRST premium, 81; do, do, second
premium, 80; Ayreshires, John Feeser,
for bull, first premium, $40; do, do, for
cows, first premium, $40; do, do, for calf,
second premium, 81; wm Bachman, best
four weeks old devon calf, six dollars !:
Bayless, Thompson q Co, teaswater bull,
diplomo.
i Grades,-Thomas E. Van Bibber, for
bull, first premium, So; Emanuel Koontz.
for heifer, first premium, $8.
Natipes and Grades.--L. p. Slingluif, for
heifer, first premium, So; John Wentz, for
milch COW, first premium, Ss; Simon wea.
yer, bull calf, two months old, FIRST premi.
um, two dollars.
| Oxea, Cutie and Mich Cops.-I.. p.
Slingluf, Alderney bull, 8 years, $40; r..
Poultuey, do, 4 years, SIS; Thomas Rudi.
veil. do, 2 years, s.; Henry Boyle, do, 2
years, -; John N. Gambrill, do, i6
months, IS; r. Poultney, COW, 10 years,
$40; John N. Gambrill, COW years, IS /;
=. Poultney, COW 2i years. -; II. Boyle,
COW 2 years, s.; L. p. SIingluff, heifer, 8
months, 50; VIM. Baehman, best pair devon
steers, one dollar.
| Horses aHd Mules. William II. Caple,
best stallion over four years old, diploma,
and $40; Airhart Winters, do, under four
years, diploma, and IS; G. w. Armacost,
do, secoad best, under years, diploma /;
John Beggs, best single draft horse, diplo.
ma; Josephus H. Hoppe, best mule colt,
diploma and So; Samuel Cover, best mare
colt under four years, diploma and 50 /;
William q. Rinehart, best mare colt under
three years, diploma; W. II. CapIes, second
best do, 81; r. II. 0rndorif, best colt, sew.
entseu months old, So; Philip Airbaugh,
mare colt under one year, 81, David 7. By
ers, second best colt under one year 81.
Matched Horses, 6c.--Edward Lynch,
best pair Of carriage horses, diploma, or
$40; John i. B. SeIlman, second best do,
| 50; William NJ Sellman, best pair Of
matched mares, So; Daniel Goodman.
second best do, So; Jerry Rinehart, best
single driving mare, diploma or So. For
general utility, George W. 0'Donnell, first
premium, $S; George W. Massamore, black
horse second premium, $5; Austin Win
ters, best saddle horse, diploma or Ss, G..
Turnbaugh, second best do, $5; A W. Crab.
ster, best mare, diploma; A 7 Geatty, first
premium for fastest raeking horse, diploma