Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-08
PIERCE COUNTY FAIR.
Magnificent Weather---Large Number
Entries---Big Crowd.

dead form been deposited on the shelves
of the past there to gather the dust of
ages, yet the associations connected with
with it.-new ideas started into being
bits of gathered wisdom-belittling fol-
lies exposed-all will be kept brightly
FURNISHED on memory's comfortable, ever
ready and responsive to call for profit
or pleasure.
The weather during the two days of
the fair was clear and beautiful and could
not have been more propitious. The
result was large number of entries,
much in advance of last year, and on the
second day fair and very satisfactory
attendance of the citizens Of the county.
Some particular branches of industry
may not have been so well repl resented
as in former exhibitions, but the officers
of the society and those most capable of
judging, pronounce the Fair, taken as a
whole, decided success. Owing to the
lsteness of the harvest, however, and the
great amount of rain which has prevent
our farmers from advancing the falls
work, many were deferred from being in
attendance By an over-press of business,
and very properly, too,
We would be glad TO mako full re-
port this week of the multitudinous arti-
cles of produce and manufacture and the
display of stock entered for competition,
but owing to the crowded condition of
our columns we shall have space to men,
ton only few items from hastily taken
notes, and leave the rest for The official
report which will appear in our next
issue.
HORSES AND CATTLE.
The display Of stock was only med
ium in its proportions. Several blood
ed cows, fine yearling Devonshire bull,
a splendid yoke working oxen, were the
most noticeable of the bovine species.
The show of horses was meagre.
MANUFACTURES, ETC.
]. G. Lewis, of this city had on exhi-
bition, several beaut ifuI buggies from
his mandatory which received premiums.
I. B. Jones of Diamond Bluff had sash,
blinds, doors, etc, which received atten.
lion. Washing machines and several 9th
er home inventions came in for due
share of praise.
GRAIN, VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
Competition in cereals was limited,
but several specimens of wheat weighed |
as high as 81 and 628 lbs. to the bushel
Barley, oats, rye, ETC.. were proportion
ately good. A basket of fine corn from
he garden of o. S. HUTCHINSON of this
,ity, attracted attention. r. G. PREBLE
Of Clifton had some beautiful gooseber-
RES and currants. Immense cabbages,
beets, parsnips and turnips; huge squash
's and pumpkins
- None sweeter or better
Fer smoked from an oven or circled a platter
oadcd the long tables prepared for their
The samples of apples, plums, etc.,
were remarkably fine, and called forth
from all beholders. Mr.HAM-
doND, OF Clifton, received the premium,
We believe, on four varieties of apples,
md G. w. McMURPuEY, on the largest
variety; GEo. TEAcHoUT, best Hyslops;
Mr.. SoUTHwIcK of this city, had on ex-
hibition a splendid specimen of the
DutchCss of Odenberg-a single apple,
which was indeed beauty. Mr.. s. F.
CHEsEBRo, of Clifton, had can of ma
i've plums which were larger and richer
han the average of tame plums. GEO.
II. NICHOLS of course bad there some of
lis choicest grapes, which couldn't help
the premium.
BREAD, CAKE, sIRUPs, etc.
The culinary department seemed to
possess peculiar attractions, yet it receives
not the attention its momenteousness de-
serves. 1t is beyond dispute that poor
cooking and ill-prepared food have caused
more unhsppiness and misery than
+" mans inhumanity to man" and the anti
rights practices put together.
We may live without friends, live without books.
But civilized men cannot live without cooks"
Mrs. G. B. Bruce, of Clifton, received
the premium on white bread; Mrs. ]. r.
Rice, brown bread and best variety cake;
Mrs. VIM. Howes. fruit cake; Mrs. S.
F. Chesebro best variety jelI cake, and
Mrs. A. w. Bascom, best butter.
FINE ARTS.
Miss Amanda Hammond had the best
oil painting and group; Mrs. H. H.
Johnson, best crayon; Miss Clara Boards
ley, best landscape drawing; VIM, Null
e., best pencil drawing; ]. G. Lewis,
best carriage painting.