Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-10-02


bc found q list Of the premiums awarded nj
our Fair There are some statements and
notes by the Secretary accompanying The re-
port Of awards Of such interest rs tO demand
attention.
The show al this time was unusually good
In most Of it's departments. That there was
barrcnncss IN some Is not, perhaps, matter Of
ourprse The great feature Of the occasion
was the collection Of stock, neat cattle, sheep
and swine. OF cattle there was the largest
and best collection, II is camedon all hands,
ever had in the county. There were present
not less than 1875 head, running through all
the grades Of Durhams, Dcvons, Aldcrncys,
and working and fat oxen, steers,
bulls, cows, lclcrs and calves. The quality
Of This stock was Of the finest kind, the heayi.
cat and ialtest Among the best fat cattle were
those Of ALBERT HARMoE and ID. II. FARGo,
weighing some 5000 the pair Some superior
ones, however, were entered by JOHN HARMON
and j. NJ. NETTLEToN There were several
pairs of two and three year old steers that were
admired for their superiority and beauty.
Among them was a pair Of two year olds en-
tered by p. w. BLAKEsLEE, that weighed
1850
Of Sheep, there were some 80 head, Of Cots
void, Leicester Southdown and Mcrino. They
were mostly lambs and yearlings-all good,
but not attractive, of course, on account Of
size.
Of Stoine there were but few-some hand
some shotes and pigs, but nothing remarkable.
The collection Of Vegetables was fair in guam
tity and grade, as it always is in quality.
Daity was very light, there being only few
samples of butter and cheese.
Fruits were but slightly represented-a
pretty good collection Of pears, some peaches,
and Notwithstanding the number of vineyards
in this neighborhood, grapes were but spar
ingy entered. The village editors collection
of varieties was the only one on exhibition,
and it is not saying much for il that it could
only command a second premium.
Aeedlecork and household wares were, as
usual, in considerable proiuson.
The Fine Arts were pretty well represented
by Miss ALvoRD in drawings and oil paint
ings, and F. w. BLAKEsLEE, and WILCOX, of
Conneaut, in photographs
Furniture had its representation from the
warerooms of JOHN DUCRo, and, as we all
know, the work that comes from there needs
no encomiums.
In Doors, Blinds, and so forth, CULLEY, and
Messrs. SEYMOUR GIDDINGs IL Co, brought
a fair show of work.
Forks, Sndths and Hoes were very creditably
set forth by Messrs. CAswELL & TINKER, of
Geneva. Eastern shops can show no superior
work.
S.oyes, 6c.-GEo. c. HUBBARD made a good
show of his wares. The character OF his work
is generally apparent, and ON this occasion
was in nowise disparagng to Il well-mcrited
reputation.
4 Little T5e0-dorse Engine real gem of an
affair: gotten up by the M'NUTT BRoruERs,
was a pretty piece of ingenuity and mechan-
ism.
Breod, PreSorces, Wines, dc, were usually
well brought out.
The fIordt kingdom had a mcager rcprcsen-
tation. This was unfortunate, as the presence
of flowers is indispensable, and life without
them is deficient and wanting.
The show of Horses was very fair but the
great feature Of all fairs-trotting--wa reserv-
ed for the afternoon of the last day. The gath
ering was large for seeing the trot for the $50
purse, but unfortunately heavy rain set in
soon after noon, and changed the whole aspect
of affairs Every place Of shelter was sought,
and held until the hope of holding up was
given up, when the crowd, tricked out in their
best might have been seen in the most uncom-
Portable and pitiable plight, drenched, many of
them to skin, moving away toward their re-
spective homes The trot, however, came off in
the midst of the rain, and over track upon
which the water stood in pools. The purse
was taken by gray mare from Girard-form-
erly Watkins, of Saybrook. Time, minutes