Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-15

In the fountv-ONer lsOOO Entries
A. very ,6ne Attendance,
C,r CeuAty Fair, which closed al Toniogany
m Friday last, was BY far the largest ever held
IN the county. Great crcdit is due to the Board
fer their energy aud the labor pei cifrmed by them,
TO accomplish this rrsult. Their beautiful
grounds have been fenced, substantial halls
built, and track made for the display of horses
all of which has been done iuthc past year.
Asn was our misfortune 10 be absent, wo
give the most Of our available space To tho rcpor,
furnished by tho Toledo Commereiuts Reporter,
believing l, will be quite as acceptable to our
readers as any matter we could furni SD at this
time. The following is thcrcpcri;
The farmers Of Wood county have given
more attention to the improvement Of stock than
il customary with the piouvers In new counties,
and while The cutrirs wcru not numerous, those
TN exhibition are highly credihGe. Several
very hne specimens Uf the Morgan horse are
shown, aud several promising young horses are
an exhibition. Thetc Rre probably NJ full
blocdrd cattle In the stalls, but there are some
which are very handsome and possess most "
4le points admired by dealers in hlooded stock
There are two or three exceedingly hnc calves
and few capital cows. OF sheep, we noticed
Cdswolds. There are about thirty cattle stalls
filled and perhaps fifteen pens Of sheep. The
swine is not fully represented, but some fair
specimens Of pcrkcrs, old aud young, are in tho
pens.
Tho display NJ agricultural fn,chinerv is some.
what limited, OF Tcapcrs and mowers there are
the Buckeye, Ir., sEina and Excelsior. There
Rre nlsl hay and straw enters, corn planters,
wheat drills, rakea, &c. Mitchell & Merrill Of
haumec CITY, have. their pows, which took the
premium at the State Fairs, on exhibition. u.
Travis s. Co.,, rroprietors Of the Tontognny
Foundry, exhibit pluws, belt jack for thrcshing
machine, scrapcr, double shovel, bob shoes,
iron kettle, wood saving machine, horse power
sc. From the variety VI articles manufactured,
IL will be seen that the foundry IL In the hands
II cnterprising men who are disposed to mako
their ba-iness supply as many public wants as
possible.
OF buggies, Mr. Vsnuest, Of TifIin, has Two
very good samples from hi, extensive shops
Charles Chaprataw, Of TontoganY, exhibits
fine open carriage Richard Digbv. of Tnntog-
any, shows fine buggy aud William Wake
f.ld, Of Bowling Green, presents two bnggies
" his manufacture, which are highly crcditabe
specimens Of his workmanship. w. H. Hullon-
beck, OF Perry ysburg exhibits two horse wagon,
which Is much admired, especially by judges
" that description of work. Mr.. II. has only
Lad his ships open for few years, but work
hearing his name is IN such demand that he finds
~ dlhcut TO- hll orders. w using nothing but
me osst OF unloer anu employing only SUCH men
Ns wy, mike an nonest Joo, no mas secured an
'hIiable reputation ~ ms llno OF business.
We arc unable to do justice to the hult aud
vSS'ioic han. secretary klippart and other
R"n lnuScs remarhoa Yesterday Ihat ihere was
= display OF oetlcr fruits anu vegetables hero
than a. the state FAR. VI course the quantity
"H e1no','nn Is hot SO great oni tle qua uW IS
certainly better. Tho scene reminded one fUrci-
ny ol the Iaou'rns accounts ol tue monster
Wu'is ahu VeRe'ao'es !" Oa,h"rna. Ih'nN o!
"Pples We'gh'ng over ponhu eaooagc heaa
measuring hTo ieet ~ elrculn'ere9cei Dcets ana
taalshes so large thst tue reader $ creduhty
W"u'a % put To severe test were we h give Their
dimenslnnsi vans 40 large That one would al.
Inns, MI pot aud euord meal Tor good sized
family aRourd inur ioet IN length sqnashcs,
pumpkins, turnips' anu variety of other vegc-
tao'es equahy maumoth-hke ~ Their proper
tnns.
Amos Dewcsc, OF Weston township, exhibits
81 varieties OF apples, embracing some OF the
most choice specimens OF that fruit, aud some Of
the largest that wo have ever seen. Some Of his
apples weigh over pound. lie also exhibits
some mammoth yams aud other vegetables to
show what can DO grown ON the sand knobs OF
his township.
:. George Powers Son, OF Perrysburg, exhib-
urge variety ot apples pears, grapes, vtRe'-
Ao'ss' canned irult, &c. They carried on sew
er1t "' cue oest premiums NJ our state tair'
James Dunipacc' oi ferrrsOurg, exhibits thlrs
Vseh Narleues "i grapes ana several OF apples.
some oi TIE pest grapes IN our market are from
h's vineyard,
Mr. u. A. SrAw exhibits several varieties OF
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The disnlav or no,a,,cs I. rcn,rl able An.
ho,h a. to Tho 40 ,ly,v Of ths sann,.s nxI,iLi,at
and The nur,b,r nj vs,i.,,i,s sLnnn
M,rCan nro,xn sha,rs ,h,h,aon .,r,,,i.. =,
potatoss. besiles numerous other Vegetables
numhoriny In ,ho a,yrsgsts over nm rnricnes
H. y n p,nn,',e..1i ~ p,,.,'.,,Il, Lis,,
xsrv r,,c sncc;nnns Of ,he iI,rr;sSo,n EariS
shaw Pinkes' mi shaker RnSss,s NJ .
stated IN n NJ rcnnricr that rrnm ono n,,stc oi
,ha ah.t -, n,ssa,,. oh,aia,l =, ,n. -, E.;
Ia, Yar hs Ts;.sS onc hm,Ssl or soo 49, NV
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,cc,;on ~ no,s,o cni,nrn n. esi.o a1h;hi,a,
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Mr Y smith nc Iih.r,v ,o,r,sh;n oxh;hn,
.,mnies Of broom enrn hrnoms Jia;.rsn, yS.
ys.,ir. AZ wbrat. winn fr,n, ,hn r;ns nIsn, A.
The Hail IL mi "nd in sx,rr G."iure r r.a"c,,
,,rn,, cr,l;, nnon ,hn .o,,n,y ,yhisn re- H.
and the enterprise 10 nroduce such fine ycgc,n
bles in sueh great variety Tho s,mn,.. az cor,
ar. very 6ne sbowinv tbat ,he coun,v "a Iii
able 10 mainiain its prr.,mmrnrr far cnrn q ror,
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The citizens OF Iontogany aud vicinity hav
dsplayed excellent taste IN their arrangeinenio
Floral Hall. u rs trimmed with fest"ons of ev
ergreens, hanging baskets, &c. In the center u
apyramidal Hover stand trimmed with moss
Tue shelves, or sle1s, are well hlled with grea
variety OF choice tan flowers.
In on corner OF this Hall is an artncia
mound, or hill, At the summit oi which IL a mia
nature uwelling aud barn. with winding paths
ieiang Up 70 tho mansionj well, with an old
ilsht'ned sweep, such as the Que to which Wood
WORTH olu oaNen bucket was attached
pools OF water, almost covered eY mnss and run
wng vines are visible snakes are lying aoou
upon roeks snnping themselves cats and dog
quietly ST near Their masters door and les
d"eile animals peer out fn'm caveernous recessC
m the locks all presenting wild aud ruma'
Nc picture OF the abode OF fairies.
=; Mhitmore q Co.. ct Ion'ogany make ~
nlsplay OF Rooda Irem their mammoth stor