The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-20
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: THETRooTsTo.WN FAIR.
Having feFv leisure hours Friday,
~ -frati tire pleasure of asepding them
4 48ffstesssli#g1lts Eais efs1l,e 20 otgtown
4 ga j kis4 ss9Ety, held At the Cen
Eer of Fl fs.aS-fo 1 oW57Gskip oIithat day and
we must confess thakiswas time very
aalls .apdprof ftaats speht. The
day.Nas digit }at. sud the attendance
Serys..iiaTEye Selriy.i as1T:Eye and the exhibition would
ARfe lpHei. 10 aiscEeditte a county
,seSiety- 4ye Nefs5l l1aable TO obtain
the whole number of entries, which
was very large, and the names of many
or the exhibitors and must content
ourselves with giving but a brief out
line OF the exhibition. La the, Cattle
department there were some sixty en-
fries, Iaad the eshibitie9 "a las good
as. usually seen at County Fairs.
There were q large number Of horses
On eS5ibtffQpq 3 and I'd most Of them very
fneanihIais.2ii. II i .99=s 91 .t-2
OF sheep there was fine display.
II EH the class of Fowls there were 2G
entries embracing chickens, turkies,
geese, Guinea fowls and ducks, and
most ofrthem were very 1ine birds.
In the line o'FT Vegetables and fruits
tlSs display could not hate been ex-
eel!ed. There may have been 2 great
eE. Quantity. at tie. State Fair but in
variety atditd qualify tie Rootstown
Fairy fully up to the best
OF Apples there. was an, endless
variety and asilafge afd luscious fruit
as the eye ever saw. There were
eight specimens of grapes, and the
SLOW goadas gould be expect
ed at the, season. Beside. these were
eaisbngesg tna.rips, pumpkins, beets,
sweet potatoes, vans, &c, &c, of huge
proportions and qnits-too numerous
TO meatidnt1sqoanFoH
Ehere.weressome 4Gentries of Corn,
enBtEefng about I2g varieties all of
excellent qualify. Several entries of
wheat ioats, grass aeJd, fax seed. sc.
The, prineiipT2s! point Of attraction
was Floral Hal, 81 !, temporary building
}spIne 40 fleet hYi 50, which had been
bniitt f ff6l f66tl lie OCCASION ailtlneatTy fitted
ard ll;;iiIiIl4.rlged By Il the committee
having ihe department. in. charge.
7 tThisibuilding was elegantly decorated
Win flowers and eveIgreens and hung
" ii'th etfflsie fdus enc pictures. 1t was
within ifis building that were dis
plared the Numerous articles ofhouse-
hold imanuiactures- carpets, quilts,
tovefletss; etduaterpanFles- products of
fIIsa f e,.tqr dairy, Honey, sugar, ana many ar
titieswhiohitis useless for, us to az
tempt to mention in ourSbrief space.
There were Several cufiosifiies which
attracted uniea.saIi attention,l among
which was "a beautiful specimen of
needle work, being a picture wrought
with silk-fo8s id various eolers by the
late wife of Mr.. James Bullock, so
years ago, when she was but Is years
old: Illustrative Of the flight Of Joseph
and Mary with the thfaht Jesus from
Bethlahenr into Egypt, as related III
the second chapter Of Mathew. This
is one OF she most elaborate and beau
dur eefndehse of. A19sdalee, work we
eyer saw. MI. J. n Vaughn exhib-
tied two chairs; one of which was
brought. .oyeria the lLayfower in 1920
and is Consequently over $50 years
old; the otBerifs said 70 be over $50
years oCld. 'ALrs.'i Stephen Chapman
exhibited two quilts made with her
own hands over So years ago, which
ate'iniaH excellent state of preserva-
tion and would be creditable to any
of the ladies' OF the present day
Captain Whippey exhibited a server
llaIid four id9Ges of Gfockery Of very
ancient dale, said to be over 150 years
Of age. g III. Daniel Bogue had on ex-
hibition case containing an extensive
collection Of al 1rbw-heads, the fmple-
ments Of 3aborig gfhai Warfare, and the
chase. Besides these " ere numerous
Pcages; containing animals of The for
est, such asst:. that same old coon,'
woodchuck, black squirrels, chip
munks canned snakes SC, sc, :
The4HslL#as a point Of great at
traction, and was constantly crowded
with Visitors, SO muchso as to orender
it difficult for us to get the necessary
memoranda 10 give of it this very
imperfeet description. .5'5.a
Mr.. E. E. Wait had on exhibition
a fine case of Jewelry and silver ware
from his establishment which was
universally admiI ed.
The. Sewing machine interest was
fully represented, there being six diff
ferent patents. on exhibition, the
agent Of each being eloquent in des-
cribing the advantages Of his machine.
.Thefpeopleeof aRootstown have rea-
son 70 feel proud Of having gotten up
an exhibition which was pronounced
smlestr decided success By all who
witnessed it.
FATAL AccIDENT.-About the time