Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-10-14


ard & Bro. having the largest show.
Their Cottswold and Leicester attracted
attention. n
Spang & Stratman had a variety of
plows, wagon, buggy, cutter, &c. There
was great variety of articles in this class,
but we failed to get the owners names
The department of mill and farm pro-
d ucts was not wanting in articles. j. v.
Persons and I. H. Fam, of Wyoming,
both showed very creditable sample of
wheat. H. D. Grifiths had bushel of
nice looking winter wheat. b. 5. Morris
had some of the largest kind Of potatoes.
Simon Harker, Linden, showed lot OF ex-
cellent seed corn, very long. John Day,
of Pulaski, also had fine specimen of
corn. a
The display in the household products
department was good. There were several
very large squashes, one entered by D. T.
Strut. Ridgeway, measured Z feet II inch
es in circumference. Two others were
about feet in circumference. There wers
cabbages, beets, pumpkins, &C., without
end. The display Of fruit was not as large
as we have seen, but what was there was
good. Our county can compete with the
whole State in apples, pears, grapes, dc.
There was very fine set of double har-
ness for farm use, splendid single buggy
harness, snd two saddles which attracted
considerable attention. The work on them
was much admired. We learned they
were entered by c. II. Lanyon, Mineral
Point.
The department for textile fabrics OF
county manufacture was unusually full,
the side of the wall was lined several deep.
Every available place was occupied. and
the table was piled with articles without
any room to display them. Among other
articles worthy of mention we noticed
number of beautiful quilts, very fine one
entered by Mrs. E. Scourick, Of Dodge
vile, beautiful green and white one by
VIM. Mylroie, and another of nearly the
same pattern by Mrs. B. Carter. A very
handsome knotted spread by Miss Sturges.
Two pair of childrens socks by Mrs. Hen
ry Sims, were very nicely done. Mrs.
Morris, of Wyoming, showed some of the
finest and handsomest yarn we ever saw,
several pair of socks, &c. Mrs. James
Toay, of Linden, had very well made
straw hat. There were also quilts, spreads,
carpets, crochet work, cotton and silk en-
broidery, &c., without end.
The corner for fine arts was well filled,
the articles on exhibition being credit to
the county. Rev. Lyman Phelps, OF Min
eral Point, showed a beautiful Illuminated
manuscript, very fine water colored paint.
ings, oil paintings and crayon head They
were all we'll done. Miss Emily Rothaner,
Linden, exhibited some very beautiful hair
work. Mrs. J. N. Briggs had on exhibit
ton an immense, old, scrap book. Mrs.
0. Strong had very pretty agricultural
what not, which was greatly admired,
There was fine display of photographs
from the gallery of R. A. Kendall, Mineral
Point, and many other things worthy of
special mention, but which our space com
pels us to omit.
TRoTTING AND RUNNING.
This part of the programme, as usual,
appeared to attract the most attention.
The first race was running race for colts
under 4, owned in the county. It came
off lat p m. of Thursday, the I'd day of
the fair. The entries were Jones' STU
pid," Kirkpatrick colt, and Victoria"
The first heat was won by the Kirkpatrick
colt, the second was dead heat, third and
fourth heat won by Stupid, who was de-
clared winner Of the race, and entitled to
the prize of $25.
The next race was trotting by horses
owned in the county, for prize of $50,
which came off at 8 p. m. The entries
were Buckskin, by John J. Ross, Niger
Boy, by John Strachan, and Comet, by II
G. Cutler. The race was won by Comet.
AT 2 o'clock on Friday, the great run
ring race, mile and repeat, open to all, for
prize of 800 came off. The entries were
Kitty Stacey, Princeton and
Prairie Lilly. The first heat was taken
by Princeton in 1853, being closely pressed
by Limerick and Prairie Lilly, with Kitty
Stacey barely saving her distance.
Limerick was found to be little lame
and was withdrawn. Princeton and Pra-
irie Lilly had to have their shoes reset.
They were allowed the allotted time, but
were or dercd not to take the horses off
the track. The drivers took their horses
down town. The owner Of Kitty Stacey
being ready started his horse when the
time was up without orders from the
udres and ran around the track, after
which he took his horse from the track
and refused to return. While waiting for
the horses to get shod the foot race was
run. When the horses-Princeton and
Prairie LilIy-returned, they were started
and ran the heat. Princeton was declared
the winner, time l:52, and entitled to the