The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-10-01
Opening OF the First Fair OF the
Richmond Industrial Association.
Unparalleled Display Of Industry.
Skill and Taste.
Over 1000 Entries, up to Wed.
nesday Evening.

The first fair of the Richmond In
dustrial Association opened, Monday,
under favorable auspices. The only
draw back was the dust, which rose in
clouds in the wake of every vehicle
that wendell fairward. The entries, on
| the first day, amounted to fully three
hundred, with other articles enough on
the ground to bring the number up to
| five hundred. There was of course no
| exhibition that day. Everything about
the grounds was new, and no prece-
; dents for the order or arrangement of
goods had been established. Ofcourse
every exhibitor wanted the best place
in his respective department,
and the urbane officers had an
excellent opportunity to cultivate Jobs
browning virtue. Col. Perry, the secre-
tary, was indefatigable in his efforts to
satisfy all and arrange things so Jas
to give the best possible display.
Tuesday came in under shadow.
The clouds which had so long been
gathering and promising rain were now
threatening to give us an equinoctial.
A light shower began falling about
three O'Clock in the morning and con-
tinued in tantalizing way till about
seven, when the clouds broke, and
left the earth just damp enough to
efectually lay the dust and the ali de-
lightfully cool. The rest of the day
the weather could not have been more
favorable, although it's threatening
aspect in the morning, no doubt, kept
many people from a distance from
coming. The list of entries on this
day was run up to about 1900.
Wednesday morning the clio uds
again looked ominous. 1t rained
enough before daylight to effectually
| lay the dust for at least twenty-four
hours, and quit just at the right time.
Some five hundred additional entries
were made, bringing the list to two
thou sand. The comomunity was not
fairly walked up yet to the immensely
of the exhibition, but in the afternoon
the number of visitors was enough to
give a premonition of what might
be expected next day. Thursday and
Friday are the great days of the fair,
| but as we go to press earlier than usual,
| in order to allow all hands to attend,
our report only reaches to Wednes-
| day evening, including full list of ex-
| hibitors and articles in the Fine Art
and Mechanics, Halls. If any are omit
| ted it is because they were entered after
we took the list In our next issue
we shall finish the report in the full
manner we have commenced it SO as
| to give complete and perfedct record
of the exposition. Not line Of this
| record shall be influenced by any mon
ey consideration. All paid notices of
the fair are given outside this report.
GENERAL VIEW.
It is impossible to give any adeq uate
idea eff the display of machinery and
stock without going through it in de-
| tail, which we will do next week
Suffice it to say that it is the best ever
made in the County-and that is praise
| enough, especially as this in the first
| fair of the Association. Every citizen
| of Richmond must feel proud of this
display of industry and skill. 1t has
been gotten up under many disadvan-
tages, and discouragements, and too
| much praise cannot be awarded the
offiicers-especially the Secretary
| for their untiring perseverance. The
| Wayne County fair had just preceded
the Preble County fair is now in pro-
| gress, as is also the great Industrial
| Exposition at Cincinnati. These of
| course, must effect ours some, so far
as attendance is concerned But with
al the Inauguration of the Industrial
| Association may we'll be pronounced a
perity assured.
We shall give the awards Of prem
iums next week.
| FARMERS AND MECHANICS HALL.
| Molasses-Mrs. C. M. Fryar, J. P.
Lancaster, David Hoover, Rachael
Lamb, L. NJ. Crist, Adam RAIDER, Hiram
Smoker, Frank Lloyd.
Sugar.-Mr. c. NJ. Fryar, David
Hoover, Adam RAIDER, Rachael Lamb.
] Honey.-A. z. Campbell, pure in bot
| ties.
Cider.-Mrs. A. c. Wallace.
Pickles, an GRAPES, Cherries, DC
Mrs. A. III. Norman, B. L. Minor.
| JeHy.-Mrs. G. Custer.
PreserUes.-Mrs. f. P. Meesner.
| Rhubarb-Jacob Thomas, J. C. Ste
venson, G. II. Lewis, w. Taylor, D.
Bulla.
Oats-E. Y. Teas, C. G. Carpenter,
Levi Druly, D. Bulla.
Corn.-Alex. Osborn, j. NJ. Bulla,
L. Brown, J. H. Stewart, Riley Hiatt,
c. M. Norman, j. Keister, A. CARR
son, Jno. McWhinney, Hiram Bulla,
n. D. McCleur, BENZ. Lloyd, j. P.
| Grimes, w. Holmer, Henry Decker, f.
| M. Lamb, ". j. Stockton, r. o. Dor
mer, J. Rigley, N. S. Hunt, J. A. Men
| denhall, Abram Norris, S. Champion.
VIM. ?. Laws, VIM. Horton, Sam'l III,
| Charles, S. Runnell, David Sands, J.
V. Horney, Nathan Hawkins, Sam'l III :.
| Fryar, D. Bulla, B. Minor, Levi Druly,
| w. Taylor, j. Fryar, VIM. Clawson,
Reese Mendenhall
Squashes-E. P. Meesner, Jacob
Thomas, n. D. McCleur, H. Fl. Highly.
F. Farquhar, Sam'l Fryar, Levi Druly.
| j. Fryar, B. L. Minor, d. Bulla.
Irish Potatoes.-Jacob Thomas, Lee
vi Druly, N. S. McCleur, J. P. Grimes,
Geo. Bennett, w. Taylor, J. Endsley
B. l.. Minor, D. B. Bulla, Oliver Mitch
ell, Haddock Crabb-65 varieties.
Water 1Melons,-Levi Druly, w.
Taylor, Foster. Taylor.
Pumpkins.-A. K Reed, Hiram Bull
la, n. S. McCleur, T. NJ. Crist, r. 0.
Dormer, 6 large ones from one vine).
O. A. Toney, F. M. Lamb, Henry Deck
er, Martha Middaugh. (extra large
ones), Abram Norris, H. Ell. Highley,
SaIn'l Champion, Benz. Horton, VIM.
NJ. Roberts, F. Farquhar, w. TAYLOR,
James Fryar, d. Bulla, VIM. Clawson.
Street Potatoes.-Hiram Bulla, Abram
Norris C.. S. Bush, Levi Druley, G.. w.
Hill, Geo. Bennett, w. Taylor, j. P.