The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-06
From our DAILY on Thursday.
Nineteenth Annual Fair of Sandusky
County Agricultural Society.
DEDICATION OF THE NEW GROUNDS
Grand Display and Immense Success.
FIRST DAY.

NAoAU OAnPAoJ oAu 4u1mouS6 DUOOoSS
FIRST DAY.
The officers of the society have been unre
mitting in their labors to make the fair, thi
season, as much of a success as possible. Th'
fact that new grounds had been selected anC
fitted up, and that this had been done in the
face of some opposition, caused considerable
anxiety to be felt for the result Of the first ex-
hibition
A few days previous to the fourth, many
fears were expressed as to the weather, but
Wednesday opened as beautiful as could be
desired, the sun being partially hidden in the
haze of Indian Summer, made it still more
agreeable. All day yesterday, the secretary
was kept busy with the entries, his window be-
ing crowded with applicants, from morning
until night
About the grounds were people busily en-
gagged in arranging their wares and Imple-
ments for exhibition, and in decorating and
Identifying the Halls.
It has been many years since our annual
fair has opened under as promising prospects
as this. Nearly every tree, and they are nu-
| merous, is surrounded with seats, and many
were enjoying the pleasant views TO be OBJ
tained from these shaded places. Every one
wss admiring the grounds and the arrange
ment of the buildings. and those who came
with unfriendly feelings toward the location.
have banished this opinion and concede that
no better selection could have been made
The halls are all arranged on the east side of
the track, and the ground about them, extend
ing to the brow of the hill, is devoted to the
display of agricultural and other implements.
Entering the grounds Floral Hall being the
center piece in this agricultural picture, first
attracts attention. 1t is a very neat building
in exterior appearance, and the interior as
now seen is worthy of a better description
than we will be able to give. On entering
one is at once relieved Of that unpleasant feel
ing which white washed rooms, whited sepul-
chres, and dark closets inspires, by the invit-
ing air and the pleasant rusticity which pre-
walls. From the interior of the dome strands
of evergreen extend to the top of the large
center piece, In such abundance that the light
is beautifully filtered, as it comes in through
the glass above.
Beneath the dome and in the center of the
hall, is Floral Bower, arranged SO artistically
that the most practised eye could not be often
ded in the least The skeleton arrangement
consisted of posts ten feet in hight, covered
with green moss, supported at the top with
arches handsomely ornameu e, and trimmed
with moss and evergreen. Inc usual custom
of filing the interior with patch work and
miscellany, was disregarded this year, and in
stead a pyramid of choice flowers, IN great |
variety, formed in clusters and boquets, ar
ranged with specimens of coral, satuary, vases
and ornaments OF great variety. An Oloander
at the top is, by its place, the GROWING glory
of the whole a detailed description ofall the
articles exhibited by different ones, would be
On the right at the east entrance is very
handsome display Of china, silver ware, sew
ing machines, &c, by Perry Close. A large
show case, mounted on a shelf, is filed with
beautiful sample of china ware; above this is
another upright case, containing silver ware.
The whole is surrounded with pictures. flow
ers, and other articles to adorn.
Next comes the display of j. R. Pease, con-
sisting of large show case of choice assorted
candies; besides this are hanging baskets, flow
ers &c.
Next to this is a large space occupied by
Mrs. DR.. Sprague, of Green Springs, and flied
with very handsome specimens of needle
work, of great variety.
Then we come to show case Of millinery
goods. exhibited by Miss. NJ. l. Thompson.
next case of bitters SC, from the drug store
of DR.. Reif s. Co. In the next corner is a
large variety of embroidery, needle work and
fancy articles, exhibited by different ladies of
The city. On the other side we find a hand
some show case, from McCulloch's, filed with
books, perfumes, fancy goods &c.
The upright show case, containing samples
Of gloves, silks, laces &C., together with hand
some display of shawls, and blankets, belongs
10 W. A. Rice & Bros, from their dry goods
store
Leppelman. with his large show case of ele-
CANT silver, the celebrated Arion piano, melo-
deons, organs, sewing machines, &C, comes
next.
Next is a case of fancy leather work, from
the shoe store of Mr.. Hoot.
An upright show case containing samples of
millinery goods, from Brant q Condits, comes
next The exquisite taste displayed, in the
lelections and arrangement of this case, gives
it a very attractive feature.
A case of boots and shoes from Meng d Ait
after; a show case with laces, gloves, embroi-
lery, &c, from the dry goods store of Hermon
& Wilson; and some handsome styles of fur {
liture, from Tschumy q Doncyson, complete
he circuit. II
Besides all this, the Hall is decorated with
many handsome paintings and pictures, which
ire arranged upon the walls. Those who have
aided in the arrangement of Floral Hall, have
certainly done themselves great credit and
he general expression is, that it is far ahead
If any previous year.
VEGETABLE AND DOMESTIC HALL.
S literally GRAINED with the products of earth,
rec and bush, and everybody else. Beets
hat would make good hitching pests, apples
that have no limit in size, Ounces that are
S large as small hills, and in endless quanti-
les, and in fact everything else, constituting
such a display of fruits, grain, preserves, but
ter, cheese, honey, domestic goods, &C., as was
never before exhibited in our county.
MECHANICS HALL.
S well fled with the various articles belong
ng to that department.. Our hardware mer-
,hants contributed largely to the success of
his department. Quite good display OF
wagons, carriages, farm implements, and 9TH
II manufactured articles, Is already on the
grounds. The day has been mostly spent in
he arranging, of articles, and preparing for
.he remaining days.
At six o'clock last evening, when the Secre-
Iarys books were closed for the day, over 1000
entries had been mrde, being a greater num-
Der than was made last year. The books will
be closed at II o'clock to-day.
NEWS ITEMS.
Watch for the appearance of the DAILY
JOURNAL.
Queen Victoria is seriously Ill, and her con-