Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-11
rayette County Fair.

OH on W eQneSday, 1nurSQayI fr1day ana
Saturday last As usual on such occasions.
the first and second days were devoted to
stock entries and preparations for the grand
final. Friday was the day when the stock
was all exhibited and premiums awarded.
The crowd in attendance was very large,
and the interest seemed fully equal TO that
of any other fair held in this county. The
following is list of the stock on exhibi-
ton as near as could be ascertained after
several hours labor among cattle pens, and
horse stables:
Thomas Kirk exhibited two of his famous
prairie herds, consisting of six cows and two
bulls. as follows: First herd-Cnry Watson
roam; Wabunsee, red; Wabunsee / red; bull
Alexis. Second herd-Carry Watson 2d, red;
Emma 4th, red; Mettie Lee, roam; bull Ard1y,
red and white; / yeaIling heifer roam: heif-
er calves, and months old; bull calves,
red, 5 and8 months old; ? three year old heifers.
Isaiah Brown-Red bull, Major. years old;
COW. Rissey, with calf by her side
John Dewitt-Cow, and calf by her side;
heifer years old; also a bull calf 8 months
old, very large and fine, bred from A. Dewitt's
blue grass herd; also heifer 2 years old, and
2 calves.
Lewis Coffman, very fine ? year old heifer.
Morgan Hays, monster bull, Dexter, four
years old.
N. W. Perrill, of Pickaway county, fine
bull of great size, Duke of Fayette bred by
| ThOs. Kirk, 4 years old; weight2 200 pounds.
There were some other cattle, but we could
not ascertain the exhibitors names
NJ. K. Wright, dark bay mare, 2 years old !;
black mare, years old; and sorrel gelding, 8
years old; all on the general purpose list
Adam Allen, black mare, 3 years old; gem
/ eral purposes. Bay stallion, 2 years old road
sters. ~
Irwin Jones, very handsome chestnut sor-
rel stallion, years old; roadster and general
Henry Rennick. of Circleville, bay mare,
Minnie Lewis, PAGER; exhibited by j. W.
Young.
J. Greenough, Circleville, bay stallion, Wild
Waggoner, trotting horse A three year old
dark bay stallion, Mohawk, roadster; o very
stylish animal.
Henry Casey, two year old blood bay stall
lion; general purposes. -
E. VanMeter, Circleville, a pair of dark
brown match mares as roadsters. Exhibited
by j. W. Young
John Brown. pair of match geldings, Grey
Eagles, four years old, match roadsters. Ex
| hibited by j w. Young. @a
; T. N. McElwain, Wayne Township, two
mares three and four years old colts, sired by
imported French Napoleon; general purposes
| Two 2year old draft colts, same sire, first and
years old. premium for pair premium for draf
and premium for farm. 5 FZt
F. NJ. Gibson, Wayne Township, two suck
ing colts, one 2 year old colt, one yearling stal
lion and one 8 year old stallion. entered as
draft horses, sucking colt. First premium a.
draft.
Braden L Gibson, year old stations as draf
horse, first premium Braden d Co stallion
Napoleon, second premium as draft horse.
II. T. Dapster, of Ross county. brood mar,
with colt by her side, first premium; secon,
premium as draft. One 2 year old colt, draf
Frank Slagle, Ross county, one 2 year oil,
flly, first premium as draft. fes-
, Jacob Owens, Fayette county, one yea
old stallion, general purposes.
Jacob Powell, year old mare, draft secon
premium.
NJ Tines, Greenfield, brood mare, and col
by her side, general purposes.
: j. I Cox, Sam Cockspur, Sr.' BAY stallion
4 years old, very gay and stylish, entered q
saddle horse; also, iron gray mare, years ole
as saddle mare.
n Sam Cockspur. jr.. was sired by Sam Coct
1 spur, sr., who was presented to Gen. McPhel
son in 1864, by Capt. Fosters cavalry comps
ny, of Brown county. His dam was a KeI
, tucky crusader mare. He is of the finest sadd
stock in America, and has taken first prem
> ums wherever exhibited.
James Yore, gray stallion years old, ell
|
H. Q. Chappelear, Hopewell, Muskingul
county, light brown, Davy Hunter, pace
d the fastest PAGER on the grounds.
: A. p Kirk, brood mare and colt, roadst,
and general purposes. also, pony, as sadd
: horse. SO
Vance & Braunon. dark bay stallion, A yea
- old roadster and general purposes.
A..Dewitt, bay stallion, four years old, geI
eral purposes.
r, james Kirk, bay horse, saddle. Same pa
: dun horses, very stylish, entered as matche
ySk j. W. Morris pair of bay mares, four yea
/, old, entered as matches. Same, bay horse,
years ole, as saddle horse.
John A. Paul, bay mare, racking, trottiI
and saddle.
> Sc. Cunningham stallion. ght years oil
ii Useff, fine bred Lorse, saddle and harness.
TO R.C. Miller, bay mare, four years old. roa
a u +. Van Pelt, two year old bay colt, sadd
~ ~ and general purposes.
u The eleven above entries were exhibited
so James Calkins.
#, william Truitt, Clinton county, pair of 70
a. year old horses, as matches, roadsters and ge
n. N. S. Grey, brown gelding, three years ol
n roadster and general purposes, second p
II mium
~ ~ All James, brood mare and sucking C.
'u and colts, yearling and years old, sadd
y roadsters and general purposes.
u j. NJ. Creamer, sorrel colts, yearling and
he years old, roadster draft, and general purp
IN, es, 2i premium on yearlng for draft.
on John Courtwell, Picknway county, lis
rv road stallion, . years old, I'd premium as drs
L. T. Adkins, white stallion, "Joe Bower
draft and general purposes.
Justis Taylor chestnut brown mare, t
ar wears old, draft. roadster and general purpos
,ck w. E, Taylor, iron gray geldiRg 3 years
RI draft and general purposes.
=bo Isaiah Brown, brood mare and colt, d
Ae Scott Robinson, black lion gray geldin
1hu wears old, roadster and general purposes
5he David Mock. soIrel colt, 3 years old, re
ldi- ster, saddle and general purposes; also
at gelding, years old, roadster and general
ore poses
has Albert Booeo' bright bay colt, years
ov- saddle aud roadster.
oS Jos Morris, chestnut sorrel mare Y
1,o4 old, draft, lst premium.
'llat ID. S Dixon. Xenia. brown gelding, 4 y
oes, old, sweepstake, trotting; brood mare
tate colt bv her side; stallion colt, under ]
wit old, general purposes: dark iron gray stal
ton General Sherman, l year old, roadster
general purposes.
Milton Scols, brood mare and colt, draf
''o" premium; colt for roadster, saddle and
who eral purposes.
ions Samuel Pavey, 4 year old gelding, road
brood mare aud colt by her side, saddle;
ltact yearling colts, light harness and sadd
The year old filly, roadster.
! in j. W Adams, bay mare, Lady Capitc
years old, pacing.
cir ]. H, Adams, iron gray geldiing 10
Button, racking.
Dubois, Chillicothe, chestnut
stallion, "Cadmus, . of fine appearance,
the ed as trottor and for general purposes.
The There was moderately good displ
car sheep of the finer grades, but the nam
abian the exhibitors we did not learn.
leda- There was quite display Of ho
lie of various sizes, all of the Poland, Chin