Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-03
The Wood County Central Fair.
BOWLING GaKEs, Sept. 20, ls73.

ED. JoUHSAL: Last week was an unusually
lively one fur Bowling Green. The Whole
town and surrounding country turned cut to l.
tend the fair. A more adspcious time could
not have been desired. light rain ON the
night before the opening laid the dust aud pr-
F.fed the atmosphere.
The attendance, rs usual was small on the
first day, but on the second and third days tie
gvo1nds were. well filed with crowd Of intel
ligeut and orderly people, justly proud of It
development and growth of the resources Of our
county.
The vegetable department was not 50 full as
last year, but the quality uf the articles wpuld
be hard to beat. | noticed some stalks Of ca n
which measured fifteen feet in height, and the
length and the fulness % the ears made NE
think Of tue Egyptian seven years Of plenty
The specimens Of amber wheat we're moderately
gnod, AMI the white wheat was first class.
There were numerous entries Of various varie.
ties of potatoes which am satisfied wru'd
successfully challenge competition even in the
famous potato region Of the Wabash Valley.
MurGan Brown, Of Weston, had on exhibition
monster squash weighing one hundred and
srventy-siv pounds a lot Of vans weighing
from four to seven pounds each, and fine 10
Of potatoes one Of which measured three and rne
half feet in length.
The fruit department was we'll filled with
choicest specimens, mainly Of vnriuus varieti =
Of apples and pears. The display of canned
fruits and jclies was very line and spoke well
/ for tie skill aui industry of Wood county
! housewives.
The chief attraction to logers Of the beautiful
was the fl iral hall. Under tbe supervision -
J'hn Reid, Of Webster, tts articles exhibited
were arranged with exquisite taste. In the
eettcr of tie the hall creUiar tiers oc house
! plants many Of them rare. aud all of them bea 4.
| liful, rose one above 'lher t. height Of A.
teen feet, the Whole (ormiag huge H,rul cone
some fifteen or twenty feet in diameter at the
base. The spaces between the plants w,re
,verrd with the NEST beautiful varieties Of
moss. Among the articles exhibited in the hall
! the useful and ornamental had each its shaIe.
| Rag carpets, bed quilts, coverlets. articles of
wearing aTPtrel, rugs, uslls, various toilet al.
tielcs, oil paintings, drawings, wax.work leath
er,work aud feather work all did credit To the
taste and the skill Of the makers, and showed
thut aesthetic culture is kssping equal pace with
! the more practical interests Of the county.
! The entries al cattle, sheep aud hogs were
| by mary considered hardly equal TO those of
| last wear. The entries Of horses Of the varIons
cAsses We're in tn main highly creditnblr. j.,
| V. Owens horse came nst ahead in the lruttins
| contest but what time was made eau not say
| have not given the preaiums awarded as
! suppose an official list will he pnbShed.
| Tla crntest between ihs Bow ling Green and
P,ru sbnrE hook ond ladder companies attrac-
ted considerable aIientinn. beiI a novelty in
the county Both compapies did themselves
credit. Perrysburg came nut siG seconds ahead
but the result would have been different, but fn
the fact that one Of our bays had "lubrcalrd"
too freely fell during and the run causing his
| immediate follower TO fall over him, which re-
suited in a s'ght confusion.
The fair is considered financially snccess.
The entries were 035 aud the receipts 5000.
With slight exception there was no jar of
any Kind IN mar the pleasure Ol the OReasinr
Your ex-Mayor, J. r. Tyler, wat % hand with
his fancy team and having slightly "imbered
up" Insisted upon driving his team upon the
track at an unreasonable time. The polio man in
charge NJ the gate demonstrated. whereuPOn. j.
Il. leaped from his carriage and struck Mcs
Gn0le attitude, but sudden Jerk frnln the ollie
ial formed James into hniiaY square in which
position he rsirssiel in good order, y,