The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-15
TIE BERKELEY FAIR,
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Growth OF Martinsburg-Trotf
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MARrINsBURa, WBsr VA,
September l2. 1878.

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MARrINsBURG, WBsr VA,
September II, 1878. J
Editors OF the Register:
The Berkeley county Fair ended its
second annual exhibition to-day. Finsn'
cially it has been an immense success
As display Of agricultural and me-
chanical industry, but little can be said
for it. The exhibition Of farm products
griculturaI implements, horticulture
and artistic results stock, and in fac
in everything.that we have always cor
sidered necessary to make up an agri'
cultural show, was q melancholy fail
ure. The fault lies with the farmers
hereabouts, who do not seem to known
what is required OF them OF
what is to their interest. The
officers OF the Association have
done all in their power to
make this exhibition q success in every
particular, but their efforts have not
been seconded by those for whose bene.
fit it is held, and the result has been
that instead OF a fair it has been a Sc
ries Of trottipg aud running races. Al
we have said, financially, the fair suc'
ceeded beyond all expectation, the re-
ceipts for the week footing up 5000.
On Thursday some three thousand per.
cons from Chsmbersburg, Harrisburg
and other points in Pennsylvania alorg
the route OF the Martinsburg and Pc,
tomac railroad, visited the fair aiding
greatly in filling the treasury OF the
Association.
The display OF stock is weak, il W.
except the herd OF Devose and Derhams
belonging to DR.. l. s. Tanner, Of Shep'
herdstown, a herd OF Alderneys belong
ing to William Snyder and one OF AL
derpeys belonging to George G.
Showers. These are fine and are the
only meritorious things on exhibition.
Wa are satisfied from what we know
and see Of the temper and disposition
o! the people Of this region that the
next years fair and all succeeding ones
will show great improvement over this.
They are determined to have the best
ground and most attractive fairs, and
they have the vim and energy neces-
sary to carry out their determination.
The grounds have been located on the
top Of a rather rough and broken hill
commanding, though, view o! the
most magnificent scenery to be found
in the world. 10 front is the busy aud
rapidly improving city of Martiusburg,
within five minutes walk; on the right
the mountains Of Maryland and Penn
sylvsnia, and the historic Blue Ridge, on
the left one OF the most lovely agricul-
tural valleys in America leading up TO
the foot of North Mountain, all form
ing panorama ofexquisite beauty, and
giving every one reason TO endorse the
selection of the grounds, which, when
finished, with knobs leveled down and
ravines filled up will not only afford a
complete and satisfactory view Of what
is going on on the grounds but also OF
the beautiful country we have de-
scribed.
Martinsburg is growing beyond all
precedent. Every day adds to the
number OF its elegant and commodious
dwellings and TO the number Of its pop
ulation. 1t is already the second city
in the state in point OF wealth and pop
ulation. 1t has two great needs, q
first class hotel building and town
hail. The lack OF accommodations de-
yeloped by this fair has opened the
eyes of some of the capitalists here to
the necessity Of large hotel. There
are seven hotels here now, not one OF
which is capable Of accommodating one
hundred guests. The Stewart and Nc
Sherry are the best houses in the city
The Stewart is the one we at present "a
vor with our smile. 1t is well pro-
vided with careful, kind and attentive
servants, and is in every respect first
class house, except its capacity to ac-
commodate all the people who desire to
tarry with Captain VIM. B. Colstoo,
the urbane and gentlemsnl, proprietor.
The artists who were arrested for
whirling q little wheel at the late races
in Wheeling are here doing an i'm
mense business. They have hived not
less than FIVE hundred dollars during
this fair.
The wheeling REGISTER Hesdqusr-
quarters" was one of the features OF the
iair. Thanks TO the courtesy ofthe
officers OF the Association, your repre-
sentative was provided with an Office
directly in front Of the grand stand,
which was decorated with evergreens
and flags in very handsome manner.
The only trouble about it was th.t
whenever 8 race vas going on the Ia
dies took possession OF the place and
your representative had 10 step out or
be kissed to desth. He always step,
ped out.
There were some very fine races here.
To-dsy's trot between Annie Collins
and Red Dick was most exciting, IS
ses also q pacing race between little
horse owned in Cumberland, BY George
Elliott, call ed Billy French, after Capt.
Bob French's boy, and an Illinois
mare named Polly Ann. Billy was the