Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-09-25
ST. CLAIRsVKLLE.
Last Day ofthe Fair-Big Time i'm
Belmont.

Last Day ofthe Fair-Big Time i'm
Belmont.
--i rrorrsspondcnce of the Intellisencer.l
Eleven miles west of Wheeling, high
upon one of the great hills which sur
round it, commanding lovely but
limited view, stands the pleasant villa
of which L write. The National road
is good and bread, and the scenery
picturesque and grand-the country
hilly and rocky, but well cultivated.
In several places the road has been
hewn out of solid rock, and the region
roundabout looks as if it had expert
.enced some awful CONFUSION of nature,
of which the Scared Old rocks stand
ND as stern, dumb witnesses. Never
were rocks so full of faces as these-al
the agony and horror of the LAGOON
can be traced on colossal Upturned
countenaDce. Though removed "miles
and milesses" from railroads, life here
goes merrily on. st. Ciairsville is an
ancient town, and is the county seat OF
Belmont County, Ohio. Its population
will probably number 800, AID its
citizens are generally tradesmen, en-
joying thriving country trade. The
temple ofjustice looks Ikea ''suburba'
hotel,'' and it would be an admirable
idea for Wheeling capitalists to secure
it for that purpose. There is here fine,
substantial, thrae-story brick school
house; and the buildings generally, both
public and private, denote Intelligent
and industrious citizens.
THE LAST DAY OF THE FAIR
ushered in steady, old-fashioned driz-
Zling rama day when one finds it i'm
possible to keep warm or dry any
where. Strangely enough the people
did not seem to mind it, and at an
early hour the roads leading to the
Fair Grounds were filled with vehicles
or all descriptions. Everybody came,
with his wife and family. Notwith-
standing the unpleasant weather, there
were oyer two hundred more entries of
articles exhibited than there were last
year.
THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT
is the principal feature. have attend
ed number of county fairs this season,
and can say that Belmont county ex-
GELS them all. Mr.. j. i. Mellor, of st.
Clairsvilie, exhibited Il beautiful col
lection of flowers, plants, etc. Messrs.
Martin and Frasher, of Wheeling, dis
played to advantage some fine speci-
mems of penmanship card writing, and
crayon drawing. japanese clothing,
from H. Frank, Wheeling, attracted
attention. The display Of iellies, jum-
bles, cakes, etc., was large and tine.
There was an abundance of embroid-
cry, needle-work, wax flowers, paint
iHgs, and household goods of every
variety. Almost an entire side of the
hall was taken up with shelves of fruit,
3 and it was the finest and largest we
have seen.
HORTICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
This department was not as we'll rep
resented as usual. A combined baker
and fruit dryer, exhibited by Seldom
George, OF St. Clairsville, was partic
ularly noticed. Woods various bar,
vesting machines were well represent
ed by j. & j. Ljppencott, of Morris
Ohio, exhibited straw and fodder cut
tiers. There were also farm wagons
furniture, rag carpets, vegetable cut
ters and agricultural implements gen
orally. The squashes, potatoes, and il
fact all the vegetables, were larger anC
finer than any we have yet seen ir
West Virginia.
s.s.sig POULTRY, STOCK ETC.
The display Of poultry was as large
as it WAS rich and unique. There wer;
five specimens of valuable breeds o
chickens and turkeys.
The sheep exhibited were fine, ant
speak well for the wool growers O
Belmont county. The swine were few
but good. Cattle scarce and inferior.
THE TOURNAMENT.
At 10 O'Clock in the morning fiv,
Knights entered the ring, us follows
Knight of Red Oak, knight of Bel
mont, Knight of Darknass, Knight o
Modocs, and knight of st. Clairsville
Mr.. w. King, Knight Of Red Oak
was the victor, the Knight of Belmon
coming cut second best.
The afternoon programme consisted
of sweepstakes, trotting and an IInglisl
and lady equestrianism.
WISH TO REMARK
in this connection, and in explanation
of the lack of detail III this letter, tina
in all my experience in reporting
have never worked SO hard and oh
tanned SO little information as on thi
occasion. The gentlemen qualified t,
enlighten one did not care to discom
mode themselves, and continually re
ferred your reporter to some one els
who was thought TO have more leisure