The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-16
The Fair.

The Fair has been, in every sense,
success; under the management of
the present board of directors, the re-
ceipts have exceeded anything hereto
fore, reaching nearly S1500.00.
The managers have displayed untir-
ing zeal and energy in their efforts to
please, and we believe that the public
verdict is in their favor.
On Monday good shower of rain
came, laying the dust nicely during the
four days of the fair, and although the
weather continued cloudy, no more rain.
The first day and part of the second
was mainly devoted to making entries &c.
and of course not many people were
present but, on the third day, an i'm
mense crowd were on the grounds, and
fine display of the products of "Old
Perry" was to be seen.
Fine stock was to be found in the sta
bles and pens, st. Joseph's, of course,
carrying off the premiums on blooded
stock.
The races were success, good time
was made, and everybody seemed to
realize that "horses make the fair 60"
Rambling through Floral Hall, and
noticing the fine taste evinced through
out, we yet wondered why the fairer sex
had neglected to bring their choice flow
ers, in whose cultivation they show such
skill, but when we arrived at the end
of the Hall we found ''the end was not
yet," for in tie rear of the Hall green
househad been tastefully arranged from
the branches of trees and filled with,-
as we remarked last week,-the finest
display of plants and flowers, ever seen
in Perry County.
Wandering through this bower of
beauty we recalled the following lines,
read long ago.
| "Sweet letters Of the angel tongue,
| I've loved you long and well,
And never have failed in your fragrance sweet
To hnd some secret SPELL
| A charm that has bound me with witching power
For mine is the old belief
| That midst your sweets and midst your bloom
There's soul in every 1eaf''
Mrs. NJ. F. Scott had 104 different va
rieties on exhibition; we did not learr
how many Mrs. H. S. Doubleday had
However, we understand, she took the
premium for the greatest number of en-
tries,-having made thirty-six entries
of different articles.
Leaving this rustic bower of delight
we sought the Agricultural Hall and
were soon lost in contemplation of ap
pies, grapes, peaches, big pumpkins, an6
everything pertaining to the calling o
husbandry. And then, we saw the crowd
gathering on the hill top, and so we wen
with them to see what was to be seen anc
we saw two horses run, and when the,
finally got started, we got excited and
rushed across the hill to see them on the
other side, and when we saw one ahead
we rushed back to see them on the hom,
stretch and when one came in ahead o
the other, we pronounced him "bully
hoss," and went to take another look a
Floral Hall, and found the first look haC
been too hasty, for we saw fine collec
tion of Photographic work done b.
Mr.. III. A. Swartz of Somerset, that ex
celled anything in that line this side o
New York. We saw two cases of mil
! linery goods, one the property of Mrs
r Mccormick, the other of Miss Evi
Chilcote, in which both ladies had dis
: played the exquisite taste that has mad
t them so popular in their business.
: Mr.. ]. o. Skinner's oil paintings o
; the Konigosee, After Heyr, and Indiai
t Summer, and the Crryon drawing O
t Evening deserve mention.