Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-09-19
THE FAIR +.
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.

directors and officers, convened together
and organized an Agricultural Society
Every one here will remember how manv
who should have given hearty COOP
ton to it, held back, shook their heads
discou sged themselves aud their neigh
bors Fl, m giving aid to the enterprise.
So will all remember the determined
fight the men made who had started the
project, aud so will all remember for
long years, the grand success that has
attended each meeting the greatest tri-
umph Of which was in this years effort
which closed yesterday. Few of the
douting ones now remain; all concede its
success and give support to its endea-
vors.
This years meeting began auspiciously
and from first to last was success. The
display in Floral Hall' in all its depat-
ments was without exception, the finest
ever exhibited at county fair in this
vicinity, and out in the ground there
was equal completeness in variety and
extent in al it's departments. Taking
the right hand as you entered the
ground, the stables were the first in
range. The first stalls were occupied by
Thomas Collins stable Of trotters, " La
than and Belle of Oakland" Then
came the trotters " Lizzie Keller, "sIda
and Lady Patterson" T. B. and w
r. Davis stable of fast and yauabl
runners, comprising the noted "Allie
Hunt" Jennie Patterson. " Parsons
and Bettsie.' Next was Vanderver
Brothers with. thorough bred stallion
and then Starlight" the great horse
full of power and speed could ne seen,
who was awarded the first premium as
thorough bred. This horse belongs to
Major L. ID. Kurtz, of Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, and is one of the the finest
horses in America. If he could have
been started as a runner, he would have
been the peer of Longfellow. Next to
him, was three year old stallion of his
get, who took premium, and next an ele-
gait four months colt of his, who was
alsoawarded first premium. Then fol-
lowed other stables of fine horses the
most noticeable of which was ten
months old Morgan colt, the property OF
William Kilmer, Esq, of this county,
and similar aged roam colt of Mr.. j.
Swartz. There were also other stables
OF 6ne horses worthy eff special mention.
Next came the cattle, and the display
in this department, was very fine.
Vanderver Brothers of Mineral county,
exhibiting some fine durhams. Mr.. Tan
ner, of jefferson, fine herd of durham
and Attorneys. Hon. G. j. Faulkner,
a fine herd of the same breeds. Mr.. j.
Miller, of this county, herd of fine
cattle. Mr.. Harlan and j. L. Dugaus
also had elegant cattle on exhibition,
and Colonel j. B. A. Nadenbousch, had
an elegant .Teasewater" cow and calf on
exhibition. Others had stock worthy Of
note such as cattle, sheep and hogs whose
names will appear in the regular pre-
MUM list to be printed in day or two.
There was also on the ground an ex-
cellent display of poultry, also carriages,
stoves, agricultural implements of ali
kinds, and other articles of use and or.
pament in endless variety. Then the
speed ring prizes have been generally
well contested and in fact everything
was we'll done, and the society may con-
graduate itself upon results, and the
community may feel proud of it, society
and of the fruits of their labor.
We have tried to give each day a fair
resume of the days proceedings, and
now come to the last.
Scarcely mad the sun of yester
day sifted it's golden rays through
the morning mist than it began to
get hot, and there was scarcely a
breath of ar to temper the heat
By ten O'Clock the thermometer
had sighted ninety and yet good
crowd of people had gathered TO
take part in the opening exercises
of the day, which began with the
annual Grafton, by d. Wyatt All
ken.
Mr.. Faulkner, as President, aud
on behalf of the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association Of the
county of Berkeley, expressed hi
thanks to the citizens of Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Virginia and
also to our own fellow citizens OF
Jefferson and Morgan counties for
the cordial and hearty support
which they had given to the third
annual fair. He was equally EN-
phatic in thanking the farmers and
mechanics and others of Berkeley
county for their valuable aid and
encouragement, and he referred
particularly to the LADIES OF
BERKELEY, and expressed his
high admiration of their beautiful
needle work and other articles OF
domestic Industry which had cast