The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-25

This is owing to the scarcity of feed
throughout this section. But the dis
play needs no apology, for it is better
than usual, and far ahead Of anything
seen in the State this season.
We will not attempt to say which
animal of any class is the best. We
want to mention all that is really and
unusually meritorious. For this reason
we have not endeavored to learn any
thing about the award Of premiums, not
wishing to have our opinion influenced
by their decision.
Mr.. Ira. C. Post had on exhibition a
fine young steer that weighs z, 800 pounds.
He is certainly bouncer, and attracts.
much attention. VIM. Burk has fine
pair of mules, very large. VIM Jarvis
has full blooded Durham COW, with
three calves. At fair one year ago this
cow had calf two months old that took
premiums, and now she has two more
some six weeks old. Mr.. A r. Vanhorn
has five display OF Leicester and Lin
colnshire sheep, among them one lamb
six months old that weighs 100 lbs. Mr..
Martin Fay has a fine pair of roam
horses, three years old. Mr.. Hamilton
6. johnson has very fine herd of Dur
ham cattle. They are all fine, but one
of the cows is particularly so. John
Dawson, Jr., has fine Alderny ball,
and Col. Desford one of the same.
Il four year old. Hiram Lynch has
very fine herd of Durhams and he and
Mr.. johnson will have tight row to
hoe for superiority. For beauty Mr.. John
j. Davis has the finest herd on the ground,
mostly Alderney and Short Horn stock.
This is also the largest herd on the
ground. Peter B. Rider has the finest
Short Horn Durham bull on the ground
I'VE think no one disputes that He is
four years old and weighs 1000 pounds.
Mr.. Rider has one or two more of about
the same sort. and would like to sell this
one, holding him at $500, which Is GER
tanly V cheap.
There are some fine Berkshire ana
other hogs in the pens, but owing to neg
lect with the cards, We can say but little.
John Steele has quite II member of Brrk-
shire and Chester. making better show
perhaps than any one else. But Of tins
stock more tomorrow. And probably 1t
would be well to leave all of the rest
until then. for ten hours hard work on
ones feet, is not conducive to rest and
comfort when evening comes.
But there is one other feature of the
fair We must mention. 1t is this: We
yesterday, something about
the eating booths being attended by
Young ladies. Now we understand
why. Then we had not grown familiar
with the terms, "PreSbytcrian dinner
and "Episcopalian dinner. You see tn"
ladies of these churches rent the booths,
(or probably they get them rent frrr?l
and run ii during the fair for the benefit
of the church. We dined ut the Episco
pal table to-day, and We pronounce them
high church, they gave Us such Il high
using the word high IN
slang sense, for the dinner was certainly
better thar any one ought to expect in Il
fair ground, where all is hustle and con-
ladies "know how to keep
a hotel" Tomorrow we shall attack
the Presbyterian table, which we hay" no
doubt is equally rs abundantIy supplied,
and the ladies are just rs good looking.
They havca way of letting these hand
some Young ladies wait mpon the table,
which ntertercs with II modest young
mans appetite amazingly.
Of course the glass cutter man. and the
swing man, and the razor man, and the
brass pen man, three Of
HIM and the lead pencil
man, and the lottery man, and the grease
remover man is here Take all Of that
array, and how could the fair 90 on
Where would be the fun in going to the
fair and taking your girl, il You couldn't
have something to alnusc YOU. and VIII"
better than the vcndcr of wares who
cultivate the field of Agricultural Fairs?
No. No-takc away all else, but spar"
Us these.
And now, at the last moment, We find
that We have forgotten to say anything
pn the exhibition in the Floral Hall.
But we must now defer it until to-
morrow. No>IDDA.