The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-12

were more in attendance by far than tn
two previous days combined.
PREMIUMS.
Below will be found the names ofthos'
who received first premiums on all tht
stock which was on exhibition.
HORSES.
For the trotting sweepstakes; $. A.
Cox's s. h., Moscow; purse of.:....;.. -slOo
Fastest running horse, mile heats y.
and repeat; w. Z. Camp; purse of;:. 2oV
Second best PAGER; J. b. Credllns
horse Gray Dan, mo entry for nrst o. u,
purse ID"
Marion county trotters which hau
never beaten three minutes, was
won by Henry Pierpoint's mare; y,
Mr. q. T. Wade for best walker;
purse Or. .............. q"
CIV. Miller, best family horse; purse no.
OF OV
David Carpenter, best saddle horse;
Win. Work best driving horse; purse ~
OF oV
]. NJ. Satterfield, for closest and best
matched pair Of farm horses; purse
OF Of................ .........:.''''. o"
Thomas Hough, best matched pair OF 40,
coach horses; purse OF N
o. z. Floyd, best yeariing colt; purse -,
+. Carter, best two year old colt; on,
purse Of................. .......'.''.;." o"
Daniel Shriver. best single draught
horse. purse OF ...................... 10 o.
J. W. Swisher, best team OF uralt
horses: purse of..............."....-.".:.. DV
4. q. Gould, for best thoroughbred; oo.
purse or W
Mr. Colds was the only entry IN tlllS
class. o.,
II. Mauly, best brood mare; purse OFFS So
Dennis Smith, best 4 year old drauSht r.,
horse; purse of......... w
ii. Mauly, best Jack; purse oi........" oV(
CATTLE.
T. II. Watson, of MonOngalia, sweep
stakes for best herd Of one bull ana
four cows; purse Oi.;;...:................... io"
Il. Fighter, for best bull OF any age or
breed; purse 10 w
This was as fine Il four year old short
horn rs ever saw, he weighed about 1000
lbs.
]. II. Watson, OF Monongalia, best
bullock and best herd of three two
wear oldS, and best herd OF three
spring calves; purse of....-....slO, slO, - W
Sol. Hogue, best yoke of work oxen; ,ooo
]. 4. Clellan, best full graded cattle; -.
purse u"
o of n i-o''''' ..................... 500
Peter Fighter, best Durham, pure
blood, three year old bull; purse OF. lOW
SHEEP.
!. III. Barnes, best pen OF fine fat
sheep; purse D."
NJ. \. Barnes, best Leicester Qong
wool buck; purse of.............. 5VU
]. A. Clelland, best native coarse -,
wool buck; purse Oi........;.......;....." oVU
]. y. smith, best fine wool mcrinO;
purse of WI
fbclieve there were but four.cntries alto
gether in sheep.
]. Brumage, best boar Of any age;
purse CIV
B. Anderson, best sow OF any age
with three or more pigs; purse of"-y GW
These were the only entries made i'll
swine,
Messrs. Briggs & Bro, who were repre-
scnted by r.. T.. Morgan, took the first pre-
mium in seeds.
There were three firms from your city
represented, viz: McsSrS. Boyd, Miller
& Co., with the Champinn Mower and
Reaper and several other articles i'll their
line; MessrS. Adams Il Lucas, with two
fine organs. which were manipul ,tcd by
fair fingers and as often attracted large
bevy of ladies to admire the sweet notes
of harmony emitted thercfr"m. The Cen
tripetal Power Company, of Wheeling,
with cider mill and combined saw
and boring machine. The oper-
ations of these machns We're
watched with great curiosity by thrUng
of visitors, who, having heard 80 much in
their praise, and of their wonderful
powers, were anxious to get view of
them. All three of these firms received
first premiums for their special merits.
FUN.
There is a great deal that is amusing
and of interest outside of the Fair pro-
gramme on these occasions, and many Of
the young bucks" from the country and
towns round about, seem To enjoy them
hugely. The many games Of chance and
other outside sports which rapidly depIete
the pocket and prodace unusual excite
ment, were well represented The "W heel
of Torture" Rolly Polly Happy John,
the prize candy man, and other little
games of like natnre, were so cnticlng
that many Of the aforesaid young bucks,
and some old ones too, got no further,
and were rather inclined to believe there
was no fun anywhere else.
ONE WHEELING FIRM,
with very attractive Wheel Of Fortune,
did smashing business, and
the "buckers" seemed So pleased with
its novelty that many II quarter was
spent before they could withdraw from
lis destinations.
SOME FACTS.
The fair this year was pretty gencr-
ally conceded not to be so interesting aS
last wears nor the attendance near
~ large. The causes of this,
rs we'll as could be ascertain"d
are nscribed to three principal
reasons. The first is the lack of interest
taken by many farmers and their inmiIi".
because they had no article an exhibition
10 attract them hither. Though ii may
be- u very defective and unsatisfactory
motive that actuateS them, il is neverthc-
less human nature, and that governs the
actions of many. The second reason i,
scarcity of money. Ever since the panic
Of last fall, cash has been getting
ssarcer. Business has been languish-
ing and the people of Marion
seem tn feel il now more than at any
other time. Yet every one speaks favor
ably of the future and calls attention 10
the fine crops and recent harvests, as \
source of wealth which will soon mani
fest itself The last cause is the fact that
that old sea horse, John Robin
son, and his big show, along
with two or three other minor ones,
visited Fairmont about tw" weeks ago,
and scooped up the quarters and half
dollars So thoroughly and entertained the
people so handsomely that they did not
feel the necessity Of patronizing their