, 1874-09-21

The Michigan Stntc Agricultural Ex"
hilittOM.
isrtc1at Dtspatch to YNt Chfeauo Tribune,
EAST sAu1aAw. Mich, Sept. ly.-Tlo State
Fair closed to-day. Tile day was dark and om-
nous. with rain at intervals, md the attendance
was very light.
NotwitlB andiug the inclomont weather and
heavy track. tho racos Advertised canio of on
timo. Tho unfinished 2:A0 race, postponed from
yesterday, Was concluded, tho deciding heat boing
taken by Lndy Hayos in 2:A1: 11cmbriuo Walhor
cnao SECOND. I,ady Hay os hal two heats yes
tcrday, aud lin Fisk two: Fisk being drawn alter
tho tnird heat.
The running raco two ,nllee and repeat, for /.
takiug tho Aecoud uad third aeals, Gray Highly
taking tho first, alu Lampton distanccd. Time.
4:U33, 8:6G, 31o1{.
Ii Tho doubIu-tsam raco those we're four on
tries, hut oulv two alurtod. Buck aud Billy, uu-
tered by Wilton MAXWELL Of this oity. took tho
first hunt, mud Maggie Guuld and Saint, entered
by George Kyt3c took tho ncxt three. Tune.
s:l79l1, a:l5, 3:l5!!4f, s:i4a@.
Tho trnck was covered with mud aud water
and not iu fit condition.
Tho receipts Of the fair during tho week. as
noar Us cnn be ust!1nnted. will approximate
$3p.000, and tho exhibition las beon q succesH
III ovory PARTICULAR.
EpuAR COUNTY, Ill.
Corresponde'lre q We Ch,taGo Tribune:
PANS, i'll, Sept. l6.-Ihe Ywent,elh Annual
Fair Of Ejgar County closed on Saturday, utter
au exhibition OF fise days. This COUNTY IL noted
for ita ino display on such occasions, but tho
Fnir just cuHcd exceeaod, IL variety, quality,
and quantity. auy previous exhibition. The pro-
| lininarioa unl GoEcrnl arrangement werv nnder
| the management of gentlemen Of jndgmont,
| tasto. nnd adaptation fur such IN enterprise
| llonco nothing was left unduno for tho collyHn-
ieuco Of exhibitors aud to mako it grand sue
! eeBs. . "
| From year to yoat our Fair has become tho
until, in quality Of horses. cattle. shecp. hogs.
fruit. and GRIM. we can rival any other Fair IN
Illinois, ii not tho entire Wost.
| a thorough appreciation OF our Fair could be
gained only by an inspection butt by WY Of H.
instratson, nauo faw iten1A Of tho exhibition !:
a lot Of six steers. ycars old, averaging l,950
| pounds; pair Of .s-yenr-oid Htecrs, weighing
each 2, l50 pounds. A lot of ten Cotswold sheep
tiyo owes weighing 2l1 pounds each three ycnr-
'ingB nuil,hing $40 20ponnds; ono lamb weighing lla
POUNDS; enc 2-year-old buck Weighing 274 pounds.
| i lot OF iins poinnd pigs, 4 months and = days
old, averaging in weight lG5 poun,ta each.
! rnRsib}y tho meaSre outline Ut our exhibition
may bo bcason. but ~o doubt if. ~ n whole OK
Eibi:ion Of stock, No can be eqnalou in tho
| State.
In this county thu Fair ia the oyent Of the
| whole yaar, hence our farmers aud their
wlsoa }abur to mako 1t as attractive nB pos
| Rible. The greatest variety And plufnaon of
fnrm. kitchen. and dairy prodNota canned fr,,its,
vegetables, jellies, preserves. bread, cakes, ETC.,
| 70 to nlnko up MI exhibition Of no ordinary in-
torost to ON pooplo. lu tho art aud mechanical
| department. Ea ara by 10 means short of \ crod-
| itnbo display.
Portraits and landscape paintings, ncedlo-
| work, mud thu many devices that nAKo home Mt
tractlye, were exhibited in profuson, asd maIly
senius mud skill produced them. Taken ALTO
gethor, tho Edgar County Fair was tho most
satisfactory exposition va have over Ind, and
has giyon BsiLluuB to the more perfect pro.
tluctious Of Nature and Art, under ykillful md
| intelligent manipulation.
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILL.
| ;Sutcfal Correspondence Of The Ch.taqo Tribune.
HILLSnoHo, I'll, Sept. 17.-The twenty-lfrat
nnnnal fair Of tho Montgomery County Asricul-
tnra! Society commenced horc yesterday. There
il Ill unusually lnrgo display in all the depart
ments. A worry large crowd is in Attendance to.
day.
| 4 number OF 81. Louis pleapockets were ar:
rosted 1t tho fair-grouud to-day, aud co1nmittotl
| to iail.