The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-25
THE CLARKSBURG FAIR.
Full Partieulars---Fine Display.
Premiums Distributed---GoOdD Din

Editors Of the Register:
If any or all of the fairs throughout
the State have been failure thu:
far; if any or all of them have fallen
anything short of that success which the
managers previously dreamed of, and
labored for, the Clarksburg fair does not
belong to that class, for it has thus far
been far more successful than the most
sanguine could wish or even hope for
In our letter OF Yesterday We said the
number of entries was nearly l,600, but
that number has been greatly increased,
and now it approaches 1000. But, you
will say, a great number of entries does
not constitute successful fair. Very
true, but you cannot have success without
IL good display. You cannot approach
success unless an interest is taken, and
when people become interested they
bring in their stock, and products, rs in
this case.
Floral Hall. which has always hereto
fore been ample to hold all of the fruit
and household productions, musical in
strum-ntS, flowers, &c, has this year
proven altogether inadequate, and before,
YES. long before noon to-d ~, it was full,
and many people were gong sorrowfully
home with the articles they had sought
to display, but had been refused owing to
want of room. We are glad of all this,
not glad that those people came too late,
but clad such an interest was taken, and
that the fair was a success. Floral Hall
presents view worth looking at; pre-
>ents such Il view as is not often seen in
this State Of ours Were you to he placed
therein. ignorant Of the State in which
YOU stood, YOU would never guess You
were in West Virginia. Were
vou on the fruit sid" you would
say Drlrwarr. On the side where
the needle work is displayed. You would
say some older and Weather state. where
time and money j. NOR" plenty. Looking
ut the floral display you would
saw Florida or some other land Of
perpetual flowers. But ah, 10, You
are in the good State of West Virginia, Il
State So diverse in lis resource that it
can grow the fruits of Delaware, the
flowers of Florida and contains the fair
and accomplished ladies, who can Vie
with any wcalthirr State in any work
that show, culture and refinement. We
will not say that no other county than
noble old Harrison can make such Il
display. No. We do not think that, tut
We say none other does il owing to
want of interest. To make your fair
success. YOU ,nlSt have interest; all must
do their share and bring in what they
have, and the best they have. Forget
and overlook the seeming Sights and
ncglcc,S that you think You have
previously rrccivcd-ncvrr mind that
II Mr.. 4. dm take the premium YOU
think YOU deserved. and the Committee
did forget to mention Your name or your
articles. never mind. for YOU have rcaped,
and will go on to reap Your
reward; for in these times of
people are apt to form them
selves each into committee of one and
form their own opinion, and if AS APP
piles are nicer than B.s and still b. gets
the premium. y. is all right, for the in
tcligcnt people consider that the COM
mittcr has made mistake, and they, the
people. award \. the premium of poPu-
lar approval which iS, after AL said and
done, the real premium that benefits the
exhibitor. And you imagine it nice
thing to be on committee of award, why
90 to the managers and next year they
will put you on, and You will swear by
high honor that it is thanklcss, lubori-
ous duty and You will have no more
of it.
But all this i foreign, in measure,
and We will hasten to tell something of
the Harrison Fair, of which this was the
second day.
To begin, the day was fine, bcauti-
ful, warm and not too warm, but just
right for comfort. Early in tn" morning
the crowd commenced gathering; noon
came and still the people poured in until
there WAS large, not exceedingly large,
number of people on the ground. With
out the gates the sons of Africa, fresh
from Emancipation Day exercises. wcr"
shouting chrcrily, this way for your
'lemnadc. j. and above another who
declares lemnade too cooling for the
but his cider just the thing.
The apple man, the pie man, the cake
man and the man who sold ale. were all
there t. welcome you to the fair and take
your small change. Within all looked
fresh and fair and beautiful. Towards
noon all of the horses entered We're
brought out on the track and headed by
the band were marched around the
circle followed 10y some of the fine cattle.
This cavalcadc reached nearly around
the track. and embraced stock that any
county might be- proud "f. Then
the Judges examined and awarded pre-
miums. but We cannot attempt 10 give tn"
result of their deliberations, n it would
be too much of task and consume too
much of the REGISTER valuable space.
During this time the other Judges were
all AS busy "a beavers looking over the
articles in floral and mechanical halls,
and making their awards. Among the
W Whccliuy parties who carried of first
premiums we may mention Mcs>rS.
n Lucas. who, after thorough
and scientific test bore on the first pre-
mium for organs with the celebrated
Smith Am"r'cau organ. The Superior
Machine Company secured the first pre-
mium on combined mower and reaper,
and the Champion, represented by Mr..
Mccormick. of this place, >ub-agent for
Boyd, Miller X Co, took first premium
for moving machine Messrs. Boyd,
Miller x Co. also secured first premium
on stalk and straw cutter, corn-Sheller
and several smaller articles. Mr.. j.
Rogers, of Martins Ferry. took first pre-
MUM with his improved turbine water
wheel. The Centripetal Power Com
machines were run constantly
during the day, and all took
first premiums \ young man
named McGlue met with rather
serious accident while lingering around
the lightning-like circular saw, run by
one Of their machines. saving off two Of
his fingers and badly cutting two more.
About the stock We cannot write as in
tellgently as we would like. We have
visited ever pen and yard and stable,
three times, but still We are deficient in
E,r,,.+;,,, many pf tho oUnar. carry