The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-23
The Fair.

The Fair.
Before the next issue OF our paper
the Mason County Fair will be in full
operation, it, therefore, becomes a
pleasure in consequence of the inter
est We feel in everything calculated
to promote the welfare and ptosperi-
ty cfour people, toonce more appeal
to them to 50 arrange their business
during the present week that they
may give to this exhibition that
hearty support which it will doubt
less merit. a very large number Of
entries have already been made, par
ticularly in the stock line, showing
an eagcrness to procure stalls before
they have allbeendisposedof. Some
very superior thoroughbred cattle
have been entered, which have never
been on exhibition. There Will also
be greater display Of native or
grade cattle, it having been stated
upon authority, that some of our
principal cattle raisers will not COM
pete in that class in order to give
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more general satisfaction to those
whose advantages have been more
! limited. While Providence has not
been so bounti(ul OF its blessings
within the past year as to favor US
with good crops Of erey Kind, we
should make the best of the situa-
ton, BY exhibiting specimens of such
as We have. Though the failure in
the fruit crop is general, and partial
| " so in wheat, We know there is en-
oush of the latter, Of good quality,
to make 4 crcditable show. The corn
crop and vegetables of every kind are
of unprecedented excellence. With
the single exception Of fruit, We arc
fully warranted in saying that the
display in the Hall will be superior
to that of any previous year, and es-
pecially do We feel confident Of this
when we know that the ladies, who
are always foremost in every good
work, will do their utmost to add to
its attractivcneSS.
We would like to see our mcchan-
! les stimulated to increased exertion
in preparing products Of their skill
! for the Fair. You arc interested
alike, with the farmer: There is All
identity of interest between YOU
which should cement the bonds Of
mutual obligation, and cause you to
20 hand in hand in every enterprise
for the advanccmcntof your material
prosperity. This very identity Of
interest was what suggested the name
that the Association bears.
On the third day Of the Fair We
will positively be favored with an
address from Hon. G.. J. Faulkner, one
Of West Virginia'S most distinguish
ed statesmen. But few men, II any,
in the United States, have perform
ed greater amount Of public service,
and with greater credit to themselves,
than Mr.. Faulkner. In 1892 he be-
came a member Of the Virginia
House of Delegates; in 1860 4 men,
Der OF the Reform Constitutional
Convention Of Virginia, and imme-
diatelv after the Convention he was
elected to Congress. In 1853 he was
made Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plcnipotcntiary to the Court OF
France. In ISL he argued before
the Supreme Court of the United
States the question. as to whether or
not the counties Of Berkeley and
jefferson should remain in their con-
nection with West Virginia, In
1872 he was elected to the Constjtu-
tional Convention Of West Virginia;
and in 1874 was again elected to Cong
rcss, which position he now holds
We have made this brief statement
of the public positions he has held in
order that our readers may not miss
the opportunity of hearing a gentle
man whose reputation isnot confined
to this country.
The Philadelphia Times thinks
that the result OF the Maine election
is equally as disastrous to the Rad
icals as defeat and that it is literal
" a death blow to the presidential
aspirations of Ex-Speaker Blaine