The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-29

September II, 1919.
Editors Register. ,
Weston Fair for the fair Is over, an
the country ludtlc, with their fair IassIeS
are on their Journey home, having Jared
.ump,uously on the pop and ginger
bread fare, OF the countless nickel hotels
at the iuir.
We have had fair weather, fair dis
PLAYS and fair attendcncc-in short fair
success, all around, at the fair.
In writing OF these agricultural cNhl-
billions and gatherings, don tknow how
better to interest others than to speak OF
what interested myself. Great minds
run in the same channel, you know, and
| suppose little minds jog along together
80 wr,l-so if in following this
rule haply cdify the few great and
wise. | shall OF course, feel highly self
COMMUNICATED, aud If | succeed IN pleas
inc the little folks among your readers /
shall be clad To be able To serve the
many; and so shall be content with
contributing to the enjoyment OF my peers
IA either case. So here are my lmprcS-
,,ons a. the facts and incidents are pho-
,rrraphcd on my mental cnm"ra.
Fr.t-TheeNljitio sffne stock were
excellent, on the whole, much better thah
| have seen at any of the fairs. In cattle,
MIR \ W. Woudtord exhibited herd
~ hrouti.. embracing eleven head o
thoroughbred short.horn Durhams, I'M
p,rleI direct from Canada, out OF which
l.. sold Two calves to-day at high price.
Ne..rs Goodman, AllIrc and others had
fr. herd, of bloudcd stock, that spoke
IoudIy in commentator OF the enterprise
of this people IN the right direction
that of furthering the general interests
and welfare of this rich grazing country,
Mr. Wondford with Others Of these ilo-
cral spirited cattle tanclers are lhcreas-
me their herds witha view to regular
published sales at their fairs hereafter.
This is as it should bc--a great, long step
toward making their annual gatherings
What they should hc-un occasion ana
market for general purchase and sale OF
stock. as we'll ~ for wholesome compctl-
ton and u healthy holiday for the many,
and indeed the fair just closed partook
lYrrrlv of this nature. Many purchases
Nere made by the horse-buycrs, aud
three drove, Of stock were brought IN
from other counties and sold.
The display of fine sheep OF different
rprp blo"ds was particularly notable.
Long rows of pens were filled with thor,
ourhbrcd Lincoln,hircs, Leice-terS ana
S,1,b- Down, and their valuable crosses
br.ibrs some choice imported lots That
we're KEEP, outside by the careful owners,
Not wilnngiorisk so much IN thecr"WueIy
,,rnunds. Among these woody tr'o''' l
Interviewed with peculiar interest ram
,rAJam Cookman'S whose bWfRg Wcl-ht
= $40 lb.. | thought rs | contemplated
tbi. mighty mass Of mutton chops t'a'
| shouldn't like to confront him III the
arena with the language oil the lev" 1--WE
county horse tradrr-"how il You SLASH
-lr-tle should pu! in q rrjolner' IN Tue
same vrruueular-"l can pl"w your
field" But don't infer that he Was pug,
uacicus. lie was rs quiet, >heepi>h, ana
beautiful piece Of chop As ever one look
81 st Bringing into this country OF
,,rss. clothed hills an1 valleys, these
hardy. long-woulcd sheep, is bringing
waaIib directly to the farmers. In horses
the Grey Eagle and Dasweil stocks took
Locked in vain for Il hog. shoat or pig
nm the grounds, and inquired II Weston
i.ns we're Jews, or ii they were so IN love
with heef and mutton, that ham, sausa-
scs and spare ribs, were utterly ignored,
The explanation was ready, that some
hogs sent from MartinsburS some years
since, to the Asylum, had been taking al
the premiums; that the farmers hho~lhS
/ It to be useless to compete with th''i,
kept their hogs at home this year, ana
the Asylum folks not wishing to hinder
/ exhibitions, out ofcourtesy kept their pigs
away, and 50
Not a Crunt was heard, not guttera! hole
AS over the tair grounds we hurried,
/ Not a porkcr displayed his familiar Snout
In the ground where the poke root Is
buried.
I am glad to note that the managers
here seem not disposed to foster racing
and fast horses, giying,more liberal pre-
mjum, and inducements for the eNhIbi-
hItion of stock of value and interest Ia
farmers. There was little excitement