The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-01
TAYLOR COUNTY FAIR.
Interesting NOIes from Our Itin.
Grant Reporter.
GRAFTON, September so,

This town, like Fairmont, has great
inclination to the perpendicular, It is
spread out little more at the base than
the "Mountain City, however, and covers
u great deal more territory. Like every
other place, and especially like all West
Virginia towns, Grafton has its weak
points. Many OF its buildings look as
though Old Time had been battering
away anthem for ages. The result Isl pain,
ful amount of dilapidation. Ont Of jus.
tice to the place will say that the class
Of buildings now going up is quite cred.
liable, The only trouble Is there are not
quite enough OF them. II thousand or
more frail, topping, desolate shanties
were to be pushed over, and replaced by
something little more elegant in archi'
lecture, Grafton wouldn't suffer bit
from it. In strolling about town noticed
several very respectable business hOnseS,
and learned that there is prospect for
more. The Grafton Bank is erecting u
new building, which will, when Complet.
ed, be an ornament to the town. Grafton
may we'll be proud of her numerous
churches. They are the best recommcnda.
tion any town can offer, and this place
certainly has her share Of them, And
by the way, notwithstanding the unusual
number Of railroad employees and daily
labOrers from the lower walks OF life who
cOngregate here, there is not town Of
the same size in the State that can make
a BETTER SHOWING OF MORALITY
than this. Very unfortunately, strangers
passing through Grafton, do not entertain
very complimentary opinions oft. They
get the impression that the place Is made
up Of slums OF iniQuity and rum holes.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
| have not seen q drunken man nor dis.
orderly man since ! have been here.
There is no license for the sale Of liquor,
and the laws in regard to the vending OF
it in an illcgitimNte manner are most
rigidly enforced.
A good deal Of attention is being devot-
ed here to
THE LuMBER TRADE,
and Grafton Is being benefited. Six large
mills are at work cutting up the logs that
came down during the summer freshet, and
the aggregate amount OF lumber sawed Is
simply enormous. This lumber is ship.
ped in every direction. | understand
that some Of II that is sold in Cumber.
land is brought back manufactured into
furniture and vended here. The moral
Of this is that n little enterprise and
money might be lAvishcd in builing some
manufactures in Grafton.
SOME STATISTICS.
The following statistics OF Taylor
county, made up from the assessors
books, for 1875, may be Of interest to some
Of the INTELI.IGENCER's readers out this
way: Total numbcrOf Capitations, 2,22G
white; 80 cOlOrcd; number ofNCres Of land
in the county, lOS,lll; value Of lands and
buildings, S2,2lG,720; value OF personal
property, S2,O7S,77O; total value Of real
and personal property in the county,
Sl,202, 100.
THE TAYLOR COUNTY FAIR
opened Yesterday. The only attraction
Of the day was some base bali playing for
premium Of S2j. Four clubs were en-.
tered; The Clarksburgs, Activcs, Of
Grafton, assisted by Junkins, Lnkens and
Sprucebank, Of the Standards; Finishers,
Of Grafton, assisted by Kalbaugh, GREGG.
ry and IIays, Of the Dolly Nardcns Of
Piedmont, and the Rough and Readys, Of
Pruntytown. 1t was decided by the di.
rcctors that the Clarksburgs should play
the Actvcs, aud the,Finishers the Rough
and Rcadys, the two winning clubs to play
against each other in the afternoon for
the purse.
In the morning the ClArksburgs beat
the ACtivCs, the score standing - to Is,
and the Finishers finished the Rough and
lSeadys in score Of q to D. This threw
the contest in the afternoon between the
CIarksburgs and l'inishCrs. At one time,
soon after dinner, there were fair pros.
poets for the breaking up Of the game in
confusion, the Finishers wanting to sub.
slilntc the three Standard men for three
Of theirs, whom they claimed had been
disabled in the morning. The Clnrks-
burg boys refused to allow the substitu-
tiOn OF these men, on the ground that
they had belonged to club defeated in
the morning, and consequently had no
right to come into the contest again. The
directors sustained the Clarksburgs and
asati4tactory selection was finally made.
At the end OF the sixth inning the
Einislers
GAVE Ur THE GAME,
having only made one run to their oppo.
ncnts' q. Nearly all Of the Grafton peo-
pie, although wanting their club to get
the premium, sympNthilGd with the
Clarksburgs on the ground Of Justice,
and had no hesitation in saying that d
Job had been put up Oh the boys that was
far remote from the fair thing. After
the game was over one of the Standards
challenged the Clarksburgs for game,
Offering to play them with five Of their
men for $50. The Clarkburgs refused
both to play for stake and against un.
equal numbers, but generously offered to
compete with the Standards il they would
take the little trip to ClArksburg which
they failed TO take the other day.
THE GREAT MISERY
of soiourning in Grafton is that man
unediCated to the incGssnnt noise Of pass.
ing railroad trains cant have much Of n
chance to entertain Morpheus. | tried
to give him reception last night with
all the energy there was in me, and the
harder tried the more didn't succeed.
The music Of the steam whistle is exCru.
ciating, and should like to interview the
villain who invented the thing for about
ten minutes. johnson, Of the Register,
was my bed.fellow last night. lie is n
good writer, n poor sleeper, and would he
a general good fellow ifhe didn't kick so!
TnE FAIR GROUNDS
here are located Just across the river from
town and are reached by walk along
the railroad that is not tGpletC with
pleasanlness. submit to the inCon.
venicnce Of the tramp very Cheerfully
however when | reflect on the hundreds
of annoying hackmen, who combine to
torture the fair.going people nt other
places have been this fall. The grounds
here contain over twenty acres, with m
acre or so Of shade on the west side. The
track is half mile long and is utilized
moro than any other one In the State.
The fair ia principally horse fair, and
the country people take but little stock in.
II, rs is shown by the small attendance
this afternoon.
Becoming tired of gazing and pcram.
bulating about the grounds, | came into
Mnrknnirl' Hall "A frW mnmnnta WHARF I