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


what interested me, guess | should not
mention them Mt all, but | will state
that in the sweepstakes trot, Morcon won
in two straight heats, in 2:46, 2:4S,
Belle the Blond, and Dazy Joe taking
the second and third premiums. Grey
Dan played around all the PAGERS.
There were thrown in by way Of
amusement quite a number of foot and
mule races, walking matches and
the like, that kept the crowds in good
humor and did nobody any harm.
OF the balloon performance | will say
in brief-it was successful ascension and
descension was big thing and got on
high as per programme-the proprietors
raking in $500, rs their share of the gate
fees, viz. ID cents on each ticket sold.
1t may interest some to know that this
big rag bladder which so frequently
boosts Misses Young
"Up above the world so high,
Like Il diamond in the SKY,
sinot very pretty one though | must
av). is 100 feet high when inflated, 40
feet in diameter at its widest point
and 10 feet at its mouth, that 1t takes %
minutes to puff it up by burning alcohol
and benzole in flue with the chimney
entering its mouth; that it goes up where
thew let it 90, and comes down when
and where it plcases as soon as it cools
off. and finally it is the opinion of your
humble servant that men and women
make great fools of themselves to risk
their lives in such flimsy concerns for
the little bit of lucre it brings thom.
The floral displays were very nice, and
there were many specimens of fine art
and fancy work, remarkable for taste and
beauty; though the building is miserably
arranged for showing to advantage these
exhibitions in the department of the
beautiful. Please look to this, ladies.
Demand the Improvement and you will
get it. The Asylum furnished lavish
array of choice green house plants, ard
a great variety of lowering beauties that
were much admired. Some specimens
of pen knife carving in solid oak and CO.
coanut shel,s-donc bya little girl-wcrc
remarkable for ingenious skill. repeat
the same rotary of little fruit. In home
made goods there was good showing Of
Jeans, tanncls, blankets bed spreads Ne.
in machinery and implements not much,
and in general displays of merchandise,
aothjag They must have more hall
room for this important feature Of the
well conducted tair.
But ! am evidently showing by ray
long writing that | have been pleased
here and lest / make hobby of my
pleasant impressions, | will close, saying
/ have seen many new things at the
Weston Fair.
have seen the hundreds of habitual
horse traders, dickering with their hun
dreds of 6ony racks that wouldn't sell
for a dollar head Let me instance
three chaps trying to trade to-day. They
couldn't make drirc and agreed to
throw head, and tails for who should take
all three horses. The winner mounted
the best horse, sold tn" other two--one
for twenty-five cents and the other for Il
flask of whisky, and spurrei off INTO u
gallop, shouting, "How'Il You cut
That ; a new style of vigor and dispatch
in trading. to me at least Then I've
seen more whisky and better order; more
noise and less hurt, more confusion and
less damage, n'oFG uru"Nei''.e's anu ,'S'
qu"rre''hS' 'h'" ever met WIN "a ,,,-
where. IL must po Soou WISE" ms, 'L'eI :,
keep out mere II 90" Sec5l 'I'J .i'u no., VI
P'.'H th@t generates iua'IJI: anu NSn'i
ut al Ever! QUEER mas ms I" IN , %mu
they just keep passing II a'" '.' VI. . '"'s
get cood hu'horcd'E o''"H, 'n'', uE,," 't
I"u'Iy tIght"hd th"i'y oo''T 'o"'l} u,u"N'
when tUpN tumble over dIl curl up III