The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-16
MARION COUNTY FAIR.
The Opening Yes1erday---An Ad.
dress BY Brick PORIeFOy.
E,rpyoN,r SantemhsF IL
Editors Of the Intclligensr,

Editors Of the Intellgencnr.
Fairmont is a city set on hill. It's
pOetical name is "Fhe Mountain City"
Every time drag myself up the forty
five degree grade that leads from the
railroad depot to its main street, an .im-
pulse takes hold OF me to go before the
Town Council and try to persuade them
to erect an elevator for the accommOda-
ton of weary travellers. Topographic.
ally considered, FairmOnt Is very "stuCk
up" town; but will defy any one to find
place where the inhabitants are more
genial and sGciable and less disposed to
be stitlly aristoCratic than they are here.
Yesterday was the opening day Of
THE MARION COUNTY FAIR,
The first day Of u country Fair il great
misfortune TO the man who circulates
around misCellaneously with the hope OF
finding something that will do to report
to daily paper. | wish they could man
age to make these fairs without any first
day. 1t would save me the trouble Of n
deal OF prOmiscuous tramping, not say
ing anything about the strain on my or.
gans Of observation. | have tried 1t
Iwiee-at CIarksburg and here-and both
times have made successful failure in
getting items for letter. 1t would be
ABAsE REPETITION
Of what | wrote concerning the first days
business at the Harrison County Fair, to
say that the whole Of yesterday was taken
up in the making Of entries and prelim.
mary arrangements. A very sensible
man Several Of him, in faCt) has handed
down to us the sage advice to avoid
repetition. With his glaring axiom
staring me in the face | shall drop the
first day Of the Marion County Fair right
here.
ALL or THE HOTELS
are filled to oyerllOwing tonight, II it
had hot been for the extreme kindness OF
the proprietor Of the IIough House your
correspondent would probably have had
to petition for u resting place on some
ones lightning rod. do not know
whether you would call that last point.
ed observation or not,
"Brick" POmer0y, the noted, arrived
last night, The platform at the depot
WIS CIOWuCu W lth NtllOsb NhphSlNy NhcH
the train containing this celebrity came
in, and the demonstration was weighty.
know it was, for heard the platform
crack. II Mr.. POmerOy could have been
persuaded 10 have placed himself Un ex.
hibltion for short time, some one could
have made money on him at % cents
peep per individual. The crowd was
all curiosity. followed in the wake
Of 1t and reflected on how easy
thing it was for some men to
make reputation. "Brick" came here
to deliver an address to the farmers.
As you we'll know, he has acquired
national reputation ~ an agricultural.
lie has devoted his life to farming eXten-
siYely, and has always scOrned politics
and politicians. TWAS rick"POmerOy
who suggested to Horace Greely the pro-
priety OF writing "What Know about
Farming" ! was highly amused to see
the crowd
SURGE AND JAM
to keep up with the carriage that was
conveying the noble disciple OF Cincin.
natus to the MOuRain City House, and 1t
was still more amusing, after the carriage
had distanced the curious, to sec that
samc crowd deliberately convrepate
around an old plantation darkey who
was engaged in Jerking music out Of
banjo. ] mourn for the ilckleness Of the
human race,
AT EARLY dawn
this morning Fairmont rolled over and
yawned and got up to go to the Fair.
The morning was bright and beautiful
and the roal leading to the grounds was
in excellent condition, heavy. log dur
ing the night having dampened the dust
sufficiently to prevent 1t from being an.
nOying. There was considerable delay In
making entries yesterday and the entry
books could not be closed till this morn.
ing The Floral Hall was not opened
until the middle Of the afternoon, and !
saw good deal Of impatienCc manifested
by those folks who came in with the de.
liberate intention OF seeing all the sights.
II would be well to state that the mana.
gers are In no way to blame for this tard'
iness. The exhibitors themselves " Ill
have to bear all that Considering the
fact that "Brick" Pomeroy had been OK.
tensively advertised to speak this after:
noon, | must confess that | was surprised
at the small crowd in attendance. There
was not over third the number Of peo-
pie present here to-day that there was on
the seconh day oil the OiarKSOurS fair'
TitERACEs
today did not amount to much, being
strictly confined to local horses. The
best time made in the pacing race was
3;2O. troitin!g race, open only 10 horses
owned ~ Marion county, attracted !ne
OaIk 9t Ihe attention. II T was lor purse
soV, anu was won oy SnP'a.,n llnri!
pierpoih'S mare, DORA De'' time maue,
SIP Neutrality-suspicious.. .......
ArGr lne 'follihg race w, was over mum, y nun.
Der oil men went through the eIllyihg
ceremony oi builuing nlaI,orm lor .ne
accommodation Of bricN fomeroyI TyI
across INC n Track III lroht "l 'ne utau1
stanh: Inc thtong sea'eu on t9e SIanu
were intensely interested Tlth tlliS pro
Geeding, as was SHOWN Dy the 6 Temarks , o..
iereu "i lne constructors. one JoC",thr
ielloW, iel.loW, nack OF me- SHggeSieu' s ai.eT t .ne
thlng was GompIe!eu, tiat 'hul plaIlioTm
was goou ueai ilSe Es, .he Ene IuoPIeu "
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