The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-14

This annual reunion OF all
the citizens Of the comfy, and indeed
citizens of many counties in this State
Is an indication of the great interest
taken in the meetings, and this year
which is recorded as the thirty. eighth
is no exception to the rule. On Thurs
day there were nearly 10000 people on
! the grounds. The excellent reputation
which il has for par excellence as
a fair is the great inducement
to visitors, but there are some
auxiliaries which form important
adiuncts to the main cause. Amongst
these. may be mentioned the almost
/ princely hospitality Of the more wealthy
/ gentlemen in the county. As Il practical
illustration of their bounty, some thirty
or more cosy cottages or booths, built for
the purpose are taken possession of on
the opening day. by the female portion
of the household, who for days before
have been preparing for the occasion. 1t
commences on Tuesday and continues
until Saturday inclusive-and lepast
spread each duv that would rival din
nor at any first class hotel III the country.
In many instances, all the silver ware of
thefamiIy is brought into requisltion.
The members OF the famlles then seek
their friends, and the acquaintance OF
| their friends, and make them come in and
partuke until both their stomachS and
hearts are literally full. | had the honor,
on the present occasion, of beng the
guest Of Carleton Alexander, Esq,
/ President of the Northern Bank Of Ken
| lucky ut Paris, and saw for myself what
| here remark. His accomplished
lady and daughters doing the
honors and s.rupulously caring al Ike
for all corners The owners OF these cot
tages take in and provide for rs many rs
/ fifty to one hundred guests each day, and
So ample and thorough is the bounty sup
( piled that eating saloons have never been
established on the grounds, The qucs-
ton naturally puts itself whether
| strangers, or even acquaintance, would
not rather pay for meal than to par
take others hospitality, and thus be freed
/ from anything like an obligation to
those whom you know nothing
about. But on the other hand
YOU are made To tccl that
you are expected and welcome and pre-
/ paratiun la, been made for YOU, and to
/ leave the grounds with in empty "brclI
basket or try TO satisfy the cravings ola
good appetite with bad grub when there
Is such spread inviting You would sim
/ ply be biz display of little sense and
bad taste, and the pcrpetatIon Ola crime
which your stomach might treasure
against you until death.
How the people keep up this munif-
sencc from year 10 year is query
! which can be speedily ans
wered. Many of them have farms
which range from 1000 to two, three,
and in some instances four thousand acres
which are valued at from 800 to $50
per acre. These immense farms have any
where from $4,000 to 100000 worth of
stock thereon, from which they derive an
nual.v from sales of bIoodcd stock and iat
cattle, revenues commemorate to their
stvlc of living. 1t is thus they are Ell
abed to back up their love for the good
old Virginia ana Kentucky customs and
keep them in practical vogue.
| will close by II special mention OF the
dear creatures, the ladies. No fair could
be II success without them and here they
ar" rs luxurious in their beauty and dress
rs the very blue grass upon which they
So gracefully tread. There is an i'm
meu-ity OF wealth and beauty possessed
by tie average Kentucky girl,
and from the size OF the "cot,agr' on the
grounds, especially dedicated to their use
for toilet purposes. they know full well