Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-10
Orwell Fair.

We speat Saturday at this fair, and felt
abundantly paid for this devotion of the
day. To be sure, some of the best fea-
lures of the show had been removed. The
neat cattle had been-as usual after the
second day-ren,oved. The display, we
learned, had been very good. There was
a iolerxble display Of GreenvIlle car
riage and wagon works, but as the party
in charge was not present, we are unable
to give him the advantage Of notice.
There were several articles Of agricultur r
al implements, all OF more or less merit.
A cutting machine for farm use, rugged
for power, was an effective instrument.
and worthy the attention Ofstock far
mers. There is alocal agent in the coun7
ty-we think at Orwell. 1t is the best
machine for the purpose we have seen,
The indoor departments were very
well represented. Needlework, preserE.
ed and canned fruits, dairy and farm prO7
ducts were in good array. Pumpk ins and
potatoes were especially fine, and the fine
art department was highly creditable.
For this, the Fair was largely indebted
to j. B. Phillips, Esq. who brought out
his large and very fine collection of
paintings and statuary, which in them
selves filed up quite space in the show
room.
Not least of the display, and amusing
for its ludicrousness, was the jewellers,
patent medicine and other hawkers
of small wares. Their expedients
and noisy humors made the place vo-
cal, if not melodious. Then the booths
were numerous enough. certainly, to sup
ply the wants of the idle but hungry
throng One of the chief attractions was
the menagerie of our rolicking and joVial
friend, Tom Tuller, who is feature on
the fair ground, even without his we'll
selected collections. Instead of hooking
up the buffalo. he put upon the track a
pair of goats, which enlisted much atten-
ton and caused no small amount of mer-
riment, and proved more tractable than
the bison.
This being the last day. was the one
for Witnessing the races-alwaYs the
strongest attraction of any agricultural
fair. Among the races was trot of two
year-old colts. To US this was novel
ty. We had never seen colts of this age
put upon the track. Their performance,
however, outdid all preconceivei notions
of their capacity. They performed well,
and the time made was good. There
were tour that took the track-as follows,
j. B. French's b. g. Fortune Seeker, / 1 1
TWO YEAR oLDs.
Cases b. g. Ned, ,................,.2 2 2
Rawson' Nellie, ....... ..... 4 3 8
Alderman's Nettie Star. bay f...... 3 A
Half mile heats-time, 1 AZ. 1 ;48, 1 :46.
FREE TO ALL.
Cases Dave Hill, ....... .......
hlce's C. g,... ......... 80. 2 z
G. m. Molly MGuire, ....... SSS
Time, 1855, $50. H@
Having had no ram, the track was
smotheringly dusty, and detached much
from the interest manifested in the sever
al races. #z ie5aEs
The officers on duty were unr emitting
in their attentions TO preserve order and
iecorum, most of the violations of which
arose from the persistence OF the specta.
tors to trespass upon the track, even
when occupied by the trottefs. Having
been careful to exclude alcoholic bever-
ages from the grounds, the number Of in
toxicated persons were few. Altogether
the fair was pleasant success and the
receipts will go well towards lifting all
Indebtedness of the association. .,
We were indebted to President Wilson
and Secretary johnson for kindly stten-
tions, adding to the pleasures of the o cca-
sion.