Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-10-08
THE FAIR.
A Success, Notwithstanding
the Bad Weather.
LIST of PREMIUMS AWARDED.

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It really was too bad. After several
days of as fine weather as one could
wish to see, causing everybody to make
up his mind that we were to have the
best fail and largest attendance ever
seen in tie county, nature suddenly
changed her countenance, and Wed
nesday morning, the 2sth ult., opened
up decidedly dreary, giving promise of
anything but the successful exhibition
and pleasant time that had been antic-
ipated by so many. A cool, drizzling
rain set in early in the forenoon and
continued at short intervals during the
day, casting a dampet over the most
enthusiastic: Still, We are hopeful
people, and in spite Of the bad weather,
by evening the numbet of entries con.
siderably exceeded those Of any previ-
GUS year up to the same time.
Thursday was much like Wednesday;
only rather more SO, and the crowd
that would have otherwise been num-
bered by thousands was numbered by
hundreds and but few9ef them. In the
evening the officers decided to continue
the fair through Saturday, and "Old
Probabilities" observing this evidence
Of their pluck and determination to
succeed, ''gave in, "and furnished them
with very creditable weather for the
rest of the exhibition, and the crowd
in attendance on Friday was as large
as was ever seen here at any Of the
twenty fairs held by the society num-
bering about 5000 people. But to
THE FAIR ITSELF.
Owing to the bad weather above no.
ed, the display in the ha / was somewhat
limited, it having been advertised that
the entries would close on Thursday
evening, and many persons being una
BILE to bring their articles on that day.
We noted in general way that the
display of farm and household products
was excellent, while the showing of
plants, vegetables, fancy articles and
line arts was not very large, but was
very good as far as it Went.
lin the live stock departments,the ex-
hibition was very full and of a good
quality of which our country may well
be proud. Among the many fine ania
mails Oh exhibition, we noticed very
fine four-year- old Durham bull, owned
by Chas. Ccllard, of Linden, who also
exhibited Is other head of fine Durham
cattle, a number Of very fine Berkshire
pigs and some Cotswold sheep, includ-
ing an imported buck, and a pen of
lambs which were pronounced by many
to be the best ever shown here.
I. G. Comfort, of Lombardy Park
Farm Linden, was also on hand with
choice lot of Durham and graded cat
tie, which won thahy deserved enco-
miums froih the passet by, and also in
many instances secured the more SUBJ
stantial endorsement Of the awarding
committee.
John. j. Ross, another OF otir cxten-
sive breeders of fine stock, showed sam-
pies from his f0eks and herds consisting
Of Cotswold sheep, Berkshire hogs sad
both Devon and Durham cattle, all of
which did him great credit and showed
him entitled to position in the front
rank of breeders of fine stock in the
State.
The display of horses, also, of every
age and kind, was very large and most
excellent, but want of space fvrbids
that we should go into particulars in
regard to them.
There was one other feature, howev-
err, without special mention Of which
this account must be entirely incom-
plete, and that was the display Of pure
bred poultry by VIM. B. Harris. Some
twelve varieties were on exhibition, each
of them showing the marks of most
careful breeding, and separately and
collectively they were the admired of
all admirers, showing that the people
of our county can appreciate good
thing in the poultry line when they see
| it, even if they are inclined to be a lit
tie slow about giving the enterprise
of Mr.. Harris the substantial encour-
agement it so we'll deserves.
The mechanical department was toll.
| erably we'll filled though We should have
been pleasedstc observs more articles
of home man ufacture than were shown.
It will be observed that r! ". STRAIT
man & Co., did their part towards
making the exhibition success, and
figure pretty extensively among the
winners of first premiums; as usual
The races, which Of course were
among the important features for the
amusement of the crowd, passed off ac--
cording to programme, and in the most
satisfactory manner, the managers see
| ing to it that they were all squarely
conducted:
Financially the fair was quite sue
cessful, the receipts from all sources
reaching about $4,000, which leaves
the society in good shape, though still
little in debt.
Below will be found complete list
of the premiums awarded:
Glass A.-No. 1-Durhams.
Best bull, wears old or over, 3Johny sands,"
l. G, Comfort, Linden, $lO I'd BEST Charles Collard,
| Linden. SIS.
| Best btu years old and under 3, Chas. Colafd,
Best bull calf, "Johny Bell."I. G. Comfort, Lin
| den, 200
Best COW, years old OF ofer, @Belle of the West"
Best cow, s and.under 4, +" Heifer May. same,8 90,
| Heifer years DID, "Queen OF the Prairie l.
Comfort, 6 90; I'd best, Chas. Collard, 90 !:
Best heifer, year old, "Belle Second l. G. Com