The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-16
WELI.SBURG FAIR.
A Good DispIay-Full Particulars,
Editors of the Register:

Editors of the Register:
The Panhandle Agricultural Associa-
ton gave their first exhibition on Wed.
nesday, Thursday and Friday. The as
sociation have procured splendid grounds,
embracing twenty five acres, and have
fitted them up in first class order, with
good half mile track, floral hall, an
agricultural and mechanical hall and
rens and stalls for stock.
THE FLORAL HALL
was put in charge Of committee OF
ladies, and, as a matter OF course, was
success. They had a great many flowers,
crochet work, hair work, beautiful
rockery, and Centennial department.
Among the flowers was a large kaIa
dunn with leaves thirty eight by
twenty-seven inches; also Gamma five
and half feet in heighth. The rockery
was beautiful one, and the ladies who
built It deserve great credit. The hair
work, crocheting and lamp mats were
very pretty, indeed.
In the Centennial department were
several articles more than one
hundred years old. A Bible
printed in 1892, and note written by
Daniel Boone.
In the
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL HALL
were some very fine apples, cabinet work,
pecimens of marble cutting, some very
arge beets and mammoth tobacco
plant.
STOCK.
The sheep pens were filed, there be-
ing more than a hundred sheep on eX-
hibition. Among the best sheep were
some Spanish merinos belonging to Jos.
Gist, which took the first premium, and
also very fine Cotswold buck lamb be-
longing to Mr.. Henderson.
The hog pens were not so well filled,
but there werc some very fine animals.
The breed best represented was the
Berkshire. Mr.. John Lewis had fine
Berkshire sow and six pigs, which took
the red ribbon. Lewis Applegate
had fine Berkshire boar, which
took first, and Job Lewis one
which took second in that class.
Robert Lsrges thoroughbred Burkshire,
over six months old, and weighing two
hundred and twenty-five pounds, took
the red for the class under ten months OF
age. ,
A fine yoke of oxen, belonging to Mr..
Walker. took the premium for fat drsught
oxen. Mr.. &. Gist exhibited thorough
bred Short Horn bull, which took the
prize, as did his cow and ten months old
calf of the same stock. The eight OF the
calf was estimated 1T nine hundred
pounds Mr.. Robert Boyd : Devon bull,
COW and calf took the first prize for that
stock.
FLOODED HORSE.
There were a good many horses pre-.
sented, though there were none psrticu-
lsrly noted Tor speed.
. Glass A Heavy draught stations;
Mckinney Bros Rob Roy to the red
Class Blight drsught stations.
Hancher's Zulu showed up best.
Glass C-Horsea for all purposes. Zulu
again.
Glass D-Pacing and trotting horses
that never appeared in public before;
Navlor's horse for pacing and John
Graftons Crazy Allen for pacing.
Glass E-Mules for general pur-
poses. Mr.. Hedges pair took
the regular premium. There was
also a pair exhibited which belonged to
the McClelland Brothers, of Csnnons.
burg. These mules were not intended
f,r the prize, but the judges awarded
tn.u, = III cretionary premium" These
mules are the largest in the country, their
weight beng 2,750.
THE TURF GoERs.
Sweepstakes for PAGERS. Bay Henry
took the prize, making the best time
on the track, 2:33i For trotters, Han
cher's Hotwater took first and Joe Little
second. Albert Mansfield got the prem
ium for double teams showing beautiful
pair Of matched blacks
The attendance the first and second
days was very small, but the last day
there were thirty-hve hundred full
tickets sold, and great mahy hall
tickets.
The officers of the Association are:
President, Joseph G. G;st; Vice Presi-
dent, T. II. Buchanan; First Assistant
j. r. Mcelroyi Secretary, {. H. Barclay
A SUCCESS.
The Fair taken rs a whole was a sue
cess, and the managers, especially the
ladies, deserve great credit for their
perseverance in making it successful.