The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-21

Taking train At tho Baltimore and
ONO Gepot, in this city, one finds hun
sell beng whirled rapidly along towards
Benwood, then across the grea! iron
bridge to Bellaire, aud on TO QIlrcS
tour miles west OF the latter place. Here
the conductor ye!.s out, with the usual
slug-song voice, Change cars i'r ST
Clalrsville." Alighting, the traveller en-
route for The city of the nils, does not
ind himself alone, but crowds OF
Fair excursionists' rush from the
cars and hasten to the mario
gauge coaches, anxious to obtain seats
The gentlemsnly conductor cries Gail
aboard" and with n shrek the little
engine daShes of oyer the smooth surface
OF the small rails NJ lightning speed,
passing through the valley OF branch
OF McMahon's creek, tho scenery OF
which is ladeed grand, aud well repays
one for the trip. Soon after leaving
Quincy the little engine again sounds the
whistle and NJ other ststion Is passed,
and 30 on until the final shrek O. the
little monster announces that ST. CIairs-
Vile is near At hand, and the tram pulls
up within u short distance OF the depot.
AT THE SOUTH GATE OF HE FAIR
GROUNDS.
Here temporary platform has Doen
erected, and with uck"ts sold on
The train by the conductor who
knows Taught else but poIiteness, the
passengers alight and pass through the
south ga!e.into the Bolmont county fair
grounds. Once Inside, bewlldering
feeling seiZCs the visitor unused
to large crowds of people, but mInglng
with the masses, that feeling is overcome,
mlngles with them, Ieels ut home, and
partakes OF hospitality rendered by n
Belmont county people, than which there
ia none more generous. The grounds
are large and spacious; they are bounti.
fully supplied with all that which makes
lite pleasant, and plentilully besprinklad
with tall oaks, the shade OF which
is sufficient to protect thousands of
people hom the hot rays Of the sun
indeed, no Amer grounds could have been
selected for the holding OF n county fair,
and MS one sits on the nigh hillock,
o'ERLooKGNG THE RACE COURSE,
which is one-lhird OF u mile in length,
the perfect grandeur OF the scene becomes
50 impressed on the mind that naught
bat pleasant recoilec.IOus Gun result from
the trip. Bordering the grounds the
oye perceives the whitew4shcd and gaily
baiecked stalls wlcrUln all grades OF
bio ded stock, from the grunting pig to
the whiHuying horse, are stAbled, subject
10 inspection, and IN th" Interior
looms Floral and Agricultural halle,
VIII, rein the products OF Belmont
county are we'll represented, while
machines and farming implements .! al!
Kinds, nature, and descriptions, h'icck
the interior There Is n metropolitan AS
pee. to-, atoJ. tue premises, "all not.
with his doublod-kerHeed, fresh roasted
aud newly lricd peanuts, Joins III the
chorus with peanut Scott" IN singing
cut mis- wares, and strikes his tayOritc
Jerusalem pony with huge whip all the
while. The historical vince 0 .Ortune'
is also represented, and the musical
chimes o! the blower therefor, mingled
with that OF be of shooting mark per-
suasion, esch and ali anxious to
rake m the nickeIs from the
pockets Of he OF the color
greea sufficient 10 invest. All these
people torn an element that Go not allow
ones cars TO escape " continuous racket,
ard add fresh vicor and novelty 20 n
county fair. But while this cla;S deaf
ems The sense of hearing,