The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-23
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THE ST. CLAIRSV1>G FAelltES.
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.a6 issro LStRsynIE,e,, september 20
Editors I6teHigsueGti q i1''
The Fur closed to-day. and . happier
and,apPafenty better please "a essemIlage
never Raspasd. its way hopleSard than
That gathered on The gsoupds this after
[noonas1 The universal opinionIts that the
meeting @as'iiaE grand shecess. The
+@ssthes from The fiFst was that couldbe
Edss;red, the Fainsatthe@ee Presioush had
freshenedthe grass and tolissc, Cooled the
atmosphere and settled tbe, dust. The
ippeSRls began tS ,collscs & On easly hour
every road leading to town was crowded
with vehicles, every train vs. Packed and
byrh0on fully 5000 people esssembled on
the grounds and, eramme ple the balls.
Perhaps the most iuterestine Spectacle to
observation-disclosures natl rcFasthejoyous
ness and entire freedom ron care and
apSiSy syinsedbyh e sseat assenblage,
there wasnodrunkenneSs OF owdyism' no
ydlgarity or opportunity, oalys childlikt de-
teftninationto be pleased, stanaing at the
based the hin and loeking Up under the
wide spreading arms OF the great oaks .
hppdredpicnie, groups were Seen seated
on the. soft Iearpetiot Gus at luncheon,
laughing and chatting 6nerfiiits: This Is
aclassiegroye. 1thas echoedimne eloquent
u~tteranCes of Corwin and ohase; tho
blunt and sturdy Goys Bsoueh; the suave
and gentlemanly Soyes, ard iaayes, the
worthy Chief Magistrate o. the Nation,
haze, all addressed siAmense throngs
under these same trees. l, a7's
Floral Hall partook OF Uhepasg,rc OF an
exposition, II was mot iasransed like the
stereotypediHal alta eo9utrS lair, but q
beautiful bright roomy haI crafamed with
fruits and flowers, cakes aadgastsy, fancy
work and fancy preserves ard ..lellies, do
nestle articles Of every descbgaoa, relics
and ]sgEiosities, paintings apa' Sociological
The fruit display was hot slrnassed ut
tie Centennial. There More Apples that
measured 10 inches IN cisciilplierSnec and
weighed 20 ounces, pilates Of tempting
pears, lclusters OF luscious Grapes and
plutns asilafge as eggs, d
Mesrs B6yd, Riley, MSslaries Nickel.
vey,S Henderson and sch0naEer were the
principal exhibitors.
5 CONGRESSMAN DaniordS Rostes Of the
l44th Congress and the hSadsQi The Gov
ernment 1T the beginning 81. It's second
CENTURY Attracted much, Attention. Esyp-
Titan and Indian relics and curioSities, ex-
Inhibited by Mis- johnson, me MISSIONARY,
and Rev. Alexander were likewise greatly
admired.3UTh geological OBJECTIONS, too,
Of Mr., Mechanics, Prot Emcrson and ].
H. Rattegs6h7 were the Subject Of much
comment. Steam threshen and various
other kindslof farm implements we're in
full operation upon tho rr0nlhds, The
cattle display was probahiy larger and
finer than ever before male heHe, The
stalls were all filed and n herd tethered
upderthe trees The prineipal exhibitors
were MessR.iH Humphrey, PaftoH, Davis,
Bundy OF Barnesyilie, and Voting,
with choice wool and mutton shSSp and
lat sleek porkers. d.
The poultry ezhibitStoo Was lase y than
usual; one exhibitor alone Bipoa Shields,
having 2 specimenS
The sweepstakes racing, Of course, at.
ltracted the great. crowd in the afternoon.
Both races trotting and pAeiug, We're hot
" contested and the crowd eheerSi Justify
for the victorS The pacing rpee Was won
by Woodmansee,s IatrobS andtha trott.
ing race by Chaney's horse Frank, from
Marietta.
a runaway Of a wheeliag ,eam, about
moon, created agreat deal 81 eSetement
The vehicle was being driven Grro0nd the
crowded carriage way, when the horses
became unmanRgeable and upset the car
rage, speedily disengagiNy themselves
from the harness by vieoruSs kjeES The
horses plunged through tho crowd, knock.
ing down and seriously inindpS an old
gentleman named Rice. CSndnpiAg on
their course they eollided viii. the car
riage OF 'Messrs Howell Rnd Lane, Of
Wheeling, smashing the Wheels Snd Jump
ing clear over the heads of he gentlemen
without doing them any peSsobal injury.
Coming in collision with and deta0lishing
. buggy, the horses were stobued aud cap
tured without further damaSe
: Wheeling, Bellaire, Rridgesok and Mar
tins Perry were all well repS epted upon
the grounds, especially the two tornaer.
Ihever met as many familiar beS away
from your city before, I'm.
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