Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-10-02
The Barnesville Fair.


tion" Some eight or ten thousand peo.
pie resolved to 90 to the Tenth Annual
District Fair held at Barnesville, Ohio
and your special reporter appeared also
among them. A brief but pleasant jour-
ney Uid B. & st. c. and B. & o. r. r.
brought us to our destination and we
made preparation to record at least
some of the events as they transpired,
for the perusal of the patrons of the
CHRONICLE. And having reported a
Fair for the last issue of the paper, we
find it difficult task to make an inter
esting readable article of this, and we
will therefore endeavOr to avoid repeti-
ton and make our communication like
a sinners accepted prayer-brief and to
the point.
TUESDAY,
The opening day of the Fair, was taken
up in making entries of the various ar
ticles placed on exhibition and the ar
rangement of the Halls. This work was
continued on Wednesday with very
sparse attendance of people, who were
mostly detained at home by the discour-
aging aspect of the weather. On Thurs
day there was quite large number Of
visitors, and the prospect was very en-
couraging. On Thursday evening
AN OPEN AIR CONCERT
was given by the Columbus Barracks
Band, led and commanded by Captain
Horne of the U. S. Army. This concert
was held in the Fair Grounds and was
patronized by quite a large number of
genteel and orderly ladies and gentle
men. There were two parts and ten
Selections. The finest was an Overture,
Fra Diavolo," Auber. The most popu-
lar pieces were, "Ye Olden Times" Bey-
er, and Selections from "Pinafore." The
music was applauded and the Concert
seemed to give satisfaction to the as
sembled multitude. The Grounds were
lighted by moonshine, and the combus-
tion of some kind of oil that was very
productive Of smoke as well as light.
The Association reaped the benefit of
this Concert and was richer by two hun
dred dollars than it was at supper time.
ON FRIDAY MORNING
the visitors arrived early and directed
their steps toward the Fair Grounds. In
order that they might all be enabled to
see for themselves and clearly. a gentle
man sat at the corner and offered specta-
cles for sale, and it may be appropriate
to remark that this was not done for the
benefit of the Association, but for the
benefit of those who came to see the
Fair.
AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE
we rendered our credentials and was
presented with complimentary ticket
by the courteous and efficient Secretary
G. H. Kemp, Esq. Passing in we di-
rected our steps to the most attractive
buildings on the Grounds, namely,
FLORAL HALL.
This Hall is constructed with a right
and left wing. The first articles that
met our eye were fruits, jellies and
cakes. Mr.. III. c. Mccoy had 4o varie-
ties of apples, besides other fruits, also
grapes measuring three inches in cir
There was also large
of other exhibitors whose names
we did not learn. We were shown as
fine specimens of fruit as we ever saw
on exhibition-Quinces and Apples were
nice. Being the "Off year"
for fruit we considered the display as
rather an extraordinary one. There was
quite variety of articles in this portion
of the building. Passing forward We
reach the centre which contained the
decoration of the whole dis |
play. A pavilion was constructed with
columns entwined with wreatheS of ey-
ergreenS, pendant formed wreatheS form |
ed the dome, and the railing was plat |
with vases of flowers between the col |
umns. The dome was pointed and sur
by three glass balls silver ed |
and gilded. Above this point was sus-
pended from the roof an American
Eagle 1--WE will suppose with outstretch-
ed wings and producing a fine effect. |
Tis true gentleman said it was a |
hawk, but we could not believe |
that it was not symbOlical of "scooped,"
and so wrote it down an eagle. The in
side of the Pavilion was embellished |
with cut flowers embedded in mosses |
and which was very pretty. At the four
of the center we find first an An |
-iquarian stand formed of shelving and |
articles of China ware over
100 years old. Grouped around it was
many articles manufactured in the years
gone by. AT the opposite corner was an |
etgere supporting many fragile articles
Of artistic beauty. Crossing to the third |
corner we find an upright glass case con-
aiming a large assortment of dry goods
and notions from J. Bradfield & Sons;
md on the opposite or fourth corner, a
cupboard of tin and kitchen ware, and
lust at the entrance to the east end Of
he hall, case of silverware from r.
and just a short distance