Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-09-17

and plant has then been riPeheu' anu
the richly colored fruits hang tempt
ingly upon the trees. Everything IN
nature then invites the husbandman
and his family to rest for day or two
from their labors, and to enjoy them
selves. Nothing proposed ever done
this so well as the County Fairs. And
the people of a county prefer to come
to the county seat or town. Butler
then is looked upon as the place where
a good and general County Fair ought
to be, and we hope that next year, and
in all coming years, more interest VIII
be taken by all in making the County
Fair at this central point a still Tar
greater success than the one just held.
1t was by no means failure, consid-
ering the limited advertising 1t had.
The tickets sold at the gate on Thurs
day numbered 200, and the gross re-
ceipts paid all expenses and something
more.
The display or exhibits on the
ground, if not as large as they might
have been, were of the very best In all
things. Good horses, the most thor
ough-bred cattle, sheep, swine and
poultry were on hand
OF the horses, those of Mr.. Maiz-
land and Mr.. Walker, of Clinton town
ship, Mr.. Hesselgesser, Of Winfield
and Mr. Hays, of Connoquencssing,
were much noticed. Others also were
good.
OF the cattle, those of Mr.. Amos
Hall and Mr.. Jacob Brown, of Clay
township, were of the best stock.
OF the sheep, Mr.. J. n. Blair, of
Slipperyrock township, had number
of fine, thoroughbred Cotswolds, that
attracted general notice, one of which
weighed $50 pounds and sheared last
season 1Gk pounds of wool. Mr. B.
w. Douthett, of Penn, also had some
very fine specimens of the Cotswoid,
and also some fine graded sheep on ex-
hibition. He also had in the grain de-
partmcnt some fine samples of white
and red wheat.
OF the swine, we could not learn
the names of the owners, but there
were some of the finest Berkshircs in
the pens we have ever seen, and also
of other breeds.
The poultry department attracted as
much attention as perhaps any other,
the display here being very fine and OF
every variety, Messfs. Mechling, Rit-
ter, Aland, Shugart, Mcbride, Christy
and others having contributed of their
choice chickens.
The vegetable department. although
not very large display, could not be
excelled anywhere for the quality Of
what was on exhibition. The variety
and fineness of the potato display was
the subject of general and favorable
remark. Apples, peaches, pears, pump
kins of all kinds, onions, cucumbers,
egg and other plants, We're all very
fine. The grain seeds in this depart
ment were much admired, Messrs. M.
Reiber & Sons, of this place, especially,
having a good display of clover, TIM
othy, miIlet, Hungarian, orchard, blue
and red top grass seeds.
Floral Hall, or the ladies' depart
ment, was filed with the finest selec-
tions of almost every kind of art and
handiwork, and of course was the
centre of attraction. Fine needle work,
embroidery, pen pictures and pictures
and works, the productions of fair
hands and of many kinds, were much
admired. We could not learn the
names of all the owners or makers,
but there was one we did learn that
we think deserves special mention.
We alludc to the pen pictures of Miss
Laura r. Heckart, of Consequences
ing township. This young lady had
in Floral Hall two pen and ink pictures,
one a representation of the "Rock
of Ages" and the other Of "The Lost
Sheep" that were very much admired
and commended as works OF art in
that line. Aud here we would re-
mark that Floral Hall, as well as per-
hans other of the halls, should be en-
larged, as the present one is not suiii-
cient to accommodate or render COM
Portable the many who centre there.
The show of pot and cut flowers, of
jellies, butter, etc, was fine and good.
Several sewing machines were on ex-
hibit and trial among them we no.
ticed Mr.. Harry Grieb, with his fine
machines.
The field machinery was of the most
improved, Mr. Eli Ziegler, of Harmony,
having fine thresher, and others hav-
ing improved mowers and reapers, etc.
The exhibit of carriages and buggies,
plows and other agricultural imple-
ments, by Roessing & Son, the Messrs.
Campbell, and others, was larger and
better than last year.
Mr.. II. S. Smith, of this place, had
on the ground "Claypools Boss Gate"
which attracted much attention. 1t
was invented and patented by Mr..
Wallace Claypool, of North Buffalo
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