The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-12
WHOLE NO. 1879.

work on ladies' shoes, snd ais
, two or three ladies' binding them
with the motto Stick to the iast.
Keep peggiBg away" The boa
Fannie" with sails up aad full ere +.
on board was drawn on a wagon b,
Two mules and attracted attention as
she represented and had on all to,
appliances Of the oyster trade, auC
from lis decks q biTsive was coca
sionaliy handed to persons on th,
street The "Aiderney" Dsiry hsC
five wagons in line with goags strik
log AID also a wagon with a churr
at work A butcher wagon was fol
lowed by five beef cattle richly deco
rated with ribbons. Msjcr Hahne
mans Artillery with two field peIces
and the men armed with caI biGes
was the next special feature. a dee
orator and paper box manufacturer
had q ear on which were u number
Of girls at work making paper boxes
aud distributing them along the
route. A blacksmith shop was erect.
ed on wagon with forge &C., and il
brought back to NY memory as the
smith drew from the fire the hall
turned shoe my cid friend Michael
Brubaker, when we nsed TO turn
fourteen shoes before breakfast Some
one had a large wagon on which
was a high. post bedstead with a pat
ent spring mattress, on which a
negro woman under cover dressed ia
her night clothes and night cap, by
her antics illustrated its comfort.
This was a comical feature Of the
procession and thousands Of children
followed after the wagon Some COM
MISSION merchant had q four nurse
wagon loaded with chickens ald ,ur-
key eo0ps filed @ith fowls
The Theatre COmique company
with band on wagon and four car
riages containing company in char
ac.ers-ebinsmeB, negroes &c, rep
resenting different nationsliiies caus-
ed Young America 10 yell all along
Lde line, and made my party, some
from Someiset county. think Of the
Meyersdale Harvest Home last sum
mer. "Pus your guns down pretty :"
A coachmaker bsd u novel exhibit
ZION an old fashioned family carriage
labeled carriage from l7T6 10 1879"
On the box was seated a darkey Of
the olden times with bis wife, y b le
inside was seated q lady and Two
children dressed ia the sJyle Of bye.
gone-days Tee "Crirlr# Office nad
q wagon ia line lsbied tb bulletins
aad it contained comp .sitor al Ihe
case aud a small press from which
circulars were struck of aud scatter
ed. Strangers were part cJls y in
terest, d in our street sWee Jers, The
contractors had in line their 7tyest
cleaning apparatus, consisting Of two
water sprinsisrs, two snow scraper=
aud SIX street. sweepers and 0n esch
machine was placed a bran new
broom, the kind formerly used TO
clean the streets as q reminder Of
by-goue-dsys. A brick maker mad
one hundred and ffty of his work
men in line on foot A potter was
in full blast on & wagon showing
hoE earthen ware was made.
After the sights connected with the
procession had all been thoroughly
scanned general rush was made for
TIE Fair grounds where 0y one O'Clock
fully $4,000 people had assembled
to witness the. opening exercises. The
President, Secretary Schurz, Secre-
tary Esarts, Secretary Thompson,
Attorney General Devens, aud Post
master General Key were there
President Gslt delivered the inau-
gursl address. In closing ne said the
Chief magistrate of the Nation is
here with Us TO rejoice in our labors
and to honor the occasion. / shall
so far trespass on his good will as TO
ask him to say word to you Zap
plause.
President Hayes thereupon ad-
vsnced to the front Of the balcony,
and spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men A few weeks ago-not longer
ago, | think, than the first week in
September-msny OF Us assembled
here TO see the !irst work done upon
these grounds by the National Fair
Association. Whatever we now
have the happiness to behold is the
result OF these few weeks OF energetic
and intelligent work. All citizens
who are interested in the growth aud
prosperity of Washington, and who
desire 100 see it become worthy Of
its name worthy of the people OF the
Nation, whose capital II Is all who
desire 10 see in this city the sttrac.
tions and advantages which shall
bring to it capital, population and
visitors, must join with me in com.
meDding the energy. the enterprise,
the intelligence aud the taste of the
president and directors of this asso-
citation (Applause They have done
their work well they nave done it
promptly (spplause) they have done
it as business men. They have done
their work without wasting time or
words. Continued applause And
in that matter they have set you end
me good example, which mean to
follow by a
Here the President made a bow
to the multitude, aud withdrew amid
yociferous applsuse
AS soon as the opening ceremonies
were over, the Presidential party fled
out of the main building toward the
grand stand, which was 8 signal for
a general rush. Seats were reserved
in the front Of the grand stand, i'm
medistely opposite the judges, for
Presiden, Hayes and party. Mean
while the horses for the first race bad
been "rung up" The grand stand
was well filed, the qusrter-streich
was we'll populated by enthusiastic
sportsmen, the pool sellers were kept
busy, and the gaily clothed jockeys
were the centres Of admiriDg groups
OF ambitious youths
The in-feld was thiekly crowded
with visitors who could not afford
the luxury of seat in the grand
stand or the privilege Of standing on
the qoarter-stretch Lines of car