Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-25

PhOtOS from 1dppaAi ana Fefren, WA |
ter-color picture of Judge Benz. Rug
giles, on exhibition at Cleveland, and
pronounced very fine picture. A cray
on portrait of Gov. Prescott; and last
but not least, specimen of the new Sill
vertype picture, all of which were placed
by Messrs. Ramsey and Ruggles. This
brings us to the Jelly and Cake depart
ment. To only say that they were nice
would not be doing the subject justice.
They were more than nice. Hanging
in the Hall was sample of homemade
linen, manufactured by a lady IS years
of age; a quilt pieced and quilted by a
lady 81 years of age; also one by little
girl of IL years. At the east door of the
Hall Mr.. c. B. Thompson had some very
pretty specimens of Sorrento work. which
he offered for sale Near his stand was
a large show of Boots and Shoes from
Troll & Son, Chinaware from George
JepsOn, Saddles and Brides from VIM.
Seidwitz, Shotguns, Turner Il Dillon,
Wheeling. There were hundreds of 9th
er meritorious articles, which we had
not space to enumerate. We desire to
make especial mention of Chinaware,
put on show by Miss Bessie Battelle, of
Bellaire City. A sample of silk embroi-
dery on worsted, by Mrs. - Mitchell.
An afghan" crochetted and embroi
dered by Miss Bell Happer, of Mon
mouth, Ill; and last but not least, the
magnificent display of Flowers by the
Mellor Bros. In this Hall there was a
mass of handsome lady faces, that al
most robbed the flowers of their beauty,
and your stupid Reporter, as he sat
watching for items, could hear their sill
very voices blended together like the
hum of bees in an apple tree, and these
words were waited to his ears Where's
Jane ?"-"Do you take the seeds out ?"
THAT'S my caker'-"Do you put mus
tard in yours ?"-"Three eggs or four?"
BLAMED if l could get my jelly to
my things hangin' up
there" &c, sc. At first he thought his
reason was suddenly dethroned, or that
the little sup of "carminative medicine"
which he had taken in the morning had
got up in his hair, so he arose to his feet
and shook himself, and found that they
were talking of cake and pickles and pre-
serves, and his wish was that He who
made the fruit to pickle, would preSe5're
and keep them forever. And then
the young man and his sweetness"
would come gliding along, and in that
crowd, as he thought unseen by all but
Him who watches over the sparrow, he
would slip his great dirty paw down and
squeeze her delicate little pink sea-Shell
hand, until look of intolerable agony
passed over her face, and her jaws work
ed together like the iron jaws of stone
crusher. Then they would both look so
innocent, and examine the elephant and
little dog made out of pants-goods and
stuffed with cotton and beeSwaX, and
she would exclaim, "Isn't it nice ?" and
he would bat his eyes and say, " ed,
verilyw Fearing that we had got into
the Court House, and would be drawn
on the jury, we passed quickly out, and
interviewed
10" THE POOR INDIAN,
who had buried the hatchet, and was do
ing an honest business, and profitable
stand was well patronized by the ladies.
THE DINING HALL
being near, we smelled roast chicken,
and dropping in we made our order,
which was served in good style, and
clean. Mrs. Haggarty was patrOniZed
by those who could appreciate good fare,
and she used her utmost eXertiOn to
have all well served, and the charges
were moderate.
WHAT THERE WAS TO EAT OUTSIDE.
There was everything that could make
the most Obdurate stomach happy. Re
freshment stands groaned with the
weight of good things, and if the land
didn't flow with milk and honey, there
was an abundance of milk p and cof-
fee
THE BOSTON TAFFY MAN
was there with his little stove and ket-
tie, and right before your eyes he boiled
the sugar and made the taffy, and throw
ed it up over hook, and pulled it and
re-pulled it, and wiped his hands ON the
basement story of his pants, if he want
ed-(this is a free country)-and sold
you piece as long as this for five cents,
and all quicker than we tell it to you.
Then there was
KNUT SKOT,
the champion ring-tosser, the man with
the iron will, to whom there is nothing
so funny as fun-wild injun wild Mig
ger, and great moral show combined
whose mission is to supply the world
with p Nuts. Should we die, and go to
either the northern or southern hemiS-
phere. and be permitted to attend a fair,
we would have it announced that they
could confidently expect Peanut Scott.
We now pass on to the Stock depart
ment. Here we find in the pens some
extra good
Mr.. Joseph Farmer had good exhibit
of Chester White and Essex. Isaac
Meek had the largest hog ON exhibition,
a Poland China. Campbell Rankin had
the finest display of Chester Whites.
Benoni Shields two fine Brood Sows.
Wash Rinker was the exhibitor of what
was claimed to be the finest hog of any
age or breed on the grounds. 1t was Is
months old and weighed 40 pounds. In
the next pens we find some of the best
grades of
SHEEP.
Joseph H. and Henry B. Close had a
pen of extra nice Spanish Merino Sheep.
John S. and T. J. Close pen of
Long Wooled Sheep, and Mr.. Oliver
Watkins fine herd of Spanish Merinos.
CATTLE.
Mr.. John S. Close, herd of red Bull
locks, Cows, Heifers, and Calves. This
herd is worthy of more than passing
notice, and was an honor to the exhib-
itOr. Gentlemen of experience stated
that they had never seen better on exhi-
bitiOn in this State this season. A calf
of this herd, 6 months old, was sold to
Mr.. Shipley, of Guernsey county, for the
snug sum of one hundred dollars. 1t
will be exhibited at the Barnesville
Fair. There was COW also that was
pronounced by competent judges to be
extra superior. Bundy Brothers exhib-
tied herd of same color and of superior
merit. In good points they seemed equal
to those of Mr.. Close, and it would re-
quire judges of rare discrimination to
render decision as to their several and