Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-30
cles of antiquity. We walk across the
MECHANICS HALL.

MECHANICS HALL.
The display of vegetables is not large,
but very nice. Perhaps there was not
the one-fOurth that was on exhibition in
1879. Outside there was about the usual
display of machinery, buggies, &C., &c.
We failed to find Devault's surveying in
strument represented here. TO farmers
it is invaluable.
In this department there was falling
off. The show of sheep and hogs was
small, but those exhibited were good.
Bundy Bros. being handy to home, came
out with full display of cattle. There
was grand parade of cattle around the
ring, headed by the band.
ON FRIDAY,
the ring was the center of attraction.
There was a pony race, which caused
much merriment. The bicycle race,
was novelty, and very pleasing enter
tainment. On this race the premiums
petitOrS. "The little fellow" won. The
officers of the Association announced
that
The TIGER
would be chained, but somehow he got
into the ring, and the sporting men
fought him; and then he found his way
to The upper side, and reaching through
the fence near the Hall, he lacerated
several persons badly with his claws
then he got in among the good people"
on the seats, and ladies, and even little
ri n6 xuith nd
nuts, and young man dressed in a
summer hat, walked along in front, and
shook money in his face, and called him
white Cloud"-but nobody was hurt
much. Then he got down into the ring
again, and crippled three or four men
very badly. Then the officers took him
out and killed him till next year.
JOSH BILLINGS
predicted that sleeve buttons would be
sold by the quart. Hayseed bought IL
cents worth, and proposed to swallow"
the man in the buggy. The man says,
"If its go through me you mean, l am
YOURS" We would have waited to see
see this seemingly impossible feat ac-I
had it not been for the fact
that new attraction presented itself. |
At the lower side of the ring appeared a |
vast army with glittering shields about
as large as a small wash tub, and look
ing as formidable as did the army of
Porsena to Horatius, who kept the
bridge at Rome. We hastened down,
anxious to get chance to keep some |
alas, it was only the ladies
carrying their new tin bread pans and
"bilers." fastening back, the "swal- |
lowing" and the going-through, was over.
By way of
REHABILITATION,
we would say that the exhibit was small,
but first-class; that the Fair was we'll
and the occasion enjoyable,
and that it it would not have been more
so had there been $4,000 persons present. |
We are indebted toPrOf. Gregg and wife,
A. P. Heaton, Esq, the Clerk of the AL
bert House, and Secretary G. H. Kemp,
for favors, and hereby return our thanks.
We have report of the races, made for
us by W. V. Kilgore, Esq, in form that
will be. easily understood by all, and not
as he would have reported for sporting
paper, and we Thank him kindly.
KRAMER's BAND
furnished the music, and gave an open
air concert on Thursday evening, which
was well attended. At late hour Fri
day evening, the people left for home
with their tinware and toy balloons, and
sore feet and aching limbs, and they
would have sold all the fairs in the
world for two cents. But they Will go
to the next one all the same, and may
we all be spared to with be them.
THE RACEs-DIsTRICT PACE.
JIG. Kilgore, Harry Scott" 1st.
H. Gregg, "Calico Maid" I'd.
Daugherty's Bay mare, Sd.
DISTRICT TROT.
JIG. Kilgore, "Kitty Wells" 1st.
C. Rhodes, Fritz" I'd.
DR.. Reid, "Full-hand," Sd.
S. Bernhard, "Pastime," 4th.
FREE-FoR-ALLPACE.
VIM. Frater, "Mollie MCGUIRE" 1st.
w. V. Kilgore, wild Billy" I'd.
10. Birster, "Brister," 3D..
FREE-FOR-ALL TROT.
VIM. C. Cochran, "Whitecloud," 1st.
DR.. Reid, "Full-hand," I'd.
w. V. KilgOre, "Kitty Wells" Sd.
"Full-hand" protested on account of
foul driving.
SWEEPSTAKES DOUBLE TEAM DRIVE.
W r.A. I'll,