Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-15
The Lewis County Fair.

Sth instants, and was the best in all
respects ever held by the Associa-
ton, the display being larger and
attendance better than on any for.
NOR occasion. The unusually fine
state of the weather gave every one
present a full opportunity to enjoy
themselves to the best advantage.
The exhibit of stock, grain, fruit
and vegetables, was large, and each
good of it's kind, with the excep-
tons of corn, tomatoes and other
tender vegetables that were killed
by the early frosts, while the Ladies'
Department far exceeded any previ-
GUS effort, especially the culinary
department, III which was displayed
tempting array of bread, pies,
cakes, jams, jellies, preserves and
condime hts, the composition and
manufacture of which, man in his
wisdom is profoundly ignorant, but
in the demolition of which he takes
so much gastronomic delight,
The sides of the hail were covered
with article, 81 a.li and taste, in
all the varIouo uranches of domestic
art, forming n pleasing and attractive
com oination of things useful and or
nanental.
One large stand, ranging through
the center of the hall, was the pTin-
cipal object of attraction, the lower
shelves of which were filled with
grain and vegetables, the next above
were devoted to fruits, whist still
higher were displayed cheese, iellies,
jams, honey and endless variety of
the luXuries of life crowned by u
pyramid of flowers, thus showing u
regular graduation-frst of prime
necessities of life, then on up 10 COM
forts and luxures sufficient to tempt
the most fastidious epicure.
The generous offer of IL special
premium by Messrs. Phillips and
Whitaker Was the means of causing
fine display of colts, about Il doz-
Ell being entered and competition
for the premium WAS close, the
Judges finding it very hard to decide
among so many nearly equally good,
but finally made the award to Mr..
Jos. Saunders. Between thirty and
forty entries were made oi horses and
some very fine teams were exhibited
by Mcssrs. W. Ii. I'll. Davis, Chas.
Bishop and L. w. Newland, Mr..
Davis taking the blue ribbon for
the best matched team, MIR. Il.
W. Newland for the best ,iraught
team and Mr.. ChGs. Bishop for the
best mares.
Soyors! .ttlS Of DeSks.,jra aud
Poland-china hogs were shown by
Messrs Devoreese, Long and West.
Mr.. Devereese taking the first pre-
MUM for the best pigs and West for
the best hogs.
a iiluited~ ulspidy' H.a i4.ado u
cattle, and sheep were CONSPICUOUS
by their absence, although as good
sheep and cattle arc owned i'll Lewis
county as can be found in the Ter
ritory and might have been on ex-
hibitlon but for the careless Of their
owners.
The entries for grain were more
numerous and of better quality than
last year, our cool dry Summer be-
ing favorable to the perfect formu-
tion and maturity of the cereals.
Six different varieties Of Fall wheat
competed for the premium aud four
of Spring wheat, several very fine
samples OF peas, oats and buck" heat
were also on exhibition.
Although the different kinds of
vegetables were not as numerous as
last year, owing TO The early frosts,
yet the display was larger nd Of
excellent quality. The collections
of Messrs Devereese, Browning and
Tullis were especially worthy of
mention and elected general admira-
ton.
Mr.. Jno. Z. Browning and family
made large and varied exhibit of
cheese, grain, fruit, flowers, vege-
tables, culinary products and fancy
articles, contributing largely to the
exhibition. Several large sage
cheese made by them, were new to
th, ,>an,>tn and ottrootal n,rol M