The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-05

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POINT PLEASANT, W. Va, September L.
The eleventh annual meeting Of the Mason
County Fair Is a thing Of the past. Fol
three days the people Of the county and
the adjoining parts OF Ohio have come
and gone, and 1t is the universal opinion
that it has been the best fair held since
1850. Starting on new decade, the direc.
tors made several changes. More ground
was taken in, stalls moved back and i'm
provements in the stands and track made.
The attendance was larger than for yeans
past. Thursday 1900 tickets were taken
in at the box, while Fridays attendance
reached 3,400 Financially the company
will come out even. In point OF display It
goes ahead OF former fairs, The grounds
are situated mile aud half
from the town, and the road ruin
ming through the sand can certainly
lakH the pTeniup for dust. In.
side the enclosure once, the trees make
fine shade and one breathes freely again.
Floral hall Is the tirst attraction. The con.
tinued drought seriously affected the dis
play in this section, yet IL was Creditable.
The peaches and potatoes were especially
fine. In tE9 ladies' department were
several silk quilts OF fine workmanship and
beautiful enough to attract the attention Of
the average mar, which in jtselt is compli-
ment enough. Some OF them l understand
will be exhibited at the Ohio State fair and
our own. Miss Lulu Welch, Of Charleston,
exhibited q handsome hand.painting; ons
q landscape on glass, attracting particular
attention. Barring the small display Of
natural flowers, the exhibit in this depart
ment was all that could be expected, aud
the dry weather Is to blame for this.
p q. MASON couS-Y's PRIDE.
Mason coanty's particular glory is in her
farms and they rank among the finest in
the State. Not content with fine land, her
farmers strive 10 have the finest stock, and
the stock department was the principal
feature Of the display. Several Jerseys and
Alderneys were on exhibition, but no pre-
MUM being offered were merely for show.
The thoroughbred class was represented,
with the exception Of the two above, BY
Kentucky Short Horns, and all the premi-
ums were taken by this class. James Cape
hart, and Peter S, Lewis, both oftEis coun-
", exhibited herds and John ". Steen-
bergen bull; others were entered but were
owned by parties in Ohio. The premiums
were awarded between these. Tie native |
or grade stock was largely represented. |
These cattle are SO tine that, had it been |
allowed they would have been placed in |
with the thoro1ghbteds.
Geo s. Eastman, Bennett Fowler, and W. |
FL. TomilHon, were the large exhibitors in |
this class. understood that. the larger
farmers did not enter their fine herds OF
cattle to inducs the smaller 10 come in,
and the future Fairs are expected to be |
IlFger and better in consequence OF this.
T. n. Elliott, Of New Haven, entered some
line sheep, but the largest entries were
from Galllpolis, Ohio. The display OF thor.
and native horses, WAS very fine.
Most every one down here rides fine
horse. G. T. Beall took most OF the pre-.
niums for thoroughhreds; Geo. S. East
ham, horses for general purposes J. s. Nc.
Cullough, two year olds; Jas. W. Window,
draught horses, and b. J. Redmond on
JACKS anu mules.
THE RACES.
The races during the last three days were
largely attended. Pools sold on the frat
:wo days very rapidly and with spirit, hut
he success Of the field dampened the ardor
of the sporting gentlemen and liShtened
heir pockets at the same time. Some OF
he races are said 10 be the finest ever had
lad here. The people certainly own every
hing here, from the way they siezs upon
be track, leaving but lane for the horses
o come through. The police are either
powerless or the management don't care.
By the way, the Directors have called down
lpon themselves the wrath Of q certain
,Iass by lorbidding "Wheels OF Fortune"
Md oil gambling contriyances in the IN.
closure.
GAMBLERS HARVEST.
The town though has been enlivened by
hem; in fact, they were the attraction.
Some Of their deyotees are better Of, while
1thers are poorer. "Dick," noted colored
about the Kline House, explains
bis straightened finances tc the faCL that he
stuck TO one number tyo much. PAtsey
Harlow, well known and rising young
nan from Parkefsbrrg, aided in depletipg
,ome OF the yiBitors' pockets with the fasci.
nations O. "chuCkva-luck." Bnt they are
Ill gone to-day and the town il waiting an
other resurrection.
One feature not down on the programme
nothing less than the joining Of
.wo SOULS. The happy pnir we're John j.
Erench and MisS Amelia Gwyrn and they
look this occasion 10 be made one. Under
tho shade OF some noble trees, and Just in
'front.' OF number Of peeripg Binderg was
The spot selected. The agent OF the bind
nrs explains the selection Of that particular
spot as evidence that the parties thought it
would be more binding tie" Hon. Z.
W. Wilson, OF Charleston, was shaking
bands With his friends yesterday. One
greeted him as Governor Isit prena.
FureP Peytou, OF the Huntington AdtrtiSer,
and Weaver, OF the Corning Times, were in
attendance. Other newspaper men were
here, but kept themselves modestly hid.
prominent GreenbaCIer says; "The Re.
publican party can carry the State at the
lext election II they will join with u.s."
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