The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-27
THE COUNTY FAIRS
NowlN paooREss IN THE VICINITY,


Senator Kenna has returned to bis Charles.
ton home from trip through the West.
While In Iowa he made several Democratic
stump speeches.
The Jackson county Herald rays: A COW
belonging 10 ]. N. Polling has given birth to
calf with two tails, the surplus ly-!asher
being located between the eats.
A number OF the window glAssworkerS Of
Bellaife went out to Barnesvllle yesterday, to
witness the manufacture Of the first window
glass, which was made there yesterday.
The 18Th ofoctober next will be gala day
for Little Washington. On that dale the o ie
Hundred and Foftieth Regiment, Pennsvl-
vania Volunteers will hold rsunion. Msjor
James P. SAyer, OF the National Guard OF
Pennsylvania, Is President OF the a.soclation
having the matter In Charge. Committees
are at work in every township In the county
perfecting arrangements. The publicsch0ols,
the G. A. r Posts, Company II OF the N. G.
Pa, and many other organizations will turn
out.
Last nights steubenville Herald says OF the
Smithfieid Fair, which commenced yeSter-
day: Machinery and agricultural lmple-
ments OF all kinds are coming In rapidly 10
the smithlisld Fair. Quite a number OF fast
horses were entered yesterday, both PAGERS
and trotters. People from a distanc are COM
ing in rapidly, visiting friends and will take
in the fair. Com. Starr is on bands with q
full line OF machinery and agricultural i'm
plements OF his kind. Everything 10 lovely
and the only thing Is good weather needed,
which to-day looks favorable. Simon B.
Warren. Bonner and W. P. Noble have the
Champion Machine; Commissioner Starr, the
Buckeye; 7. B. soot,, the. W. A. Wood. The
three minute trot for Thursday has seven en-
tries; county pace, five entries; tree.for-all
pace, sir entries. The hog cattle and sheep
departments are full. The Floral Hall Is fine.
In Agricultural Hall there are potatoes
weighing two pounds, and pumpkins big rs q
barrel.
The fitty-fourth annual exhibition OF the
Washington County, Pa, Agricultural
Society opened on Tuesday. The weather
was anything but inviting, but this did not
deter persons from bringing in their exhibits.
Indeed the entries IN all departments were
fuller by far than on any previous occasion.
During the whole Of Tuesday, and away into
the night, men were busy making additional
pens for horsss, cattle, sheep and hogs.
exhibition had to be turne6. awsy, as there
was no place to put the stock. The people
OF the county have been prosperous this year
and are turning out enmssSe to the exhibit
ton OF their wonderful success and pros
perity. Mr.. Happier, the accommodating
and efficient Secretary OF the Society,
slys the prospects were never SO tlatter-
Ing as this year. Nearly all the
fine herds OF thoroughbreds, from
every part Of the county are on the ground,
and farmers will have splendid opportunity
to see the improvement and progress which
have been made 10 Warrington county in
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be grand cayalcade OF horses, AT / p. NJ.
cattle cayalcade. At 4 r. N. bicycle races.
At 2:3O P. NJ. fast pacing race aud slow trot.
The ladies have magnificent show Of fancy
articles.