Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-11

threshing engines entered were by Nor
rls Il BEEN aud j. w. Frater. the latter
taking the premium; Con. Troll first on
conGlned machine; there was some com
petition in top buggies, but Daniel Nc
Brides entry took first; r. b. Caldwell
first un open buggy. Besides number
of premiums On single entries. the HOl-
loways got lirst for best display OF farm
implements.
LEATHER.
William SeidwitZ made an excellent
show OF saddles and harness, being the
only entries in this class.
FARMERS HALL.
And now we come TO the tihe Hew h II
OF the hill, Jumbo Hail." as it was de-
nominated by many on the ground, de-
voted especially to farmers and garden
ers; and the show here reminded us OF
an old saying. lit looked like An elephant
in want of more straw" The show OF
vegetables was almost a total failure, the
cause given by some being that the pre-
miums were too small, ana others said
that the grasshoppers and droutb had
made failure of these crops. In grain
there were some entries, and the grain
was excellent-wheat, corn, oats, barley
all were first class. The pride of the
agricultural fair. the big pumpkin, was
represented by only two entries, and they
both by Rev. Slater Brown, but they
were immense ones, weighing 55 and 45
pounds respectively. There were only
few entries of potatoes, but they were
excellent looking ones. In vegetables
and grain there were only 81 entries.
In the hardware line, 81. West & Son
exhibited spool of fencing wire, and
Z. G. Fawcett some parlOr and oil
stoves. Six entries completed the show
here.
In factory goods. there were 9 entries,
7 being rag carpets, Mrs. X. +. Gitfins
taking first premium.
In domestic manufactures, there were
81 entries, which included hand knit
socks and stockings. bed quilts. rugs, and
like articles; hut these articles were
principally shown in floral ball.
FLORAL HALL.
As usual, floral hall was the crOwning glory
OF the fair 10 the ladies, and also to those
members of the sterner sex who has an eye 10
appreciate the beautiful. Here wss shown
the work of the Ladies in the garden, the par
ior and the kitchen-in the garden, the result
of her labor among Gods choicest treasures,
the beautiful blooming flowers; in the parlor,
in the matchless combination of color and
artistic design displayed in the needle work
and art departments; and in the kitchen. in
the manufacture of the palatable preserves,
pickles, jellies and buffers, which delight a
livelier sense than that of sight or touch.
In the needle>work class, there was an ex>
cellent dis play, representing some 394 entries,
of articles of every conceivable style and
shape, and many which man in his extreme
ignorance kens not even the name. There
were laces, embroideries scarfs, fancy dresses,
pincushions, and tidles-tidies till it makes
ones head ache to name them all The ex-
quislte arrangement of all these articles made
most beautiful and pleasing sight. While
these entries were made by manyof the fair
sex all over the country. we might mention
Misses Lille Shepherd, Mary G Frazier, Julia
Lentz, Kate Kies, Lizzie Mcbride, Willella
Neff, Bessie Mcfarland, Kate NJ Cook, Jones
& Neill, Dell Collins, Mrs ] B Mcgee and
Mrs Frank Magee as large contributors to this
class. Miss Kate Kies took first premium for
display of needle work.
In arts and designs, which includes paint
ngs, etc., there were only fourteen entries,
but they were among the choicest.
In another corner of floral hall was the
preserves, etc., ranged tier above tier, in
sweet and sour luxuriance, representing 3l1
entries, the premiums in this class alone run
ming over 500.
Never before in the history of the Society
was there more beautiful or extended dis
play of flowers, beautiful and fragrant, they
filled the hall with loveliness, and one could
not help but stop and admire. The principal
exhibitors were-J I Mellor. Mrs B Magee,
and Mrs Jas McNary. The number of entries
was 1877.
FRUIT DISPLAY.
\ Two sides of one cad of the hall were filled
with fruit, the exhibit being large and full.
Big apples, little apples; ripe pears, green
pears, and luscious 4rapes-oRe could not
look at them long without feeling tempted to
partake. A T McKelvey and Slater Brown
were the principal exhibitors. We must
mention the grapes of Peter Yost and apples
of E T Burlington as highly meritorious. A
T. McKelvey took first and Slater Brown
second for display; there were "a entries.
There were 54 entries of dairy and domestic
products, including butter, cakes bread, etc.
L 2 Bailey, with Jersey butter. taking the
special premium.
In all, we can only repeat, that floral hall
was the crowning glory of the fair, for beauty,
btbobC duu OiCSduCC, duu UCbluCo, IL was al d1 .
well filled with beautiful women and the
dude oglers.
In the novelty class was an elevator ere am
cry, entered by L P Bailey, of Barnesvile,
which churned the milk from the COWS on the
ground. Quite an amount was taken in here,
as they sold ice cold sweet milk and butter
milk at cents glass. Everyone patronized
them.
The jewelry ware exhibited by Geo Brown
G. Son attracted merrited attention, as also the
decorated tea set of Gilmore, the grocer.
The total gate receipts footed up $1450,
which, with other receipts, swell the total to
about the estimate given above.
The music by the Harrisville band was all
that;could be desired by any crowd of people.
1t was big Fair. .-.
The road wagon, going by steam power, at
tracted general attention.
The show of all premium horses and cattle,
in the ring, was one of the features OF the fair
on Friday.
1t was farmers fair, if we are to judge
from the number of people who came in wag-
ons ard like vehicles.
&C Fawcetts fruit evaporator was oneof
the attractive features in mechanics hall. 1t
was kept in operation during the fair.
Slater Brown exhibited specimens of Martin
Ambre and Landreth wheat, some of which
was left in the straw. The heads were six
and seven inches long, and the grain nice,
pure white.
CAMBRIDGE saloons close at 8 p. N.
and open at a. 10.
WILL TALBOT was badly hurt by 4
fall of soapstone in a coal mine at Arm
strOng's Mills on Tuesday.