The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-25
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a succestfnl Mesnng-rwo Thousand on
the Ground ard as Many ExhLbIts.

successfnl Meuting-!Two Thousand on
the Ground ard as Many Exhibits.
The Farmers' Fair at Potomac, this
county, which opened on Wednesday,
closed yesterday. 1t has been the most
successful effort in the history OF this &C.
tive aud enterprjsing association. Begin
ming in a modest way in 1880, at the home
OF Mr.. William Moore, in Liberty district,
where the meeting was heih under the
auspices Of Valley Grove Grange. the
undertaking has grown by long strides,
until yesterday nearly 1000 persons pass
cd through the gate. :,
The Potomac Fair has now planted ltselt
under q five years lease on beautiful
spot on the farm OF Mr.. Felix Muldoon.
The ground includes hillside and valley.
Castlem6n's Run flows at the foot, near by
rise the high hills OF West Virginia with
the more ambitious heights oil Pennsyl-
vauia rising graudly in the background.
A permanent exhibition hall and stock
stalls have been erected, and there are
abundant indications that the Potomac
Fair Ia fixed institution. The farmers oil
Ohio, Brooke and Washington counties
have taken hold OF IL in earnest. 1t is the
occasion OF a pleasant reunion for them
and their families, on excellent oppor-
unity to compare points OF progress, TO
make gales and purchases.
This years exhibits would have done
credit TO a more pretentious fair. There
were one hundredand sixty head OF horses,
some OF the finest yoke cattle ID this part
OF the country, thoroughbred bulls and
cows, sheep. swine and poultry OF the
finest breeds. There we're good displays
Of grain, fruit and vegetables. The farm
ers' wives and daughters showed their
skill in needlework and in the countless
articles which have given their tables q
well.earned fame.
An effort to secure the awards was I'M
successful, the management explaining
that the record had not yet been made
up. This task was not easy, for there were
over 1000 entriee and over 200 individual
exhibitions. The INTELLIGEScRR represent
tatiye saw many ribbons bestowed but not
enough to make objections with justice 10
all.
Mr.. Abe MCCune, OF West Alexander,
showed clock case Of his own workman
ship made OF six kinds and 420 pieces Of
wood put together in q skilltul and artis-
tic manner. Messrs. Atkinson and Ter
rel's Norman horse Jumbo attracted gen.
eral attention, and lighter horse OF the
same stock, owned by Mr.. Albert Miller.
OF Washington county, was the object OF
much admiration. The Reed Brothers had
good representatives Of their Poland china
swine. The Whitman Brothers showed
choice herd OF Ayrshire cattle aud some
Of their Black.top Merino sheep. Young
Jimmy Beall, son OF Col. @. II. Beall,
made an exhibit OF his heavy.rinkled
American marine sheep. VIM, Ham
nond & Son, OF Brooke, took high place
with their sheep, The exhibitors
neglected in most cases to post
their names, and as 1t was diff.
cult to hud them with their exhibits,
many deserving ones are not named. 1t
is significant oil tho interest taken In the
lair that In the two days forty new names
have been added to the list OF member.
ship.
Many residents OF Wheeling were in at
tendance yesterday, among them Messrs.
A. II. Beach, Joseph Speidel, William
Exley, George Hook, R. II. Philips and
Chas. Burdett Hart
The ofhcers OF the Association are: John !
]. Jacob, Jr., President; George Rice, Vice
President; L. F. Jones, Secretary; g. W.
Dlckey, Treasurer; Felix Muldoon, Super
intendent Of Grounds; Junius A. Curtis |
and j, B. Griffith, Entry Clerks; Captain |
D. A. Blayney, Chief Marshal; O. NJ. Leg
gett, Captain James Anderson and John
Dunkie, Assistant Marshais; directors,
James Dixon, W. F. Whitman, Harrison
McCarty, Isaac SDedeCker, o. u. McAdoo,
FC. DeErauce, ]. o. Curtis and ], w.
The superinteudenta this year we're:
First department, horses and mules-Sn.
perintendent, John Smith; Assistant, S.
", Atkinson. Second department, cattle !
superintendent, John Howardl Assist
dnt, Abraham Hedges. Third department,
sheep Superintendent, James Dlckey;
Assistant, William Mckee. Fourth de-
partment, swine-SupeEintendent, John
ston Haegertyi Assistant, John Howard,
Fifth department, poultry, &c.--SnpeEin.
tendent, I. b Howard Assistant, Thomas
Hnedeker. Sixth department, farm and
garden products-Superint George
Iinyille; Assistant, j. W. Councilman.
Seventh department. farm implements,
&c.-Supefintendent, W. y. Beck Assist
ant, ], q. FariB. Eighth department,
bread, canned fruits, buffers, &G.-Super-
Mrs. John Howard Assistant,
Miss Nina Dlckey. Ninth department,
ladlea' textile Superintendent, Ma. Les
ter McCammoni Assistant, Mrs. Joseph
Tlahtta