The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-09-30
Superior Exhibition!
LARGE CROWDS In ATTENDANCE
THE FIRST DAY.


CATTLE, 40 ENTRIES.
26 Durhams, IA Ayrshires, 20 Jer-
seys, Devons. .ls Holsteins, 10 Grades,
SHEEP, SO ENTRIES
9 Atwood Merino, E. w. Bingham,
Ellsworth.
IA Cotswold. H. Hotchkiss, Burton.
Southdown, j. II. Newton & Son,
West Richfield, Summit Co.
IL Oxforddown, 8. E. Gillette, Ra-
VIENNA.
IS Shropshires, J. T. Newton.
8 Shropshires, Jas. Reynolds, Ra-
VIENNA.
Is Fat Sheep, by sundry persons.
The Is Shropshires were entered by
J. Il. Newton, of West Richfeld, sum
NIT Co., o. They have taken the lst
premium at every fair where exhibited
this season, and by good judges are
considered the best stock of their kind
in Northern Ohio. Two bucks and
six ewes of the flock were bred in
England, aud recently imported.
s. E. Gillette, of Ravenna, exhibit
ed IL very fine Oxforddowns, which
were greatly admired.
SWINE, So ENTRIES.
Ninety in all, made up of York
shires, Berkshires, Poland Chinas and
Chester Whites.
OF Swine. it may be truthfully said,
that ia quality, no better exhibit was
eyer made in Portage county.
The Kent people, who never do
things by halves, contributed very
largely to the success of the Fair.
The wide awake merchants and ar
tisans of Kent came over in force,
bringing with them a mammoth tent,
80 feet in diameter, which they filled
with rare goods and manufactured
articles, handsomely displayed.
There were prominent among the
KENT EXHIBITORS
Smith Bros. Carriages r. R. Marsh
harness M. Holdredge, confectionery
Mark Davis, clothing; 5. B. Hall
boots and shoes; Carlile Il Reed stoves
I l.. Heriff. furniture; James Wark
photographs,
The we'll known and popular artist
F. E. Poister, of Kent, had a fine dis
play of photographs finished in Tndis
ink, crayon, pastel, and water colors
neatly arranged in Music Hall. II
his collection we noticed many life
like pictures of well known citizens
both living and dead.
Three days of the Fair, the Ken
| exhibitors had in their service the Gel
ebrated Max Fischer's Orchestra, bet
! ter known as the Bohemian Band, o
Cleveland, who discoursed the sweet
est of music, which was highly ap
preciated and greatly enjoyed by th'
thousands who thronged the mann
moth canvas edifice.
The spacious Machinery Hall wOul,
hold but a small part of the machine
ry and agricultural implements oil
exhibition.
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Prominent among those eXhibite,
were the Mccormick, Excelsior; Em
pire, Jr. Akron o; Minneapolis, Min
neapolis, Mimi; Buckeye, Axiom
Walter A. Wood; Champion, Spring
field, o. The relative merits of thes
machines are pretty well understoO,
by the farmers of Portage county.
OF PLOwS,
there was fair exhibit. Conspicuous
among them were the Oliver Chilled
Plow, represented by David NJ. King
of Mantua. and r. F. Thompson, o
Ravenna; the new Buckeye Clipper
the VIM. Ansoh Wood, and Others
The Oliver Chilled seemed to attrac
the greatest notice. 1t is manufactur
ed by the Oliver Chilled PlOw Works
near South Bend, Ind. ,One of the mos
extensive plOw manufactures i'll tn,
world, their works covering over thir
ty acres of ground, turning out daily
500 hand plows of different patterns
and 100 Sulky Plows. With such vas
facilities, no pains are spared to max,
the most approved patterns.
IN FLORAL HALL,
The Fruit Department was more va
ried than in preceding years, nea
SOC entries, and over 700 specimens.
Frank Ford & Sons occupied two o
the central booths with their exhibits
of over $50 varieties of garden anC
field seeds, S5 varieties of Potatoes, 2
of corn, SO varieties of apples, and IS
OF pears, besides many plates of ap
pies, pears and grapes, aud vegetable.
in the main hall. Much credit is due
them in their efforts to maintain th,
splendid exhibits for which Portage
county is celebrated.
Geo. w. Dean, of Franklin, also
had fine large display of fruits which
drew freely upon the red cards. Hi.
zeal aud interest in the Society ha.
helped largely to sustain it for many
years.
OF domestic manufactures, canned
fruits, jellies, ETC., there was the great
est variety, attractive to the eye, and
pleasant to the taste.
The vegetable and grain depart
ments made a good showing, but not
superior to former years.
The leading business houses of the
city were we'll represented.
G. A. Myers had tasteful, well Sc.
lected display of goods in his line.
DRY GOODS.
The we'll known houses of A. II,
Smith, Chas. E. Poe, and d. M. Clew.