Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-31
CITY DAY.
LEADS ALL Tax REST, IN POINT OF AffBND'
ANCB AT THE STATE FAIR.


Now for the Last DAY.
Only once or twice in the history OF the
State Fair Association has there been more
people upon the grounds than attended the
Exposition yesterday.
AS consequence the Board of Directors
were able to say, last night, that they
could zee their way clear to paying expen-
ses, and with any thing like the attendance
there should be to-day, they may, for once
in their lives, come out little ahead, and
thus be enabled TO give us, next year,
erander and more comprehensive Fair
than ever.
The people began to go early, yesterday,
and they kept it up late.
As soon as half-past FIVE o'clock in the
morning, the advance guard Of the multi
tude put in an appearance, and by seven
they were crossing the river in considers-
BILE numbers Two hours later, and there
were several thousand on the grounds, and
By noon the arrivals had gone away up.
Of course, q considerable number of those
in attendance left, as the meridian hour
arrived, but they were scarcely missed, 30
many had come with lunch baskets, pre-
pared to spend the entire day on the
grounds. or had intended 10 get their din
nsrs at some of the many lunch-counteIs
with which the enclosure abounds.
Soon after twelve had struck the rush
of the afternoon commenced, and for the
next two or three hours there was regu-
lar scramble to get in the gates, and the
ability of the ticket takers and money
changers to accommodate those who
swooped down upon them, was strained
to the utmost. A regular procession OF
eager pilgrims poured across the suspen-
sion bridge, or trooped down the wharf to
the ferries, while hundreds came across
the Island from the Ohio side, andall these
converging streams OF people, meeting on
South Front street, made that pretty
look rs though mass meet
ing had been turned loose upon it.
Although itlwas "City Day" it was not
the city people who made up the big crowd,
according to the estimates of those at the
gates. The country folks were there in
great numbers, IA well "a the citizens of
the neighboring towns, while the rail-
roads brought in very large loads Of visi-
tors from distant points. All these COM
bined made up an aggregate fully equal
to the citizens of Wheeling proper, and
swelled the crowd up to most satlsfac-
tory size. During the afternoon, and es-
pecially in the interval between noon and
the ringing of the bell for the first race,
the various buildings were crowded to
,uffocation, and in the Main Building it
was often impossible to get along, one be-
coming hopelessly jsmmed and wedged in
among the mass which struggled to get
llong the aisles. The displays were oil in
,plendid shape, and were favorably COM
nented upon universally By the throng- |
Dg thousands.
Among the exhibits which are this year
better than usual, although not yet up to |
it should be in this section, is wool. |
Besides the twenty-five samples of long |
md short wool sent in as part of the Mon |
,ngalia display, there are y number OF
irst-class clips in horticultural Hall,
bout oil of them from Belmont county |
srmers. The wool is mostly Delaine
derino, and is all OF the first quality.
The exhibit of honey this year is not
arse, but is unusually fine in bad honey
rear. Most of the honey throughout this
ection is dark and strong this season, but
here is some very fine white product OF the
zee on exhibition.
The display of sheep was never better.
n the pens are some exceedingly line
,hropshires, much admired by the farmers
Who pass along the stalls. Among the swine
here are also some fine specimens that have
lever been surpassed, particularly in Po-
ands and Chesters. The number Of young
workers. is larger than for several years.
The fakirs had field day of it, yester-
lay, until along in the afternoon, when
ONE of the crooked folks were compelled
o close up and move off the grounds
There were several additions to the army
# shsrpers during the night, and they
bowed up bright and early. In the morn
rg a couple of them opened shell game
light in Front street, but were soon bounced
lpon by Officer McNichol. One of the
rtists took refuge in a neighboring house,
nd when the officer followed him, he was
threatened with cane. McNichol's pull
d his revolver, and the fellow weakened,
nd was locked up. The strange devices
or coaxing the reluctant dollar ont OF the
,ockets of the visitors to the grounds did
N unmolested and generally profitable
business until along in the afternoon, when
ONE of the worst were closed up. 1t was
lard to catch them. as they were on the
harp lookout for officers.
No farmer visiting the grounds should
all to carefully examine into the merits
md principles of working the dairy
from the government expert
mental station at the Morgantown Uni
-ersity. The machinery aud methods Of
are new and effective. The
is in charge Of Prot. Myers, a
PRACTICAL dairy man and a chemist OF
NATIONAL reputation.