The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
THE State FAR 70 OPEN
On the Associations Grounds on
the Island To-day.
EVERYTHING IN READINESS


The eighth annual exhibition of the
West Virginia Exposition and State Fair
Association will open on the Associa-
TONS grounds on the south end Of
Wheeling Island this forenoon.
The grounds and race course are in
perfect condition, and the buildings are
more spacious and ornamental than ever
before. The new pavilion for fruits and
the like is very handsome addition to
the facilities and leaves the old horticnl-
tural hall free for the exposition of the
States resources by counties, which bids
fair to be one OF the most interesting
features OF the fair. Some OF the ex-
hibits of the counties were already in
place Saturday, among these being a
solid pillar OF coal feet by 2, and about
8 feet high, which is from Monongalia
county.
All day Saturday and yesterday boats
and trains brought in live stock, horses
and machinery. The machinery hall i:
well filled. There are one or two novel
features OF this years display here.
The horse show will excel anything
ever seen in this vicinity. There were
added this year forty.ilye new stalls fol
horses, and yet all the old ones and these
tprty.tive new ones were filled Saturday
and yesterday workmen had TO altel
fifteen additional cattle pens for use u
horse stalls. There are already On thu
grounds, also, more hogs and pigs than
were ever gathered together at one time
and there are number OF entries to ar
rive early this morning. The sheer
show is also great, and the cattle seem K
be unlimited in number. The poultry
show is fine and large. There are {
number OF dogs and eats entered.
The racing stock is nearly all in the
stables and has been in training fol
some time.
Manager Tracy, of the W. U. Tele
graph office, put wire into the grounds
yesterday and placed q couple Of instru
ments for the accommodation OF those
having business by wire from the
grounds.
The fakirs are already on hand, putting
IN tents, fixing stands and booths, set
ting up striking machines and oil sorts
OF catch-penny affairs. There is thirty
ing restaurant already in full blast in the
orchard, photograph tent up and
merry 20 round ready TO rake in the
nickels.
In the main exposition building there
are number OF unusually handsome
displays. A water motor has been put
in to run sewing machines.
James Dixon, OF Ohio county, was the
first man from this section to bring in
an exhibit. He has the best fruit dis
play ever seen on the grounds, and the
management are extremely gratlted nj
the encouraging outlook.
Among the County Commissioners
appointed to be in attendance upon the
Exhibition of the resources OF the State
is Prof. S. B. Brown, principal OF the
Chenille Normal School. The PROBES
sor, who will have charge OF the Gilmel
county exhibit, arrived in the city Sat
urday evening.
The weather, from present appear
ances, will be simply delightful, and the
attendance will consequently be large
Farmers are coming from sections mo-
often represented at the fair. For in
stance, ONE gentleman from back il
Monroe county, O., says he knows OF
dozen farmers who are coming " no have
never been on the fair grounds since the
Association was organized.
About half-past five Saturday afternoon
there was n slight fire at the grounds
The locomotive headlights under the
canvass cover ofthe poultry department
were lighted up, to allow ofthe prosecu'
ton of the work, and the heat from one
of the big lamps set the canvass in 0
blaze. Fortunately the accident was
discovered almost Immediately, and the
flames were extinguished with little
damage.