Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-08-26
POURING IN.
A Steady Stssm Of Live Stock and
Exhibits
At The FAIR GROUNDS, YESTERDAY.
Everybody Working Hard to Get filings IN
Order.
SLIGHT BLAZE Oh fHE GROUNDS.

The work of getting the big State Fair
in preeentable shape made noticeable pro-
gress yesterday, and last night many az
hibits we're i, fairly good order, while
something had been done toward fixing mp
displays in every department Of the eI'
hibits or allotments of space. Live stock
came in rapidly all day, and last night
there were heavy arrivals. which will Be
largely augmented to-day and tonight.
Some of the stock this time is from long
distances. For instance, g. s. Button, who
comes from away up in Northern New
York, brought in three cars Of fine Chester
hogs, and big lot of chickens. Other Ar
rivals of stock were q carof hogs from Wal
lace wuchter, of Ohio; car Of sheep from
]. K. Bailey, Of Washington county, Pa.
a herd Of Jersey cattle from W. ]. Gibson,
of Newcastle, Pa; herd Of Holstine cat
tie from z. Wheeler, and herd of Devons
from Robert Boyd, both Of Golfers Sta,
ticn, Brooke county, and SO on. Fully
fifty head of speed horses have arrived,
and all will be on hands to-day. Poultry
il also coming IN fast, and one or two cats
are in the cages prepared for them in the
poultry department, with prospects for
aoits q good display in this line.
The Ohio county commissioner. Mr.
James Dixon, has magnificent display OF
fruit in place in horticultural Hall, the
showing being very good. Fruits aud jsl-
lies are also coming in rapidly in this de-
partment. A number Of exhibits also ar
rived III Machinery Hall, and intelligence
was received yesterday that there were
forty car loads of agricultural implements,
farm machinery, live stock. etc on the
Pan. Handle ct Steubenville, awaiting
transportation down over the @. 4 p. road.
The Main Building is hourly growing 10
attractiveness. Fully fifty people were
working in it oil day yesterday, aud some
of the displays will he away ahead OF any
thing ever seen there. A large consign-
ment of ported plants arrived during the
dsy for the fountain. In the Eighth De
psrtmsnt, made up Of art needlework, etc
Mrs. Egerter will have a magnificent dis
play, and already the committee finds itself
cramped for room in the cases. The Art
Department will also be more than usually
attractive.
Some of the exhibitors find Themselves
but to good deal of Inconvenience in get
ting their goods to the grounds by reason
of the damage to railroads. Farmers along
the line of the Pittsbnrg division OF the
B. & O find themselves practically cut of,
but the promise of getting trains through
by to-day will aid many in getting 10 the
grounds Some stuff is going clear
around by Pittsburg. aud then crossing t.
Steubenyille on the Panhandle aud down
the Ohio side Of the @. p.
The weather, from present appearances,
will be simply delightful, and the attend
ancs will consequently he large. Farmers
are coming from sections not often repre-
sented at the Fair. For instance, one gen
tleman from back in Monroe county, o ,
saws he knows of dozen farmers who are
coming who have never been on the Fair
Grounds since the Association was organ.
lied.
To-day will he buoy one for exhibitors
and farmers. The general public will be
excluded from the grounds rigidly, in Of
der to give exhibitors chance to get along
without interruption.
About half-psst five yesterday afternoon
there was 3 slight fire ct the grounds.
The locomotive headlights under the can
vas cover Of the poultry department were
lighted up, to allow of the prosecution OF
work, and the heat from one Of the big
lamps set the canvas in blszs. Forth
nstely the accident was discovered almost
Immediately, and the flames were extin-
guished with little damage.
Among the County Commissioners APP
pointed to be in attendance upon the Ex'
hibition Of the resources of the State, is
Prot. S. b. Brown, principal Of the Glen
vile Normal School. The Professor, who
will have charge of the Gilmer county ex-
hibit, arrived in the city last evening.