The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-05
A GREAT EXHIBITION
OF Farmers Of Maryland, West
Va, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT
Hon, ". L.. Wilson DIsapf,oia,s tho
Audience In his Speech
, ful Termination OF the Ciarks.
burg Falr-lsacing Events.
speeia! Di,patch TO he Int,liee,,eer,

speetd! Df'paseh to The Lnt.lisenctr.
MARrlsspuRo. W. Va, Sept. 4.-Thc
exhibition at Morgan'B Grove to-day
was unusually interesting and has
proven TO DO tho most successful display
tie Society hos ever given to the public.
The success Of this exhibition hus been
truly wonderful. Although in It's in.
fancy, 1t has been so operated by the
directors that. It far. surpasses any agri.
cultural or stock show in tho country.
The Board OF Directors are DR.. A. S.
Reynolds, President, assisted by ,hir.
teen Vice Presidents; ". N. Lemen,
Secretary; G. 7. Licklilder, Treas
urer, and Colonel William A, Nor.
gan, Chief Marshal. "Wednesday was
Farmers Day and the crowd was esti-
mated at q. 900 from Mary. and, Virginia.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, a
great many alliances from these States
attended In body. Addresses we're
made by Daniel uet!sbower,. Of ,JeiIer.
son county; Hon. John ]. Janney. Of
Berkeley, and DR.. A. 2. Thompson. Of
Clarke county, Va, There was large
parade Of stock, including all the horses
and cattle on exhibition, all Of. which
were in fine condition. The exhibit Of
stock from Washington county, Nd.
was small this year, by reason Of the
bridge over the river at Shepherdstown
having been washed away, and the
danger OF transportation in e. fsrrv boat.
Miss Maggie -.McGraw, -of ,Harper's
Ferry, was awarded set of silver TEA
spoons for being tho most hand.
sanmely dressed lady on tho ground.
Other features Of the day were
the sack and foot races for
boys. The former was very amusing.
Edmund Lee won the prizs, s.; ia the
sack contest, and Jacob Knott was
awarded pair OF shoes for having won
in tho foot race.
To-day was Democratic dav, An i'm.
mense crowd, estimated at 5000, was
present to hear the Free Trade prince,
Hon. W. L. Wilson, speak. Hs was re.
ccived at the train by the receiving com.
mittee and the Hagerstown band, and
escorted to the grounds. At II o'clock
he aecended the speaker's platform. |
John O.. Aglionby introduced him in a |
neat address. When be rose TO speak |
there was little applause, and as he made
q non.political address he received yery
little more. His Democratic friends
were considerably disappointed, as they |
expected him to make his usual dema. |
gogic speech.
The other speakers were A. J. We'd.
derburn, OF Alexandria, Va, who is
Secretary OF the Virginia State Grange
ani Legislative National Executiy. Com.
mittee, and Hon. J. p. Hall, Of Philippi.
W. Va, Past Grand Master Of the West
Virginia State Grange. Both speakers
we're introduced by Hon.. D. @. Western
hayer, OF Martinsburg, in appropriate
addresses. Col. Henry Shepherd mads |
u three hours exhibit Of his tne blooded
horses aud Jersey cattle.
Miss Mamie Grant, OF shepherds.
town, was adjudged the prize for being
the prettiest lady there, and Miss Bru:
baugh, OF Hagerstown, received the sec.
ond prize. Numerous other prizes in
minor contests were also awarded.