The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-07

alittle cool for outdoor enjoyment, but
that is much better than too warm. By
afternoon even this objection was out
Of the way. The air was bracing as
tonic, just warm enough, just cool
enough.
There was a good attendance. 1t was
children's day, and the public schools
had a holiday. Most OF them were at
the fair, with enough adults to make a
good showing. The attendance was
yariously estimated at from 5000 TO
5000. All considered, the latter figure
was nearest the truth.
Yesterday, though the second day,
proved really the fret day, and 1t was
certainly an encouraging start for the
annual fair. Both the bridges to the
Island did a big business, the street
cars carried everybody who had pa
tience to await their uncertain arrival,
the naptha yacht ferries were well
patronized, and two steamboats, carried
good loads from the wharf to the river
gate OF the grounds every few minutes.
Nobody expected as good a day as 1t
turned out to be.
On the grounds there was scene OF
unusual activity for so early in the
week. There was never fair when
so many divers privileges" were sold,
and this, too, in spite of the fact that
the association ruled off all wheels OF
fortune and other gambling games.
There are dining booths, photograph
tents, candy makers, hot waffle people,
fruit stands, cane racks, ball throwing
frames, striking machines, an "observa-
ton Wheel" phonograph, a fine
merry-go-round and no end OF other
devices. These, when innocent, ADJ
materially to the enjoyment OF tho
fair. There is one thing which ought
to receive the careful attention OF the
officers, and that's healleged "anatomi-
cal museum" If the lecturer" for
this concern is a fair specimen OF the
whole outfit, it is tough.
GOOD BIG SHOW.
In all the departments the show is
full and good. The cattle, class horses,
sheep and swine are as numerous as
ever at this fair, and there ia a notice.
able Improvement in quality. Prize
winners Of former years would not be
sin it" this year. In the poultry show
there was never larger number Of
birds but once before, while for fine
and interesting show this one was
never surpassed.
The judging Of live stock was begun
yesterday. The Judge of class horses
was delayed in his arrival, and the
passing on the horses will be begun to-
day.
Interested crowds inspected the stock
display yesterday. There was con-
stantly moving line OF people around
the pens, each having a favorite class.
1t was notable fact that most of the
people were city folks, and the interest
they took in the live stock and poultry
was all the more striking for this
reason.
Included in the poultry display was
a lot OF rabbits, which caught the chill
dren in great shape.
In horticultural hall the show OF
fruits and vegetables seemed to give the
lie to all the gloomy reports OF failure
OF crops and yields. There has not
often been better show OF the products
OF the orchard, vine and field. The
jellies, preserves, bread and cake, and
similar things, are also up to any at
previous fairs, while the floral display,
while perhaps not including as many
specimens, is certainly made up OF
rarer and more interesting plants and
flowers.
Taken all in all, the opening of the
fair was the most suspicious in. the his
tory OF the association.