Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-29
Established in 1918.
THE FAIR
In Full Blast Nov and Still More
To Come.
A Good Display of Farm Products, Stock
and Merchandise Skin Games Being
Worked Moderate Crowd

At the time THE CHRONICLE goes to
press the Fair in progress and the second
day is half gone. A moderate crowd is
in attendance, but there is every promise
that it will be greatly increased G e Tie
day draws to a close. A tour OF the
grounds this "wednesday morning shows
that the interest in displays OF goods,
stock and products at our Fair is reviv-
ing. although at that hour not every
thing that will be shown was on the
grounds. and the arrangement or what
was there had not been completed. Our
,pace will only allow a brief mention OF
what is there seen.
The Floral Hall contains more than it
has for wears. B. Il. Johnston shows In
tasteful style bedroom sets, parlor sets,
and chairs, ali of elegant designs and
finish, He also exhibits his celebrated
folding bath tub, which is nice enough
for a parlor ornament, if you wish to
place it there.
CT. LaRoche exhibits one of the fam
GUS mahogany Everett pianos; also the
Claugh & Warren organs, better than
which there is none.
c. Trolls Sons make a good display of
fancy dry goods.
A dresser, the property of James Har-
rison, and made with pocket-knife by
James Mulligan, late United States
prisoner in the county Jail, is on exhibit
tion as a specimen of skill.
Amos Mcbride makes fine exhibit
of carriages, buggies and carts. They
are all of approved style and finish, and
if you need anything of this kind look at
them.
d. II. Mcbride shows in good style
wagons. buggies and farming imple-
mentS.
VIM. Seidwitz has very fine exhibit
of harness, saddles and brides, which
show the finest workmanship A large
display of fancy work is also on exhibit
tion.
The big pumkin and other vegetables
are there in profusion.
The display of stock is also good, but
extended notice can not be given this
week. Candy Giffen has seven head of
fine Holstein cattle, among which is
fine bull calf, months old. weighing $50
pounds. r.. h Giffen exhibits eight head
of Holstein cattle and twelve head of
Jerseys. The latter is the Jersey herd
that took the grand sweepstakes prize at
Detroit, recently. Among these also is
the famous COW, Queen Elsie, which gave
2lOO gallons of milk within year. John
Clark, of Louisville, also exhibits a
Polled- Angus COW, fine animal.
In the sheep department there is an
excellent exhibit In the National De-
laine breed b. M. Loper, of Louisville,
]. V. and r. d. Sutton, of Glencoe, and
Stewart and Giffen, of Franklin. make
splendid exhibits. Go and see them. All
are certainly No. sheep and the wool
from them brings fancy price. If you
want to see the best grades of American
Merino sheep look at Oliver Watkins, of
Maynard, and John Clark's of Louisville,
or if you want Shropshires, John Coffiand
has them. Each variety displays the best
qualities of their class. There is the
usual display of good horses, and on the
whole the Fair shows great improve
ment over former years.
Heatherington's band furnishes the
music and it is good music, too.
The only fault that can be found is the
large number fakils and blacklegs that
are conducting skin games on the ground.
These fellows are in fact only licensed
thieves, as their game is invariably to
rob the unsophisticated man who bites.
Many people have not enough sense to
know that these fellows cannot be beat
en- at their own game, and for that reason
people who of themselves will bite on
such proposition ought to be protect
ed The fair managers cannot in justice
to their patrons, allow such gambling de-
vices to operate, and in the absence of
action on their part, the local police of
ficers should close out the games, con-
duct the operators to the corporation
line, give them a shove, and tell them to
keep shy of the town hereafter. 1t is to
be hoped that in the interest of a good
fair all these gamblers be driven from the
grounds.
A merry.go-round furnishes innocent
amusement, and is well patronized. The
usual peanut, lemonade and lunch stands
are in operation and seem to be doing
only a moderate business. There will be
a great crowd On Thursday, and of course
you will be among the number.
Death of Miss Niblick.
Miss Mary Niblick died at the home OF
her brother, James Niblick, on the Grit
fifth farm, near Louisville, Thursday OF
last week She came to her brothers
home some three months age, since which
time she has been continuously and Sc