Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-10-06
Shenandoah County Fair.
Eight ANNUAL FXHIBITTON.
Splendid Display Of Farm Pro
ducts, Fruits, Stock, Machinery,
Household Articles &c.

During Saturday and Monday many
persons were busy getting their exhibits
track horses. &C., to the Fair Grounds
Saturday and Sunday the weather look
ed exceedingly unpromising, and caused
the spirits of large number OF people to
drop down close to zero, bot Monday was
bright, sunny day, causing every one to
pitch in with vim that promised well
for fine display, such as has always dis
tinguished the Shenandoah County Fair,
and made it rank so far ahead of its com
petitors.
All day Monday the ladies comprising
the committee of arrangements were busy
arranging and decorating the Main Build
ing, and the result has been such as to re.
feet great credit upon their taste and
skill and call forth the highest praise of
the crowd who thronged the large build
ing during the days OF the exhibition.
On Tuesday morning the 9Th animal
Fair opened, and in a short time the Yisi
tors commenced 4ockiDg in, and it was
soon plain to see that if the weather con-
tinued favorable it would be one of the
most successful the Society has ever held.
The various departments were found to
be fully up to the standard of previous
years. and in a number of instances were
superior. The display of horses. cattle,
hogs and sheep was very fine, as was also
that of poultry. In the Ladies Depart
ment the display is, as usual perfectly
bewildering, especially to one of the
sterner sex. But what all can compre.
bend is the appitlsing array Of canned
fruits and vegetables, preserves, jellles,
jams, cakes, pics, tarts, bread. &c, and
on the wine counter bottles of the fragrent
juices made from every fruit and vege-
table grown in the country, and far purer
and better than any of the high priced
imported wines.
On the FIRST flor the exhibits are far
handsomer than ever before, among them
being the splendid display of furniture
and household goods of Herman Wise, of
Harrisonburg, and Frayel & Feller, of
this place, the big and at r1ciive
piano, organ and musical display
Of Mr.. G. W. Bragg, of Niddletown.
Frederick county, thu big and fetching
array of suburb clothing, gents furnish
ings, &c, made by the well known and
popular clothing house of Van Peit &
Walton, of Woodstock, who never fail to
show what a magnificent stock they
carry at all times. Another display that
attracted much attention was the exhibit
of woodwork made by the Winchester
Manufacturing Co. Mr. Eberly, the we'll
known pottery manufacturer Of ST. a.
burg, made fine showing wiki his hand
some ware, and was a centre of attrac-
ten for many persons. As usuasl Nr. "
Yetter, one OF the best known sewing ma
chine dealers Of the Va LEY, had a very
attractive array of sewing machines as
we'll as a large number of beautiful specl.
mems of the work done on them. The
Garage factory of l.. J. Golden, of harti-
sonburg, also had on exhibition several
stylisn vehicles, the products Of bis es-
tablshment.
As this has not been a very good fruit
year every one was agresbly surprised to
see the magnificent layout, especially of
apples, which comprised many of the best
improved varieties, plainly showing
Shenandoah to be among the leading fruit
producing counties of the State.
The display of grains, vegetables and
other farm and garden products was
worth going long ways to see and re-
Elected The highest credit upen our Shen-
andosh farmers. who are unquestiobably
among the most intelligent and PROCESS
i've in the State.
The entertainments on the track
embraced a very creditabe performance
by Wichita Jacks Wild West show, and
that of Maj. Duncan c. Ross and com
panions.
In the four.year-old trotting race Mr..
Cops Billy W., a SHENANDOAH horse,
won, with Dr. D. D. Carriers Oneida
Wilks second, and Maud Purdy, entered
By Geo. Geary, third Best time 305.
In the running half mile dash Mountain
Girl Frederick county, Va, horse owned
by J. F. Strother, won, with Lexington,
owned by II. W. Anderson, of Winchester
second, and Little Vol third.
The weather was bright and warm,
and the crowd was about as large as it
usually is on the first day.
Tuesday night the sky became over
clouded, and rain commenced falling by
midnight, and Wednesday morning broke
with lowering sky and a steady rain
that 'ffoctually precluded all hopes for
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