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Morgan's Grove Fair.

snce good. The exhibits numerous and
creditable The amusements quite up to
expectation. Hospitality and good cheer
reached the proverbal mark.
The Morgan's Grove and the Interstate
Tournaments were, perhaps, the interesting
events Of the first day The result of the
first; Wright Morgan, of Berkeley county,
carried off first prize set Of buggy harness /;
R. T. Hoffman, Of Berkeley county second
prize, handsome saddle; II II. Grass, Of
Brunswick, Nd, third prize, riding bride.
The Inter State tournament followed
There were seven competitors for a hand
somely engraved silver cup. Mr.. Wright
Morgan won the cup, taking nire rings ::
Harry Burdette was second, with eight rings
The prizes were presented TO the victorious
knights by Hon G. W. Belthoover in an ell
oquent and appropriate speech f H.
Reinhar, managed the tournament.
Every stall and pen was taken in the live
stock department aud many fine specimens
were shown There has never been, proba
bly, as fine exhibit OF horses nor as many
competitive entries Among the principal
exhibitors were Aaron Kicker, of Pennsyl-
v,nia; J. Henry Smith William Line and
DR.. Gardner, of Maryland Philip Bush,
d. 4. Rover, H. B Wilt d. :. Snyder,
George Woker, Frank Manning, l.. ID.
Grtzendanner. John Reinbart, Z X Rein
hart, DE-. A. 5 REYNOLDS. : w. Huyett, j.
T. Watson, J. :. Coleman Thos. Files, W.
J.Moler and james Flanagan. Charles L
Jones, Of Kearneysvile, got the premium
Of ten dollars Tor the best four horse team.
There were some fine herds Of cattle. L
Ruth Turner, rayior Powell and Capt Eu
gene Baker exhibited short horns DR.. A.
). Reynolds, T. + Jones and A. c. Morgan,
Jerseys; j. r. Kearney Holsteins. A
splendid lot Of sheep were on exhibition
Shropshire and Southdown were shown by
E Reinhart, James Flanagan, John Rice
and r. :. Delauder Il Co; Cotswold by d
X. Hendricks. Poland China hogs were
exhibited by : Coleman, ID. p Lemaster
Harry Baue, Lynn Magruder and Joe Wal
per. A. c. Roper had fine lot of Chester
white hog-, twenty in all, and John w.
Sperow had some good specimens Of the
-ame variety.
The ladies department was snPerb-bun-
d 4 81 "a
quilt on which there are 500 squares and l6,-
100 pieces another guilt made Of calico
bought during the revolutionary war at a
cost of dollar yard. Benz. IIartzell ex-
hibited no varieties Of vegetables; Joseph
E. Smooth %; G. T. Licklider SO.
George Y Sperow had a pumpkin that
weighed l03 pounds. The display of fruit
was splendid G. 7. Licklid-r had s5 va
rieties of fruit in which there were 60 diiIer
eut sorts OF apples. Mr.. Morgan Stanley
had "a varieties Of apples.
The feature of the second day was the
public speaking. Hon. Josiah Patterson
member of Congress from Tennessee, and
Postmaster General Wilson, were booked foT
addresses, and the fact that they were to speak
caused the presence OF many prominent peo-
pie from this aud adjoining States Mr. JOS.
>. Miller, United States commissioner of in
ternal revenue, was among the interested
visitors. Col. Forres, W. Brown introduced
the speakers
Mr. Patterson, who made the first address
spoke on the financial question He made
a mastery argument in favor Of sound mon
ey, and his speech made impressions upon
the throng that heard it, lie took the po.
sition that the efrct Of the free coinage of sill
yer would inevitably be 10 drive the $780,
600 900 gold now in use from the circulation
of the country. He compared the countries
that had the gold standard with those that
had the silver, aud showed the degrees oil
progress and of civilization of each, and
made a striking illustration Of the wage
paid for labor iu them. He said the true
unit of value was a days labor, and men
were happiest and best of when they got
most for days work. They got most in
gold standard countries He evoked hearty
applause when he said he preferred Cleve
land to Weaver. Carlisle to Stewart, BILLY
Wilson to PETER He advised those South
ern men who had strsyed from the party
fold to come back home, even at tue risk oi
getting good spanking.
When Mr. Wilson was introduced he said
be indorsed and approved all that Colonel
Patterson had said on the money question
He ADVISED the farmers to favor the coinage
of a dollar from fifty cents worth Of silver
whenever the government would agree 4
call two peck. Of wheat or corn bu-hel.-
Coming to this subject "The Farmer anC
thiNew Tariff" Mr. Wilson said that th'
people were now so close together on th'
tariff that it was no longer partisan ques
sion. He believed that new era Of proper
ity was now dawning for the American far
mer. When President Cleveland took hi
stand for sound money, prosperity began t.
plume it.elf for such a flight as had neve
come TO our people The tariff laws enact
ed by the late Congress we're supplemental.
to this beneficial legislation.
The people prosper when they put them