Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-31
THE INWOOD FAIR.
The Exhibition Enjoys a Very
Successful Year.
LARGE CROWDS PRESENT.

LARGE CROWDS PRESENT.
The few days of the Inwood Fail
were enjoyable occasions to the larg,
crowds of people who attended. The
fair itself was very good. The exhibit.
were not as large quite us that of lasl
year, but it was better. The agricul
tural department contained the finest
display, having in it the choicest fruits
vegetables and grains. The ladies did
not hold their own in their department
i'll the point of size Of display, but the
quality was everything TO be desired.
There Were some very fine stock and
the display of agricultural implements
and vehicles was very large one.
Good crowds attended each day.
Thursday more than five thousand
people were on the grounds. There
wss an absence of special features
which ought to be corrected another
year, but there were many attractions
on the grounds in the form Of side
shows and the like which were enjoy
ed and literally patronized.
Tuesday and Wednesday were une-
ventful days and were taken up with
arranging the exhibits and awarding
the premiums which we give below.
Thursday the only thing out of the or
binary was the ladies riding match
which was won by Miss Maize McDon-
aid.
The awarding of premiums was the
most interesting feature Wednesday.
This is the first year the association has
ever given cash premiums, and while
they are small, ere sufficient to stima-
late exhibits. The first premiums
awarded were as follows:
IN THE LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT.
Hunter Ramsburg, best Southdown
sheep w. P. Coe, best Shropshire
sheep Thos. Barrett, best COW over
three years old Charles Shipe, best ex-
hibit of Poland China hogs Fred
Staub, best Berkshire sow; ]. l..
Staub, best registered Jersey COW
Sherrard Brothers, best standard bred
FLY two years old VIM. Cockrill,
best sucking colt heavy draft +;
James Boyle, best Percheron stall
lion Hite Marshall, best mare for
general purposes under two years old T;
w. M. Rice, best four-year-old geIding;
Harry Stewart, best filly for general
purposes two years old and best yearling
FLY; A. G. Legg, best stallion for gen
erel purposes Carter Norningstar, best
riding mare H. Stewart, best pair of
horses in harness w. n. Buckles,
best single mare in harness A. g.
Legg, best driving stallion.
IN TIE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
NJ. b. Weidman, best display of
onions, r. c. Burkhart, best display
of vegetables b. l.. Tabler, best dis
play of potatoes George W. Feidt, best
squash and cucunlbers, G. w. Mish,
best Lima beans John Brathwait, best
peck tomatoes; III. C. Miller, largest
onions; Strother Green, largest head
of cabbage ; S. c. Lupton, best display
of peaches r. G. Burkhart, best varie-
ty of pears G. G. Borum, largest dis
play of fruits. G. ID. Kilmer, tallest
stalk corn Z. S. Henshaw, best bushel
white and yellow corn John w. Fish
al, best bushel longberry wheat J. w.
Gray, best specimen millet Thomas
Barrett, best bushel rye and best bush
Ell black oats f; George Mish, best clover
and timothy seed Chas. II. Fletcher.
largest variety of fruits.
The following first premiums were
in the ladies department
A. X. Kyner, largest variety of wines,
also best Catawba wines Miss Helen
Hawk best blackberry wine; Mrs. J.
F. Staub, best gingerbread Miss Lilly
Clendening, best jelly cake and grape
wine J. w. Buckles, best cider vine
gar Mrs. Quenzel, best angel food
cake Miss Virginia Fitz, best chocolate
cake I; Miss Anna Henson, best display
of flowers G. ii. Quenzel, best crayon
picture Mrs. George Campbell, best
figure-painting in oil Miss Lou Cor
don, best marine painting /; Mrs. ID. c.
Westenhayer, handsomest art display :;
J. w. Miller, largest display of musical
instruments.
The following ladies got first pren;-
ums on fancy needle work Miss Ella
Burke, Mrs. ]. G. Tabler, Mrs. l.. b.
Iardeila, MIS-. c. A. Miller, Mrs. Horace
Moore, Miss Fannie Negley, Mrs. ID.
c. Westenhaver, Miss Julia Lucas,
Mrs. George Mish, Mrs. Anna Hughes,
Miss May Bowers, Miss Emma West,
Mrs. Ida MeCarty, Mrs. NJ. V. Hawk,
Miss Jennie Cane, Miss Bette Wilt
shire, Mrs. NJ. A. Stout, Miss Anna
Tabb, Miss Quenzel, Mrs. James Me
Donald.
In the mechanical department, ]. II.
Miller & Sons were awarded first prem
ium for largest display of bicycles !;
& Stewart, for largest dis
play of bugsies and agricultural inn
plements w. c. Weist, Of Kabletown,
best buggy, and c. Il. Seabright, of
was awarded first premium
for largest exhibit of poultry. X.
G. Burkhart, best setter dog and
best pointer pup William Lewis,
best shepherd dog &c. c. Getzendanner,
best English setter.
Friday marked the close Of the most
successful Fair that has ever been Held
at Inwood. From dawn until late in
the evening all roads leading in that
direction were lined with conveyances.
loaded with people whose destination
was Inwood. As is usual on the clos
ing day, much of the stock and the
exhibits Ia the several de
partments had been removed, but this
did not seem to lessen the attendance.
The baby show was the morning at
traction and it was big exhibition.
About twenty-five candidates for the
different prizes re epresented- 1t was
hard work judging among so many II
tie beausipS who was the nrpftiesf and