Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-08

The Shenandoah County Fair.
The Shenandoah County Fair will be-
gin on Tuesday, Oct, 18th, aud continue
four days.
Entries in the several departments are
encouraging. There will be fine dis.
play Of cattle, Judging from the number
for which stalls have been engaged. The
entries of horses indicate better dis
play than they have had for some years.
The ladies' department of this Far has
always been of a superior character, sur
passing the exhibits Of any fair in this
section. We have reason to believe that
this year will be no exception. Under
tue efficient management OF Mrs. Gen.
j, II. Williams, we expect to see a dis
play that will do full justice to the
domestic qualifications of our fair ladies.
The fruit display, we have reason to
believe, will be a credit to the county
The great Attraction Of the Fair.
Pawnee Bilps Wild West. will attract an
unusually large crowd. Our people, OF all
classes, know the character OF this show.
1t has been greatly enjoyed by sll of
them The writer of this article saw 1t |
several months ago and has no hesitancy |
in saying that it Is much better In many
respects than when il was here six years
ago IL is faithful presentation of Indian
life aud life IN the far West. 1t presents
truly the rugged features of that life,
as they were. The fine body Of Comanohe
aud Sioux Indians that are now with tho
show give a faithful representation Of
The life of these red men of the forests.
They appear in their wigwams surround
ID by squaws and pappOoses; they ap-
pear as did their fathers when they at
acked the stage Goa Chez on the plains;
hey appear as the stealthy ssvages at
acking the lonely hut of the trapper; ,
md they thus enable all TO form a cor II
ect idea OF Indian life, in all its phases. !
ibis show needs no defence at our
lands. Onr people who havt seen it !
now what it Is. II any of its features
re rough it is because it is necessary in '
living faithful representation of the j
fe of the Cow Boy, the Mexican, the
indian, aud the early settlers of the
Testern country.
AS to the tntimatlon that gambling de- ,
ices are spread over the grounds of the !.
hen. Co. Fair, &c. the people know how
luch importance to attach to such state +,
tents and how far they are correct. 1t
unnecessary to state that the manage =,
tent of this Fair, for years, have not al
~ed gambling devices of any kind upon
. grounds They give the people the OF r
ortunItY of exhibiting the excellent
roducts of this far famed Shensndoa n
alley. The exhibitions which they =
ave made in former years have been q
redit TO the entire State. Our exhibit OF
henandoah fruit has been transferred
ON this Fair to the State FAIR. We
lrnestly hope that our people will
IKE unusual interest in this Fair and b
leir exhibits prove to the world the,
nth of the opinion that there 10 no y
lirer land than this. =
This Fair ha, proved beneficial to =.
ANY of our farmers. 1t has greatly lm- VI
roved the character of the stock. The oil
rst year, orr display Of Improved stock
AS all from other sections. today our It
WI farmers can exhibit improved horses =,
attic, hogs, sheep, and the finest strains
fowls. Another feature of the Fair
'nders it popular with oar people. Hun az
reds of our citizens who have bee -,
parated meet here upon the Fair -
rounds and reney old friendships aud %
quaintance-hip. The low rates of fare II
lable many to meet their friends who
ould not otherwise do so. Our infor-
alton from many sections indicates that
lat there will be an unusually large
ovid at the Fair this year. tr