The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-04
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est Virginia Central Agricultural
Mechanical Society began Monday
81 the old fair grounds. The day
was spent IN receiving and arrang.
mig exhibits and the marshals anc
ta1its were very busy from morn
until night at this work. The
fay was a decided success from the
audpOint of the numbers of visit
0rs. From 1900 to 1000 people
visited the grounds during the day
The second day opened with cool
weather and prospects of the latter
being ideal throughout the fair. The
trains all brought throngs of visit
ors and other throngs came in car
fiaees and other vehicles, until there
had gathered an even larger multi
Jude than attended in years past on
this day. Fully three thousand poo
pie were on the grounds.
The races of the day we're a 2 20
trot, 3 rs pace, one-ha.f mile dash
and fhree-fourth mile dash.
The pike or the midway Is larger
and more attractive than ever in the
long history of the fair. There are
Two merry-go-rounds, number ot
fortune tellers, an electric theatre
shooting galleries. photograph gal
leries. diversified shows under tents
and other attractions too numerou
to mention and they are so conven'
iently ARRANGED as to please all VIII
visit and enjoy them. The Ferris
wheel is absent to the regret of
hundreds, who had groTS to love it
But the additional attractions are a
good substitute.
The grounds are in splendid shape
the fences have been whitewashed as
well as the buildings and improve
nents have been made on the build
ings so that everything is in first.
class condition and very inviting.
The exhibits in floral hall are
simply immense and it presents
panorama of beauty. Among the
exhibits are handsome displays of
china, cutlery and dry goods and
millinery by the Parsons-Souders
Company, Smyrna and Wilton rugs
richly displayed by the d. NJ. Ogder
Company, Godfrey Carpet Com
pany's rare and beautiful display of
curtains and portieres, Thompson
Music Companies pianoG and othC1
musical instruments. the massive
pyramidical floral display in the cen
ter, fancy articles by the ladies,
jellies, cakes. bread. etc. pictures
and other numerous articles.
In machinery hall are large and
handsome exhibits of the Home Fur
nishing Company. such as dining
roomset. kitchen ranges and cabinets
and kitchen arranged for the ball-
ing Of biscuits, the contest in which
viii take place Wednesday, Tate &
McCune's plumbing display. Stout's
china store as center piece very ele-
CANT indeed, Riley & Stewartss fine
sadd1 and harness display, the Singer
Sewing Machine Company. two
superbly arranged and rich looking
bed room suits bv the Palace F1rnI-
ture &. Undertaking Company to- r.
gether.with pianos and other music.
aI-iastrnnentS, vegetables and CO.
.realsg=etc.
The poultry house is simply over
run the displays Being the most nun
erous, and The bestsin years and the
the;sanie the grcate:t ever
The live stock display is not to be
excelled anv where.sss!EThe clase"s arc
nh filed with as fine specimens ar
ever grew. Among the cattle ex-
hibits arc IA Holsteins by ]. A. Wat
son, of Youngstown. Ohio, with n
four-year-old bull weighing $500
pounds, and three-year-old cow
weighing 1870 pounds. Robert
Watson of the same place has IL
Short Horn Durhams. The bull
weighs $500 and bnll
calf eight-months-old 1000 pounds.
Hiram Burnside, of Wolf Summit.
hrs six fine Durhams. w. g. Bum !
gardner. of Craigmoor. has Short
Horns and Aberdeens. John d. "
Pickens, of Quiet Dell. has II head
Of Polled Angus with big bull weigh
ing 2.1oO. and fve-year-old. w. II. h
Hall. of Auburn. has IL head Of 1
Hcrefords and Bond Brothers. Of n
Hackers Creek, have "a Herefords.
Granville Goodman. of Lewis coun
=ev. has fine Hereford bull weigh
ing 2,1oO.
There are a dozen pens of fine hogs I
and about 40 pens Of sheep. The {
1sorsa show is also filled in every {
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outside of the race program the
dav was spent in Judging exhibits {
and awarding premiums.