The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-05
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CLARKsBuRG. Sept 5.The for
ueth annual fair of the West Virginia
Central. Agricultural & Mechanical
Society began Monday on the old fair
grounds. The day was spent in re.
ceivfng and arranging exhibits and
the narshals and assistants were very
busy from morning until night at this
work. The day was a decided sue.
cess from the standpoint of the mum.
beers Of visitors. From 500 to 1000
people visited the grotnds 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;
riages and other vehicles. until there
had gathered an even larger multi
tude. than attended in years past on
this day. Fully three thousand PEG.
pie were on the grounds.
The races OF the day were a 2:25
trot. 1925 pace. one.half mile dash
and three-fourtns mile dash.
The pike or the midway is larger
ana more attractive than ever in the
long history of the fair. There are
two merry-go-rounds, number of
fortune tellers, an electric theatre.
shooting galleries. Photograph gal
leries. diversified shows under tents
and other attractions too numerous
to mention and they are SO conven.
ient1y arranged as to please all who
visit and enjoy them. The Ferris
wheel is absent to the regret of
hundreds. who had grown 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 tile buildings and improve
ments 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 IL presents a
panorama of beauty. Among the
exhibits are handsome displays of
china, cutlery, and dry goods and
millinery by the Parsons-Soude rs
Company, smyrna and Wilton rugs
richly displayed by the d. NJ. Ogien
COMPANY Godfrey Carpet Com.
pany's rare and beautiful display of
curtains and portieres Thompson
Music Company's piano and other
musical Instruments, the massive
pyramidical floral display in the cen
ter. fancy articles by the ladies.
jellfes. 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
room set, kitchen ranges and cabinets
and a kitchen arranged for the bak-
ing of biscuits, the contest in which
will take place "Wednesday. Tate &
McCunes plumbing display. Stout's
china store as center piece very ele-
CANT indeed, Riley & stewards fine
saddle and harness display, the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, two SUI
perbly arranged and rich looking bed
room suits by the Palace Furniture
& Undertaking Company together with
pianos and other musical instruments;
vepe+ahIes and cereals, etc.
-'.- n~,,ltrv house is simply over
run the displays being the most num-
erous aud the best in years and the
interest in the same the greatest ever
The live stock display is not to be
exceled any where. The classes are
all filled with as fine specimens as
ever grew. Among the cattle ex-
hiblts are IA Holsteins by ]. A. Wat
son, OF Youngstown. Ohio with a
four.year.old bull Weighing 1900
pounds, :. and three.year-old COW
weighing 1870 pounds. Robert Wat
son OF the same place has II Short
Horn Durhams: The bull four-years-
old weighs $500 and bull calf eight
months old 1000 pounds. Hiram
Burnside. of Wolf Summit, has six
fine Durhams. w. c. Bumgardner, of
Crafgmoor, has Short Horns and
Aberdeens. John y. Plckens, of Quiet
Dell, has II head of Polled Angus with
big bull weighing 2,1OO, and fve-year.
old. w. H. Hall, of Auburn, has 10
head Of Herefords and BOND Brothers,
of Hackers Creek, have "a Herefords.
Granville Goodman, of Lewis county,
has a fine Hereford bull weighing q
100.
There are a dozen pens Of fine hogs
and about 40 pens OF sheep. The
horse show Is also filled in every