The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-19
FAIR CLOSES AT
ST. CLAIRSYILLB
LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
At BELMONT COUNTY FAIR
YESTERDAY.
Governor J. N. Cox. Of ohio, Failed
TO Arrive. Having Been Detained
BY Important Conferences.

In spite OF the drizzling rain which
fell steadily yesterday morning. a
large crowd gathered at the Fair
grounds at St Ciairsville with the ex-
pectation OF hearing Ohio's chief exec
uuve. Governor J. VI. Cox, deliver an
address on Good Roads" The crowd
began to pour into the grounds about
o'clock Yesterday morning. and BY
noon IL was estimated that at least
1000 people were present. all eager
10 hear the governors address.
The executive board received word
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon TO
the effect that the governor could not
attend the fair. as he was engaged in
an important conference with his sec
rotary and a number OF officials. The
vast crowd. which was composed main
ly OF prominent Democrats. was great
ly disappointed. and many considered
his failure to attend as a direct afYront
TO that party.
Governor Cox has been scheduled to
speak in Belmont county twice In as
many months. and. sad to relate, he
was detained both times by important
conferences.
However. the people who had come
TO the fair enjoyed themselves far
more by taking in the various amuse-
ment devices and by being taken in
by the fakirs. teddy bear craze
seemed to have struck the crowd. and
all the stands carrying these were
practically sold out
Practically everyone interested in
the fair will lose money, the fair as.
sociation being the heaviest loser
Not enough paid admissions were re-
ceived TO come close 10 covering the
expenses and the association will lose
heavily. The vendors and others who
conducted stands will also suffer a
heavy loss and practically the only
person that did any business was the
bOotblacks
Races Called or.
The races we're all called of on
account of the muddy condition of
the track, the steady rains OF the
past few days having converted the
course into vertible sea of mud and
| II Will probably be a week before
the track is I'm any kind OF condition
for racing. The entry fees will prob
ably be returned to the owners OF
the horses as no arrangements have
been made for running the races. and
the owners will also suffer a heavy
| loss. A number OF fast horses were
entered in these races and great
deal of interest was manifested by
the surrounding farmers. The horses
/ will probably enter the Smithfield fair
The principal diversions OF the af-
ternoOn were the two balloon ascen-
| sions made by Professor II. X. De
/ Frank. one OF the daring aeronauts
who made several thrilling ascensions
At the Perry Exposition. The first
flight was made about . O'Clock. and
the professor assembled TO about ! 900
| feet in the air and then made a thrill.
I ing parachute drop. While descend
Ing he executed several difficult aero
hattie stunts The same performance
was practically repeated at the sec.
end ascension which was made short.
| J. after 4 O'Clock
Meisters band. Of this city. rem.
cered concert each day In the
/ grandstand. which was heartily APP
preciated by those IN attendance The
/ festivities al 81. Clairsville came Ia
q close last evening with novelty
dance given By the Young people of
I that city. 4 large number Of out-of-
town guests were present and music
/ was furnished by Steihm's SaxaphOne
orchestra of Columbus
A. usual this fair was the mecca
~ all the asprants Tor political Office
. Iu Belmont county and practically
every other one present was a can
Cidate They were probably the most
+ disappointed o. the crowd ~ they
d had very little prospect 81 explaining
3 their good points with stream
7 Of water trucking down the back 81
each listener. Other means % reach.
ing the people o. the county will be
devised by these men.