The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-26
JUDGING or EXHIBITS WAS COW.
PLETED LATE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
Tenth Annual Exposition Closes This
. Evening - Record Breaking
Attendance Expected.


Attendance Expected.
There was a large attendance at the
second day OF the tenth annual fair
of the West Alexander Agricultural
Association. at West Alexander. yes
terdzy. From early In the morning
up until late In the afternoon the peo-
pie continued to arrive from all sec
tons Of the. surrounding country.
To say the least, the exhibits In the
Horticultural building consisting OF
fruits. vegetables. fancy work. art,
flowers. canned goods and musical in
struments. IN hard to beat. being equal
to that found at the largest county
or state fairs.
The judges OF the various depart
ments were kept extremely busy
throughout the entire forenoon and II
was well into the afternoon before all
OF the awards could be made. The
horse judging was not completed un.
III evening. The competition in all
OF the departments was kerr
In the fancy work department the
two leaders were Mrs. A. T.. Crider
and Grace Hanson. who won over half
OF the prizes. In the art department
the majority OF the articles on display
were from distance and all OF the
pictures. were OF the very best. This
exhibit attracted a great deal Of at
tention.
Another feature in connection with
the fair was the balloon ascension
given by Walter Jewell. the aeronaut
from Philadelphia. The balloon yes
terday did not 20 up until late In the
evening. At the ascension given Mon
day the balloon drifted on to the east.
ward from West Alexander and de-
scended In a corn field near Coon isl
and. Owing to the fact that the bal
loon was not returned until late in
the afternoon. the ascension was not
made until late. II is expected that
at least two ascensions will be made
today.
The fair will close this evening. II
the weather is favorable. the attend
ance today doubtless will be record
breaking.
The judging was completed yester-
day. The following are the principal
awards:
Sheep Awards
The competition in the sheep oe-
partment was not very keen. In class
A, Wrinkly type Merino. Charles
Crothers had the only entry on a ram
lamb therefore received first premium.
In class b. Merinos. Harrison NC
Carly OF Claysville took first on ram
two years and over; first on ram one
year and under. with Charles Croth-
ers second. Mr.. Crothers also took
first on ram lamb and eve lamb.
In class c, Delaine Merions. Harri-
son McCarty took first and second on
ram two years and over and second
on ram one year and under two.
Charles +. Crothers took first on
ram one year old and under two. nrst
and second on ram lamb also nrst
and second on eve lamb.
The Judge was w. L. Rodgers.
In the service department there was
very little competition. In class A.
Poland chinas. Joseph Cunningham OF
West Alexander took seven frsts ana
six seconds with no competition.
In class c. or Berkshires, Charles
+. Crothers OF Taylorstovn took seven
firsts and FIVE seconds with some com
petition. For boar under six months.
James McMurray OF West Alexander
took second and also first for sow I'M
der six months
In class d. Duroc Jersey. there was
but one entry this was by Past Bro
theirs OF West Alexander for a boar I'M
der siI months old The Judge was W.
+. Whitman.
Poultry Department.
Barred Rock cock - LIST, A. b.
Byers; 2nd. Flora Booth.
Hen-lst. Flora Booth; End, A. -.
Beyrs.
Cockerel - LIST. Milton Maxwell;
End. Flora Booth
Pullet-lst. Milton Maxwell. End.
Flora Booth.
Pen-A. n. Byers. LIST and End.
ON Buff Rocks. A. B. Byers took
five firsts and Anderson Bros. 3 sec.
onds.
On Partridge Rocks W. C. Amhurst
took three irsts and one second: An
derson Bros. one second
Silver Wyandotts w. c. Amhurst
took four frsts: also four lrsts on
Black Wyandotte. two firsts an Buff
Wyandotts; four firsts on Partridge
Wyandotts; four hrsts on BLACK
Javas; four flrsts on Notified Javas
two first on Single Comb Rhode Is
land Reds; four firsts Buff Cochins:
two frsts Black Lanyshangs: four
irsts White Lanyshangs: one second
on Brown Jeghorns single comb: two
firsts on Y. G. White Leghorns: two
frsts on s. G. Buff Ieghorns. four
firsts on s. g. Black Leghorns four
firsts on Black Muorcas: four firsts
on 8. G. White Minorcas. one frst
on Blue Andelusian. four irsts White
Dorking c.; three firsts on Silver
Gray Dorking
Cattle Awards.
In the Short horn class. Past
Brothers. OF Coon Island. took six
hrsts and four seconds. no competi-
ton.
In red polled. Samuel O. Gist. Jr..
Of Wellsburg. took six hrsts and two
seconds. with no competition
For Jerseys. Edward Egan Of near
West Alexander. took FIRST on bull two
years and over, second on bull one
year and under two; second on COW
three years or older. FIRST on COW two
years and under one. and second IN
hoifer calf
J. J. Bill took first tull. one year
and under two a. r. Barrison first
on bull calf and W A. Guess second.
George Fly first on COW three years
ana over. and second on COW two
years and under three For COW one
year old. W. s. Guess took FIRST and
John SCUBA q Son second Mr. SCUBA
also took first on heller calf