The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Big Exhibits
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The poultry show as usual is draw.
ing quite a few spectators, many COM
plimentary remarks being made about
the chickens and their thoroughbred
appearances. The prizes being offer
ed for the best of each breed OF fowl
is we'll worth competing for, therefore
the exhibit. although not the largest
ever seen here, is by far composed OF
the largest variety.
The cattle exhibit is beyond a doubt
the best eTer placed on display in
Fairmont. the short horns, Herefords.
HolsteinS. Jerseys. Poiled Angus, Ayr
Shires. GuerSneys, etc, attracting at
tention not only from stock breeders.
but from all who get the chance to
see them.
The swine exhibit also is unusually
large. and varied, some fine Berk-
shires and Chesters being the center
OF attraction. as we'll as the herds OF
each class. The best herd OF boar
and three sows, any age. in this class
draws a prize Of so.
Many fine PAGERS and trotters have
arrived here since Saturday and on
account OF the wet weather and dark
ness, combined with mud. the trainers
thought it best to leave the ponies"
in the cars until daylight today. This
morning there 2 quite a crowd
watching the procession 20 the
grounds. and great interest is taken IN
the fine appearance OF the racers.
Besides the race horses prizes will
be awarded for draft horses, Perch
eron, Clysdale, etc. both pure blooo
and not pure blood, coach horses.
family driving horses, Shetland pom
les, Jacks. mules and every class OF
domestic animal which happen to be
judged the best in the lot.
Horticulture. both amateur and pro-
fessional, is on display in great guam
titles. The entry time for this class
closed at 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
therefore many late corners were hav-
ing their goods brought into the
grounds all day long. The Horticulture
this year seems 10 have something on
all previous years. the cut flowers be
ing especially beautiful. The entire
display of cut flowers is not, however.
TO be put on exhibition until Wednes-
day morning at 3 a. m. to be judged
at 10 a. N.
Potatoes, beets. parsnips, turnips.
the lowly cabbage. and all articles
grown under the horticulture depart
ment will be awarded prizes for the
best exhibit OF each specimen. Flour.
buckwheat, seeds, rye. etc, in class
e45 we're placed on display today up Vn-
til noon when the entries closed. In
| this same class, choice apples, crab
IS, pears, peaches. grapes, ounces
will be placed on exhibition for
Lwarding OF prizes.
kes, bread. jellies, preserves. ETC..
h come in the department headed
IRIS. ]. E.. Mccoy, who also has
ye of taffy, fudge. sea-foam, seems
tract the young ladies more than
other exhibit. The boys also
h this show to be handy II a wind
visits the neighborhood and
RS some OF the luscious articles
the grounds.
fine arts and photography class
Y large, there being quite a few
art enthusiasts and needle
experts in. Fairmont, Judging
the work placed on display.
mechanical and manufactured
lets, under the jurisdiction OF
y Berry, closed at 9 a. m. today
some fine hardware displays.
e weather man promises fine
her for the week. which, II proph-
correctly, will be the means OF
ing the largest crowd TO the Fair
Fair that has ever been the asso.
PMS luck TO witness.
e following are the entries for the
& event OF tomorrow.
1928 Stake rot-$t,o oo.oo.
d j., by Jay McGregor-Harvey
st, Cleveland, o.
hand Hal. b, &. by Hopland Ha!
NJ. Smith. Springfield, O.
lnnie MCGEE. b. m. by Lord Rob
! erts-w. G. Bennett, Weston, w. Va.
Lord Talbot, b. g., by Lord Roberts
"A. D. Parr, Clarksburg. ". Va.
Mai. Stout. Oh. b., by Nutwood