The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-20
.Q|FST ALE XANDER FAIR OPENED
| YESTERDAY MOST AUSP|CIOU5LY
BIG SHOW EXCEEDS ANYTHING
EVER BEFORE ATTEMP Ed
BY THE ASSOCIATION
! Exhibits Are Numerous and OF Hl9n
Class-Fine Racing Program For
Remaining TWO Days.


Exhibits Are Numerous and of High
Class-Fine Racing Program For
Remaining Two Days.
The nineteenth annuai fair of the
West Alexander Agricultural ASsocia-
zion was opened yesterday at west
Alexander under most auSplclous con
diIiOns. The day WAS taken up IN Sci'
ting every thing in first class coldl-
the fair will be underway in ;ull
swing. The exhibits in the horse
sheep, cattle, swine and poultry de:
partmcnts is up Ia the standard OF
previous fairs as many entries OF HrSl
lclaSS stock has been made.
The Horticulture building as usual
is the chief center Of attraction owing
to the large number OF entries which
have been made III the various depart
mcnts. The Ideal Rural Communliy
exhibit display is regarded as the best
of its kind which has ever been giTnn
at West Alexander fair. The dis.
play is intended TO show that the
church can do for Il community in he
way Of lifting it To a better standard
of ideals in the way Of progressive IN
prOvemcntS along all lines of activity:
iThc fruit display is said TO be one al
the hest that has ever been given. Inc
display Of flowers is hard 10 beat. rh..
largest display Of fruit is that OF FRANK
!Cullcy. which fills an entire section CT
the building. Another ATTRACTIVE 'N-
hibit is that given by the West Alex
;ander Grange.
Fine Poultry Display.
The. poultry display is one OF the
best that has ever been given and inc
entries as 10 the number Of birds sur
passes that Of previous fairs as neat
IL all available space is taken up by
the exhibitors. One Of the chief at
fractions 10 be found in the poultry
department is the Belgian Hare RAD
bits being exhibited by J. NJ: Gibson,
secretary OF the fair association.
The machinery exhibit is not as
large as usual as only TWO entries have
been made in his department. The
wagon and buggy exhibit is being Civ
en- by O. A. Frazier of West Alexander.
The horse department is well repre-
scented in all classes especially IN
heavy draft horses.
The balloon aScensions which are
given every afternoon al 4:15 o'clock
by Jewell Rrothcrs. acronauts, or
Philadelphia, l!a., is one OF The chief
iattraviiUns I'll" first ascension was
made yesterday.
The number Of concession people on
the ground is about the same as last
year.
Every nrocaution is being taken in
,ObServing tho law of the State Health
Drpartmrn1 against The spread OF IN
FAINT paralysis and no children under
sixteen wears Of age will be allowed on
the ground.
The superintendent in charge nj
the various departments who are put
ting forth every effort ia make. the
fair success are as follows:
Horses-W. I. Gordon. Shoep-W.
iHupp. Ii. T. Stout. Machinery-sr.-
vestcr HerliS. Farm and Garden--F.
w. Donaldson. Main Hall. II. Dun.
lap. \. G.. Hanen. Amusements aad
lNusic-F. W. Moore. DR.. Timmons. H..
N. Yates. privileges-John Guess.
Ladies' Department.
i Eighth Dcnt.-Mss Flora Arm
strong, Miss Helen Anderson. Ninth
Dept. Mrs. Zeb McCune. Mary, Cald-
we'll: Tenth Dept;-Mrs. NJ. +.
carct Moore. Eleventh Dept.-M!Ss
Laura Bcecroft. Miss Mary Barry.
Twelfth Dcpt-Mss Bessie. Gould,
Miss Margaret Grimes.
Those who have stock entered in
1.-The live stock department are as fol
lows: .
Cattle.
W. 4. Guess West Alexander. Jtc-
ISLES: Post Erolhers. Short Horns: S.
les: Z. f. Egan. West Alexander
:Guernscys: John +. Sonda, Post
Brothers. T. L. Egan. Jersies.
G. c. Post, West AlcXand"r; Heavy
draft horses. l. y. Cunhrrl%dE"' West
Ing, "a,
Alexander. Bricc Gordon. West Ai"Nan-
der: all purpose horses Post brothers.
West Alexander; all purpose horses. w.
\. Guess West Alexander: all purpose
horses. james shorts. West Alexander:
nil purpose horses. John Ealy. West
Alexander: all purpose horses: Anderson
Brothers. West Al"Nand"r: Light hhr-
ness horses. r. \. Mead, West :\l"Xan-
dor light harness horses. l. y. cuuhcr-
ledge. West Alexander. special or mixed
class.
George Ealcy. West Alexander. Ches-
tor White: r. y. EaGan. West AlrXand"r.
chester White: ". \. Guess, West Alex
nnder, DUroc jersey Red.
James Shorts. West. Alexander. Mcri-
nu: G,nr-" Farley, West Alexander. De-
lainc M"rinu. james Shorts. West Alex
alder prlainr Mrriuu. John G. Booth,
West .ticXaI-tcr. Shr"TShircS
The racing program for to-day is one
or unusual interest and calls for Il $40
pace in which Il purse of S1n0 is offered
ihr winner and Il free for all trot in
which Il purs" Of S15n is Offered. An
ether attraction will he the Motorcycle
race in whirh I purse uf $40. will b" di-
vidrd up among III" three first winners.
The list of exhibitors III the various
dcpartm, ntS is as follows:
Aulrrw. BROTHERS. Mrs W. w. Arm
!. irons. Mrs. Hurry Amlt. Raymond Bry-
ant. Bell Howard. Floyd l:ryanl. j. u.
Atkinson. Miss Minnie Bell. Mrs; j. g.
Booth. J. Il. Sell Mrs. Annie Elayn"y.
| Mrs Jennie Ferry. Mrs. T.. K. Fell, Flor
cnCc Eucnoian, Flora Booth. Mrs. T.. IT,.
Elak"way. Mrs. L. q. Eurhanon. John q.
| I;uoih. West Alexander: Mrs. -. T.. Grid
or. Elm r:rnV": Mrs. r. Craft. Whr"linE;
| Miss Lizzie caldwell. West Alexander:
| Miss Minrita Craft. Iriad"lphia Mrs. j.
NJ, Ehancy. West Alexander: Mrs. John
Costello. Elm Grove: Mary caldwell.
,I,H""G..r: Mrs. VIM. Carr. Earnest Gull
Icy. Mrs i. Il. CiancH. l. y. tumb"r-
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