From the Meigs County Telegraph, September 20, 1859: Meigs County Agricultural Fair The following are the awards of the Ninth Annual Agricultural Fair of Meigs County, held at the Fairgrounds on the 14th and 15th of September, 1859: PREMIUMS AWARDED ON HORSES AND MULES Best stallion over 5? years old John Mayhugh $5.00 2d best " " Isaac Smith $3.00 Best stallion over 3 years old S. Taylor $3.00 2d best " " Wm. Bellows $2.00 Best Gelding 3 years old Robert Simpson $2.00 2d best " " Robt. Combs $1.00 Best Horse Colt 2 years old James Trainer $2.00 2d best " " D.G. White $1.00 Best Yearling Colt Jos. Chapman $2.00 2d best " " Burwell Peck $2.00 Best Sucking Colt Robt. Hysell 2d $2.00 2d best " " Burwell Peck $1.00 Best Brood Mare Jos. Chapman $5.00 2d best " " David Bailey $3.00 Best Mare Colt 4 years old Smith Hysell $3.00 2d best " " Geo. Cowen $2.00 Best Mare Colt 3 years old W.C. Williamson $3.00 2d best " " James McKany $2.00 Best Mare Colt 1 year old H. Plummer $2.00 2d best " " Burwell Peck $1.00 Best Span Draft Horses Alvin Bingham $4.00 2d best " " G.B. Forrest $2.00 Best Draft Horse A.G. Gardner $2.00 2d best " " H.G. McGuire $1.00 Best Span M?lied Horses W. See $3.00 2d best " " H.W. Mutchler? $2.00 Best Buggy Horse J.M. Lowry $3.00 2d best " " H. Holt $2.00 Best Saddle Horse L. Robinson $3.00 2d best " " James Radford 2d $2.00 Best Span Mules H. Holt $3.00 Best Mule Colt under 2 years old C.B. Holt $2.00 2d best " " C.B. Holt $1.00 Best Jack Isaac ------ $1.00 PREMIUMS AWARDED ON CATTLE Best Blooded Bull over 4 years old Waldo R. Strong $5.00 Best Blooded Bull 2 years old Mrs. S.A. Barham $4.00 2d best " " Leroy Jones $3.00 Best Heifer 3 years old J.P. Stout $4.00 2d best " " Leroy Jones $3.00 Best Heifer 2 years old W.R. Strong $4.00 2d best " " J.W. Carpenter $3.00 Best Bull 1 year old J.W. Carpenter $3.00 2d best " " W.R. Strong $2.00 Best Sucking Calf W.R. Strong $2.00 2d best " " C. DeCamp $1.00 Best Blooded Cow D. Bailey $5.00 2d best " " LeRoy Jones $4.00 Best Milch Cow, Common Stock Robert Hysell $3.00 2d best " " Mrs. S.A. Burnap $2.00 Best Fatted Animal for slaughter J.W. Carpenter $3.00 2d best " " D. Bailey $2.00 Best Yoke Draft Oxen T.J. Price $5.00 Best Yoke Draft Trained Oxen Martin Dye $4.00 Best pair Steers 2 years old Leroy Jones $4.00 Best pair Steers 3 years old Perry Sayles $4.00 Best pair Steers 1 year old Leroy Jones $3.00 Best Team Oxen J.G. McGuire $5.00 PREMIUMS AWARDED ON SHEEP Best fine-wooled Buck F. Edmundson $4.00 2d best " " W.R. Strong $3.00 Best 2 fine-wooled Ewes J.C.H. Cobb $4.00 2d best " " W.R. Strong $3.00 Best 3 fine-wooled Lambs J.C.H. Cobb $2.00 Best common-wooled Buck J.H. Martin $2.00 Best 3 common-wooled Ewes Geo. Ashworth $2.00 Best 3 common-wooled Lambs Thos. Radford $2.00 Best Lot Fat Sheep W.R. Strong $3.00 PREMIUMS AWARDED ON HOGS & POULTRY Best Blooded Boar H. Holt $4.00 Best Blooded Sow H. Holt $4.00 Best Fat Hog D. Radford $4.00 2d best " " D.Radford $2.00 Best Hog under 1 year T.J. Price $2.00 Best pair Chickens Jos. Church $1.00 GRAIN Best 1/2 bu. Wheat W.R. Bailey $1.00 Best 1/2 bu. Oats S.C. Larkin $1.00 Best dozen Ears Corn A. Hecox $1.00 Greatest variety Corn W.R. Bailey $1.00 FRUIT Best bushel Apples S.C. Larkin $3.00 2d best " " Gideon Barker $2.00 Best bushel Peaches L. Powell $2.00 Best 1/2 bushel Quinces L. Powell $1.00 Best bushel Dried Apples A. Stout $1.00 VEGETABLES Best bushel Irish Potatoes Mrs. S.A. Burnap $1.00 Best bushel Sweet Potatoes A. Stout $1.00 Best doz. Watermelons H. Holt $1.00 Best doz. Heads Cabbage A.H. Murray $1.00 Best bushel Onions A. Stout $1.00 Best bushel Beets L. Powell $1.00 Best 1/2 doz. Pumpkins A.H. Jones $1.00 Best 1/2 doz. Squashes A.M. Hodge $1.00 Best bushel Tomatoes A.H. Murray $1.00 BUTTER, CHEESE & HONEY Best 5 lb. Butter Mrs. C.S. Larkin $2.00 2d best " " Mrs. John Deemer $1.00 Best Cheese Mrs. H. Plummer $1.00 2d best " " Mrs. A. Gardner $ .50 Best Honey Thomas Fesler $1.00 2d best " " L.T. Gardner $ .50 Best Loaf Yeast Bread Mrs. T. Fesler $1.00 2d best " " Mrs. T. Fesler $ .50 Best Loaf Self-Rising Bread Mrs. A. Trussel $1.00 2d best " " Mrs. H. Plummer $ .50 MANUFACTURED ARTICLES - FIRST GRADE Best Farm Wagon Wm. McKnight $5.00 Best Covered Buggy Geo. Rainier $3.00 Best Open Buggy Geo. Rainier $3.00 Best Two-horse Carriage L. Nobles $4.00 2d best " " H. Holt $2.00 Best Ox-yoke, bows, Ring and Staple L. Nobles $2.00 Best Grain Cradle David Ridenour $1.00 Best Hand Rake David Ridenour $ .50 Best Rifle Gun Silas Garner $1.00 SECOND GRADE Best Set Carriage Harness L.D. Moore $4.00 Best Set Wagon Harness J.B. Hamptons $3.00 Best Set Buggy Harness L.D. Moore $2.00 Best Horse Collar J.B. Hampton $1.00 Best Side Harness Leather I. Watkins $1.00 THIRD GRADE Best barrel Flour M. Nye & Co $2.00 2d best " " D.B. Jacobs $1.00 Best barrel Dairy Salt Dabney Salt Co $2.00 Best barrel Packing Salt Dabney Salt Co $1.00 Best 1/2 doz. boxes Table Salt Dabney Salt Co $1.00 Best Churn J.V. Stevens $1.00 Best 1/2 doz. Brooms Peter Branch $2.00 Best Lot Marble Ihle & Waller $6.00 2d best " " Skirvin & Smith $4.00 DOMESTIC ARTICLES & FLOWERS Best 10 yards Flannel Mrs. Robert Ashworth $1.00 Best " " Jeans Mrs. Robert Ashworth $1.00 Best pr. Blankets Mrs. Wm. Parker $1.00 Best Rag Carpet Mrs. Robert Ashworth $2.00 Best Yarn Carpet Mrs. David Radford $2.00 Best pair Woollen Stockings Mrs. Wm. Parker $ .50 Best pair Woollen Socks Mrs. Robert Ashworth $ .50 Best pair Cotten Stockings Miss Mary Ashworth $ .50 Best pair Cotten Socks Mrs. Robert Ashworth $ .50 Best pair Woolen Mittens Mrs. Robert Ashworth $ .50 Best Pieced Quilt Mrs. Smith Hysell $1.00 Best Designed Quilt Mrs. Smith Hysell $1.00 Best Coverlet Mrs. J.H. Cummings $1.00 Best Hearth Rug Mrs. James M. Cooper $1.00 Best pair Slippers Mrs. C.E. Donnally $1.00 Best Display of Flowers Mrs. J.J. Petrel $ .50 Best Flat Bouquet Mrs. Joshua Gardner $ .50 Best Round Bouquet Mrs. Rowena Rice $ .50 Best Show of Dahlias Mrs. J. Gardner $ .50 DISCRETIONARY Worked Cape Miss Harper $ .50 Bead Work, little blind boy C.W. Townsend $1.00 PRESERVED FRUITS Best Jar Peach Preserves Mrs. C.E. Donnally $1.00 Best Jar Quince Preserves Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best Jar Tomato Preserves Mrs. Wm. Parker $1.00 Best Specimen Currant Jelly Miss Mary Ashworth $1.00 Best Specimen Grape Jelly Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best Specimen Peach Jelly Miss Mary Ashworth $1.00 Best Jar Sweet Pickles Mrs. C.E. Donnally $1.00 Best Jar Sour Pickles Mrs. L.T. Gardner $1.00 Best air-tight can Peaches Mrs. C.E. Donnally $1.00 Best air-tight can Raspberries Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best air-tight can Currants Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best air-tight can Gooseberries Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best air-tight can Tomatoes Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 Best air-tight can Blackberries Mrs. Thos. Fesler $1.00 FEMALE EQUESTRIANISM First Premium Miss L.A. Simpson $6.00 2d Premium Miss M.A. Radford $5.00 3d Premium Miss Lizzie Roup $4.00 4th Premium Miss M.A. Stanart $3.00 The Board of Directors take pleasure in saying that our Ninth Annual Fair has been superior to all former ones in display of good stock of all kinds; more especially cattle and sheep. Fruit and garden vegetables were good, and also the grades of manufactured articles, although not largely patronized. They would call attention of sugar growers to J.W.G. Stackpole's Sugar Mill, which is decidedly entitled to merit. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR NEXT YEAR President, Waldo R. Strong; Vice President, John R. Ellis; Recording Secretary, Geo. McQuigg; Corresponding Secretary, A.A. Watkins; Treasurer, O. Branch;Managers, N. Stansbury, R. Coombs, Wm. Foster, D.R. Jacobs, H. Warren; Marshal, Samuel Titus; Assistant Marshal, Geo. Stivers. A. STOUT, Pres. Geo. McQuiqq, Rec. Sec'y