The  number  in  attendance  was  much  larger  than  that  on  Wednesday,
and  the  buildings  were  constantly  crowded,  and  almost  every  nook  and
corner  in  the  grounds  were  dotted  over  with  people  moving  to  and  fro,  as


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if  their  time  was  limited  and  it  became  neecssar}'  to  see  what  was  worth
seeing  in  as  short  a  time  as  possible.  As  was  the  case  on  Wednesday,  a
large  delegation  came  in  from  the  Western  Reserve,  but  still  larger  than
the  previous  day ;  Chautauqua  county  was  liberally  represented ;  the
counties  of  Crawford  and  Warren  did  exceedingly  well,  and  the  natives  of
Erie  county  and  city  came  up  by  thousands.  Many  of  the  manufacturing
establishments  in  the  city  shut  down  to  give  their  employes  an  opportu-
nity to  go  the  fair,  and  the  public  schools  closed  their  doora,  and,  as  a  con-
sequence. Superintendent  Jones  and  his  army  of  teachers  and  assistants,
together  with  the  scholars  and  pupils,  under  the  charge  of  each,  came  out
in  a  body,  or  nearly  so,  and,  of  course,  produced  a  very  perceptible  ripple
in  that  surging,  restless  tide  of  humanity.  East  and  West  Millcreek,  and
the  adjoining  and  neighboring  townships,  villages,  and  boroughs,  came  in
with  teams,  and  for  several  hours  Twelfth  street,  the  main  thoroughfare
leading  to  the  grounds  on  the  east,  was  thronged  with  vehicles  of  every
sort  throughout  the  day,  and  the  two  trains  of  cars  that  made  regular  trips
eveiy  ten  or  fifteen  minutes,  each  having  five  coaches,  did  a  heavy  busi-
ness, particularly  in  the  morning  and  evening,  and  it  is  believed  that  there
were  never  more  teams  upon  the  grounds  at  any  one  time.  The  chief  of
police  for  the  grounds,  Dan  Mitchell,  and  his  efficient  patrolmen,  were
active  in  preserving  order,  and,  as  far  as  we  know,  no  disturbance  or  un-
pleasantness of  any  kind  occurred.  The  chief  marahal.  General  H.  L.
