Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-11

attentive and courteous manner In which be
the duties OF bis of8es. J.. W.
returned thanks in . brief bst slsqUeot
speech, which ~as heartily spplsudsd.
AMERICAN wArcsss AID srLvsswAns.
Baldwin L Marston, jewelers., Third st.,
Davenport. show . magnificent case Of
American (wal,h.n) and Eigin Watches,
an Gae coin and plated silssrvsrs, which
formed 4 highly attractive feature. They
keep the fines. assortment Of these choice
American Watches in this pa,tof the State.
Az time pieces they. cannot Be surpassed
in accuracy or superiority Of ho'sh. The
dsv has passed Tor patronizinG the foreign
watch market and the time bas. .eome when
We 81 ould al pa.rsni.c homemade Watches.
Cali At Baldwin 4 Marston's, and sxsmins
the goods, They are perfect. The silver.
ware is Of lates. style and warranted second
to none ever offered.
At sLsvEx O'CLOCK
the weather prospect continues dubious.
and tn. general impression 10 onisvofsols.
The track is spoiled for to-day, and The %
ciety is out Of . pile u moosy sure. Al
right !: What is to be. will b., and We must
wait for better luck next ysar.
An EPisoDs.
An aspiring youth performed feat 'his
morning that is worthy Of the biggest rcd
ticket in the gift of the Society. The
aforesaid youth had scaled the eiddy
heights Of the grand flower stand. II the
presence Of an admitting crowd. and having
gained the topmost step, made false step,
pitched sideways and hsadIong. and came
rolling down forwards, backwards. side.
wise and rolled up like human avalanche,
gathering at each revelut,sn fresh rsia.
forcemen.3 Of Hower-pots, flowers and sta-
tuary, urns, bird cagcs-all Of which came
tearing down, the boy ahsad-and dropping
with magniicedt crash square on The tspsf
Harrison L Starks' show case Of psffunsry
and fancy goods, and case Of dental goods,
smashing glass and things with perfect
locseness. Emerging from The psrfumsfy
case, there came The sweetest scented night.
blooming Serious youth that ever appeared
on any stage. Picking himself cut ffon
among the broken glass, artificial teeth,
Imperial Crswn Bittsrs, Balm Of Youth
and handkerchief invigsrators generally,
no scampersd way, s6sdding perfume Of
. thousand towers, = wiser and swsstsr
scented boy.
fHE CoNHEDclAL coLLDGB
of,his city have fine display Of penman-
ship, pen drawing, sto that 10 attracting
any amount Of attention and sdmirstion.
They carry the art to perfection, and Of
course csrry Of the red cards.
osAog ORANGE BEpa. PLANTS
Only two entries were made under this
heading, one by o. p. Nichols 1 Lorton,
and one by w. N. Greer. I've Others
have specimens on exhibition, but not %.
tered. Nichols 4 Lorton take The only pre-.
mium awarded. They tavs fns display
Of plants, over four feet ir length, grsvu
from seed planted this year. They plan,
on ground sub -soiled IA inches deep. SOW
ing thin, and are thus able to grow . very
superior plant. Their Nursery 10 ses,
East Davenport.
Manny's Broad Cast Seed Sowsr was not
here in time to be entered for premiums
but is nevertheless = leading machine o.
superior merit. Over three hundred o.
them were sold in Scott and Clinton coun
ties this year, by Fowler I Rodnln. Thi,
is sufficient evidence Of its merit and
standing among farmers. whs have long
since ceased to buy poor machines.
STALK CUTTERS.
Bufords Black Hawk Stalk Cutter hal
escaped our notice until to-day. Il msy
safely be considered The simplest and
most durable machine on exhibition. II
is manufactured st Rock Island
W E. G. Caldwell, of Iowa City, has some
thing new in the way Of Gate and doc,
spring rightly named "R1sslsior." II il
bound TO supsrcsds anythisg Of The kind
now in use.
At NOON
the sun came out clear aud strong, and ths
prospect Frightening accordingly. The peo.
ple commenced coming in; the track bid
fair to get into working order, and every
body felt better.