Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-30
SIXTH ANNUAL. FAIR
OF THE
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
Agricultural Association,
HELD AT ROCK ISLAND,
August 2e, %, 2S, 20, 80, and 81
THURSDAY.

disgust of many, especially pool buyers.
Lady Mack sold a. fsvoii;s sgaintt the field
throughou the race, and the drst choice was
worth FIVE to one against the field. Those
Who bought ia the GELD we're looked upon as
victims BY the majority until the last heat,
when the complexion of things was coDsid-
srAbly altered and it Was concluded that
buyers in the 6eld weren'ts so green ss had
beeu thought
NO 10, TRoTTING STATIONS
mile heSts, three in Eve, for purse OF
$l25 90 Was then called. Three horses we're
started, Membrane Chief, BashAw Drury and
Logan. MembrinO Chief to the pole
FIRST Heat-Won by Logan, iime 2;4ll.
BAshAw did hand.one'y and come in sec
coud, Membriuo Chief third.
Second Heat-This heat was closely con-
tested by Logan and BAshsw Drury, Logan
winning by neck in 2:5O3, MembrinO Chief
third.
Third Heat-Wen by Logan, tine $500,
Rashaw second, Chief third.
| This gave FIRST money, $500 10 Logan,
secoud, $4,000 to Ba,haw Drury.
FIFTH DAY-FRIDAY.
The morning broke clear and bright, the
ar..vss cool and invigorating and the entire
day has been ore Of the moot pleasant of the
season. What q marvellous change has
come over the faces Of the officers of the fair
since Tuesday morning. On shat ozark day"
not one OF them could have got shaved for
less than double price, but the pleasant
weather of yesterday and to-day has cleared
ell doubts Of success from their minds, and
they are naturally jubilAut.
Daring the forenoon visitors came in
crowds and at noon there we're fully as many
on the grounds as at the same time yestsr-
terday.
The following are the
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
! Class F-FloperS Professional list
, Oliver Bros. for greatest and best variety
raised in one garden, $50; for best and
greatest variety OF roses, first premium, 81
and first premiums on VerbenA seedlings,
Astcrs, Glsdiolas, Petupias, Piuks, and
. Pausies, 50 each. They we're also awarded
the special premium of platform scale
valued at $24, donated by the Victory Scale
Co., for the best and greatest variety Of
flowers and greenhouse plants raised in one
garden.
John Temple, second premium, SIS, for
greatest and best variety of flowers raised in
one garden; 6rst premium on Dahlies s.,
and special premium OF one barrel -four,
from Rodman FIGURING Mills, for beat dis
play and variety of cot flowers.
Amateur LiSt-Mrs. Z. w. Boy0tcn first
premium for best variety of flowers raised
, in one garden, s.; first premium for bes
} co,eo:ion If greenhouse plants in bloom
} So; best aud mos. taStefuly arranged psir
Of fat boquets, frs, premium, 81; best suC
mos, tsstefully arranged hanging baskets
frst aad second premiums,
Mrs Jas. Boyle frat premium, 81 OF
t round bOquets second premium on fat
, boqusts, 81
. Miss Lizzie Piummer, second premiu N
! 81, on round boqusts.
, Mr.. Jenksus. first pr MUM on cut flowers
s.; Lizzie Plummer second 81.
, Mr. Jenkeus first premium on ver5euss
81.
FLORAL HALL
has been crowded throughout the day b,
e a1miring visitors; and no wonder, for IN,
beautiful display there made, in the differ
t ent departing Is is worthy the attention o
: all who can attend. The large collection 0
flowers by Oliver Bros. ia the object 0
3 eciAl admiration.
The designs in penmanship from Mon
I tlgus & Curtis Commercial College, DaV
export, attract universal attention, and hav,
= received the FIRST premium. One Of tb,
e busiest men on the ground is Mr.. Montagu,
e himself, who sits at a table dAshing eff ele
5 giant samples of ornamental pen-wOrk, ant
distributing them by hundreds among tn,
Admiring crowd gathered about him.
The articles GA exhibition we're al e1
cslient aud could not be improved upon. A
noticeable feature in the hall was g portabl,
pipe organ of home manufacture, belnI
made by Lancashire & Turner, who hav'
recently commenced business in Moline
The specimen on exhibition is suitable fo
small churches or halls, and fills the plac,
Of the more expensive of eastern make anC
is pronounced by musicians equally as good
They are prepared to hll orders for this siz,
or larger for churches if desired. The sam,
, firm exhibit a drawing OF the celebrated
organ 10 Brighton Eng Music Hall mad,
by them.
By the side of this is t he ShouiDger New
Haven, Conn., PArlOr Organ, the hand
soonest piece of workmanship on the grounds
1t is q 5 octave 6 stop organ, done in rose
wood case and surmounted by q handsome
timepisce. No prsttier pArlor ornamen
can be had for the money, $500, while il
tone it is excelled by none, 30 say those wit
know.
Along to the left of these are the SEWING
machines--6ve different patents, oil Of vhiCl
have their admirers. Back of these ar,
Henderson's portraits, and also some excel
+ eat specimens entered by a Davenport lady
J. c Bromley has large display of silve
ware. W. 7. Riggs else exhibits q larg,
quality of similar wares. A new and usefu
invsntion-G wood and coal kinder, oheal
and durable ia exhibited BY DR.. Smith o
Dubuque. This we understand will be in
troduced here by Sheppard of the Whit
COllH Line, 10 due time. Warnock & Rails
ton show large quantity of their superio
soaps, of course they take the first premi
ums and dessrvsdly too. Pantry stores ar,
exhibited large and handsome lot b,
Mrs. W. D. Crockett who took the spscia
premium. Mrs. John Lusk of Moline, Mrs