Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-24

THE BEkks COUNTY FAiR-GREAT sUCCEsS--BE.
oEIPrs-PoLIr1cAL-ALLE0 ATROCITIES TO-
WARD PUPILS OF THE ORPHAN y HONE OF woNELs-
DoRF-THE MATTER TO BE ISvEsTIaATRD-NuT.
MEG GRAIINos.
Especial Correspondence Of the Commercial
READING, Pa, Sept IL.
The twentieth annual exhibition OF the Berks
County Agricultural and Horticultural Society is
now matter of the pnat, and the society rests
oncl more from its labors a few thousand dol.
lars better OF. From tho beginning to its end
THE EXPOSITION
proved tho most successful one ever held by tho
society, and II is safe to predict that II the soci-
ETY. labors with comparatively good SUCCESS few
more years as il has during the last, they will
stand at the hoai OF the list OF all like institi-
tons in the State. Even the State Far will
not lie an exception. The display in every de-
partment was superior to that Of former yoars,
with but very few exceptions, and theee were
bountifully attoned for by new features and IL
the trial Of speed Of horses was . little below
the average, tho trial of speed Of human beings
on velocipedes and in foot races made the course
fully ns attractive feature ~ ever it was. Fully
25,OOO people waited the exhibition during the
four days OF iss sesson--from Tuesday last, the
ssl p srS y the 18th, inclusive and the soci-
ty zod through it in net receipts from donA-
tons. stand rents, gate money, ETC., S9, ,508.57.
a great deal Of open gambling was allowed on
ter be the case. III the neighborL o sd OF thirty
pockets were picked few fights among
roughs several accidents on the course during
races-these were among the dark sides OF
the fair
POLITICAL souABBIEs
Are almost as numerous in our city at this time
a. wall Street money squabhes were at tile time
Of the great financial crash last Fall. Not unlike
the Democracy, few weeks ago, when they
wero selecting their candidates for the Assembly
and County offices, arc the Republicans quizziDt,
and qnarreling over who shall receive this, that
and tue other nomination or course, beyond
the honor Of merely having been on tho
ticket, no Republican in the county dare look
&c far getting offices in which county vote il
concerDod, AZ sod Berks" never gives less
than than 1000 Democratic majority and
most always over G.ooo; but there are
which the county is entitled to be elected from
and in our own city. under the new Constitution,
30 that tho Republicans have a chance Of &C.
complaining what they have never done inside
OF at least forty years-sending Republicans to
the legislature from Berks county Reading is,
naturally, a Republican City, and 10 always car
ried by them when full vote is poled but
whenever they fail to bring ont their full vote
they arc sure to loose the day. On the coming
Saturday the nominations will be made, and if =
man cannot be nominated to defeat the Demo.
cratic nominee who writes his name
''MR. NICKEL M'ouIIouaH."
in his letters of "exceptence, then it is time to
say let Repnblicanism in Berks county go where
the ''woodbine twineth," for ali the good it does
its own people at home. Col. Keller and Mr.
Samuel Frees, will no doubt DO the Republican
nominees, although tho chances Of the former
Their election Can he made certain by proper
management andno doubt will in in the second
case at least.
THE ALLEGED ATROCITIES
toward the inmates of the Orphans Home at
Womelsdorf, this county, are creating great ex-
citement in our city, as many Of the children iu
tho institute are from Reading and the Home was
built mainly By Reading parties, under the aus.
crneties are numerous and hsartrendmg aud it
is believed that many arc true. The Home
is under the superintendent of the
Rev. d. b. Albright, who has numerous
assistants, both male and female.. and acts Of
cruelty are reported to have been perpetrated
by almost every one OF them, especially by one
named Forryman, who has charge OF the farm
connected with the Home, aud which is cultiva-
ted in connection with the school. The Board
of Managers intend investigating the charges
at once. Among the allegations brought against
tho inY-rr~tcYr Of tho Home are such ~ the
beating aud kicking OF small children till they
were black aud blue, striking = small hoy in the
face 30 as to cause the blood to gush from his
mouth and nose, compelling small children to
and many other even worse charges.
NUTMEG snATISas.
Had it not been for the introduction of the
Ohlinger water into our reservoir, our city would
have been placed at a serious Inconvenience dur
ing the drought
The Republican delegate election on Saturday
evening was an exciting epoch. The Conyen-
ton meets on Saturday evening.
The City Passenger Railway Co. has bought
three Of the Chestnut and Walnut street tPhila.)
Co.. cars and are now running them.
The excursion ears of the Penn ST, Passen-
ger Rsilsay, built by Bowers, Dure Il Co., of
Wilmington, give entire satisfaction and are
much liked.
Business is reyiving in every branch.
Cyrus T. Fox il the efiiciont Secretary OF the
Berks County Agricultural and Horticultural
Society, and to him is mainly due the credit Of
the grea. success Of the exhibition this year.
Since the introduction of street cars into our
city, it presents more "city-lika" appearance.
1t is rumored that there is soon to be started
in this city Sunday paper also ''crack' mil
itary company.
The Wilmington & Reading and Berks County
railroads brought many people to the fair.
NUTMEG.