The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-10-05

The prospect for fine display of stock,
&C., at the approaching fair of the Hartford
county Agricultural Society is very encour-
aging, and if the weather proves favorable,
the attendance will be large. The fair will
commence on Tuesday next. October 9th,
and will last four days. The course is now
in splendid condition for trials of speed, of
which there will be several each day.
The Grafton will be delivered on Wednes-
day, October 10th, at 10 o'clock, by James A.
Buchanan, Esq, of Baltimore.
In addition to the display of fine stock, for
which Hartford county is noted, the capabili.
ty of our soil to produce superior crops of
various kinds, and the evidences of the skill
and taste of our ladies, which will be shown in
the building set apart for that purpose amuse-
ments of various kinds have been arranged
to give variety and pleasure to visitors, when
the rounds of the exhibition have been made
and all its varied contents examined. Among
the sports will be a sack race masquerade
slow race, in which the riders, Enthusiastically
dressed, and mounted on the slowest animals
to be found, oxen, mules or horses, will con-
tend for the prize, which will be awarded to
the last instead of the first in the race There
will also be a potato picking and biscuit
eating match; chasing creased pig, the
winner to have the pig, &c.
The chief feature in the amusement line
will be representation of life on the plains.
Two miners, supposed to be travelling to the
Black Hills, meet by chance in front of the
grand stand. One OF them rIuus IL uuIlKuy
which no amount of persuasive eloquence, in
the shape of stout cudgcl, can induce to de-
part from his slow and solemn step. The
other traveller is mounted upon fine horse.
Ascertaining that they arc bound in the same
direction they agree to bear each other COM
pany, as means of mutual protection
abound on the plains that is, the fair grounds.
He of the donkey is Il walking arsenal of fire
airs, being heavily laden with guns, pistols,
&C., and boasts of his skill and proves in
fighting Indians. AS they journey together,
suddenly band of bowling savages, in war
paint and feathers, approach at a rapid rate,
and the travellers fly for their lives The
boaster on the donkey forgets he is armed,
and his courage oozes out Mt his fingers ends
while he endeavors to urge his animal
out of walk, but without success The
Indians approaching alarmingly near, he tells
his companion he is in a hurry, and bidding
i'm, fnr 70 tn1,1
and escapes. The other is not so fortu
nate. Alter an exciting chase he is
captured, his hands tied, and he g led
to stake to be tortured and burned
While engaged in this pleasant pastme a
company of United States soldiers, represent
ed by the Governors Guard" charge upon
the savages, rescue the captive, and pursue
the fleeing redskins. The Indians are over
taken, and in a sham battle defeated and CAP
tured. While on their way to fort, sup
posed to he located somewhere on the
grounds, they escape, and another wild chase
after them ensues, until Indians and soldiers
disappear in the distance and arc seenro
more.
The department of amusements . under
the charge of Mr.. Robert T. Bovine.
On Friday Adjutant General Frank A.
Bond will inspect and review the "Gover.
nor's Guard" Capt, Ohio S. Lee, comman-
der, after which there will be a cavalry charge
by the company, which will be uniformed
and equipped as for actual service.
which, as we have said, promises to be unu-
sually good, there will be plenty to interes.
and amuse everybody.