The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08

with no drawback but the rapidly increasing
!, dust. A dashing rain at night followed b
such "A day would make things vastly NOR
comfortable, at least on the dust question. Ad
. mirablc order has been evolved out Of the apal
cnt confusion Of yesterday, and we venture t.
take general survey Of
Floral Hall.
Entering from the west we first encounter il
the west WING
. IA patent ice barrel, manufactured by Mr.. {
y Dcist, of Ottawa 1t seems to be an admirab,
continuance to filter and cool water at the samt
time and though without competition, is en-
titled to Il first prize.
Next We encounter some fine looking wood
en- pumps manufactured by Gore & Gaines, o
Ottawa. Gay q Porter exhibit six of thci
beautiful carriages; and by their side stanC
two Of AIr. G. lIahns make, no less beautiful
We don't envy the committee that must decide
between them.
In the same wing Philip Schoch shows a
fine lot Of harness; and Phil McCabc, of La
Sale, a case Of horse shocs-shocs for running
horses, trotters and for general service, all real
" admirable in their way
Mr. Ebcrsol shows his case of % specimens
Of Illinois wood, with the leaves, blossoms. and
OF such as bear nuts, the fruit. w. A. Loyct,
shows Il lot Of safety lamps, among them stu.
dents lamp of especial merit Hossack &
Clark, Ottawa painters, show specimens OF
granting most notable among which is Hos
sack S imitation of French walnut vcncerinr
In which he has few equals anywhere 5. Z.
Dewey shows some rare specimens of paper
ware, such as pals, vases, &c, and r. Riordan
exhibits a case Of boots of his own make a
branch of his trade in which he has long stood
at the head in Ottawa.
| The other side of the west win" is taken up
in part by Mr. E. Frank Ford who exhibits
several Of his well known pianos and organs :;
but mainly by Mcssrs Coles d Burtiss. who
show all the best ranges and cooking and par
Tor stoves of the famous manufacturers, Fuller
Warren Il Co., Of Troy, and Rathbone, Sard 81
Co., of Albany, n. Y. No housekeeper could
pass without manitcsting an interest in these
splendid stoves They also exhibited a bur.
glar alarm bell, which they have the exclusive
right to sell in the county, with door bells,
trimmings, &c.
Turning to the right, into the
SOUTH WING,
we nrst encounter the exhibit OF the Deer Park
Grange.
Nothing on the fair grounds struck us asl
lpnlu lla and e ;,,,;,
than this exhibit. There are, we believe, in
this county, some 90 grangrs. Now what |
splendid county fair we could have-what a
noble display OF the products of the skill, in.
dustry and genius of our people, if all the gran
ges would initiate the example of Deer Park
and present such an offering at each annual
county industrial jubilee, The exhibit of this |
grange included specimens of red and white
winter and spring wheat yellow and Reeder
corn; Hubbard and butter squashes; 3 varie.
ties of pumpkins, winter radishes, several var.
ieties of bects and potatoes, cabbages, sweet
corn. onions, tomatoes, beans, peppers, =, varie.
ties of apples, butter, bread, canned fruits. iel.
lies, cake, &c, &c.,-not II single article rntv
and inferior, but all strictly first class. For
some reason all were entered in the name, of
different individuals.
Next along is the exhibit of Mr.JF Moore
including fine specimens of the Trophy toma-
to, varieties Of corn, the California ground
cherry valuable for preserving; black and
navy beans, timothy seed, beets, &c.
Next Mr.. Abner Strawn shows some noble
specimens Of Vermont potatoes, GROWING ran.
idly INTO popularity. Then came half n dozen
specimens Of white and yellow corn, raised bv
M j. Wood, and two varieties raised by Mr.
ii. Holmes. The Illinois Starch Comnapv
show five grades of their truly "Peerlessr
starch, and Mr. j. Wood shows several sacks
of his splendid Eagle Mills flour; then comes
long row Of canned fruits and ielics. eyceed.
ngIy mountaineering to the sight, entered bv
Mrs. Gedney, Mrs. Hathaway, and other Indies
whose names we were unable TO Obtain 40
well AS numerous specimens Of white and
brown bread, cake, doughnuts cookies. Sc
entered by Mrs Gedney, Mrs. EbcrsoI andl
Others.
Crossing over TO the east side or the same
wing We come to Mr.. G.. L. Thompson, fine
display of grapcs-9 varieticS-tomatocS. heels
cgg plant, &c. Next we look with amaze.
mcnt on some monster melons, shown by Mr.
FiShburn, some equally monstrous sQuasbes
and cabbages. Near by the profIsc displayof
Mr. Elias c. Hathaway, who made some sixty
odd entries, the most of any one exhibitor IN
the ground. Ills show embraces varieties of
cabbages, of winter squashos, 10 OF potatoes
. of sweet potatoes, 3 Of egg plants, the lalr.
est we ever saw; > of tomatoes, > of pumpkins
8 of beeis, of peppers, . of tumips. 4 of
beans, 3 of muskmelonS. of waicrmelons. q
of grapes, . of crab apples, 80 of other apples.
10 of pears dipper gounls, Sc-in all a really
amazing exhibition for one man 20 make.
Next Mr. \. VI. Ebersol shows 3 yarie,ie, Of.
squashes, IL of potatoes. II of apples II of.
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