The daily gazette., 1877-10-06
FIRST EDITION!
Our Peninsula Fair.
! STORMY DAY wRIcH DROVE PEo-
PIE FROM THE GROUNDS
NO RACING.
MIDDLRTOwN, DELI Oct. 4

'"0 Nnoi hihB traln, evidently thinking a
clear day would finally be Witnessed
Their disappointment, as we'll as that of
tue fair managers, was great and thoupb
inevitable was somewhat provoking. On
the grounds everything was in a slushy
condition outside the buildings, and par-
tally so In the vegetable building. In
the ladies' building quite large crowd
assembled, witnessing the operations of
the Weed, Americna, DAVIS and Singer
sewing machines, listening to the Estey
and oiough andWarren organs, or examln-
ing the many articles offancy styles, pre-
serves, jellies, cakes, pies, bread, SC.
AS the day advanced the storm became
more violent and drove most of the peo-
pie from the grounds by four O'Clock.
| All the exhibits continue interesting.
Lindley & Kemp display hardware and
stoves Eliason & Benson stoves, heat
ers, etc. w. Fl. Moore & Co. have an
excellent display of cassimeres and NAL.
lalleu q Bros, also exhibit cassimeres
kerseys and hannels f. III. Burgess s.
Co., have case of fine white and col
| ored shirts Hayes Chandler of Viii
mtngton, displays large assortment of
| fancy cakes, and Ferd Carson, has a fine
overcoat on exhibition. Those in charge
of the sewing machines from Whining
ton are A. j.. Van Duzee, j. II. Primrose
and S. Speakman. Mrs. Maggie Cochran
is said to have one hundred articles on
exhibition. and her sister fifty Miss
Lizzie Buckle has thirteen fancy articles.
The display of fancy articles is very
large and some were not shown on ac-
count of there being no room. Mr.. L.
b. Kelly and Mr.. Walker make very
large displays of pears, on which pre-
miums are now being gwen. Mr.. Peter
Miggett, of Newark exhibited lot of
fine Beer Smock peaches, which should
have taken first premium, but the Judges
would not so decide f. r. Cochran took
premium on fifteen varieties of peaches.
There is large apple display.
Among the exhi bitors in the vegetable
department are the well'known firms of
Polk & Hyatt and e. II. Cochran, who
have some varieties that are hard to beat.
James l.. Shallcross has the largest dis
play, there also being some fine looking
beets, turnips, tomatoes, peculiar squash
es, long-necked pumpkins, sugar beets,
and everything of this kind. r. b.
Plummer and Augustus Dreka have large
displays, also which give the building a
fine show.
George W. Lockwood makes an exhibit
of twenty-five Southern sheep james
L. Shallcross has six pens of same stock
l.. w Vandegrift has two pens of beautis
tul cotswolds William HomewoOd has
five pens of Shropshiredowns andLeices-
ters w. h. Cornog has two pens of Lei
cesters and w r.. Wilson five pens Cots
wolds. No other meaning could be con-
veyed about this department than to say
it is complete in exhibits.
There is large number of swine on
exhibition, being the property of r l..
Naudain, Henry Clayton, John Moat and
Cooper q Co. Berkshire and Chester
county Whites are the breeds. Il
Carriages are exhibited in the different
styles by Cox & Bro, Cooling Bros,
II. W.Wnght and J.W. Reeve. Collisions
syrup drip and tbs Centennial scroll
saw are in the same building. L. V. As
pril 81 Son make their plow exhibit a
good one, and have other implements for
agricultural uses. Hyland & Co., exhib-
1t machinery manufactured at Galena,
Md. tE-..
Grain and seeds are exhibited by Will
liam Homeweod, j. l.. Shallcross, r. B.
Plummer, FL. S. Cochran, William and
s. +. Shallcross, Sr., and includes wheat,
corn, rye, barley, flax seed, grass seed,
clover seed, etc. The exhibit of grain is
larger than aay yet made at the z. A.
and p, A. fairs
1t was impossible to learn anything of
the horse and cattle exhibit to-day as the
storm kept everybody from the stables.
Owing to the storm the managers con-
cluded that the track would be unfit for
trotting this week but as Friday morning
opened with a clear sky, they have de-
cided to continue it the two last days of
this week, and have sent kilograms to
that effect as far as the wires will reach
down the Delaware railroad.
TNoTE.-This letter was intended for
Yesterdays GAZETTE, but for some unex-
planned reason it was detained at the
Postoffice in this city until after two
O'Clock in the afternoon, although mes
senger was twice sent to the office for 1t
after the arrival of the train from the
Delaware railroad. The other news
papers received their Middletown letters
In time, and this evident unfairness to-
wards the GAZETTE on the part of the
Postofice officials certainly looks very
bad.
SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION AND TRoTTING
M1DDLETowN, Del, Oct. 5.-There
was a strong wind blowing this morning
and the managers of the fair were sooD
satisfied that the track could be trotted |
upon, and by noon it was dry and in ex-
cellel,t condition. The storm damaged
some of the pastries and one or two fan
articles, but was not injurious in other
respects, except to dampen the grain ex-
hibit. A large crowd was in attendance
to-day, many people coming in the cars
from lower Delaware and the eastern
Shore OF Maryland. By noon the grounds
were almost full of horses and carriages,
and there were probably 5000 people
present.
The racing commenced at one O'Clock,
and the first was race for a purse of$50,
two in three to road wagon. Six entries,
three started.
First Heat. Rather took the lead at
the second turn followed by Golddust.
Jr., and Elisha Hillar. The latter broke
badly and her driver did not finish the
heat. Rather won the heat in 3 os!.
Second Heut. Golddust, Jr., got The
lead and kept it to the quarter pole when
he broke and Rather passed him and won
the heat and race in 3.02a.
Rattler. .''.'''''''''t
Golddust, Jr.,.
Elisha Hillar. ar.................. LUIS
2.5O Race The second race was for