Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-16

the observers, who were delighted
with what they saw, not only in The
vegetable department, but in all the
other departments. Persons who
were at the State fair, and at the
Bay City fair, state that the exhi
hit of vegetables at the Alpena
fair was equal, if not superior, il
quality, TO any they saw at De
troit or Bay City. In fact we hav,
yet to learn of the first person WIKI
was not well pleased with the frs
agricultural fair in Alpena.
But come with MS to the rink
and let us see what is to be seen
AS you step inside the building
you naturally pause moment &c
observe what is before you. il
front are the displays of the va
rious business firms to your left
is the vegetable, fruit, dairy and
grain departments, and to your
right is the exhibit Of flowers, the
ladies' department and various
other exhibits. Crowds of pleased
people are constantly passing be-
fore YOU; the buzz of voices falls
pleasantly on your ear, and the
whole scene, if you are lover of
the county in which you make your
living, and in which you take a
natural pride, will bring proud
smile to your face and a glad feel
ing to your heart, and 10y the time
you have walked around the rink,
you will be surprised at what your
county can do in the way of pro-
ducing the necessities of life, and
you will go away with a better
idea of the resources of the coun-
ty you live in. But let us walk
around and take a general view OF
the exhibits, for want of space will
not permit us to give a particular
description, much as we regret it.
The flower department is the first
we come TO. The collection is n
good one and many varieties will
be found, among which are fine
displays of pansies, fuchsias, Gala
lilies, cactus, and other plants and
flowers. Near by is the ladies de-
and grand success they
have made of it. Catch the AL
pena ladies behind hand when there
is anything to be done. Here are
gorgeous quilts of every variety
and pattern, from the log cabin up
to the brown stone mansion. Some !
were made for the cold wintry
nights, others for the warm sultry
nights of summer; some were
made for use. and some were made
to look at. There were striped
quilts, block quilts, circular patch
quilts, variegated quilts, and quilts
devoted to birds and flowers. Some
Of the quilts were made of few
|! ieces while others were composed !
Of so many pieces that q person
naturally wondered how many
thousand years had been occupied
in their construction. Then there
was a large variety of fancy needle
work, tides, cushions and a num-
her Of other articles, the uses Of
which was mystery to US, and |
about which we know nothing ex-
cept that they were very beauti-
ful and reflected great credit on the
exhibitors for the admirable taste
and skill displayed in the making
OF the various articles. The Quilt |
and fine needle-work department
was n favorite resort for bachelors,
who, of course, knew all about the
articles which were displayed so
profusely.
Adjoining the ladies depart
ment was fine pailor furniture
set from the furniture store Of Al
bert Pack, and close by was the
handsome stove exhibit shown by
Potter Brothers & Co. Near the |
stove exhibit was the Frolic office.
A little further on were exhibits of
shingles by Warner d Davis, and /
Bewick, Comstock & Co.. sash,
doors, blinds, etc., by Gebhardt g. |
Co. ; -four, by Hitchcock e. John
son, and Abram Hopper; fish, by
Casper Alpern confectionery and |
bakers goods, by John Keston. |
The household department was the
next, and the display of bread,
cakes, tarts, ETC., must have made |
the average boy feel like breaking
the commandments every time he
passed them. The dairy business
was represented by several exhi-
bits of choice butter in roll and |
crock. This business is yet in its
infancy and the exhibit was as large
ms could be expected. The fruit
display was better than was en-
pected. The orchards in the coun-
ty are but in their infancy, the
greater part having been only set