Daily Republican., 1879-10-01
THE MIDDI.ETOwN FAIR.
A Good Display Hut slim Attend
al.ce "A stock Exhibit which
Beats the The Exhib-
itOrs Present-The Races.

To-day the genealogical fair and an
nual driving exhibition OF New Castle
county began at this place. The aus
pices, as far as the weather was con-
cerned, were favorable, although the
attendance was not what it ought to
have been. There were only about ff-
teen hundred people on the ground
The general appearance Of everything
gives evidence of more meritorious
Exhibition than ever before held. The
speed department may be exceptional,
it is true but the agricultural pro.
ducts, for variety as well as superiori-
ty, and the stock exhibits are some
thing unusual, even for an agricultural
fair. The slim attendance of to-day
has made the managers apprehensive,
and they are now undergoing season
of tormenting doubt and by-no-means
vague perplexity lest the fair shall turn
out to he a failure. They depend much
on the attendance tomorrow and the
day following. If this does not pan
out, say to an average Of six Thousand,
then indeed will there be wailing and
meeting in Gotham.
In conversation with the managers
and others pecuniarily interested, there
drops out every now and then percep-
tible evidences of a deep seated antip'
athy to the Dover fair, just closed
However they may try to conceal it
it is an undeniable fact. "You cannot
help but admit" said gentleman in
our hearing, "that Dover had many
things you have not" "Very true,'
was the answer sarcastically made, "il
has $l5, 900 debt that we have not
This is the spirit now, and if the fail
proves unsuccessful it is more than
probable that the antipathy will become
general.
HOME EXHIBITS.
The list of exhibits although small is
composed of the representative men.
We give few below.
The only sewing machines exhibited
is that of Mr.. J. II. Primrose of Will
mington. He has with him number
of the Wheeler & Wilson's patent No.
for which company he is the agent.
He comes from the Dover Fair covered
with glory, as it were, having disposed
of all his machines while there.
Mr.. Paul Brown has transferred his
fine exhibit of pictures from the State
Fair Just closed. The display occupies
prominent corner which, with his gen
tlemanly assistant, Mr.. S. R. Nones,
seems to te the sole source of attraction,
especially to the ladies.
Mrs. Lizzie Stockley of Wilmington,
has quite large exhibit of fancy arti-
cles, useful as well as ornamental.
The Wilmington Marble and Granite
Works, No. 61O Market street, occupies
a space back of the cereal building,
with an exhibit Of tomb stones. Usual
ly tomb stones are not conducive to any
degree of cheerfulness; but in this in
stance the display is so fine that even
dyspsptics and hypochondriacs gaze
at them with mingled feelings of pleas
ure and anticipation. Mr.. Charles
Smith & Son are the workers. A.,
McLear & Kendall, carriage manufac-
turers of Wilmington, who drew four
premiums at the Dover Fair last week,
have another display consisting of IL
very fine carriages.
Mr.. A. McCrea, of Chistiana, has a
very good display of Estey Organs.
Mrs. /. N. Rodgers has ner fast-be-
coming celebrated wax-works, which
excite considerable interest because of
their superior merit are well executed
duplicates of nature.
Mr.. A. Ii. Russell, the prominent har
ness maker and dealer in carriage ap,
pointmeuts, such as robes whips and the
like, has very fine exhibition of har-
ness and robes. Among the more nota-
ble articles of display is a glass case
containing as fine set of buggy har-
ness as ever was turned out in Middle
town. In other particulars the exhi-
bition is as complete as in this.
Mrs. Mary Sites of Middletown has
on exhibition silk quilt containing
1850 pieces. 1t is certainly most
intricate piece of needlework.
IN. Cox & Bros. manufacturers of
carriages have large tent in which
they have arranged large display
of carriages. There are eight carriages
in the exhibit, being built after the
more improved styles of light vehicles.
THE DISPLAY OF STOCK.
The exhibit of stock is said to be the
best ever displayed upon the peninsula.
The farmers are in ecstacies over the
sight and the pen where the animals
are kept are constantly surrounded by
aimiring agriculturists.
Mr. l.. H. Long, of Helena, Mason
county, KY, bss on exhibition an ex-
tensive display Of registered thorough
bred, which is headed by the five year
old ball, "Fourth Duke of Mason" "
Among the others are a one year old
Mason Airdre, three young bulls, one
Duke of Fleming, one Duke of the
Plains.
Cows as follows: Three year olds,
Mary Leslie, red; Duchess of Mason;
and High Banks; two year old heifsrs,
Fern Princess and White Princess; one
year olds; an airdre bull roam; yearling
heifers, Lady Heddestone, eleventh,
red; Duchess of Mason, second, red;
Minnesota 4th; nothing better in va
risty and extent than this exhibition
of Mr.. Longs in the way Of thorough
bred cattle has ever been seen in this
State before. Other exhibitors, whose
display will be mentioned at another
time, combined to make the stock de-
partment complete.
Mr.. w. Homewood of Newark, has
some sheep which attract general at
tention. His display includes Shrop-
shire Downs, Leicester South Downs,
all thoroughbred stock.
Mr.. George Lockwood of Warwick,
Md, who has for years been great
sheep fagcier and whose large and well
l,nt ,tooL fo rn in Cecil countv ia we'll