The daily gazette., 1879-10-01
FIRST EDITION.
THE PENINSULA FAIR
HOW THE BIG SHOW WAS
OPESED.
The ErhiLitS-the CrOsUd md
the Racing.


A SUCCESSFUL OPENING ON A FAIR
DAY-THE DIFFERENT DEPART--
MENTs-FINE SPORT ON THE TRACK.
Special Correspondence Of the GAZETTE.
MIDDLETOwN, Del, Sept. 3Oth.-A
spectacle, very much Ike the vision re-
vealed to Cobbler X ezer when he looked
into futurity through lis my site lapstone
was spread out before The visitors TO the
fair grounds to day. Things had boli-
day appearance, flags were fluttering in
the breeze, and The different departments
of the exhibition were full and attractive.
In the morning there was stir and bus
tie upon the grounds as the final touches
were being put on the exhibis indoors,
and as those outside were being got to-
gether and arranged. Later, when the
crowds of visitors came, everything was
In readiness TO receive them.
This, the Sixth Annual Exhibition of
the Peninsula Agricultural and Pomo-
logical Association vii in many respects,
GClIIb5c bOIuICI IoIIo lIClu Wy tbIo OOuy.
There have been changes made in many
of the departments that are for the better
and it is thought that the display all
through is larger than preceding ones.
A hasty glance through the different
department confirms this. The ladies
building Is the chief one and here there
Is marked improvement. The interes
that Is taken in the fair by the ladi, is
shown here and it is pleasant to observe
with what zest and esgerness they have
entered into the enterprise. The build
ing shows careful and discriminating
arrangement and the display inside is
very beautiful and interesting. Among
the ladies' who have hid the fixing up Of
the different displays under their man
agement, and who deserves more than
especial mention is Miss Helen Morton.
The other ladies are Mrs. DIR. Chamber
lain, Mrs, Ella Cochran, Mrs. Philip
Riley, Mrs. Sam'i Pennington, Mrs.
Richard Price, Miss Mary Clayton, Miss
Sadie Howell, and Mrs. Annie Penning-
ton. In this building some of the Will
mington exhibitors are stationed. j.
Paul Brown has moved his Photographic
display from Dover iair and has it on the
right hand side. He is represented by
Prof. A. s. Nones, who also has crayOn
portrait drawings on exhibition. Jos. II.
Primrose, Of 726 Market street, exhibits
the Wheeler Il Wilson sewing machine,
and is the only exhibitor in his peculiar
line. The other exhibitors from Will
miugton are Charles 4. Smith, marble
and granite work John O'Byrne, Esq,
thoroughbred cotsa old sheep; McLear
& Kendall, carriages; J. A. Wilson,
machinery and farming implements;
John Griner, gold hamburgh chickens.
The other departments are equally at
tractive with the ladies' building. Inthe
grain and poultry building there is fine
display. 1t is large and more extensive
than last year, and in fact the best ever
seen on the Peninsula. The poultry ex-
hibit is quite varied and extensive and
combines nearly all the fine bred speci-
mems of domestic fowls. The vegetable
showing is good and so extensive as to
occasion, surprise the visitor.
Middletown fair as usual excells in the
exhibit of stock. SIT has never been ex-
celled on the Peninsula" said one of the
oldest of Delaware farmers and stock
raisers to me to-day. Probably the most
attractive in the whole display is that of
pedigreed short horn stock cattle, Echen-
hotter & Long of Indiana and Kentucky.
Their display is quite noteworthy, and
consists Of twelve head of thoroughbred
short horns. L. II. Long and Son of
pedigreed short horn stock that attract
much attention. WIN. Polk, A. e. Rit-
tenhouse and X. l.. Price have through
bred STOCK on exhibition. In addition 10
these some ofthe exhibitors Of stock are
as follows: VIM. r. Cochran, short
horns; E. Wilson, short hOrn bull r.
l.. Naudain grade Durham COW and bull;
l.. p. Mcdowell, three pens of south
down sheep; G. w. Lockwood, five pens
of south-down sheep; VIM. Homewood,
several pens of Cotswold sheep; J. L.
Shallcross, three pens south-down sheep.
The exhibitors Of horses aud hogs also
make a good display.
To-day was bright and beautiful after
the autuma fog In the early morning
cleared away. The sun shOne beautiful
ly and the weather was all that could
have been desired by the managers, even
had they been the most exactinG men on
earth. which they are not. Owing to the
fact that the admission Of exhibits did
not close till noon to-day and that many
ticles that had arrived were not un-
packed there was slight hitch in the
morning but by noon the most of the
work had been done. The attendance
during the day was good for the opening
day of Middletown fair. The major part
of the visitors have always seemed to
avoid the opening day ut this exhibition:
To-day the crowd numbered several
thousand, and the managers are well
satisfied. Tomorrow ia expected to be
o big day aud the attt nda. ce Will be
This morning, the first number of the
Daily Fair made it's appearance, and
was sold on the grounds. 1t Is issued
from the office of w. Scott Ways Mid
dletoun Transcript. and will be published
daily during the progress of the exhibi-
ton and will be q reflection of all the
features of The show. The issue of this
morning was very creditable. 1t was
bright and newsy and full Of pleasant
reading matter. The Daily Fair Is q
fair sample of Mr.. Ways enterprise.
The Diamond State band Of Middle
town of fourteen pieces was present dur
ing the day and played excellently.
Among the nOticables present were:
Ex Gov. Cochran, Hon. b. L. Biggs,
VIM. Polk, Il. X. Cochran, X. =. Hof
fecker. Smyrna Tunes, Prof. E. U. Por-
ter, of Newark.
The track sport in the afternoon was
not of great interest. The judges were
q. s. Churchman, George Morrison, and
=, m, N,,nl,rou rha first raCa had fOur