Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-14

Is n Success-Eine Exhibits of
stock --Ehe Racing 's'his Afternoon.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening"
ELRroN, Oct. IL. Elkton is ready. The
handles of all the big front doors have been
polished, the window shutters and doors
treated to All unexpected coating of paint and
in fact a general cleaning up has been made.
The stores, barber shops, and drinking places
have made extra preparations. and put on an
extra force of attendants.
At the fair grounds early this morning work
left late last night was resumed and must
continue braycly to-day. Time has been the
great want Had the Original design of the
fair managers to have trial exhibition at
cost OF about $500 been adhered to II is diff
cult to to imagine the jam that would have
resulted. But the capaclons grounds and the
extensive buildings required an outlay of
thousands instead of hundreds of dollars and
weeks instead of days of labor Theapparcnt
impossibity TO raise $500 ut the outset dis
appeared when the demand was made for
55,G0U The popularity Of the fair is
accounted for by the fact that the stock WAS
kept out of the hands Of muneyed men, so to
speak. and sold to the farmer, mechanic or
banker without discrimination.
To-day the good people of Cecil may throw
up their hats. Their greatest enterprise is
success. The capital invested is not large, ii
is true, and there will be no dividends. but
the profits in other ways will be very large.
There is already an extensive display of
stock, though much Is yet to come. Joshua
Clayton. OF Middctown, has on exhibition
five pens of very handsome Berkslires of
various sizes and ages. A iino display of
Chester county whites are found i'll the next
pen We note Il SOW. by Mr.. Hopkins, of
Middlotown, that took prize at the Middle
town fair The sheep pens are not all tlll,
but visitors will delight TO look at the South
downs. exhibited by A. Il. Magraw. ESD.
President OF the Cecil Agricultural Society.
The same gentleman has an attractive dis
play Of horses aud cattle Howard Terry Of
the Fifth district, exhibits MS handsome o
| Young brood mare and colt AS can he found
| IN the county. Edward Wilson, of Newark,
| John w. Ilarriutt, of Chesapeake City, W. II.
Cuchranand Lewis AcDowell,of MiddletuNn.
are exhibitors oi fine cattlc.-short horns.
AldcrEcys aud Jerseys. Benjamin Green, of
Warwick. who has for several years been one
of the foremost stock exhibitors AT Middle
| town fair, II OIL the ground with drove of
| his best cattle 4 large brown bull among
! the number attracts special attention. Another
well formed and heavyweight bull. owned by
| Nh Preston, of Coed takes the eyes of stock
rUiscrs Lord Clameharlic, at the head of
| Judge Stumps drove is hard TO beat. quite
an addition was made to the cattle show by
| the arrival last evening of herd. sent by
| Hon. john Mprryman of "llayiields liati-
more county
Inc liOlNiltlu lNlHIlUHnl, luultN lltliil-
| ncnt aud Floral department, will not be
missed by the visitors. The exhibits are all
| tastefully arranged, and attest the wealth of
| Cecil. the skill Of her fair ONES. and the
extent of her resources, y highly artistic
afghan in the ladies' department will gain
thousands of compliments Tor the maker,
4 model japanese trunk from Japan kindly
| lonurd by \. T. Bddlr. ESD, Is Il leading
curiosity IN this department. Mrs. II.
| u. Howard contributed much to the
| display III the floral department presenting
u large horse shoe of crystHlli2ed leaves ferns
and iumurtclles and the manager has given
it a very prominent place MS it deserved. The
arrangement of the flowers speaks high
praises for those who had Il hand in it. The
general exhibits department has not received
many exhibits MS yet. Fire brick from North
East. book boards form ITarlan's mill, two
pumpkins weighing lOG' and IL pounds
respectively are very prominent. $. *. Miller
raised the pumpkins.
There have been large additions to the
| machinery display, and car loads OF exhibits
1T the depot await attention.
The entrance Ia the grounds presents an
animated scene and within the incluHure
everybody is n a rush. hundreds of small
lag decorate the fences, tents and buildings.
Country people are coming in FROM all
drrCtlots and by noon the crowd will have
reached large proportions
Tie race horses have had their morning
walk hut are still exercising. The races do
not take place until afternoon. As great
interest is conferred In them. the largest turn
ont Is expected then.