The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-02
11T1E ANNUAL FArR.


FIRST DAY.
On the first day the attendance inclndod
bal lev Others than exhibitors, owing 10 cool
rainy and dlssgreeablo weather. To0ards
evening however, the clouds disappeared
ana the visitors increased somewhat.
lne exhibits numbered about two thousand
h'e hundred, Around the grounds ngrirnl'
'araI machinery was shown and everything
useful to aid the farmer could be seen ana
examined, Carroll county for agricultural
products - not eScelcd by any county in tbe
Stale and samples of her products were
grouped together adjoining Exhibition Hall.
mere were mammoth pumpkins, beets, pota.
toes, squashes, long ears Of corn, beans Of
every 'hue'y, white and red wheat. oats, &c
Tue STOCK department was not as full
!" upon former years, but the quality
lNaae W what was lsckedi ia numbers. There
we're iine Grade Jerseys, Grade Alderncys
hfade Bevons and Durhams, in cattle me
display OF sheep was said 10 have beep tbs
best ever known here, aud included Cotswold
aud Southdowns. The sheared four months
old lambs OF Judge l.. Y. SlingluT attracted
much attention. Ia the swine department
were Berkshircs, lorks Iires, Chester Whites,
EaseNs and Jerseys Reds. The latter Is a
rare breed Ia this county and was much ad.
mired.
Some hne horses were exhibited, though
uhe entries were not as Large as last year.
In poultry, too, the exhibits were not so
large as the accommodations could have pro
yded for. Ia chickens there we're lIoudau.
CaPous, Leghoms, BUD Cochins, Silver Ban.
lams, silver Polands, Gold Lace and Black
Seabughts, In ducks, Pckins and Nurseries.
White aud Wild turkeys, wild geese, and
some other breeds were exhibited.
Ia the domestic department the display ex
ceeded all former exhibits. /. A. Miller dis
played harness, A. II. Wcnt1 jewelry; Shar.
rer \ OrndoriI, dry goods; George w. Al.
baugh, dry goods aud clothing: John T.
Anders, cloths and clothing, j. ". Shirk.
Charles W. knight and John p. Blessing.
pictures aud photographs. Among other OK.
httll= we're IN WAX work "lunch,h by Mrs.
John heenei confectionery, cake aud ice
cream, by Miss Lynch; grapes, apples,
oranges and other fruits, by Miss Maggie
NcWs0n; m w0rsied work, cross aud flowers,
uy Mass li1zlc Herr There were quilts Of
VARIOUS Sinds, some Of beautiful design and
hahdiworki centre table in leather work;
natural Flowers embalmed by Furney 4
MoTningsiar, OF Union Bridge lace cap
loo years old, and dress handsomely en-.
broldcrcd' u years old; perforated card work
by Miss Sadie Kucler, &c. One tidy was
labeled worked by little coorcd girl. Alice
+. Johnson, who has but one hand, the len
one. Annie Cassell II years old, exhibited
quilt In fruits, flowers and preserve. the
display was good. Orlando Reese had a
large exhibit Of plants aud flowers; Miss Lou.
isa BiNler collection Of bcgonias; 4. II.
kouis1n, OF lIui0ntowu, Florida banana
aud a TX tree; Abmm Al0angh Gs varieties Of
apples, aud C. j.. WoOlgry 10 varieties, while
there we're preserves, jclli1s pickles, canned
goods, &c, ia great qlautiiies The only Bal.
tmnrc exhibitor was e. IL. Lake, who had
Italian aud CyPuan bees, patent boxes &c.
Mrs. DE. Jacob Rhiuchart, Of Frizzellsburg
had u varieties Of canned fruit, 20 of pre-.
serves, ~ oijclhes, ! 8 OF pickles, 10 Of mar
malGdcs, ct wines, Of soaps, I Of dried
fruit, and Of cakes.
No gambling devices we're allowed on the
grounds, but the usual curiosity shows, with
drum audband organ orchestra, photograph
galleries, lunch and confectionery stands were
distributed arouud as usual.
sEoUyp DAY.
The weather to-day was fae, aud at least
900 people attended the fair The exhibits
we're largely increased aud the iair in this
respect rs vel. worthy Of the county and as.
ISOLATION.
The event Of to-day was a parade by fire.
men and Grand Army Posts. The Westmin-
ster tire Department and Burn's Post, G.. A.
r., did the honors. Upon the arrival OF the
visiting organizations they were treated 10 o
substantial lunch at Odd Fellows Hall. fl,
procession was formed on Main Street, oppo.
site the hse department building, with DR..
Wm. IL. kippAtd chief marshal, with one aid
from each organization, aud moved about
lO.i5, IN the following order Marshal and
aids Westminster Brass Band; Westminster
lire department, John IL. Mittcn captain, with
- men; "Aiwnys There Hook and Ladder
Company OF Wayucsb0rO Pa, j. O. Thomp.
sou captain, IS men and Waynesboro Baud
Valley Grey Band, Of Hagersiown; Western
Enterprise Fire Company of Hagerslowu, q.
n Hafbangh acting Captain, with 10 men;
First Hose Company Of llagerstown, Col,
Mohley commanding, with a. men and drum
corps; Nj PleasaE, Band; Burns Post, No.
10, q. 4. H., Of Westminster, Capt. A. Bill
liugslea commanding, with % men; East
Berlin, Pa, Band; Major jenkins Post, Of
Hanover, NJ. o. Smith commanding, with 30
men; carriage with Mayor L. II. Irwin, City
Clerk John Matthews, Joseph NJ. Parke, city
attorney, and Chas. H.. Nanderiord, Of the
DEuOcgATiC ADVOCATE
The procession marched about three miles
through the city aud then proceeded to the
fair grounds, where they we're welcomed by
Col. Nm. A, Mchel,ip, President OF the Ag
ricultural Society. Mayor Irwin welcomed
the visitors to the city just after the procession
formed,
Tho parade, though not very large, was
very handsome The organizations and all
the bands were well uniformed, and the en-
"A liz 80. 4
aud decked with flowers.
Two trials of speed took place this after.
noon. The first was for horses whose record
was no better than p 40, three ia FIVE Milton
Sultzback, Of Hellam, Pa, entered black
mare Maud; Chas. X. Thomson, Of Baltimore,
Nd, sorrei mare patapsco Maidi j. G. Peif-
fer, of Westminster, bay gelding Pilot Boy.
Patapsco Maid won ia three straight heats,
time 2.ij, 24l, 2.iO. The second race was
for county horses, $50 class, three in five.
John Marsh, Of this city, entered bay mare
Lizzie Hancock, and Austin Winters, near
Westminster, catered bay geldng Patchen.
Pateheu won the FIRST and second heats IN
3.ls, aud Lizzie Hancock won the third,
fourth and fifth heats aud the race, best time
3.O7.
In the evening the Western Enterprise
Fire Company, OF Hagers1own, with drum
corps, accompanied by the First Hose Com.
pany OF Hagerstown aud the Westminster
Fire Department marched through the city,
executing some beautiful eyoluiions. Each
member carried flash torch, aud in passing
the residences Of prominent citizens salute
was given by flash. The Valley Grey
Band, Of HageElown, screnadcd some Of our
prominent cIt1ens
THIRD DAY.
The day was bright, but cool aud windy,
making il rather disagreeable for visitors,
who numbered more than upon the previous
day The chief attraction was carnival
procession, the like of which was never be-
fore seen in Westminster. Ed. W. Shriver,
to whom belongs the credit Of getting up the
affair, was chief marshal. The procession
formed on Belle Grove Square, where the
key of the city was delivered by Mayor +. II,
Irwin TO King Comus for the day, and paraded
through the principal streets in the following
order-Chef Marshal aud Aids; Westminster
Band; knights on foot, dressed in armor
suits; King Comus in his triumphal carl In.
dians on foot, looking almost like native Red
Men; Clowns, Enthusiastically and appropriately
clothed; Old Woman with broom, one Of
Mother Gooso's characters; Pinaiore Ship,
nicely rugged, on wheels, and drawn by a