The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-10-15

mick; and unregistered Short Horns by John
A. Street,, j. Paca Mitchell and S. M. Lee.
The display of sheep was also very cred
liable. In this department Henry d. Farnan-
dis exhibited Southdowns and Shropshires
Judge Walters, VIM. G. Scott, Jas. McGaw,
Howard Amos, VIM. d. Lee, Southdowns-
Grades of excellent quality were exhibited by
Thos. Dever, JAS W. Hanna, John A. Street,
and Clarence Amos. G. l.. Vail showed Lin
colnshires. VIM. Munnikhuyscn exhibited
fine Southdown ram,
The swine pens were well filled with pork
ers of all ages and weights, giving promise
OF an excellent sausage crop this fall. N. A.
McComas showed boar which is fit COM
panion for his mammoth steer. Mr.. McComas
expects to make the animal weigh 800 lbs
before surrendering him to the knife N. N
Smith also has fine Chesters and Yorkshires,
and Garrett Amos, ID. Hopes & Son also
exhibited Chester. The Berkshircs were well
represented by splendid stock from the pens
of A. M. Fulford, Thos A. Hays, VIM.
Webster, VIM, Smithson and Josiah Herman.
The only exhibitors of Essex swine were
Edward p. Moores and Jacob Dozen.
Excellent grades were also shown by VIM.
Dawson and p. o. Herman. Yorkshires
were SHOWN by Joshua Is. Green.
In Factory Products Josiah M. Herman
received premiums for flour and buckwheat
and Jos. E. Walter for corn meal and Ora
ham flour.
The canned goods industry, so important in
Hartford, we regret to say, was not rs fully rep
resented as it should have been, the only ex-
hibtors being G. A. McGaw and S. ]. Seneca.
Increased accommodations had been pro-
vided for poultry, the display of which was
remarkably good. Benson & Hollingsworth
exhibited six varieties; Thos. A. Hays and
VIM. Webster showed some splendid games
Miss May Williams golden spangled Ham
burgs, Mrs. Matte Cooper Houdans; Mrs.
d. p. Wysong white Leghorns. Henry d.
Farnandis exhibited a pair of wild geese, cap
tured on Abbey Island G. w. Bradford,
| Wilson Richardson and Cover Street, show
ed pigeons, and Franklin A. Amos dozen
guinea fowls.
| There was fine display of carriages, the
| principal exhibitors being John A. Hanna,
Bulett Il Rowland, Jas. II. Harkins and p.
Palmer. j. Benz. Harkins showed a Dayton
wagon and d. d. Walters a good spring
wagon. E. T. Anderson received a premium
for a set of single harness.
| The machinery department filled up greatly
by Wednesday. ID. p. Hollingworth showed
variety of dairy implements, including the
Cooley dreamer; Thos. A. Hays Pennock
road scraper, Eureka mower and other i'm
plements p. F. Ball, Samuel Wilson, L. E.
Pyle, w. Smithson Forwood, w. r. Gal
breath, Henry Reckord and d. s. Paige were
also extensive exhibitors in this department
John III. Reckord showed the Roland chilled
pillow, steel barbed wire and Champion drill ;,
also for @. Aultman Il Co., the Canton mon
itor engine, Miller's thresher, &c.
There was fair display of grain and veg
etables, and the display of fruit, consisting
principally of apples, was magnificent in
| quality, amount and variety.
Joseph Parry exhibited specimens of the
products of his farm, consisting of wheat,
corn, grasses, vegetables, &c.
j. Q. Holingsworth 81 Son, of the Willow
Valley Spoke Works, exhibited some excel
lent carriage wheels, the manufacture of
which they have recently commenced.
]. T. Bradford exhibited some stalks of
corn, three stalks of which contained twelve
ears, two of the ears being each eleven inches
long. One stalk had on it six ears.
Mr., Henry Reckord exhibited large wagon,
gaily decorated with orange and black bunt-
ing, &c, and laden with flour, fertilizers, &C.,
the product of his factories, Near this was
q wagon, also decorated with the Maryland
colors, containing model of Mr.. T. A. Coch-
rams ice elevator. Both of these wagons
were in the procession at Baltimore on Mon
day.
The enlargement of the Exhibition Build
ing afforded room for a better display of the
handiwork of the ladies than ever before, and
many beautiful and useful articles were on
exhibition. One of the most interesting ex-
hibits in the main building was that of the
public schools. 1t embraced specimens of
penmanship, grammar exercises, map draw
ing, worsted work, embroidery, &c, all exc
| tla 90 Il n
forded an excellent idea of the scope and
character of instruction pursued, and was APP
preciated by every friend of the public
schools.
The first race on Tuesday was for two
year Odds, half mile heats, best two in three
John Hutchns entered Sherman Nicholas
Norris entered Doctor; Wilton Greenway
entered Wilton Boy. Wilton Boy won in
1.53 and 153.
The second race was for threc-year old
Hartford horses, mile heats, best three in five,
for which w. S. Forwood entered Lady Bell
John II. Bauer, Bay mare; Albert Pocock
Belle; II. E, Morgan, Wade Hampton ii. G.
Lawder Little Fred Wilton Greenway Frol-
ic; Henry Fulford Hartford Girl Won by
Troic in 304, 3,05 and 800.
The third race was for four-year olds.-
John A. Payne entered Al. Scott; w. l.. Os-
born Cord; VIM. b. Michael John G. The
latter won in three straight heats; time 3.29,
1896, 3.27.
There was also foot race, 100 yards dash,
for which Thos. Shanahan, Charles Davis
and J. H. Frey entered. They came in as
named, receiving respectively SO, So and 81.
| WEDNESDAY.
On Wednesday at least $500 persons were
on the grounds.
The principal features of the day were an
| olI Inv Of D.,
and four-horse chariot race Prof Heiges'
address was one of the most interesting, sug-
gestive and practical ever delivered on the
fair grounds. He Illustrated the importance
to farmer of a knowledge of agricultural
chemistry, and urged the education of boys
in this direction. His remarks were listened
to with close attention.
The chariot race was an exciting contest
There were two entries: Nelson Demoss
| (blue,) and George Archer (red) The race
was won by Demoss in two halfmile heats !;
time LOB and 100. He received $25 and his
competitor $40.
There were several good races, which were
not concluded, and which will he reported
next week.
| THURSDAY.
| The crowd at the fair on Thursday was
estimated to number from 1000 to $780,
| The amusements embraced q half-mile dash
| for colored men; a race for fifteen-year old
boys; an..exciting Indian war hunt, and ex-
cellent trials ofspeed. Among the prominent
persons present from abroad were Ex-Gov.
A. w. Bradford, of Baltimore county; Col.
John 8. Taylor, Francis Whitef John VINO
Carny and DIR. Richard Gundry, of Baltimore
city.
The award of the Bond prizes, to the boys'
and a balloon ascension, will form portion
of the attractions on Friday
Excellent music was furnished by the New
Freedom band, of which VIM. II. Cunning
ham is President and Isanc RnwanK leadnr