The daily gazette., 1880-09-22
The Middletown Fair.
A GOOD ATTENDANCE, FINE
EXHIBITS AND TOLERA-
BILE RACING.

BILE RACING.
A 1888 RACE WITH LESS THAN 2:45
TIME-A GOOD Squirt IN THE 2:37
STRAIGHT HEATS.
Specially reported for the GAZETTE.
MIDDLETowN, Sept. 2l.-The fair
opened this morning, and though
things were not exactly as promising
as they might have been the manage
ment agreed that it was, in the main,
q highly successful opening. The at
tendance was probably between 1900
and 1900 persons, large number of
whom came in vehicles. About 800
were on the grand stand while the
races were in progress.
THE EXHIBITS.
While not unusually numerous the
exhibits were very interesting, the
stock, particularly, being unusually
fine. Among the principal exhibitors
were the following:
FARM MACHINERY.
Warren Harper, Wilmington Oneida
agricultural engine, Hagerstown drill,
Studebaker wagon, and variety of
agricultural implements.
James Mccormick, for D. M. Os-
borne 81 Co, twoself-binders and other
farm machinery.
John A. Wilson &c Co.. Wilmington,
made speciality of fifty Syracuse
chilled plows.
j. d. Evans & Co., Smyrna, Buck
eye self. binders.
Townsend McCommins, Lancaster
county, Pa, Howe double force pump.
w. A. Hyland g. Co., Galena, Nd,
variety of farm implements of their
own manufacture.
CARRIAGES.
McLear g. Kendall, Wilmington,
two Brewster spar buggies, two jump
seat rocka ways, two Doctors phatons,
and four elliptic spring buggies.
Hudson & Cahill, Wilmington, one
jump-seat and one buggy.
j. A. Jemison, Warwick, Nd, one
patent top buggy.
IN THE LADIES BUILDING.
James Cox, of Middletown, has
charge of this building, and the ex-
hibits are very tastefully arranged.
]. III. Primrose, of Wilmington, ex-
hibits the new American sewing ma
chimes, and 8. Speakman, of Whining
ton, the Singers.
The Wilcox & White organsare ex-
hibited by F. M. North, Philadelphia,
and the Estey organs by H. McCrea, OF
| Christiana.
The Girard White Lead and Color
Company, of Philadelphia, has hand
some display of paints, as has also Fl
M. Bennett, of Dover, representing
Harrison Brothers. The latter display
includes the representation of a sec
ton of house, thoroughly painted.
There is large exhibit of Hecker's
self raising -four, and biscuits of this
flour are made up, baked and distrib-
uted in the building.
| In addition there is large and vari-
ed display of preserved and canned
fruits, pies, jellies, cakes, bread, fancy
needlework, etc., by the ladies of this
and adjoining counties.
Edward Emory, Centreville, Md,
fourteen head of thoroughbred short
horns.
VIM. Deshaue, Cecil county, Md,
graded short horn bull calf.
Richard Price, Middletown, fine bull
calf, three months old.
Ii. Walker, Mlddletown, graded
yearling short horn heifer.
w. r. Cochran, Middletown, ter
head of excellent short horns.
]. Thomas Budd, Middletown, a
Guernsey cow.
VIM. Green, M'ddletown, four Alder
ney cows.
derney bulls aud two heifers.
Joshua, Clayton, Mlddletown,o one fine
thoroughbred bull.
Mr.. Ladd, of Middletown, a Welsh
COW.
VIM. Emory, OF Queen Anne's county
| Nd, a short horn bull with noted
| pedigree.
Richard Price, Miedletown, four cows
! one heiter and one bu ca 4, all graded
Martin E. Walker, Middletown, two
Durham cows and one bull.
| DCiJdtulA olCCh1 OOSii SouhoJ3 SA'
high grade short horn cows, one thor
/ ouehLred bull and two Durham calves
l.. p. Mcdowell, Middletown, fcuI
bull calves, ten high grade Durham
calves, ten high grade and thoroughbred
short horn yearlings, and seven two
year-olds.
HORSES.
Robert Morrison, Christiana, a two
year-old stallion AMI three-year-old
mare sired by Long Island Chief.
Daniel Cochran, fine mare, sixteen
years old.
A. q. Hopkins, three-year-old Patch
en- horse.
John Templeman, a HAtchen mare
and Hambletonian colt, four months
| old.
Thomas P. Hopkins, a two-year-old
Patchen mare and one Hambletonian
mare and colt.
Hon. James Williams, colt sired by
Gold Du.t, and mare with a colt BY
Senator Bayard's Clematis.
j. G. Cranor, Warwick, Nd, stallion
| Scadock.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, stallion
Clrmatis.
E. r. Cochran, thoroughbred stallion
| Herminius.
OTHER STOCK.
George Lockwood, of Warwick, Md.
has a good display Of sheep, but 1t is no
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