Daily Republican., 1880-09-30
THIRD EDITION.
DELAwARE sTATE PAIR.

A Day Of crowds and great atsRae.
tfess-spIenaid srack sport-saood
races ofbosh trOtting aud run
ning-M0Fe awards.
Special Oorsspondence OF Republican.
DovHR, Sept. 29-If the fair:was. slim
ly attended yestsrdaysit IL Is the reverse
to day. The most inviting attractions
we're provided and the ample grounds
were croude with q dsnseness Of hu-
manity, numbering nearly seven thou
sand people. When my dispatch to the
REPUBLICAN was sent in the forenoon
to-day the attendance was placed al
about four thousand. After that, III
Ill the middle Of the afternoon, people
poured in, in endless streams, until
the number extended even that pic
tured in the sanRuins minds OF the
managers.
A good many prominent people were
here to. day, among them being Cover
nor Hall, Chancellor Salisbury, Ssna'
tor Salisbury, Ex-Governor Salisbury,
Congressman Martin, Levi C. Bird, Esq,
u. s. Marshal NcMullen, Secretary Of
State Wolcott, W. H. Burnits, Senators
Rust, Denney, PsnneWill and Harring-
ton. Then, besides these, were present
G. W. Covington, Democratic nominee
for Congress from the Eastern Shore,
George H.Shakespeare of Philadelphia,
@. W. Cruikshanks Of the Cecil Demo-
crat and many others from distance.
During the day s. me more awards
were made, and the marsgers conde-
scsnded to make some Of them public.
The following are the awards In the
Fruit Department;
Best variety OF apples; lst premium
Miss NJ. Walker, Dover; End s. z. Bar
low, Townsend.
Best half bushels of apples, different
varieties, J. H. Denny, Smyrna; F. r.
Hasson, Camden; Samuel Townsend,
townsend.
Eli Ponder, Dover, W. r. Mckee,
Dover, each first premium, J. F. Kemp
second premium.
Best aud greatest number Of peaches
three Of each variety, Rev. J. 8. Willes
Of FELTON, first premium.
Best and greatest variety Of pears
not lees than one quarter peck VIM.
Ford, Chestertown, Md, first premium.
Best variety keepers, Pear, Ebe
Chase & Co., Genoa, New York, frs.
preminm.
Best display of pears Mrs. VIM.
Dover, first premium; VIM.
Ford, Chestertown, Md, second pre-
mum.
Best one half-bushel pears, Nathan
Wood, Leipsic, first; VIM. VI. P.
seward, Cowgill's Corner, second.
Best variety grapes, r. g. Chase &
20. New York.
T. s. Hubbard, New York, and Mrs.
II. Il. Chase, each first premium.
Best watermelons, Payntsr Frame,
sussex county, first premium /; J. S.
Willis, FELTON,, second premium.
Bgg plants, Rsv. J. S. Willis, first
,remium.
Citron melon, II. M.Thomas, Camden,
rst premium Eli Pardee, Dover,
scond.
Best display Of nursery stock, E.
'hase & Co., N. y, first premium.
VEGETABLES.
Best bushel early rose potatoes, Rev.
. S. KiIler, Felton,, first premium.
Best busheI white peach blows, II. N.
Camden, first premium; J. T.
jhallcross, Odessa, second.
Best bushel any other variety, H. N.
'homss, Dover. first premium W. A.
fills, Dover, Peter Hardcastle, Moorton,
ach 6rst premium; W.T.. Shallcross,
,ur, first premium H. N. Thomas. |
amdeD, second premium.
Best sugar beet, J. s. Willis, FELTON,, |
rst premium; W. Perry, second.
Best sugar bests, Rev. J. 8. Willis,
elton, first premium; R.WilsOn, Dover,
scond.
Best bushsl carrots for feeding, Rev.
. s. Willis, frat premium.
Best oyster plant, G. Z. BarlcT,
ownsend, first premium.
Best IL parsnips, C. W. Wright,
over, first premium; ]. S. Willis, sec.
nd.
Best bushel sweet potatoss,J. $. Will
Is first premium.
Best bushel yellow maDgle wurtzsls,
rst premium.
Best 3 heads Of cabbage, R. Grant,
iaughter's station, first premium; Il. c.
[arvey, Camden, second.
Best 3 heads bfe,oli. J. =. Hanson,
annden, first premium.
Best onions, W. F. Shalloross first
remium; J. s. Lloyd, second.
Bsst Lima beans, Peter Hardcastle
rst, 4. 4. Grant, Slaughter's second.
Best tomatoes, K. B. Slaughter, MOI
On, first premium R. Wilson, Dover,
ecOnd.
Best garden sQuashes, J. S. Willis,
rst premium; J. Frank Denney, SEQ.
nd.
Best 2 Boston marrow 'quashes, w.
!. Shallcross, first premium.
Best 3 Hubbard squashes, J. F. DEN
ey, first premium W. A. Mills, Do
er, second.
Best 3 sweet potatoe pumpkins, J. =.
'enney, first premium.
Three largest feld,pumpkins, Charles
'enney, Dover, first; Samuel Townsend,
ecOpd.
Best and largest assortment of table
egetablss, J. s. Willis, first.
Best field beans, Il. B. Slaughter,
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