National Republican., 1880-10-06
FIRST DAY OF THE FAIR.
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uIhy containing n handsomely 0OlSneu OTBuu
drawn by tandem team covered with ma
tional colors; National theatre, a large float
drawn by two horses, containing billboard on
one side, Tourists" prominently mentioned,
aud on tho other maggie MITCHELL
next weeks attraction; Jacob Roth,
brewer, double.toam drawing wagon, IN
| which was seated "Gambrinus" and a score
of thirsty subjects quafIing beer, decorated
with American aud German colors; l., 2.
Wright & Son. six fine black horses drawing n
new scraper and four bays attached TO the
latest improved street sweeper; Peterson h
Alschwee, n sixhorse team drawing large
platform representing a bar with six masked
aud dominoed barkeepers, whose sole duty
was to wait on the thirsty multitude with
Bergner & Engers Philadelphia beer; John
| Cumberland tho boat builder, a handsome
cedar outrgger and paruphernalia, decorated
with boat-club flags aud stroamers; Ford's
| Opera.huuse exhibit, wagon containing orChes-
| ira and gigantic 1gures representing charac.
| ters in the Flock of Geese" over whom was
suspended large golden goose; Chas. SChafer,
baker; on top of his wagon was seated an aged
| darky, who nourshcd in one hand q suspi-
ciOus.looking black bottle and in the other a
loaf Of bread; ID. W. Mngrath exhibited some
! handsome Webster farm wagons; A. Saks &
Co., four.horse team aud delivery wagon I'M.
hedded in plumes floral designs aud bunting;
d. Loughran, tue tobaoconist, had out his best
team the Cooperative & Drivers Own ice
company paraded with large wagon drawn
| by six horses, wearing their best equipments.
| One of tho attractive features of the parade was
a mammoth boot eight feet high and four and
| a.half feet long from heel to toe, tho handi-
| work Of George, the chirOpodist and shoema.
maker; Nine. Demonot Il Sons, confeCtioners,
presented two Of the handsomest business wag.
Gus In the line; Chamberlcn, the painter, and
| G.. S. Kraft, tho baker, had vory fine turnouts;
| Walker, the lime aud cement man, Thad Bean,
the grocer, aud Stolpp, the baker, attracted the
| spectators; John McGraun Il Son, Grocers and
McCauley and Dellwig, grocers, were appro.
priatey represented. The most original dis.
| play, however, was that of f. X. Ward, the
wcl-known Aldernoy milk dairy man. He
| had three vehicles in the procession The first
represented the condition in which he
claims to have found the milk business
in Washington in 1875. II consisted of u
dilapidated, unpainted cart drawn by a
sleepy old OK. The proverbial bucket of
slOp hung suspended from hook on the
shafts, battered aud bady-worn milk can
WAS q prominent object, and the country
maiden, attirod in a Dolly Warden dress and
large calico shaker, made up the picture. On
| the side board was the following sign: "Pure
country milk, twelve cents n quart, with
cream extra" This was followed by ono of
Mr.. Wards handsome delivery wagons which
illustrated the vast Improvement made In the
milk traffic by purity, promptness, cleanl.
ness, cash aud eternal vigilance" The
third portion of the exhibit showed tho man.
nor in which competitors have attem pied to
initiate him. This was illustrated by forlorn-
looking steed with long teeth and sides that
were bare, to which was attached q covered
wagon with the top falling in on a can OF
milk and barrel of slop. The milkmaid was
busy smoking clay pipe, and was content TO
let everything else look after itself. small
brass gong at the side of the wagon was the
| y hat nI "a ilahl fnrt ha IN.
pose OF summonng purchasers. C. NJ. Bell,
tho photographers had a handsome team ia
line the driver being in full livery and the
horse gaily caparisoned Tho wagon was en-
tirely new the lettering of tho notices, etc.
evidently being tho work of tue artist
Lambs National Pie bakery was represented
by tastelully decorated vehicle George
Juenemann's Pioneer Beer" was inscribed
upon large banner carried in q barouche
w. j. Stephenson & Brother made q credtablC
display of sawed aud split wood in large
four-hOrse team, Tho independent Ice com
pany had throo wagons in line containing I'm
a | plements used In their business, a number oi
4 employees wearing straw hats who bore alolt
. hugo broom inscribed Industry and severa
other appropriate designs Charles Walters
proprietor Of Prospect brewery, had two wag
!, ons in the procession, G. G.. Cornwell pro
. prietor of American tea company, was ou
with two handsome wagons neatly decroatod
wagons representing the National auction
house, Capitol laundry and Addison Day, tn,
undertaken, all Of which were made attractv
by the unstinted use of flags, bunting, etc
Mr. John II, Mitchell displayed forge ant
set Of workmen turning out horseshoes. II
lempler, the optican, advertised his busnes
!, with hugo model of u telescope, operated b,
a colored individual, who persisted in point
, ! ing to DR.. Jasper's utterance, DE sun d.
y move, shuah." T. W. Smiths lumber dspla,
4 was one Of the features of the procession
Adams express company were noticeable for
iine sik-horsO team drawing band Of music
g VINO know how TO play. w. u. Gait had il
2 line q wagon loaded with his spccialties il
-four; Ceres" "llinneola" aud Sterling" pre-
dominating. A handsome exhibit of farm
products WAS made by tho Woodlawn Farmers
c club. j. NJ. Wheatley proved that he know
Q how to keep coal yard by the taste dispayet
h in getting up two carts loaded with "blacl
o diamonds" The rear OF the procession wa
y brought up by the District of Columbia Vol
t unteor artillery, with two carriages carrying
y twelvo-pound Parrott riiled guns. Tho com
r mand was presented just before the procession
70 moved with handsome stand of coors. Nj
w. j. Stephenson made the presentation
speech, to which Major Hunnemann apprOpri
ately responded.
Il The procession passed over the rout
N already given in THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
n not II single accident occurring to mar it
n progress. The judges in tho tally.ho coac
II reviewed the exhibits at different points, an
n when the procession had disbanded at the cit
II hall, retired to Wizards hotel to max
l. awards. Nearly an hour was consumed i
}. discussing tho features witnessed, us u resul
n of which they announced the fortunate eS
=. hibitors to be as follows One hundred dolla
l. prizo for most original display, to Mr.. Fran
d K. Ward of the Alderney dairy; gold media
y for handsomest display, to b. w, Reeds Son.
y grOcers whose exhibit was unanimous
5. voted the most elaborate ever seen in an il
n dustrlal professions; silver medal for origin
:, atty to Mr.. T. b. Gross, lumber dealer; bronz
+. medal do, to Mr. John H. Mitchell, black
smith, aud diploma TO Charles McGowal
stonecutter They also favoraby mer
X toned truck a for Its exhibition
the workings Of the swinging harness
Colonel H. Z. Wright for his improve
s. street scraper and sweeper, the Independeu
ice company, Stephenson Brothers for save
aud split wood, Petersen & Alschwee for tn
fun created by their corps of bartenders, Con
d pany A, Washington Light Infantry, for thei
'. mauWuYTes, Cammack's miniature lime kiln
d Core and Co. for caramels, Sloyer &c Co. fc
10 coal, f. J.. House, groceries, Thomas v
I. Smith, lumber; Heurlch's beer, the Woodlaw
Is Farmers club exhibit Of farm products, !
IF Saks & Co., taiors; p. G. Sauer, stoves; Georg
Ia Otto, soda water; Ford's Opera.house, FLOCK
K Geese; Adams express company team, and Ill
N tally.ho coach OF Messrs. Leudingham & Wi,