Daily Republican., 1880-02-21
UsUsUAL DISPLAY OF BEEF.
How tho BateRevs Celebrate wash
isstSn's Natal Nay The Exhibi.
lion an Un usual One.

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isstsn's Natal Nay The Exhibi
iion an UnusuaI One.
Last evening the markets OF oul
city we're illuminated with Chinese and
other lanterns, and around the profuse
display of pictures and bunting, great
quantities OF meat OF the finest quality
presented itself. Butchers say that II
was the finest exhibition Of show mest
ever held Ia this city. The number o.
visitors was unusual and the sales were
very good.
SECOND STREET MARKET.
| The market In Second street, as we
stated yesterday, was the principal
place In which the display Of show beei
would bs held. The stall 0! William
Miller had q bullock which weighed
1920 pounds.
The stall of John T. Wosd was artis-
tically decorated. On one end Of his
stall was young pig, so fastened as 10
protruds from among the mass Of pork,
hams and sansagss. This stall with
those of Msssrs. Kooch and Beste, was
brilliantly lighted with Chinese
lanterns.
Henry Wards beef weighed 764
pounds and was raised in West Vir-
ginia.
Samuel c. Dill had qusntity Of
pork on exhibition. These two stalls
were decorated with flags.
The stalls of R. S. Lowell had
meat from James Sawdon Of Baltimore.
J.P. Hughes stall had received extra
decoration since the time of our visit
Through the market On Friday morning.
among which were tho "Babies on the
Block"
A. Richardson had an unusual dis.
play of meat, the remains OF two
young heifers weighing llC0 pounds
dressed. One Of these was an extraor
dnary Iood animal three years old from
Chester County. rhe other came from
Mil Creek Hundred.
The stall of Peter Is. Heusted was
very attractive and created q great
amount of interest. Upon the hooks
on each side of the statl thres whole
pigs were displayed each one having
an ear of corn in its mouth. All over
the stall were tapestried Jumps of saus.
age. In the middle of all there was
asteu-d q card 4" for Coroner Peter Il.
Heustsd, subject to the nomination OF
the Democeat parcy." /
J. Hammond and A. d. Miller had
no decorations but the display of meat
was good, especially that of A. D. Mil
Ter who had a Chester County steer
raised by himself.
Daniel Bick.a as usual had great
quantities OF pork. c. F. McVaugh
across the way had a bullock weighing
dressed 500, which was fed by A.
Guthrie, of Mill Creek Hundred. b.
Beste in this vicinity had his usual
di3plsy OF pork.
William McVaugh had an eight hun
ired pound steer fed by himself. This
stall with that Of Ii. Kienle were well
decorated.
Mr.. Mammsle had plenty Of good
pork hut no display.
The stall of George Adele waa at
trac,ive, both in decorations and guam
tity Of meat. He had killed two bull
locks, one weighing 900 pounds,
raised by Mr.. John Stafford on the
Douglass place, known as the farm of
John N. Clayton. The other weighing
500 pounds came from Newark, Del.
c. Ginder, Henry Lind and John
Gibbons made no attempt at patriotism,
but exhausted their efforts in bringing
out good pork.
J. II. McIntire had on his stall steer
from the Coverdals farm, owned by the
DUPONT family. 1t weighed 100 pounds
dressed.
VIM. Clavey had the largest bullock
in the market. 1t weighed 2040 pounds,
and was fed by Joseph Brown in New
Castle Hundred; also another weighing |
1920 pounds live weight, fed by A. F. {
smith on the Col. McComb farm in ]
New Castle Hundred. The appearance
he meat made on the stall was very
Inc. S
J. F. Gould's display Of meat was
rood. There were no decorations. @
The finest display made this season
vas that of James Sutton. The artis- '
ic manner in which the meat was ar
anged undoubtedly produced the finest /
'ffeot ever brought out at any previous
occasion. Hanging from the hooks were s
tx fine fat sheep, so cut in the back P
hat the coagulation of blood formed a
ettsr of Mr.. Sutton's name. This, Q
rom the white fatty surface, stood out v
n relief; and the whole six 30 cut, u
ormsd the word "Suttop." Above
hese were large oblong balls Of fat on h
'hich, in colors were painted the let a
,Is "Jos" and the numerals $780," a
IL each side seven balls being used 4
ach ball bearing letter or numeral; "
esides these the animal was profusely II
1rolled and scolloped rivalling the W
ational emblem itself in gsrgeousness. 81
lis display Of beef was also good and
as from the farm Of Mr.. |. N. Finn W
ear Newport. 81
J. Il. Beeson, F. Lee and G.. D. Val IL
ntine had good displays, but no decora, h
ons. J. Wallsmith in the vicinity p'
ad q $50 pound steers. James McCona- Il
hey had steer raised by G. II. Akin W
eighing 800 pounds. A D. Fisher in IL
all adjoining was not behind the ia
hers in his display. III
A. D. Lee had a fine Freswater steer pl
eighing over 800 pounds which came hi
ON Baltimore. w. H. Lee in stall BY
lioining had bullock from the farm
Col. McComb weighing 1000 pounds; by
so one from Joseph Brown weighing tic
,23 pounds. nj
p. W. Worrell, Thos. Miller and ia
wis Lee had COED quantity Of meat tel
! their stalls. ad
J. II. Joslyn sxhibiteda beef about an
% pounds dressed from Baltimore. wi