Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-06
THE STATE FAIR.
what the Farmer Nay Sec.

What the Farmer Nay Sec.
The Pennsylvania state fair opened in
the permanent exhibition building in Fair
mount park, Philadelphia, to-day. The
exhibits arc innumerable and embrace
specimens Of every kind of natural pro
ducts and manufacture. Speaking OF the
exhibits of an agricultural character the
Times says: The farmer Of twenty years
ago were he, Rip Van Wmkie ike, 10
awake from long sleep and hnd himsei'
confronting them would be dazed, Devil,
dcred. pcrplcxcd, speechless. Here would
he see the work which, when a Doy, took
him 4 day to perform, SO systematized Iiat
it can now he done in an hour here
would he see work which in his own day
was looked forward to with dread and DIS
like SO mctamOrphosed that it Is now
play here would he sec the thing which,
had it been Thought OF twenty years
sooner, would have saved his joints and
limbs and mayhap avcrted his rheuma
tiz;' here would he see the machine
which would have saved him many dol
lar and many a crop Of hay and alas much
hard cursinS, because it would have ell
abled him to get that crop OF hay IN the
barn before the shower came on and spoil
Su Ii !, UCiC Notilu SCC luC hIasSuhS C'1stC
would have reclaimed that stumpy clearing
which was practically useless save for graz
ing purposes, because it broke all the plow
points as we'll as the Biblical injunction TO
IS swear not ut all.
Here, too, would he see the machine
that would have saved the weary arms OF
his wife, whether in the dairy or the kitch
en-, in the sewing room or i'll the wash
house here would he sec the means "i
rcdccmng the "farmcr's wifc' from
life of drudgcry to that OF u scientific c
manipulator of labor-saving machinery;
here would Inc see the means OF reducing
farming to 4 science and the life Of farmer
TO that Of u gentleman of comparative
leisure: here i'm the machinery depart
mcnt alone would hc see the progress of
invention. and here would Inc marvel what
strides it has made aud what more it has
to make, and he would wonder where it
would be twenty years hence, when he
would lie cold in the grave and his de-
sccndants would go Oh with the work that
he had left off, only to find in due time
and season themselves left far behind 10y
the cvcr-onward strides of progress.
A number of entries have been made by
parties from this county. Under the head
of "IIorscs and Mules" J. W. Robinson,
of South Heritage, and Colin Cameron, OF
Elizabeth Farms, have made entries. Mr..
Cameron has also entered some cattle.
Charles +. Long, Jacob B. Long, j. B.
Liclty and Chas. Lippold, of Lancaster,
and J. w. Buckhart, of Salunsa, have cn-
tered poultry.
BUEGuAHlEs AND EOBBERIEs.
rr.,,.x ana, <;o,ls Stolen and Lives Threat +
ens.d.
Late Saturday night party OF
burglars went to the residence oi
George RcscI, at Marietta, and got
into the *eco,id-story window by means
of a ladder. Mrs. Rcsch, awakening, was
confronted by one Of the burglars with
drawn revolver. She screamed and awak'
cnc,l her husband, both of whose lives
were threatened if they made any noise
Their son and daughter sleeping in adj"in
ing rooms. heard tho noise. The son, SO
Ing to his parents room, was met by 4
burglar with drawn revolver. In the
meantime their daughter had gone into 4
back room, and her brother, rctrcatinS into
this room, closed the door, and mistakins
his sister for burglar, struck her 4 blow
in tho face, knocking her out of the win
dow. The robbers escaped without sccur
i'm. anything.
About an hour previous to TIN
above occurrence, the hotel of JOIN
p. Finn. at Marietta, was broker
into probably by the same gang. Mr.
Finn. hearing Il noise. took u light and
went down stairs, and rs hc opened th'
door he was confronted by four burglars
with i light. who exclaimed: "By -
there's Johnny" and threatened to shoe
him if he made an cutlery. Finn brew on
his light and closed the door, ran up stair
and gave the alarm, when the thieves left
after robbing the till of about S. i'll money
They also took some liquor, tobacco ant
cigars.
A stranger, whose name is not given
but who had been working in the conntr.
and walked into town late at night IL
search OF lodgings. was attacked by
gang of men, probably the same partic
who ,mmittcd the above burglaries, an
was robbed by them of all his money
eleven dollars, his carpet bag and i coat.
Attempted burglary in this city.
Last night between 8 and 10 o'clock III
attempt was made to break into and ro
the grocery store orc. e. Bates at tin
junction Of Walnut street with the Ne'
Holland turnpike. Hearing noise in th'
rear of the house Mr.. Batcs's dauShtc
opened the back door and was controntc'
by man in the yard. She screamed an
the fellow made hasty exit and escapes
over the fence in rear of the premises.
A New Church Organ.
The new cabinet organ built 10y Alcx:,n
der McKillips, for st. Johns Lutheran