The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-17
THE FAIR.

The Fair is over, and Mount Holly
has resumed its quiet. People of
every class, grade and shade; drunk,
crazy, fast, wicked and of every Coz
ceivable moral and immoral natures,
have graced and disgraced US with
their presence. BIT this being free
country all "men may come and 60"
aud SO they are always in attendance
at the Mount Holly Fair 1t must
not be understood that this element
made up the vast crowds in atten-
dance. Far from it. Burlington
county's entire population, almost,
together with vast crowds from neigh
boring counties and cities, were in at
tendance and better class of people
more refined, educated, heightened
than this latter class cannot be found
anywhere. There was our staid and
steady farmer and his family, our bus
mess men, mechanics, school children.
ministers of the gospel, and last but
not least, our candidates for Office, aud
the latter seemed to have a personal
acquaintance with every man on. the
grounds. They attended the Fair
with good effect, and cornered many
whom they could not have otherwise
seen.
In our last issue we published
only such exhibits as were entered for
premiums, and left for the present
issue the special exhibits, which taken
altogether were no small attraction
and would have been very conspicuous
by their absence.
MAChlNEhI.
This display was quite large, though
not az extensive in variety as last year.
Charles L Branson had his usual ex
hibit of Buckeye and W. A. Wood
machines. Two farm steam engines
we're shown by George E. Gaskill,
which kept the machinery in motion.
G. P. Haines, Rancocas, exhibited
William. A. Wood machinery, Os-
borne & Co., also had nice exhibit,
Joseph 81. Bovine, Levi Proud. Ora
ham & Haines, B. Gill & Sou and the
Eureka Co, made very good exhibits.
Peter Lynch showed a wind mill and
hog scalder.
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES,
Mosley's Creamery and a churn
were shown by Uriah Borton of Ran
cocas; R. Y. Stowell, Burlington, ex-
hibited his Sanitary sewing machine
treadle, there was also shown patent
water elevator, samples of excelsior"
feed, Pyle's pearline, all kinds ofmusi-
cal instruments by John Albert of
Philadelphia, an "organia," and sew
ing machines; E. B. Jones, the popu-
lar hardware dealer and druggist of
Mount Holly, had a splendid exhibit
of tools, lamps and household articles,
which attracted much attention; John
Lucas & Co.'s paints were an attrac-
ton, and their merits were expoun-
ded ably and convincingly by the
agent in charge, R. L Nixon Of
Mount Holly. Several Philadelphia
firms made very nice exhibits of car
pets, furniture, &c.; the Girard Paint
Co., had a large display of paints,
which was tas efully arranged and
was 10 charge of Messrs. Collins &
Bullock Of Mount Holly, the Co.'s
agents; there was also a display Of
Harrison's town and country paints;
an apparatus for cooling milk was
shown; Mr.. Edmund Cook Of Bur-
lington exhibited a Cooley dreamer,
swing churn aud butter worker and
dog power; George R. Worrell had
fine exhibit of stoves, heaters, bath
tubs &c, and introduced himself
pretty thoroughly to the people of
Burlington county; 81. J. Burtis and
Fl. j. Judd of Mount Holly made
fine displays of organs, pianos and
other musical instruments; there were
lawn mowers, carriages, sleighs phae-
tons &C., in large variety.
FAIR NOTES.
The exhibition of the American
Star Bicycle on the track on Thurs
day and Friday afternoons attracted
much attention. The graceful action
of the riders upon the improved
wheels was much commented upon
and compared with the crank motion
of other machines. This machine is
built by the Fl. B. Smith Machine
Co., at Smithville and is bound to be-
come the most popular and leading
bicycle in use.
Wanamaker & Browns Tally Ho
GO Oh attracted much attention during
the Fair, and on Thursday afternoon
made circuit of the track. 1t was
drawn by six beautifully matched iron
grsys and contained eight gentle
men who are connected with this
mammoth establishment.