The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-01
FAIR NOTES.
Tournament on Thursday morning.

The bicycle race comes Oft on Wednes
day, and the on race on Friday.
The toral ladies, music, and househol,
departments will be located on the frs
floor of the grand stand, where they vii
have ample opportunity for a full display
The entries in each of these are far in eX
cess of last year.
The hitching posts have been removed II
the east side of the ground, and machinery
will be exhibited on the ground occupied
by horses and carriages last year
Several new wells have been sunk and
pumps put in and the old ones deepened.
! The miscellaneous department, compris-
ing garden products, fowl, farm produce
etc, has been extended by adding sixty feet
of shedding.
| More and better stable room than any
/ county fair in the country.
I +. Il. Wilson, of Newark enters a fine
/ herd of imported Guernsey cattle.
| Geo. Ashbridgr, of Chester county, Pa,
enters Il herd Of eleven splendid short horns.
! W II. ItiiA "a l1iSlH, sun, tHttiH lHo
/ specimens of short-h horns.
f. T. Emory, of Queen -AnneS county.
enters Il herd of eleven of his celebrated
short horn cattle
! L. ii. HodgSon, of New London, enters
a herd Of fourteen imported Guelnseys.
Judge +. Stump, of this county, enters
4 III g.
Adam Masraw, of this county, enters a
herd of thorough bred Guernsey cattle and
several Jersey cows.
Dallas Lore, of Mt. Pleasant, Del. enters
Il flock of CotSwoli sheep.
f. w. Jester, of St. Georges, Del, enters
| twenty varieties of pigeons.
Jonathan Pickering. of Lancaster county,
Pa, enters his thorough bred horse, Roger Il.
Adam Magraw enters five pens of lambs
also Southdown bucks
Mackall and holland, of this county, en-
ter Southdown sheep, Dorking chickens,
Poland China chickens, turkeys, &c.
The privilege of keeping the dining and
oyster saloons has been awarded to Mr..
Longtciow, of Wyoming, Del.
Tie temperance drink-Stand, cakes, con-
tectionery, ice-cream and peanut stands
have been awarded to Mr.. Delaplaine, of
Baltimore.
The cigar and tobacco stand has been
given to E. w. Janney, of Elkton.
The feed pen for horses has been awarded
to Clinton Rowe, of Elkton
Mr.. VIM. Van Osten, of Philadelphia,
Will act as chief Judge and starter.
DrS. Tuft aud .Wnrrall will act as mar
ShalS.
Hartford county people will he here in
crowds: SO will HEY rurn out from little
Delaware.
About half hundred complete coopS for
fowls, &c., have been provided. They were
built by Mr.. Calvin Merritt, Of this town.
y joint sale of exhibits will be held on
the ground ON Saturday after it closes. A.
"A. Shnckler will act as aurtionecr
Mr.. A. +. Shorkicv has been appointed
chief of the Fair ground police He has
selected twelve assistants.
Great preparation is being mad, for the
tournament bali ON Thursday night. Ia
bles will be spread in an antc-room and a
nice lunch furnished. The grand march will
commence ut 81 o'clock. Five hundred
cards of invitation have been issued
',
ing out and preparing the space beneath
the grand stand for the three ,ie,l:,rtmeutS
To exhibit there
In the 2.1S race on Friday, the fastest
time ever made on Il halt-mile track in
Maryl Land or Delaware will be made.
The Fair police will be sworn in as deputy
Sheritts and have authority to make arrests
Joshua Clayton, IT., of Bohemia, enters
Il long list of stock of choice varieties
The bicycle race will be on Wednesday
morning, the second day of the Fair The
programme is as follows: 1st-procession of
bicycles on the track; 2nd-tirSt heat of half
mile race. Intermission of at least 90 min
uteS. Third-second heat of half mile In
Permission. Fourth-third heat of half
mile. lntermisSion. Fiftl-one mile dash
Prizes-half mile heat, first prize IL gold
medal, value $500: second prize q silver
medal, value $1,000. Mile dash-first prize
Il gold medal. value $50 90: second prize 4
silver medal, S1l.oo.
The following knights will take part in
the tournament on Thursday morning:
VIM. +. Pearce, Baltimore county, Knight
of Arcadia: Charles f. Burton, Baltimore
county, Knight of Greenwood; \. T. Street,
Baltimore county, Knight of Gleninore: w.
II. Kennarl, Kent county, Knight of The
Golden Cross; D. +. Wiley, Hartford coun-
ty, Knight of Deertield: Thomas t. Free
man, Cecil county. Knight of SasSatras: j.
r. Straw bridge, Hartford county, Knight of
| Will if | Can; j. d. Almoney, Hartford
county, Knight of Fairview; Fl {. Nickel,
Cecil county, Knight of The Valley; Caleb
L. Wright, Baltimore county, Knight of
Marmion: II. Ramsey Bay, Hartford coun-
ty, Knight of My Maryland; Charles E.
Gibbs, Cecil county, Knight of Old Domin-
ion; Levi Payhill, Baltimore county, Knight
of Hardwood: j. Il. Wilson, Kent county,
Knight of Broad Oak; Samuel Payhill, Bal
timore county, Knight of Rippling Wave:
5. y. Whitetord, Hartford county. Knight
of Taluluah; G. A. Ceaver, Cecil county.
Knight of Cecil.
Ladies' Department-fancy needle work
the committee is as follows: Thomas Dren-
men superintendent, Mrs. Adam II. Ma
graw, Mrs. DIR. G. NJ. Ellis Miss Annie Pur-
nell, Miss Lizzie Walmsey, Miss Ellen
Barroll, Miss Mamie Ellis, Miss Della
Mccullough, Miss Lizzie +. Wells House
hold Departmen,.-W. j. Jones (Superin-
tendenD, Miss Ellen Broughton, Miss Hop
pie Mitchell, Miss Sallie Jackson, Miss
Maggie Gilpin. Floral Department-Th
committee is as follows: George A. Blake
(Superintendent) Mrs. John f. Alexan-
der, Miss Maria Jones, Miss Emily c.
Thomas, Miss Emily Frazer, Miss Maggie
Ricketts,, Miss Mary McIntire, Mrs. John
r. Brown, Mrs. DIR. HouSekeeper, Miss An
ME Conrey, Mrs. Alexander, Miss Jennie
McClenahan, Miss Agnes Evans.
Ihe oiitiS i'Fl'ti 1ihtht ne iiipSt coiH
plete and ample arrangements have been
made for this exhibit, with neat coopS for
turkeys, geese, chickens, ducks aud all
small fowl. There are already erected 24o
coops, and ali feed, straw, sand, SawduSt,
Sc, will be provided by the Society, free of
charge, and good care and attention will be
given To all exhibits.
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