The daily gazette., 1881-10-06
CECIL'S SHOW.
SECOND DAY OF THE ELKTON
FAIR.


A Good Attendance Despite the
Horrible Dust-A Summary OF
the Exhibits--The Races, etc.
Correspondence of the GAZETTE.
ELKToN, Nd, Oct. 5.-The second
day of the Cecil County Agricultural
Soc;ety's fair opened with very inaus
picious weather. In the first place, it
was decidedly cool, but the cool wea
ther, even coupled as it was with
raw west wind, would not have been
deemed a decided disadvantage had it
not been for the horrible dust. The
dry and crumbling ground, unsoaked
for weeks by raiu OF any kind, was
caught up by the stiff breeze and
whirled in binding clouds right across
the fair grounds. There was no es-
Gaping it, and everybody and every
thing on the place were literally coat
ed. Eyes, mouth, nose and ears were
speedily filled, and any man on the
grounds who had not thus far eaten
his proverbial 'peck of dirt" certainly
got his fair share to-day.
But for all this discomfort 1t was a
good day for exhibitors. There were
from two Thousand to twenty five hum
dred people on the grounds, more than
half of whom arrived during the morn
ing, and spent the time inspecting the
various departments. Those who
came in the afternoon also gave the
exhibits goodly share of their atten>
ton, as the races offered very little at
traction. So the exhibitors got the
major share Of attention for one day
at least,
THE EXHIBITS.
The first exhibit to strike the eye is
that of Agricultural machinery STU
ated in the east end of the grounds, to
| the right of the entrance. Palmer O..
| Strickland and ID. Mccormick, of
Elkton, have a farm engine and CIR
cular saw and flame, manufactured by
the Harrisburg Car Company, an Os-
borne self-binder, reaper and mower,
eultlvators and fans.
Geo. b. Davis, of Elkton, have Mil
ler's new model vibrating thresher,
monitor farm engine, Buckeye binder,
Buckeye table rake reaper, Buckeye
mower, Randall harrow, Tiger hay
and Trump grain drill. All of these
machines are IRON the works OF q
Aultman 81 Co., Canton, Chic.
| Warren Harper, of Wilmington, ex
hibits a Buffalo traction farm engine
which excites a great deal of attention
snorting around and getting along
much faster than horses could draw it
He also has the empire grain drill, tn
Penn Co.'s best seaprogs, Oliver chill
ed plows, three StudeDaker wagons, al
of which were sold during the day
and a numb Der of grain fans and fee,
cutters.
George w. Coyle, of McCleliands'
vile, DEL, exhibits a substantial
well-made farm wagon of his Owl
manufacture.
In the carriage department, Hudson 4
Cahill, of Wilmington have three hand
some aud finely finished spar buggies
which took first premium.
@. G. Alexander q Bro, of Delawar
City, also exhibit two very handsom
spar buggies.
Geo. ". Gardy, of North East, dis
plays falling top buggy and Two SET
carriage.
i. MclItbI " hcHudli, nave oic oPe
buggy, one falling top, and family ca
riage.
THE STOCK DISPLAY.
In the stock department the cattle Oil
play is undoubtedly the largest ana nt
est of any of the Peninsula lars.
Hon. frederick Stump, OF Eiktoi
5 starts the cattle exhibits with IN
array, brought from his Hartford Coun'
3 | farm. His big Durham bull took th
' first prize, and the balance of his exteI
! sive exhibit comprised cows, heiters an
l calves, OF graded Aldefney stoc6,
D sleek, tat and of fine appearance.
+, L. Il. Emory, of the Poplar Gro'
, stock farm, near Centreylle, Nd, hs
II his celebrated bul Roam Duke, and Il
= famous Bates bull, Kirk Liyingtqn La
g together with the other excellent catt
d that made his display one OF U
finest features of the Dover and Middl
town fairs.
George Ashbridge, of West Whitelan
Chester County, Pa, fine short ha
,f bull, a fine short horn calf, and sever
s. graded cows.
y Benz. Green, of Warwick, Md, b
Or the wellknown graded shorlhorn D'
Of ham COW Flora, aud several other CO
= and heifers OF the same stock.
or John p. Evans and James III. ii
70 coin, of Rising Sun, exhibit with p
- donable pride The immense thoroughbi
d, shorthorn bull Hendricks, which weis
2300 pounds.
y VIM. Ii. Terry, of Rising Sim,
a. one grade and two thoroughbred she
of horn heifers. One OF the thoroughbre
or though only three years old, weighs II
sd pounds.
he r. II. HodgsoD, of New London,
an exhibits the celebrated Guernsey b
oh Sn Rhoderick, q fine Guernsey b
a, calf one month old, and several Cue
- sey cows and heifcrs.
to Ramsey McHenry, of Cecil couu
he has graded Jersey bull, Monmouth
Delaware, three years old.
IN. A. r. Magraw, of Rising Sun, has
M fine lot Of graded Jersey cattle.
as ]. L. X q. S. Spoford, of Hunt
to Point, West Chester county, New Yt
ee. also have fine lot OF Jerseys.
es, George G. Lobdell, of Wilningl
no exhibits two thoroughbred Dutch be
~, ~, cows and one heifer. These are
nn'' only cattle Of this kind exhibited on
an. grounds. They are of dark color,
rm most black, with broad white belt
ess tending entirely around their bod
en- and were viewed with interest by m
y, ad people.
, ue L. S. Thomas, of Northeast, Md,
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