The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-10-06

pleted by night fall, but the rain kept com
ing down all the morning, converting the
usually hard surface of the grounds anG
approaches into perfect quagmire, putin 9
an end to preparation, or transportion q
goods.
At noon on Tuesday, the heavy laden
clouds broke away, and the sun once more
gladdened the eyes and Notwithstanding
the mud under foot, the work of prepare
ten was again resumed. Before night OF
Tuesday, several of the departments were
petty well filled, and the others were fill
ing up as fast as willing hands could do the
WORK.
1t had been decided during the day, to
continue the fair over Saturday SO as to
make up for the lost time on Tuesday, and
this seemed to meet with hearty approval
from all interested. BY this arrangement,
the entire programme of races could be car
ried out, and 10 disappointments were me-
cessary. On Tuesday afternoon much
larger number eff persons were upon the
grounds than the most sanguine anticipated.
NShiiS all VI thC SdIullSelltuJC Col
Germs were in full blast, and everywhere,
except on the track, the fair seemed to | e
in full operation. The tract was entirely
too soft for use, and to save it in good condi.
ton for the following days, nothing was al
lowed upon it. Under the genial and dry
ing influence of old Sol and boreas, it was
in capital condition on Tuesday.
The various departments were all full to
Overlooking on Wednesday,. The stock,
machinery, carriages, household, ladies,
floral, farm produce and discretionary de-
partments, each We'd with the other in the
quantity of goods shown. The largest de-
partment, perhaps, was the farm product,
under the management of A. w. Mitchell
and Capt. N. p. Manly, assisted by Messrs.
g. Denny, S. H. Miller and others. In this
department is the poultry, and of the latter
the quantity shown was simply immense.
In the machinery department, Charles T.
Boulder, manager, the exhibit was large
as it was in all the others.
Upon entering the grounds. the last nam
ed department first attracts the eye of tie
visitor, as it lies Immediately within the
enclosure and to reach the grand stand and
the other departments, it is necessary to
pass through it. Last year the machinery
was located upon the southeast corner of
the grounds, away from the course of travel
of the multitude, but this year it was chang
ed and placed in its present eligible posi-
ton.
MACHINERY AND FARMING UTENSILS
very naturally attracts the attention of the
farmer, and this class of visitors found
much 10 interest them in this department.
The first exhibit seen after entering the
ground, was Warren Harper & Co, OF
Wilmington, Del, who exhibit one SELF
propelling 10 horse power Buffalo Pitts
Traction engine; one horse power Buffalo
Plain engine; one 10 horse power Oreide
seam agricultural engine; one Buffalo Pitts
(apron style) separator; one Buffalo Pitts
vibrating style) separator; one Victor clo-
Yer huller; one Joliet 4 horse power corn
shelter, with cob stacker, trucks, &c; one
Empire power corn shelter with wagon,
stacker, &c. A one horse Stutlebaker farm
wagon and a = horse Studebaker farm
wagon, {. sizes of the celebrated Harper
wood pumps; one each, horse and horse
Victor formerly Hagerstown) grain, seed
and guano drills. sizes of the South Bend
chilled iron plows; one | l. corn mill.
Large assortment of hand and power food
cutters, including Baltimore, Baldwin All
right, Dick & Co. Assortment of hand coil
shelters; the celebrated Excelsior wagon
jacks. LaDow Disc harrows; different
kinds of barb wire; Nesmth's patent grain
register; 10 different kinds of machine OF
lubricating oils iron and steel dirt or On
scoops; choice Western timothy and clover
seed. Harper & Co.'S exhibit is uudoubt
eddy the largest on the grounds, represent
ing at least s. 900 to S., 900 and it is consider
ed the finest single exhibit ever shown OF
these grounds.
Aultman & Co., of Canton, Ohio, made
a large exhibit. The ten horse power
traction engine Canton Monitor, being tn,
motive power to drive the self binder reap
| ing machines and ,hreshing machines
reaper; one buckeye elevator binder; OIL,
low down binder; one No. l light mower:
one Triumph grain drill; Randall harrow
and pigeon horse rake made by j. w. Stod
dard and Co, of Dayton, Ohio.
Col. Hugh w. Mathews of ia Conwa,
street, Baltimore, is general agent for al
| this machinery.
| ID. NJ. Osborne & Co., made large ex
hibit of every kind of Agricultural ma
chinery, including their celebrated binder
light reaper, three mowers and all endless
assortment of plows, cultivators and har
rows. Mr.. p. G. Strick land, their Ceci
county agent, exhibited in the same depart
ment a corn planter, Buckeye sulkey corr
worker and an iron turbine wind en-
CINE and force pump, which latter attract e.
great attention, and it is thought will b
largely introduced into this section.
The "Champion" Company also made
handsome exhibit.
The Missouri grain drill, exhibited by tn
Genessee Valley Manufacturing Compan,
had its just merits shown to the farmers by
| Ahi. HOS. " 4NoidHtlt VI OTJ bepOSlG
The bonanza Tanning Mill, grain and see,
separator, exhibited by VIM. ID. Janney
general agent, and for sale by f. II. Nc
Whorter Il Co., Wilmington, is the onl
perfect fan and separator made. 1t onl
asks trial to prove its merits and satisfac
ton upon trial by farmers is guaranteed
manufactured by Lexington Manufacturing
Co., Lexington, Va. 1000 in use in Ney
| York Stats alone.
| AMONG THE HARVESTING MACHINERY
One of the most striking features of tn
fair to a casual visitor, is theexhibit of haI
vesting machinery, and first and foremos
among these stands the " Osborne Self Bind
ing Harvester. This piece of farming ma
chinery is well known in Cecil, larg
number of them having been in operatio
here last summer. Palmer G. Strickland i
the local agent for their sale, and John A
Wilson, of Wilmington, Delaware, is tn
general agent for this State and Delaware
with Mr.. Allen Mccormick asgeneral tray
cling agent. There are very few other make
of harvesters in use in Cecil county to-day
the farming community preferng the o.
borne, as machine superior to any othe
| Osborne s self rake reaper, Osborne's NOV