Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-10-13

The neighboring counties of Franklin
in Pa. and Carroll in Md. no longer hold
ing like county exhibitions, have joined
hands with the Washington County Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association who
are possessed of ample grounds with all
the modern improvements for conducting
extensive exhibitions aud accommodating
vast crowds of people. These grounds are
located at Hagerstown, where centre five
railroads, that can bring the people from
nearly all points.
GREAT CROWDS
from abroad, by means of these roads, eau
daily visit the exhibition and return to
their homes at night with much less ex-
pense than a short drive with team,
practically putting many Of the people of
Franklin and Carroll counties nearer the
exhibition than many of the people resid-
ing in Washington county. The citizens
OF the three counties are upon an equal
footing in all respects concerning the e1-
hbitiOn, so that If such an exhibition is
calculated to instruct or benefit the farm
or, manufacturer or mechanic, the people
of one county is as much benefited in this
respect as those Of either county.
STOCK AND MACHINERY.
Over POO prominent livestock breeders
and manufacturers have combined to ex-
hibit and sell at this exhibition. 200 stalls
for stock are already taken, and more than
500 pieces of machinery will be exhibited,
guaranteeing the largest exhibition yet
held on these grounds.
SHEEP, HOGS AND POULTRY.
Owing to the number of entries in this
line, 80 additional pens have been erected,
and q new poultry house of modern de-
sign has been constructed. These features
of the exhibition promise to be far in ad
vance of previous years.
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
promises to equal in every respect the
stock and machinery. Manufacturers,
merchants and business people have taken
a great number of spaces, that insures the
filling up of. the great exhibition hall t"
its utmost capacity; while the
LADIES' DEPARTMENT
has floor space of $50 80 feet, with cor
responding side wall for exhibiting. 1t is
probable an annex will be required to this
immense space to accommodate all the
exhibits. The rule established by the
Association to allow each lady who eX-
hibits five or more meritorious articles
free admission each day of the fair, has
drawn to the Association such vast num-
Der of exhibits as to overflow its immense
halls, at the same time giving an cXhibi-
ton well worth the cost to see it were
there nothing else to be seen.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Association gives each day steeple
chase, hurdle race and flat race by gentle
men riders, with other trotting and rum
ming races.
FOX HUNT.
On Wednesday and Friday live foxes
will be started ia front of the grand stand
and sent out into the open country, fol-
lowed by hounds, horses and Iiders. A
number of splendid jumps will be made
in full view of the spectators OH the
ground, afTording grand display of
horsemanship, accompanied with the mu-
sic of the hounds and sight of the fox i'll
full run.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
will light the grounds up in the evening,
and racing between traction engines,
horses and chariots, &C., will take place.
The exhibition opens on Tuesday next,
Oct. 16, and closes at 8 p. m. Friday, 10Th.
Gates open at s a. m. and close at Sp. m.