The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-09-14
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, SEPTEMBER II, 1888.
Hartford Visitors ut the Baltimore COun-
ty Fair.

The EccRing N7rs makes merry after the
following fashion at the pretended rivalry
and Jealous between Baltimore and Har-
ford over their respective county fairs. The
people of Hartford county are not mt all jcal-
GUS of their Baltimore county neighbors, nor
disposed to disparagc their fair. The Ne'cs
says
The Baltimore county fair AT Tmonun, which
closed yesterday, was Il grand success. The at
tendance was large and the exhibits poorer than
this season, but the attractions drew well and
the grounds were crowded each day of the eXhi-
bition. Prizes We're given to every exhibitor and
all went away happy, except perhaps, the Hartford
county people, who maintain quite jealous rival
ny with their neighbors of Baltimore county. The
Hartford people could he told ut Il glance on the
fair grounds. They walked about with Il lofty mir
of contempt for all around them, shifted signlc
canty at what they saw, as much AS to say: III
| could not give better show than TINS would
retire from the business" When asked their
opinion of the display they invariably shrugged
their shoulders and, with most contemptuous
snort, replied wait TIL you see our tair.
There has been genuine rivalry and Jealousy
between Bel Airand Timonium every year as to
which presents the most ATTRACTIVE eXhlbtion.-
The Hartford ladies come to Tlmonium, look at
the ten thousand people present and vow they
feel actually lonesome in such deserted place
really they are afraid of seeing ghosts the place
appears so deserted, and the Hartford man Sc
conds their criticism by remarking as he turns his
qud in his left jaw, 1--WE have 'twiXt fifteen
and twenty thousand people mt our fair every
day" And the Baltimore county girl goes TO the
Hartford fair and giggles derisively at the cakes.
glances furtiVely and smiles quiZZicaily Mt the
quilts and faints dead away when she smells the
butter The Hartford man at Timonium appeals
10 any city hystander TO know IL there Is any
Chester in them pigs inquiries in the most en-
phatc manner if that is the best blooded stock
on the grounds" and asks IN a tone that will not
brook contradiction, and which implies that
baltimore county farmer does not know South
down from billy goat, IF they mean to pass
them OFF for imported sheepT The Baltimore
countian gets even at Bel An by pretending to
mistake a pig for grasshoppcr; by telling
friend that in Hartford they have to sharpen the
sleeps noses and hold them up 10y the tail to
enable them to eat grass between the rocks and
by passing the best cattle wtoout noticing them.
Thus the two counties are very jealous and the
side shows of the circuscs are dcpopulatcd each
fail to furnish attractions for the curious agri-
culturists. And yet each year these fairs are well
patroniZed. Why is it that "A great state Fair AT
Pimlico cannot be held? We think If proper
effort were made To provide trials of speed and
suitable inducements were offered to exhibitors,
such fair could annually be held at Pimlco AS
would bring visitors from every part of the
State That would be something worth patro-
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