The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-04
THE FAIR SOCIAL.
The New Building Dedicated--A

The Farmers Fair Ball or Social came off
according to arrangement on Wednesday
evening last in the new exhibition building.
The immense room was well lighted by
headlights, such as are used on locomo-
tives, Ga number Of which are annually
loaned to the fair managers by the officers
of the p. w. & B. railroad company and
abont all the lanterns and hanging lights
in town, making it not quite as light as it
could have been made by electric lights,
but quite light enough for all practical pur-
poses-so light indeed that persons could
be recognized from one end of the long room
to the other In the center of the building
but on the east side, a large platform APP
propriately arranged, was erected, upon
which was stationed Prof. John B. Ritchie's
orchestra from Wilmington, who ladened
the air with sweet strains to guide the mer-
ry dance. The company present was not
as large as was anticipated, but quite large
enough to nearly occupy the entire floor
when in sets for quadrilles, and to need it
all for round dances, but there was plenty
of room to spare for wall flowers, of which
there were a remarkably small number.
This we take it was on account of an ad
mission fee being charged every one.
1t was very pretty sight indeed to look
down the long, brightly polished floor,
where hundreds or more couples were
whirling around and around in the waltz.
The handsomely dressed ladies and the gay
,l,o 49, ho Of o1o
fitting black, making many Of them look
for all the world like sticks Of black sealing
wax, (only sealing wax can't dance,) the
gaily painted and decorated building, the
sweet strains OF mus. and all just illumi-
mated sufficiently to render it pleasant t
the eye, made up scene we'll worth til
price Of a ticket to look upon.
The music was the strongest and bes
ever furnished an Elkton company, reach
ing clearly every portion of the hall. Pro.
I. Q. Cooper, Of Wilmington, Del, acted a
door manager. Refreshments were serve
in temporary building erected for the pun
pose on the west side of the building, CON
muncation being had by way of the ladies
dressing rooms and the main entrance doc
on that side. Altogether the ball was
successful and pleasant affair socially, bu
financially it was not quite an even shave
receipts not covering expenses. One hun
dred and seventy-one tickets were sold a
the gate on the evening Of the ball ant
about one hundred were sold down town
making 271, or in that ne ighborhood, in all
The music cost $l37.
Among those upon the floor we notice,
Miss NJ. Lee Virdin, Of Hartford county
Miss Susie Massey, OF Kent county; Mis-
Clara Wolfe, Of Baltimore; Miss Simcoe
of North East: Miss Duyckinck, of Zion
Md; DR.. Joseph Wallace, Of Chesapeake
City; Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Evans, Mr. ant
Mrs. w. Ward Henderson, DIR. and Mrs
c. NJ. Ellis, DR.. and Mrs. j. H. lamar, Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Mackall, Mr. and Mrs. w
II. May, Mrs. V. McCabe, the Misses ia
mar, Miss Jane Partridge, Mr.. John Par
fridge, Col. Andrew w. Evans, Capt PHILIP
II. Ellis, U. S. A., Mr.. Francis G. Ellis, DIR
Il f. Tull, Reuben E. lamar, Clinton Nc
Cullough, G. G. Crothers, Alfred Wetheril
Miss Fanny Jones, Miss Florence Hall
Miss Lizzie Hutton, Miss Sally Manly, Mr.
John S. Writ and large number Of others
of Elkton, besides large number of strane
ers. Dancing began at about half-past nnt
and was kept up until well towards morn
ing. One notable feature of the ball, wa.
the absence of residents Of the neighbor.
hood, the visitors prodominating.