Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-05
THE BIG COUNTY FAIR.
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The judges having made most of their !
awards on "Wednesday and having affi xed
the premium tickets of different ones to
the successful exhibits, many Of the visi.
tors yesterday spent most of their time in |
looking over and CIitcizing the various
decisions Cattle stalls, stables aud dog
kennels became the special objects OF e1
animation, and in those departments, it ia
agreed there never has been 50 good au
exhibition in this county.
Ii is calculated by the officials that there
were twenty thousand visitors in the park
yesterday, exclusive Of exhibitors. From
sight y clock in the morning till four in
the afternoon a perpetual stream of per
spring humanity poured IN through the
gates aud one of the janitofs indloat ad the
crowds size aud the orerous nature of
his duties by exhibiting a lump on h
right hand as large as peanut, caused
by eight hours punching at the tickets.
Among agricultural implements the
most impressive, as 1t was the most at
tractive, exhibition was that of the two
! traction engines, one known as the peer
less and the other as the " Frck' en-
giue. Both machines are made at
Wayuesboro, franklin county, aud have
already had favorable reception
throughout the country. The "Peeriess,"
of twelve horse power, weighs about seven
tons and consumes abpuS SIX cSt Of coal
| in days work OF ten hours. Tho engine
is twelve feet long from the tires front aud
rear wheels, and when put in motion, can
work rouud in a circle with diameter
of its own length, back or forward. The
backward is made with just as great
facility and directness as the movement
| right ahead. 1t is capable Of turning ani
twisting with more rapidtty aud
grace than any child's perambulatur. The
average price OF the engine is estimated
at fourteen hundred dollars and q sale WAS
effected yesterday. The "Fu.A" engine
is lighter, being only eight horse power
and consuming four hundred weight in a
day work. The average price is fourteen
hundred aud fifty dollars. The two ma
| chimes have inaugurated young regolu
tion in agricultural methods.
Another most interesting machine is
being exhibited by the proprietors Of the
FriCk, traction engine. 1t is called the
Eclipse Flowing Engine" and under
full steam pressure, with saveu piows
attached, is capable of plowing an acre ot
ground within two hours. The regular
depth of soil plowed is about eight inches,
but if required. the Eclipse's tail Of
seven can drive fourteen iuches into the
soil.
The other displays of far ming implo.
| ulCuln tEJCu "uCl AlkOullOl ahh Nllt
interest of the publio.in plows, corn drills
and harrows seemed to be sustained with.
out iuteTmisSlon.
Tbs rres For All Race.
The best race OF the day WAS the free
for all, for which there were three entries
as follows: Damon, Robert Steel anu
Powers. Damon won the first heat after
| considerable of a struggle, but the follow
r ing three were won by Powers. Robsrt
! steel was distauced in the second heat.
The summary in the free for all class was
SUMMARY.
T. J. Miidsgh, Patterson, br. g." Powers"
Dr. Ed. Lyon, wlliamsp port, hr. s., Damon.
. :. T. Bailey Lancaster, b. G, Robert steel
0 dis.
Time-!.3oH, Ass, e26H. aSlH.
The fsciug Race.
e In this race, DOo, another horse Of Mr.
V Mi6dagh, won without q great deal .
trouble. At times he was pushed well b,
II Harry, who could not win, however. Tn
summary is /:
d I. }. Mlddagh, Patterson, b. e., " Doc"
=, J. p. Knight Son, Lancaster gr. &, Harry.
e W. Bender, Lancaster, or. K, joe"
'f Tlno-2.5t, ?.5I, 25Gl.
Special Race.
20 For this race there were three entries
~ viz John N, George A aud Pat Edsole
;. The first, which is also owned by Nj
~ Middagh, won easily with George second
40 a, in two heats and third id one. Time =. s.
- , 5li and 80.
u Fair Notes.
IA Thursday afternoon eleven dollars wer
I stolen from the trousers pocket OF a farme
= named Croft. The police have had no clu
= to the perpetrator.
a. The visitors from Philadelphia, havin
,e diued with Mr.. McGrann, visited the fai
n and expressed themselves as v oil please
4. with" everything"
Instead of the second best premium 4
,r c. Kepler received the first premium fo
Is best portable he,ter, best ire place heate
a and best parlor double heater.
The balloon imitation is going on wei
a aud everything will Q perfectly ready earl
a in the afternoon. Mr.. Johnston and th
~ Mehtrs. Wise are hard at il.
~ row occurred JUS outside the exhib
Il tion gate last night at eight O'Clock. |
the scutfts a colored man got a " white
70 eye and one of the Caucasians got tw
- black ones.
n The first prize in class 20, carpet, wooli
A. etc, was awarded to Harnish " Co., an
4 not to the Lancaster county prison, as wa
!, stated. The latter received the frs
a. premium for rag carpet.
|. Sixty tickets were sent yesterday to tn
d Children's Home. and this morning a
II half.past eight tifty of the littls oDes
with their two lady teachers marched int
the grounds with military precision. The
took much ''stock" in the elephants an
alligators upon the table in front of tn
= museum.
ID The best stump speaker on the ground
al yesterday was Iominally selling safet
a lamp burners and ingenious scientific toyi
e He was really engaged in urging the Car
o didature of Blaine and Logan, and he di
J. 1t with such tact and good humor, tha
"a even staunch Cleveland men were amuse
| and interested
" A scientific person. exhibiting galvaui
y battery, received five dollars from farmer
ia to pay for half q dollars worth of eleC
m tricity ard some 'cure alls." The man {
science ran the five dollar bill up his sleey
o. and producing a one dollar bill pulled
ts between his fingers and asked gently
- "Haye you no smaller change than thu
7 SIR" "No," said the farmer. Then
q must give you full change for the fu
!. dollar" and the NJ. of 5. handed hil
o half dollar. The farmer put the none
y in his pocket and walked away con
v placently. Some boys, however, told hil
i of the trick, when he walked up to Chi,
n Dsichler, and that officer had The none