The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-11
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Fair Bee Exhibit one OF
the Most Interesting Of the
Whole Fair-SccneS and Incl
dents OF the Four Days.

Whole Fair-SceneS and Incl
dents of the Four Days.
Dame nature could not have been in a
more amiable mood than she was on
Tuesday morning last when the Fifth
Annual Fair of the Cecil Agricultural
Society began. The weather was most
propitious, and every one in the best of
spirits. The rain of a few days previous
had mostcncd the surface of the earth
so that but little Inconvenience was felt
from dust. True, Old Sol canned down
in rather fiery rays about noon day, but
cold fresh breeze was moving, which
tempered the heat from this source to
such an extent as to reduce it to mini
mum. The best of all was that every
body was in an amiable mood, ready to
put up with things just as they came.
Exhibitors appeared to be a little more
tardy i'll putting i'll an appearance this
time than usual. On Monday, when
usually fixing up is almost completed,
only portion of the articles were in
place, and in consequence they poured in
In steady stream all Tuesday close up
to night.
From appearances on Monday it looked
as though the exhibition would hardly
come up to last year. but Tuesdays re-
suit put different face upon matters
and it was evident that the fair won!d
far excel any former one.
The arrangement of the grounds is
somewhat different from that of past
seasons. large area of ground has
been added on the west, rendering the
view upon entering much more striking
than it was before. On a portion of this
new ground stands the fine new general
exhibition building, structure of which
the management may well be proud, as
there are few, if any, county fair grounds
that boast of anything approximating it,
If its exterior is handsome, its int. ior
is far more so, and as at present embel
ished and beautitied by the thousands of
handsome exhibits, it truly is thing of
beauty. Or entering the grounds this
fine building first strikes the eye, and
following up the prospective view, taking
i'll the farm produce building, the grand
stand and the almost endless line of sta
bles and shedding running up to the ex-
IRENE north end Of the ground, the
first impression is one of wonder at the
vast extent of the enclosure.
TIE MACHINERY.
Upon entering the grounds the buz
ami CHATTER of machinery in active ope-
ration attracts attention to the west half
of the enclosure. Here, covering an area
of several acres, is spread out vast col
lection of every imma ginabie variety of
farm machinery, both hand and steam
driven. First in order is the Buciieve
exhibit of
{. AULTMAS X CO..
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shown is the Monitor road engine made
by this old and reliable house, which at
tracts considerable attention, as also does
the new Buckeye Platform Binder and
the traction or road engine. The Buck
eye platform binder is more portable and
compact in construction and bids fair to
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future. The Buckeye harvesting ma
chinery, made by &. Aultman Il Co.,
have been in successful use in our cOun-
ty for the last quarter of a century, which
is fair guarantee for the future c.
Aultman x Co. occupy extensive ware
houses at 112 and ia Conway street in
the city of Bali more, where ample stock
OF repairs are carried for their agents
and customers in the southeastern states.
Nessrs. Collins & Son, of Elkton, are the
local agents for this firm, and their ex
hibit is in charge Of Messrs. w. II. IIyn
son and Henry Kettering. Mr.. Hynson
is nephew of Mrs. James Thompson, Of
this town. Next is the exhibit of the
BELLE CITY MANUFACTURERS CO.,
of Racine, Wisconsin, shown by T. &.
Forester, of Baltimore. They exhibit
ensilage and feed cutters of new and
superior patterns, and the Belle City and
Root cutting machines, which have taken
a high place in the market.
One of the notable exhibits at this
point is the. Eclipse traction engine. made
by Prick x Co, of Waynesboro, Pa,
shown by
JOSHUA THOMAS,
of No J3 Light street, Baltimore. This
engine is of lew and peculiar pattern,
and is capable OF climbing rough hill,
pulling a heavy thresher after it, with as
much ease as a span of horses could haul
it on level ground. They also exhibit
the Prick thresher and separator, ma
chine capable of threshing and cleaning
all the grain that can be brought to it.
its usual days work being from 1900 to
1900 bushels, and it does not exceed that
only because more straw cannot be
brought to it.
THE BALTIMORE PLOW COMPANY
occupied the adjoining space, where they
displayed the Champion drill, the Whip
pie wheel harrow, floating harrow, Row
land plow sulky, adaptable to any pillow,
Chesapeake and Minor & Harton pillow,
farm bells, &c. This company issued
challenge to all other exhibitors for
blowing match which took place on
Thursday morning and came out ahead
Jacob Casho, of Newark, Del. exhibited
FLEMING DRo. S ROAD MACHINE,
also the Johnson Harvesting Go. S har-
vestcr and binder, No. ) and No. now
er and the Centennial reaper. Our fell
low town Sman
p. {. STRICKLAND,
made one of the finest displays of machin-
cry on the ground, covering a space of
80 by 200 feet in area. and is entitled to
first place in mention. He, aided by his
active and urbane assistant Mr.. Ed.
Smith, explained to the thousands of
visitors the workings of the ID. VI. Os-
borne & Co. reaper, the d. NJ. Osborne
Is Co. mower No 4, the d. NJ. Osborne
& Co. No. IA new light harvester and
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