Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-02
THE BIG COUNTY FAIR.
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| Among the mauy interesting exhibits on
the ground ioCr oi the main building may
be mentioned the handsome, mar blei2ed
slate mautcls, prepared from tho brown
and purple states of t}re Vermont uuarriss,
by Frank Jausou n Bro. of Columbia. A
glass case on one of the counters contains
| q collection ot agricultural implements
carved cut Uf hard wood by johnson
! N,llOr, with his pocket knife, when he was
a boy, twelve years OF age. Ii is an
instance Of "whittling," reduced to fine
art. The case comprises everything used
ON farm, from pump and primitive
! bucket 70 steam engine, and even
Introduces an artillery wagon with the
model of q cannon.
The rooms on the second floor arc do
voted principally to works of art aud taste,
including paintings in oil aud water coors,
sketches in orayon and pencil, harmonios,
uocturnes and fantasies in quilting, EN-
brOidery, crochet and laco work.
Passing from the main building north
ward We arrive at smaller building
which contains fine assortment OF wash
ing aud chopping machines, fan blowers,
great variety Of castings from the Me.
chanic's Foundry company, and novelties
ia the line of hay aud straw cutters. The
next build contains almost every known
variety of stove There is also Observable
the model specimen of house painted in
SOmbre but pleasing and enduring cOlurs.
The next shed is also given up 10 farm.
ing implements. among which are a diver
slty OF the usual ploughs, harrows, hoes
and rakes, and the domestic requirements
are fully represented by full stock Of
creamerios, cider mills, meat cutters and
lard presses.
Under the open canopy Of the sky may
be found by the earnest farmer the last
! results of science, art aud mechanical in.
genuity As applied to the most valuable
aud complicated of agricultural imple-
mcuts. First in order clmes the Peer.
less traction engine, IN company
with three Peerless threshers, Que
} for domestic purposes, which is also
availablo for small work in cigar
) shop or butchers store tur running chop
por machines Next como the we'll known
. thr, shers of John Best Il Son, the
Geiser Peerless separator, the separator of
Spades Sons, the new Springfield
threshing machine, cultlyatOrs. mowers,
grain drills, corn shelters and hose reels,
along with farm wagons and other
, vehicles suited to every farmers purse.
B., Mention is necessary also of the building
Z in which are over twenty carriages, bug
9 gtes aud wagons, single and double, with
t the latest improvements and the mCst
) elaborate equipments.
a nIs Urowh at tho Opening Day
At 10 o'clock this morning there were
more than thousand people, exclusive of
exhibitors, Uu tho grounds. Since that
time the street cas-, running every few
minutes. are crowded to their utmost
a capacity, and the general opinion is that
a up TO the present the indications are those
OF the most successful fair ever held in
this county.
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sunrise, troops of horses, herds of cattle,
wagons with machinery, various exhibits.
, tents, booths, aud the inevitable side
show kept arriving IN constant relays.
There are some magnificent horses, and the
cattle are all IN eZeelleIs condition.
q ex-Mayor McGouigte says that tue entries
= are five times moro numerous than at any
= previous exhibition.
Appearance Uf tho 8ruunds
a At II o'clock, when most of tLe touts
n and booths were well established, with
hags flying from all and drums beating
@ before many, the grounds presented a
| dccidedIy gay and festive appearance
!. Charles Eckert's dining rooms, curtainod
a and shaded all around with clusters Of
$ grapes and ripening bananas, have already
q atCi acted large business. john Reilly, who
L has the only license for the sale of beer, is
doing a lively trade from two stauds
4 situated north and south of the
main building. William Waltz has
a the sole license for the sale of cigars.
= MIR. copeland is running a shooting ga
. lery, and Messrs. Snyder d Zeliers
attract large crowds 10 their "Nigger
a Baby" and "Cane Ringr entertainment.
n The museum and side show of Prof.
Il Leltheiser offer an amount of amusement
y remarkable for quantity and variety. The
show comprises Georgia miustrels and
u electric lady mechauism-1hich seems
Il to mean locking little girl in a box which
1 she breaks open without any assistance
a from outside snake charmer, Punch and
O Judy, bur!esque singers-male and female,
Il and many other attractions.
Fair Notes.
a The Millersville band arrived on the
IL grounds at half past ten and, with the eir
If blue helmets and scarlet coats spread a
= good bit of color among the tents
d The pigeon and poultry boxes in long
8 | shed near the main entrance are fully
stocked.
r One farmer, brought thirteen head OF
6 cattle from the Grangers' picnic to
Stewarts stock yard, of this city, Monday
o night. lie left the cattle in charge of his
q two boys to drive to the fair ground. In
Y the darkness six of tho animals strayed
away, and it was only with the greatest
Y difficulty and the assistance OF Harry
!. Kline and other fair attaches that the
n whole six were discovered on the Lititz
r turnpike Tuesday morning before day.
n break.
o The trottiug matches will come OF this
4 afternoon, one before and ono after the
r balloon ascension.
y A telegram received this morning states
a that Governor Albeit, Hon. Samuel j.
Randall, and the balance of the dis
tinguished party alluded to elsewhere,
will positively be present at the fair on
;, Thursday.
The number OF arrivals over the Read.
ing road was large, great number COM
ing from Lebanon and other stations on
:, the new line. The regular train from
Reading had seven cars which were we'll
filled all Of these at once took tho oars
for the fair grounds. As yet the travel has
not been unusually heavy over the Penu-
sylvania road.
Some Of the persons who ride to the
fair grounds on the street cars have begun
; very bad practice. When they see a
crowd in the square they walk up to
Duke street aud climb into the cars So
that when they arrive at the square
scarcely any room is left for them who
have been patiently awaiting their turn at
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