The Baltimore County union., 1884-10-25
The County Pairs.-The Sunday Eers of

The County Fairs.-The Sunday Ne,cs Of
| 10Th instant, in making comparisons between the
Hartford and Baltimore county fairs says:
"Last week it was Hartford county's turn. The
annual fair at BeIair has always been a source OF
pride the average citizen of Hartford. lis the
local vanity and is considered sharp thorn in
the side OF Baltimore county. Hence it has diff
fused more satisfaction on that account. Every
resident of Hartford goes along with wide smile
on his countenance while the inhabitant OF
Baltimore county is rather defiant and testy. For
Harford's fair has just been held, and usual it
is amed-whether truthfuly and correctly we
know MOTTO have been far superior to the ex-
hbition made at Timovium few weeks ago.
"This rivalry between the neighboring counties
is very interesting and entertaining to the city
observer. Baltimore county gets up its fair and
generally makes a fine display Splendid sam
pies of her products, animal, mineral, vegetable,
human, ornithological, fashionable, agricultural,
mechanical, artistic, scientific and domestic are
put upon exhibition, and the Baltimore cOuntian
who does not get prize of some kind must have
overlooked the local opportunity of his or her lille
a1d becomes object of reproach to the neigh
bors. For it is easy to get prize at the Timo-
mum fair, there many of them for, in of
ferng inducements to all classes ages and sexes,
the cunning management are determined not to
be left in the matter Of display either in variety,
quantity or quality. They have too sharp an eve
upon their Hartford neighbors, and are too sensi-
tive to the criticism and comparisons of the latter
to allow themselves to have a small show and q
slim attendance.
But Hartford county has one advantage. She
holds her fair late and believes that be laughs
best who laughs last. By holding back she gets
the benefits of Baltimore county's experience and
exhibits as well rs her own. When, therefore,
the Timonum show cluses, many of the exhibits
are bodily transferred to Belair but before their
removal the Hartford committee man, with an ILL
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Baltimore county neighbors to come over and see
their fair The beau and belle from Hartford have
smiled sarcastically and shifted derisively for
week Mt almost every stall and stand at Timonum,
and there is hauteur in the T0ws0nt0wn bow,
cold frig;dity and proud disdain which would
freeze any other than n tantalizing denizen of
Havre de Grace or Belair. And so with courtly
but cutting mein the two separate to meet again
when Hartford holds her fair.
"This Hartford has done during the past week,
and il has been the @ turn OF the Baltimore COUNT
the crazy quilts; giggle over the needle work ;
snigger at the cakes. preserves and domestic dis
play sniff with suggestive cOuntenances at the
prize butter glance indiferently at the finest
breeds Of pigs exchange smiles over the booded
stock and manifest impatience and discomfort at
the trotting races. In this wise the men and wO
men of Baltimore county, particularly the latter,
get even with their Hartford neighbors and restore
comfort to themselves.
"Of course, such conduct, though simple retalia-
ton, does not fail to annoy the Hartford agrcul-
turist-albet he assumes air of Indifference
as much as his conduct did the eated exhibitors
at TimoDium. But he consoles him or herself
with the assurance that their Baltimore county
neighbors are only envious, are putting on airs,
and pretending q superiority they do not feel
They nevertheless. mentally determine that their
friends across the border hateful disagree
able decetful set. and they will not lend them
plow mule again. But as the winter approaches
and the utter dreariness dullness and cold isola-
tion Of country life is felt, they relent and the
Sights and cuts Of the fair season are forgotten
until the next year.
"Just now the contempt Of one community for
the other is at its lofties pitch and there is sup
pressed war between society in the two counties.
A country winter, however, will settle all that
the terrible depression of a raw, muggy, muddy
spell. when utter lonesomeness settles upon the
bleak hills and damp valleys, and even the cattle
huddle together for company and feel so cheerless
that they see ghosts in the day time, then it is
that each feels the need of neighborly sympathy
and companionship and are glad to tippe socably
on sour cider and coicky chestnuts by the side of
blazing fire, which roasts the knees white the
back shivers. Until the inclement season arrives,
however, there will be q sneer on the countenance
of one and an air of triumph in the other that
will keep alive the chickering's and the rivalries of
the fall fairs"