Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-10-02
DOVER FAR.


cultural Society of Delaware opened
at Dover on Tuesday. The weather
was all that could he desired and the
crowd was larger than on any preced-
ing opening day. 1t was children's
day. and all the little folks in Dover
and for many miles about were there;
and so were the Old folks Hundreds
of carriages were on hegrounds, which
had brought, each of them, entire fam
lilies and their dihner,as well rs dinner
for their hOsres.
On Wednesday the departments
were mostly in order. and by noon
many of the premiums had been
awarded. There was good display
of agricultural implements. Nothing
very novel, but a marked improvement
in the construction of mowers, binders.
ETC.. steel has been substituted for iron,
and iron for wood, Till there is an al
most spidery lightness, and the twine
binders appear to have been brought
almost to perfection. The Eureka CEN
ire draft mower, manufactured at
Utica, New York and exhibited by J.
H. Barney, of DOylestOwn. Pa, COM
bined some new and excellent points,
and when it becomes known will super
sede the side draft machines. Two eX-
cellenl traction engines were on the
ground.
The carriage department was very
full and contained excellent specimens
of workmanship. The wagons ofWm.
A. Kelley, of Dover, with patent plat
form springs, attracted attention, and
elegant carriages were also exhibited
by w. r. Cahoon, of Dover, and two
Wilmington firms.
Among the sewing machines, the
Remington, Singer aud Domestic were
represented, and in the same building
were some elegant pianos and organs,
and a fine exhibit of excellent cloth
ing by 4. G. Yates d Co, 1t was pre-
sided over 10y Messrs. Adkins and Ca
nary, and contained number of very
fine suits. The Dover Green House,
C. G. Baum, had beautiful display Of
pot plants, with a miniature fountain
playing in the midst,
First in the Horticultural Hall was
the display Of fruit by J. G.. Brown &
Sons, of the Locust Grove Fruit Farms.
1t comprised tlfty-two varieties of
apples, twenty-One of pears, twenty
four of peaches and five varieties of
grapes, on 500 plates. A finer display
of fruit is seldom seen, it showed what
energy and perseverance could do, aud
what the soil of Delaware was capable
of in the way of fruit raising. G. w.
Killen. by his exhibits of vegetables,
proved what it could do in that line, as
finer assortment has not been shown
from one farm in any State this year.
He had onions four inches in diameter
raised from seed, and four varieties of
celery. Mr.. Killen took a premium
an mammoth Pearl, Rurbanks and
Canada Victor potatoes, the latter is a
round red variety, lie had some eX-
oellent sweet potatoes, but the first pre-
MUM was taken 10y Jersyman. There
was fine display of corn and wheat.
The evaporated fruit attracted great
attention. Rev. J. S. Willis was ahead
on peeled and unpeeled peaches, and
pears, "as specimens of the pack, u
they were extraordinary. George, o:
Marydel, A. Hardcastle and w. r.
Phillips had fine displays.
S. Fl. Derby of Woodside, had fine
display of canned peaches and tomatoes
i'm tin aud glass. He makes a specially
of the lightning jar"
The art department had some beau
tiful exhibits, among them a hand
painted tidy, by Mrs. A. Walter, O
Dover hand painted banner, by Mis-:
Josephine Chamber, of Doyeri beauIi
full painted china by Mrs. Harry Nc
Daniel, of Dover; Miss Clara Denney
showed some beautiful painting Oh
glass, and Miss Emma Burton on vel
vet; Mrs. L. B. Harrington showed :
tidy decorated with pen and ink draw
ing in indelible ink. and Miss Julil
Lord, of Camden, a screen DECORATED
with an owl and stork in the sans
style. Miss Regina Shockley and Mis-
Annie Watson, of Milford, had SOM
fine paintings, and Miss Virdie B
Causey a large amt handsome medal
lion in hammered brass. The wall
were hung with fine drawings an.
nainfin0s too numernus to mention