The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

buggy; Geo. w. Coyle, McClellandsville,
Pa, a handsome buggy and ph1ton of his
own make.
One of the most striking exhibits on
blacksmith's work, made by hand, by
George w. Simpson, of LewiSville, Pa,
consisting of two horse and three mule
shoes, a butcher knife, hatchet and ham.
mer all very superior work, as well fin
ished as the best machine made goods.
This is the first of this class of goods
ever entered here. Mr.. Simpson used
the hammer to fashion the other articles
with and then finished it mp.
There were some very fine driving,
saddle, farm and draught horses and
brood mares shown. Among the exhib-
itors were Messrs. John Gilpin, J. B.
Hoffman, Thomas Fassitt, James II.
Clark, w. f. Gibson, Charles T. Armour,
John McCleary, John Fenton, II. II.
Duyckinck, Thomas Davidson, John N.
Webster, +. w. Jester, w. II. Arm
strong, w. S. Bulett, Lewis Shippers and
Daniel Arbuckle. The horses shown
were a very superior lot of animals, so
much SO that we will not attempt to say
which was best, but leave that mat
ter to the Judges. One thing certain
purchaser could not go amiss by buying
any one of the number shown.
The display of fruit was necessarily
meagle. Some very nice specimens of
apples were shown by James McCauley,
Westcott Lowell, OF Elkton, and Mrs. c.
II. Garrett, of Strickersville, Pa.
Jonathan Pickering, of Zion. this
county, exhibited complete O. X.
creamery.
FLOWERS.
The display of flowers was quite ex-
tcnsivc and very attractive, consisting of
every familiar plant, and great many
known to but few. We cannot pretend
to name each exhibit, but simply give
the names of the exhibitors, as follows:
Mr.. John Lockley, of Elkton, and j. II.
Ostrander, of Rising Sun, professional
florists, each showed large and rare
collection of blooming plants. Among
the amateur growers, the largest exhib-
itor was Mrs. John E. Alexander, of this
town, who showed a very large collec-
ton, many of them rare and beautiful
varieties. Among the other exhibitors
were Mrs. Jesse Bedwell, Mrs. r. G.
Reese, Miss Annie Simpson, Misses Hell
len McCauley, May Leslie, Lidie Alex
ander, Mollie Ash, Ellen Barroll, Elkton;
Misses Annie V. and Mary f. Bayard,
North East; Misses Lille Tuite, NJ.
Thomas, Lizzie Hughes, Elkton; Mrs.
r. G. Reese and Miss S. j. Jackson, Elk
ton; Miss Katie Hammond, Baltimore;
Mrs. NJ. f. Reeder, Zion; Miss Ida Free
man, Chesapeake City.
Ferns, 6 Kinds-Mrs. ]. f. Alexander,
Marie Groome, Z. Hughes; Miss Rine
Jones, geraniums; rustic stand, Mrs. j.
E. Alexander, Mrs. Salie Howard and
Mrs David Scott; ornamental vase, grow
ing plants, Mrs. ]. E. Alexander; fernery.
Mrs. Alexander; table of cut flowers,
hanging basket rare plants, Mrs. Alex
ander; century plant, Mrs. Alexander;
farfuguim grand, Miss HELEN Ash, Elk
ton; box smilax, Miss May Leslie; straw
berry geranium, Miss Anna Hogg; apple
geranium, Miss Mary Hemmaker, Balti-
more, and aspedestra, Miss Emma
Thomas, Elkton. There were a great
many others whose name es we could not
learn.
CANARY BIRDS
were shown by Mrs. F. Z. Pennington,
Miss Lille Alrich and Albert Constable,
Jr. Miss Lille Alrich showed linnet
and Miss Laura IIeatzig gold finch.
y large tank of carp, of all kinds and
sizes, from the ponds of Wescott Lowell,
Esq, near this town, attracted much at
tention. They have been donated by the
association to be liberated in the dam of
the Mccullough Iron Company at West
amwel mills to restock those waters,
which were depleted by the breaking of
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