The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
Fair Notes,

The display of roses msN by Mr.. J.
III. OStrandcr, was the finest ever seen
here.
The Wheeler & Wilson sewing mach
inc exhibit in the main exhibition build
ing attracted much attention from the
ladies.
Almost everybody was too tired to
dance after roaming the grounds over all
morning, and looking at the races in the
afternoon.
The exhibit of Messrs. Scott & Bro,
of this town, manufacturers of standard
fertilizers, attracted unusual atten-
ton, and we believe that a greater
number of people made enqulr-
les at their headquarter stand than at
any other on the ground. They pre-
sented each caller with handsome card,
large size, and several smaller ones.
Extensive sales of agricultural mach
inery were made during the fair.
Large sales of fertilizers are reported.
One and perhaps two outfits of Traction
engines water tank and threshers were
sold during the fair this week.
Mr.. VIM. Falls had the misfortune to
meet with capsiZe as he was scoring
with Willowswitch between the shafts
for the first start in the wagon race on
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. George Price
took his place, and drove to victory.
Willowswitch is on top. A chap at our
elbow says, the reason the wagon could
not upset with the second driver, was
because 1t thought Jumbo was aboard.
The free lunch brigade was out in
fprpa and tho SanH itobo MI
ones they were too-we are told-howed
from the Osborne headquarters like as
though they were in hurry TO get away.
Three balloons went sky high on Wed
nesday, and the fourth caught fire and
didn't go up at all. This didn't seem to
be good fair for balloons.
The attendance was little light on
Tuesday, about as large as what is called
a good attendance at other spring fairs,
not million miles from here. On We'd
nesday it was fairly large, taking into
consideration the fact, that the farmers
are SO busy in their corn, but on Thurs
day it began to look like old times, and
the grounds were well dotted over every
where with visitors, and in the neigh
borhood of the main exhibition building
and grand stand there were crowds
Altogether the attendance was satiSfac-
tory.
The carp fish from the pond of Mr..
Wescott Lowell, five miles from town, are
tlourishing finely. These fish were dug
from the mud and grass at the bottom OF
the pond some time after the water was
all out the bank having been cut by
muskrats, and were found alive aud per.
fectly healthy. The carp is queer fish
Wm. Johnson, of Bay View, exhibited
some very fine specimens of home manu-
features, and received premiums for the
best wool blankets, coverlet and pack
ago ofyarn.
Mr.. VIM. Gillinger, of Upper Cecil, re-
ceived premium for new fruit pre-
serving process. something that should
be looked after by housekeepers.
The merry go-round was missed by the
youngsters. This is season of the yeal
when these things are all on the sea
shore, at the various places of resort.
Some rascal stole the lap robe from
the carriage of Doctor r. II. Tuft on the
grounds on Thursday.
Mr.. p. C. Strickland, of this town
| agent for the Osborne reaper and binder
company, sold during the fair, this week
| eight reapers and binders, three com
bined reapers and mowers; four single
mowers, four little diamond cultivators,
and a number Of other pieces of farm
machinery and implements. He could
| have sold an almost unlimited number OF
| Little Diamond cultivators, but the manu-
| facuturers cannot fill the demand upon
| them from all over the country, SO each
agent is limited to the sale of specified
number.
The show of agricultural machinery
| was something unprecedented in thi:
part of the world.
Messrs. Scott & Bro. of Elkton, dis
tributed very handsome chrome cards tC
visitors to their exhibit.
A cac tus as tall as a tall man wa
among the floral exhibits at the fair thi
week
The loss to the association by tn,
spring fair-the best ever given by an,
agricultural association in Maryland o.
any of her bordering states-will not eX
ceed about five hundred dollars. Th'
reputation gained for spirit and enter
prise by the completeness of the fair il
worth three or four times that much.
All this croaking about losses of thous
ands of dollars by the spring fair is sim
friends Of the society.