Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-06
THE ELKTON FAIR,

lHE ELklUN FAlK,
OPENING ON rUEsDAY-A GOOD AT.
TENDANCE FOR rHETlRsr DAY.
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A GrAnd Display Of uatfle snd Poultrv
The Track IN First Class Order
and the Races Very Exciting. .,
The seventh annual exhibition of the
Cecil County Agricultural Sooietv
opened ct Elkton, Md. yesterday morn.
ing, under the most favorable auspices.
The weather was delightful, and the Air
Just cool enough to be pleasant. A spe-
ciAl train left this city ~ 0 30 O'Clock
for the fair grounds, but as the fair Was
ust commencing the majority Of Dor.
sons preferred to wait until everything
was In order, oonseq uently there we're
but few passengers. The run from this
city 10 made In about forty minutes, and
the train stops within . short distance
OF the fair grounds. Upon entsring, one
OF the hrst things that attracts the At
tention Of the visitor 10 the large exbi
bltion building. which is known as
Michele Hall, from the fact of its hsv.
Ing been built by gentleman Of that
name.
This building 10 probably two hun.
dred feet long, and wide In proportion,
and 10 filled with variety OF articles.
H. W. vAhle, OF No. 319 Market street,
and No. 48 N. Ninth st., Phiiadelphia,
has q large and magnificent exhibit OF
song and fancy plumaae birds, includ-
ing parrots. widow birds from Africa,
white Java sparrows, English sky lark 9,
cinnamon canarles, mule birds and Q
SCORE OF other varieties, with monkeys,
white rats and mice and all other kinds
OF fur and feathered pets, valued ct
from 30 cents to $50 apiece. 1t was
universally conceded that this is the
finest display Of birds and small ami.
mails ever made at any fair. and the d Is
play WAS surrounded by q crowd all
day.
Next to this 10 q stand Hlled with
homemade soap, dried fruit, and other
articles of use in every family, while
adjoining 1t IL large refrigerator filled
with butter, which will rank with the
Rilt-edged II Chester Valley, 20 eagerly
sought for In ths Philadelphia markets.
Ono plate Of this butter, made to imi-
tate b1nch Of grapes, with stem and
leaves complete, attracted considera-
BILE attention In an annex to this build
ing there is fne horal display Of pot
led plants, many OF which are In bloom,
ferns, palms, and some Of the largest
and handsomest coiors ever seen. The
greater part, II not all Of these plants,
are from the green houses and conser.
vatories Of the Hon. j. A. j. Cresswell.
Further along In the main building
there are some very fne artificial flow-
ers and plants, which takes more than
o passing glance to distinguish them
from the natural articles. Part of the
way along the centre of this building
there 10 row OF glass cases filled with
o good variety Of ladies' handiwork.
Here are Grassy quilts Of such variety
Of patterns that It would set man
crazy to undertake 70 study out and
classify their many different shapes;
embroidered, crochet and knit work,
among them being some very handsome
specimens Of raised flowers on satin, ex-
ecuted by lady II years of age.
The Braiperd b Armstrong Company
have an exhibit Of sewing silk, which
for variety and beauty Of colors cannot
be surpassed.
There are also glass cases filled with
homemade bread, pies, fine and plain
cakes and Maryland biscuit which are
so tempting that IL almost makes per-
son hungry TO look at them. About
the centre OF the building there is o
large stand, completely filled with jars
Of air tight corn, Lims beans and other
kinds OF vegetables and fruits, with
pickles, preserves and jellies. Near the
end of the building there are several
large tables filled with choice fruits
and veReta bles, while down the side
there Is o variety Of exhibits. promi-
nent among which Is that Of the Davis
Sewing Machine Company, and James
Wood b Co.'s great American pipe
covering, which was awarded q silver
medal at the Dover fair last week.
Near to this is Higgins o. X. IRON
ing table and Dsisey dryer, which was
also AWARD ed premium at Dover. The
specimens of maps, penmanshlp and
free hand drawing exhibited by the
pupils Of the public schools of Dover,
are very fine, and show the remarkable
proficiency many OF them have attained
in their studies. In this department
there is q number Of premiums offered
by merchants for different articles oil
ladies' manufacture, among them being
handsome fine silk skirt, by r. L.
Russell, OF No. 306 Market street, this
city, for the best piece of handmade
ace. lowering, the great coffee man,
also has large stand In this building,
from which number of attendants dis
psrse, free Of charge, cups of delicious
coffee 10 all who choose TO avail them.
selves of their libera,ity.
On one side of the main building
there 10 large tent, one end of which
La devoted to grain and vegetables,
while the other la filled with dogs, tur
keys, geese, ducks, chickens and
pigeons. The exhibit OF grain is very
fne, and there are samples of wheat,
oats and corn that are o credit to the
men who raised them, while the enor-
nous pumpkins and other vegetables
are proof sufficient of the fertile condi.
tion to which, by intelligent farming
they lave been able to bring theil
lands.
The large turkeys, fine, fat geese and
ducks, with the many different vArie.
/ ties of chickens exhibited, show thai
this very important branch Of farm
produ ucts has not been neglected. There
| is also fine exhibit Of pigeons of the
csrrier, tumbler, English cap, white
barb and q dozen other different va
rieties, all of which are handsome
enough TO please the most fastidious
fancier.
The carriage department 10 but q
short distance nom this tent and Ia
flled with grand display OF all kinds
Iof carriages, prominent among which
is the exhibit Of the Novelty Works Of
this CITY.