The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-14
Fall Fair Special Premiums.

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The outlook at present is for most
successful fair this fall. a large number
of special premiums are offered in the
fair catalogue which has just been issued
from THE WING office.
ID. Scott Il Bro, of Elkton, offer
three premiums. First, half ton Sure
Growth for best bushel Red wheat. grown
with Sure Growth this year second, half
ton Sure Growth for best bushel Fultz
! wheat, same conditions third, one ton
Standard Phosphate for best bushel Oats
grown this season with Standard.
Eaton II Burnett offer scholarship
worth $50 in their business college in
Baltimore to the young man or lady who
exhibits the best ten ears of field corn.
Westcott & Cummings photographers,
offer as a premium for the best article OF
silk embroidery of any design handsome
crayon portrait, size 1Ix14 inches of the
winner or any other person as desired.
Mr.. w. G. Laws with Twins Il Bro.
| Philadelphia, offers special premium of
handsome ebony parlor table for the
best dozen of Maryland biscuit made by
young lady under 16 years of age.
w. Mitchell McAllster, cptician of
| Philadelphia, offers handsome pair of
opera glasses for the best pound cake.
Alexauder's cloak and suit house, Phil
adelphia, offers handsome jersey (size
to tit) for the best jar of canned peaches
Reese Il Freeman, Elkton, ctler a
piece of-Frut of the Loom-muslin for
the best jar of apple jelly.
r. Marshbank Il Son, Elkton, offer an
elegant rattan rocker for the best two
crust apple pie.
James r. Thompson, importer and
dealer in carpets, Philadelphia, offers a
very elegant Smyrna rug, size Ak (alike
on both sides) to the person exhibiting
the best loaf of wheat bread.
The manufacturers of the Champion
lamp offer handsome lamp for the best
jelly cake.
+. p. Price, Elkton, offers to the lady
making the best lady cake pair of best
kid gloves and to the gentleman exhibit
ing the five heaviest potatoes one of their
best Derby hats.
The Day Sewed Shoe Manufacturing
Company, Philadelphia, offers for a lady
a pair of Kangaroo button boots for the
best jar of preserved peaches for a gent
a pair of French Calf Waukenphast shoes
for the best bushel of wheat, for a Miss
under - years, a pair of French Kid but
ton boots for the best sponge cake, for
boy under 10 years, pair of French Calf
button CATERS for the best specimen of
penmanship.
r. L. Russell, Wilmington, offers
beautiful quilted satin skirt worth g,
for the best specimen (not less than half
a yard) of crocheted linen lace.
The Bralnerd Il Armstrong Silk Co.,
offer four premiums, LIST, 400 skens; 2d,
800 skeins; Sd. 200 skeins; 4th, 100 sbeins
of their elegant embroidery silk on quilts
(worth respectively 81, So, - and 81
cry made entirely with their silk. No
person can take two of these four prem
iums
r. A. Woodbridge & Co., Fertilizers,
Baltimore, for the best bushel of wheat,
five bags Orchilla Guano; for the second
best bushel of wheat, three bags Orchilla
Guano; for the third best bushel of
wheat, two bags Orchilla Guano; tor the
Guano; for the second best ten stalks of
corn, three bags Orchilla Guano; for the
third best ten stalks of corn, two bags
Orchllla Guano. The wheat and corn to
be exhibited at their tent, at the Cecil
County Fall Fair of 1851.
Straw bridge & Clothier, Philadelphia.
To on-professionals for the best home
made dresses exhibited, Fifty dollars in
three premiums of $25, SIS and $40 each
The conditions of the competitors are as
follows: |. The competitors must reside
in Cecil county. ?. The dress must lave
been made since Jan. I, 1856. 3. The
material must be WOODEN or silk, the
color and quality being left to the dis
erection of the maker. In awarding the
premiums the committee will consider:
First, workmanship, 8 points; second,
economy of material, ) points; third, gen.
eral effect, ) points. Should the COM
mittee be unable to decide between two
tIat,
other features that will enable them to az
rive at fair decision. Forms for display
ing the dresses Will be furnished free of
charge, and careful attendant will be
in the department while they are on ex
hibition.